NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Finalists of the 13th Annual Contest!

 
 
 
ACTION/ADVENTURE
Evil Winds: Tradcraft Phase II
Michael Shusko
www.michaelshusko.com
ACTION/ADVENTURE
DANCING WITH DEATH: An Epic and Inspiring Travel Adventure
Jean-Philippe Soule
www.caske2000.com
ACTION/ADVENTURE
Chasing the Red Queen
Karen Glista
karenglista.com
AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION
The Rose Colored Glasses
JayBee Ortiz
www.jaybeeortiz.com
AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION
Shadow Resistance
B.J. Cyprian
www.bjcyprian.com
AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION
Kindred Spirits
Kevin Christopher Brown
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
E.A.T. An Unconventional Decade In The Life Of A Cancer Patient
Kathy Mydlach Bero
www.kathymydlachbero.com
ANIMALS/PETS
The Soul of a Dog
Richard A.M. Dixon
www.richardamdixonbooks.com
ANIMALS/PETS
Animal Rescuers
C. J. Ma
animal-rescuers.com
ANTHOLOGY
A Belgian Assortment
T.D. Arkenberg
www.TDArkenberg.com
ANTHOLOGY
Wandering in Cuba: Revolution and Beyond
Linda Watanabe McFerrin
wanderlandwriters.com
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age Legends
Tom Johnson & David Fantle
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence
Lisa Kohn
www.lisakohnwrites.com
BIOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL
One Maestro's Journey: A Celebrated Life of Music & Ingenuity
Heinrich Hammer
www.stilllifeenterprises.com
BIOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL
Carl Van Doren: A Man of Ideas
Robin K. Foster
BODY/MIND/SPIRIT
Everyday Enchantments: Musings on Ordinary Magic & Daily Conjurings
Maria F. DeBlassie
www.mariadeblassie.com
BODY/MIND/SPIRIT
In the I: Easing through Life-Storms
teZa Lord
tezalord.com
BODY/MIND/SPIRIT
A Joyful Pause: 52 ways to love life
Nicole Taylor
ajoyfulpause.com
BOOK COVER DESIGN:
CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS
Little Moss, Big Tree
M. Yap-Stewart
www.myapstewart.com
BOOK COVER DESIGN:
CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS
Your Greatest Adventure
Mande Buckmaster
mandebwrites.com
BOOK COVER DESIGN: FICTION
The Fourteenth of September
Rita Dragonette
www.ritadragonette.com
BOOK COVER DESIGN: FICTION
Blood Moon Redemption
Judy DuCharme
judyducharme.com
BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION
Riding Standing Up
Sparrow Spaulding
www.sparrowspaulding.com
BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION
Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels
Isabel Sun Chao & Claire Chao
www.rememberingshanghai.com
BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
L. Ronald Hubbard
www.lronhubbard.org
BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN: FICTION
Norman
Michelle Olson
www.michelle-olson.com
BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN: FICTION
Homecoming at Crescent Lake High School
Matt Smith
BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN: NON-FICTION
We Sit: Paintings by Marley Kaul, Poems by Taiju Geri Wilimek
Marley Kaul & Taiju Geri Wilimek
marleykaul.com
BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN: NON-FICTION
50 Ways to Love Wine More: Adventures in Wine Appreciation
Jim Laughren, CWE
jimlaughren.com
BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN: NON-FICTION
VENICE Keys to the City
Patty Civalleri
ItalyTravelBooks.com
BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
& SMALL BUSINESS
The Employee Millionaire: How To Use Your Day Job To Become A Millionaire With Rental Properties
H. J. Chammas
www.employeemillionaire.com
BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
& SMALL BUSINESS
Cadence: A Tale Of Fast Business Growth
Pete Williams
www.CadenceBook.com
BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
& SMALL BUSINESS
Small Town Big Money: Entrepreneurship and Opportunity in Today's Small Town
Colby Williams
smalltownbook.com
BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
& SMALL BUSINESS
Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership: Redefining Choice Words to Fuel Your Small Business
Fabi W. Preslar
fabipreslar.com
BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL
The Entrepreneur's Framework: How Businesses Are Adapting in the New Economy
Joshua H. Davidson
https://.entrepreneursframework.com
BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL
Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership: Redefining Choice Words to Fuel Your Small Business
Fabi W. Preslar
fabipreslar.com
CANCER
Every Day Is A Gift: A Couple's Cancer Journey
Margaret P. & John F. McEwan
www.CardinalGifts.net
CANCER
90 Days to Live
Rodney & Paige Stamps
attackingcancer.org
CANCER
What to Eat During Cancer Treatment, Second Edition
Jeanne Besser & Barbara L. Grant, MS, RDN, CSO w/The American Cancer Society
CANCER
Here We Grow: Mindfulness Through Cancer and Beyond
Paige Davis
CAREER
Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations
Mark C. Perna
www.markcperna.com
CAREER
Case Master: Thoughtful Cases for Competitive Future Consultants
Valentin Nugmanov & Ronald Clouse
www.casemasterbook.com
CAREGIVING
The Care Giver
Caroline Johnson
www.caroline-johnson.com
CAREGIVING
Life's Final Gifts: A Guide for Aging and Dying with Grace
Richard P. Holm
prairiedoc.org
CHAPTER BOOKS
Fitting Out: The Friendship Experiment
Sarah Giles
www.sarahgilesbooks.com
CHAPTER BOOKS
Thumperino Superbunny and the Laser of Doom
Amber L. Spradlin
www.hocksout.com
CHAPTER BOOKS
Fiasco at the Fair
Pamela Traynor
pamelatraynor.com
CHICK-LIT
#Toots: Swipe left on everything you hate.
Linh Le James
www.linhle.co.uk
CHICK-LIT
Turn the Paige: Book One, Love Hurts Series
Roseanne Beck
roseannebeckwrites.com
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Seaper Powers: The Red Cap
Kim Cameron
www.seaperpowers.com
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CHILDREN'S FICTION
Adventures of One Up Max: Runic and the Crystal Cave
Lisa Shawver
Oneupmax.com
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Hickory Doc's Tales: The Pack, First Generation
Linda Harkey
www.hickorydocstales.com
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Penny Penguin Finds Her Way Home
Philip J Damiani
CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL
The Dirt Girl
Jodi Dee
www.jodidee.com
CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL
Grady Gets Glasses
Dede Rittman
www.gradygetsglasses.com
CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL
The Sunflower Squirrel
Laara C Oakes with Christina Allen (Illustrator)
www.CornCribStudio.com
CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL
The Adventures of Vince the Cat: Vince Goes to Paris
Heidi Bryant
www.catnapstories.com
CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL
Creativity Finding your Art
Christian Gomez
CHILDREN'S NON-FICTION
Black Fathers Are Real: We Do Exist
Jerry McRae
www.itsinfallibleentertainment.com/online-store/Black-Fathers-Are-Real-We-Do-Exist-Paperback-p94802086
CHILDREN'S NON-FICTION
Not A Purse
Stephanie Dreyer
stephaniedreyer.com
CHILDREN'S NON-FICTION
One Million and One Amazing Pets
Connie Goyette Crawley
conniecrawley.com
CHILDREN'S RELIGION
forgiven.
Alison Smallwood
www.spiritualmilkmedia.com
CHILDREN'S RELIGION
The News about Jesus and How He Saved the World
Benjamin Morse
www.biblebeautiful.com
CHILDREN'S RELIGION
Abigail's Search for God
Kelly Coulson
COMEDY
Max and the Multiverse
Zachary Wheeler
www.zachrywheeler.com
COMEDY
Follower Follower
Tabitha Cartwright
dragoneaglepublishing.com
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
Astral Genesis
Ivan M. Cohen & Jay Magnum
www.petpiranhaentertainment.com
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
The Rescuer's Tale: Mary Morgan's Journal, Book 2
R.M. Wilburn
www.iamrmwilburn.com
CONTEMPORARY NOVEL
Sea Cliff: A Love Story
Mary Deal
www.marydeal.com
CONTEMPORARY NOVEL
An Eternity In A Moment
K. Carothers
www.kcarothers-books.com
CONTEMPORARY NOVEL
Tilda's Promise
Jean P Moore
www.jeanpmoore.com
CONTEMPORARY NOVEL
Season's Shadows
Wendy Black Farley
wendyfarley.com
COOKBOOKS: REGIONAL
Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona
Historical League, Inc.
www.HistoricalLeague.org
CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Inspire: from the art part of my heart
Mary Chernoff
www.theartpartofmyheart.com
CRIME FICTION
The Water Tower Club
B K Mayo
www.bkmayo.com
CRIME FICTION
Second Story Man
Charles Salzberg
charlessalzberg.com
CRIME FICTION
Off The Well-Lit Path
M. S. Holm
www.sentrybooks.com
CROSS GENRE
Come To The Lake: Reflections On A Cottage Life
Anne Goodwin
www.pleasurablepausepress.com
CROSS GENRE
The Internet President: None of the Above
P.G. Sundling
www.pgsundling.com
CROSS GENRE
Lost Arrow, Books 1, 2 & 3 of The Kalelah Series
Marshall Ross
marshall-ross.com
DEATH & DYING
Coffee & Cedar: Finding Strength from Memories
D.H. Cermeño
www.dhcermeno.com
DEATH & DYING
Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief: Spiritual Insights Expressed Through Art, Poetry and Prose
Diamante Lavendar
diamantelavendar.com
DIVORCE
Your Keys to Moving On: A Guide to Navigating Divorce and the Marital Home
Joan Rogliano
www.wildflowergroup.net
DIVORCE
The Buddha at My Table: How I Found Peace in Betrayal and Divorce
Tammy Letherer
www.TammyLetherer.com
DIVORCE
Deciding on Joy: My Journey from Break Up to Breakthrough in 30 Days
Dr. Stephanie D. Barnes
www.decidingonjoy.com
EDUCATION
The Brain Pioneer: The True Story of How Barbara Arrowsmith-Young Used Brain Science to Help Children with Learning Disabilities
Howard Eaton with Kezzia Crossley (Illustrator)
www.howardeaton.com
EDUCATION
Are Your Kids Naked Online
Chris & Lisa Good
www.areyourkidsnakedonline.com
EDUCATION
Reconfiguring the Nigerian Education System: A Historical Reappraisal and Cultural Renaissance
Charles I. Anemelu MA, EdD
ENTERTAINMENT
Maharishi & Me: Seeking Enlightenment with the Beatles' Guru
Susan Shumsky
www.drsusan.org
EROTICA
Beneath Deception: An Unbreakable Series
A.L. Long
www.allongbooks.com
EROTICA
Behind The Door
A. Gavazzoni
www.agavazzoni.com
EROTICA
Heartaches Bad Boy Vibes
H M Irwing
FACTION
UNfatally Dead: to thaw or not to thaw?
Wayne Edmiston
www.wedmiston.com
FACTION
Of Knights and Dogfights
Ellie Midwood
elliemidwood.com
FACTION
The Ghost: An Assassin's Story
A.E. Sawan
FACTION
The Plot to Cool the Planet
Sam Bleicher
FANTASY
The 19th Bladesman
S.J. Hartland
www.sjhartland.com
FANTASY
Purgatorium
J.H. Carnathan
www.jhcarnathan.weebly.com
FANTASY
The Rose Colored Glasses
JayBee Ortiz
www.jaybeeortiz.com
FANTASY
The Afternoon King
Rebecca Creos
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FICTION: GENERAL
JORDAN
Victoria Landis
www.VictoriaLandis.com
FICTION: GENERAL
The Endless Mile
Andrew C. F. Horlick
www.andrewcfhorlick.com
FICTION: GENERAL
More Than Bones
Craig David Singer
craigdavidsinger.com
FICTION: GENERAL
My Brother George
Robbie Polack
FRIENDSHIP
Of Knights and Dogfights
Ellie Midwood
elliemidwood.com
FRIENDSHIP
Silent Ties
Dawn Day-Quinn
dawndayquinn.com
FRIENDSHIP
More Than Bones
Craig David Singer
craigdavidsinger.com
GIFT BOOKS
What Matters
Phil Rainwater
whatmattersbooks.com
GRIEF
An Essential Song
Amy R. Saltz
GRIEF
We Lost Her
Ellen Krohne
HEALTH: GENERAL
What to Eat During Cancer Treatment, Second Edition
Jeanne Besser & Barbara L. Grant, MS, RDN, CSO w/The American Cancer Society
HISTORICAL FICTION
Fiery Star: The Journals of Emma Rose Lightfoot
Leslie Rivers
www.leslieannrivers.com
HISTORICAL FICTION
A Call to China
Jeffrey Meyer
www.ingramelliott.com/call-to-china
HISTORICAL FICTION
The Beauty Doctor
Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard
www.ehbernard.com
HISTORICAL FICTION
Brotherhood of the Mamluks: Book One, Chains of Nobility
Brad Graft
BradGraft.com
HISTORICAL FICTION
The Storm over Paris
William Ian Grubman
HISTORY: GENERAL
She Was a WW II Photographer Behind Enemy Lines
Jeane Slone
www.jeaneslone.com
HISTORY: GENERAL
WWI Crusaders: A band of Yanks in German-occupied Belgium help save millions from starvation as civilians resist the harsh German rule. August 1914 to May 1917.
Jeffrey B. Miller
wwicrusaders.com
HISTORY: GENERAL
Dead Serious and Lighthearted, The Memorable Words of Modern America, Volume III (1994-2015)
Mack W. Borgen
mackwborgen.com
HISTORY: UNITED STATES
Away at War: A Civil War Story of the Family Left Behind
Nick K. Adams
www.Civil-War-Letters.com
HISTORY: UNITED STATES
WWI Crusaders: A band of Yanks in German-occupied Belgium help save millions from starvation as civilians resist the harsh German rule. August 1914 to May 1917.
Jeffrey B. Miller
wwicrusaders.com
HISTORY: UNITED STATES
Dead Serious and Lighthearted, The Memorable Words of Modern America, Volume III (1994-2015)
Mack W. Borgen
mackwborgen.com
HOLIDAY
Tiny Tim and The Ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge: The sequel to A Christmas Carol
Norman Whaler
www.normanwhaler.com
HOLIDAY
The Other Side of Easter
Beth Gully
www.btgraphics.com
HOLIDAY
Rosie and Mr. Spooks
Alexa Tuttle with Carlie Tuttle (Illustrator)
www.alexatuttle.com
HOME & GARDEN
Inspire: from the art part of my heart
Mary Chernoff
www.theartpartofmyheart.com
HORROR
Gaelan's War
Thaddeus McGrath
www.thaddeusmcgrath.com
HORROR
Angela's Arm
Roland Allnach
www.rolandallnach.com
HORROR
The Departing: The End Time Saga, Book 4
Daniel Greene
www.danielgreenebooks.com
HUMOR
My Dog's POV and How He Sees the World
Howard Upton
www.howardupton.com
HUMOR
Cockloft: Scenes from a Gay Marriage
Kyle Thomas Smith
INSPIRATION
Beneath the Ancient Dust: Inspirational Stories from Nine Years in Afghanistan
Melissa Meyers
www.melissa-meyers.com
INSPIRATION
We're Good: The Power of Faith, Hope & Determination
Meg Keeshan McGovern
www.megkmcgovern.com
INSPIRATION
What Matters
Phil Rainwater
whatmattersbooks.com
INSPIRATION
Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief: Spiritual Insights Expressed Through Art, Poetry and Prose
Diamante Lavendar
diamantelavendar.com
JUVENILE FICTION
Ms. Mulligan and the Enchanted Ice Cream
Tiffany Elaine
www.msmulligan.com
JUVENILE FICTION
The King of Pawleys
David Bernstein
www.davidbernsteinbooks.com
JUVENILE FICTION
The Adventures of Seymour & Hau: ITALY
Melanie Morse & Thomas McDade
seymourandhau.com
JUVENILE FICTION
Daisy, Bold & Beautiful
Ellie Collins
authorelliecollins.wixsite.com/mysite
LEADERSHIP
Better Decisions, Better Thinking, Better Outcomes: How to go from Mind Full to Mindful Leadership
Steven Howard
www.CalienteLeadership.com
LEADERSHIP
Awake Leadership
Hilary Grosskopf
www.awakeleadershipsolutions.com
LEADERSHIP
You're Leading Now! A Six-Step Strategy for Building and Leading Dynamic Teams
Tiffany Timmons-Saab
tiffanytimmons.com
LEGAL THRILLER
The Company of Demons
Michael Jordan
www.michaeljordanbooks.com
LEGAL THRILLER
Enemy in the Shadows
Russell Pelton
outskirtspress.com
LEGAL THRILLER
The Association
Sharon Ann Ziegler
LGBTQ FICTION
What You Don't See
Livi Hallahan
www.tellmeastorypublishing.com
LGBTQ FICTION
ESCAPEMENT: An Exquisite Tale of Love and Passion
Kristen Wolf
www.kristenwolf.com
LGBTQ FICTION
The Way You Smile
Kiki Archer
www.kikiarcherbooks.com
LGBTQ FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS
Pickles + Ocho
Dan Wellik
LGBTQ NON-FICTION
Songs from an Imperfect Life
J. Ronald M. York
www.jronaldmyork.com
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LGBTQ NON-FICTION
Maja and Me: My Journey with My Lesbian Daughter
Mary Rose Knutson
LGBTQ NON-FICTION
Easing Out: Accepting My Gay Self
Seth Vicarson
LGBTQ NON-FICTION
Living Off the Edge: A Memoir of Alienation and Advocacy
Tom Weise
LITERARY FICTION
ALL HAT
Stephen W. Long
www.stephenwlong.com
LITERARY FICTION
The Building
Richard Snodgrass
www.RichardSnodgrass.com
LITERARY FICTION
Sentencing Silence
Kathleen Cecilia Nesbitt
www.kathleencecilianesbitt.com
LITERARY FICTION
Llywelyn
Michael Hill
michaelhillwriter.com
MEDICAL
A Parent's Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision: How Technology Affects Eyesight and What to Do About It!
Dr. Nicholas Despotidis, Dr. Noah Tannen & Kimberly Lee
www.healthyeyesforchildren.com
MEDICAL
Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth about Electronic Health Records
Twila Brase
bigbrotherintheexamroom.com
MEMOIR
Boot Language
Vanya Erickson
www.vanyaerickson.com
MEMOIR
To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence
Lisa Kohn
www.lisakohnwrites.com
MEMOIR
Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America
John Egenes
www.johnandgizmo.com
MEMOIR
CHASING THE MERRY-GO-ROUND: Holding on to Hope & Home When the World Moves Too Fast
Kelly Bargabos
www.chasingthemerrygoround.com
MILITARY FICTION
Pursuit of Glory
John Hansen
www.john-hansen.com
MILITARY FICTION
The German Half-Bloods
Jana Petken
janapetkenauthor.com
MILITARY FICTION
Of Knights and Dogfights
Ellie Midwood
elliemidwood.com
MILITARY NON-FICTION
Finding St. Lo: A Memoir of War and Family
Gordon Cross, Robert Fowler & Ted Neill
www.tenebraypress.com
MILITARY NON-FICTION
Left For Dead At Nijmegen: The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War II
Marcus A. Nannini
chameleonsthebook.com/left-for-dead-at-nijmegen
MILITARY NON-FICTION
Mortal Men, Immortal Warriors
Steven London
MISCELLANEOUS
Behind The Door
A. Gavazzoni
www.agavazzoni.com
MISCELLANEOUS
Broken Pieces
Lindsi McIntyre
linzauthor.com
MOTIVATIONAL
Coffee & Cedar: Finding Strength from Memories
D.H. Cermeño
www.dhcermeno.com
MOTIVATIONAL
The Art of Being a PITA
Shannah Bell
www.adaptivenourishment.com/the-art-of-being-a-pita
MOTIVATIONAL
What Matters
Phil Rainwater
whatmattersbooks.com
MOVIES & TV
Red Carpet Rivals: A Novel
Bobbi Kornblit
www.RedCarpetRivals.com
MOVIES & TV
Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age Legends
Tom Johnson & David Fantle
MULTICULTURAL FICTION
The TRIBAL Case
Theresa M. Janson
www.theresajanson.com
MULTICULTURAL FICTION
A Child is a Piece of Paper
Lance Crossley
www.lancecrossley.com
MULTICULTURAL FICTION
Gazelle in the Shadows
Michelle Peach
michellepeach.com
MULTICULTURAL FICTION
Silent Ties
Dawn Day-Quinn
dawndayquinn.com
MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION
The Last Surviving Child: A Memoir
Thuy Rocco
www.thuyrocco.com
MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION
Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story
Michelle Layer Rahal
www.keepstrainingforward.com
MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION
Hoosier Hysteria: A Fateful Year in the Crosshairs of Race in America
Meri Henriques Vahl
MYSTERY
The Moving Blade
Michael Pronko
www.michaelpronko.com
MYSTERY
For Better or Worse
Donna Huston Murray
www.donnahustonmurray.com
MYSTERY
SECRET AGENDA: Who's Castrating the Wolves of Wall Street
Barbara Brett
www.brettbooks.com
MYSTERY
Cold Case No. 99-5219
Betta Ferrendelli
www.bettaferrendellibooks.com
MYSTERY
The Invisible Heiress
Kathleen O'Donnell
www.authorkathleenodonnell.com
NEW ADULT FICTION
Ullr's Fangs: Book Two of the Incarn Saga
Katharine E. Wibell
www.katharinewibellbooks.com
NEW ADULT FICTION
Love: A Tangled Knot
Eichin Chang-Lim
www.eichinchanglim.com
NEW ADULT FICTION
Commitment
R. C. Cord
NEW ADULT FICTION
Love, Music, Madness
Tabitha Rhys
NEW ADULT NON-FICTION
Radical Revolution: The Fight For Animal Liberation
Stephen Saunders
NEW AGE FICTION
White Monkey Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy
Isabella Ides
www.whitemonkeychronicles.com
NEW AGE FICTION
The LoveLock
Eichin Chang-Lim
www.eichinchanglim.com
NEW AGE FICTION
THE LIGHT OF DISTANT SUNS
Peter Canova
popeannalisa.com
NEW AGE NON-FICTION
The Psychic Detective Guidebook
Dan Baldwin
www.fourknightspress.com
NEW AGE NON-FICTION
Conversations With Spirits of the Southwest: More Adventures Into the Paranormal
Dan Baldwin, Dwight Hull & Rhonda Hull
www.beelieveparanormal.com
NEW AGE NON-FICTION
Silent Whispers: what one thinks is crazy, another knows is true
Tami Urbanek
empowermentthroughhealing.org
NEW FICTION
Beguiled: A Novel
Karma Kitaj
www.KarmaKitaj.com
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PICTURE BOOKS - ALL AGES
The Rose Colored Glasses
JayBee Ortiz
www.jaybeeortiz.com
NEW FICTION
Man Mission
Eytan Uliel
manmissionthebook.com
NEW FICTION
An Ambition to Belong
James Sniechowski
jamessniechowski.com
NEW FICTION
The Fourteenth of September
Rita Dragonette
www.ritadragonette.com
NEW NON-FICTION
My Brother's Keeper: A Thirty-Year Quest to Bring Two Killers to Justice
Chris Russo Blackwood
www.mbkbook.com
NEW NON-FICTION
Reframing Poverty: New Thinking and Feeling About Humanity's Greatest Challenge
Eric Meade
www.ericmeade.com
NEW NON-FICTION
Every Day Is A Gift: A Couple's Cancer Journey
Margaret P. & John F. McEwan
www.CardinalGifts.net
NON-FICTION
To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence
Lisa Kohn
www.lisakohnwrites.com
NON-FICTION
Are Your Kids Naked Online
Chris & Lisa Good
www.areyourkidsnakedonline.com
NON-FICTION
Be Cool: a memoir (sort of)
Ben Tanzer
tanzerben.com
NON-FICTION
Radical Revolution: The Fight For Animal Liberation
Stephen Saunders
PARENTING & FAMILY
Roots And Wings: Childhood Needs A Revolution
Alex Koster
www.rootsandwings.pub
PARENTING & FAMILY
A Father's Life
Joseph Sarosy
www.offgridkids.org
PARENTING & FAMILY
A Parent's Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision: How Technology Affects Eyesight and What to Do About It!
Dr. Nicholas Despotidis, Dr. Noah Tannen & Kimberly Lee
www.healthyeyesforchildren.com
PARENTING & FAMILY
Ten Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids: Creating the Relationship You Want with the Most Important People in Your Life Isecond Edition)
Paul Axtell
paulaxtell.com
PERFORMING ARTS
Road To Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History
Manny Pacheco
www.forgottenhollywood.com
PERSONAL GROWTH
Master Your Superpowers
Alice Inoue
masteryoursuperpowers.com
PERSONAL GROWTH
Less Stress Life: How I Went from Crazed to Calm and You Can Too
Jamie Sussel Turner
LessStressCoach.com
PERSONAL GROWTH
AWAKEN: 6 Sacred Steps to Remember Who You Are & Why You're Here
Julie Santiago
juliesantiago.com
PERSONAL GROWTH
Your Body is Your Brain: Leverage your somatic intelligence to find purpose, build resilience, deepen relationships and lead more powerfully
Amanda Blake
embright.org
PHOTOGRAPHY
On a River Winding Home: Stories and Visions of the Petaluma River Watershed
Scott Hess & John Sheehy
www.riverwindinghome.com
PHOTOGRAPHY
Too True: Essays on Photography
K.B. Dixon
kbdixonimages.com
PICTURE BOOKS - AGES 4-8
Little Moss, Big Tree
M. Yap-Stewart
www.myapstewart.com
PICTURE BOOKS - AGES 4-8
Norman
Michelle Olson
www.michelle-olson.com
PICTURE BOOKS - AGES 4-8
Piccadilly and the Jolly Raindrops
Lisa Anne Novelline
lisaannenovelline.com
PICTURE BOOKS - AGES 4-8
Pickles + Ocho
Dan Wellik
PICTURE BOOKS ALL AGES
The Dirt Girl
Jodi Dee
www.jodidee.com
PICTURE BOOKS - ALL AGES
Rowdy Randy
Casey Rislov
www.caseyrislovbooks.com
PICTURE BOOKS - ALL AGES
SANTA'S DOG
JoAnn Sky
info@dogsandbooks.com
PICTURE BOOKS - PRESCHOOL
Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons
Joseph Goodrich
www.josephgoodrich.com
PICTURE BOOKS - PRESCHOOL
HOME
Adam Leitman Bailey
www.homechildrensbook.com/
PICTURE BOOKS - PRESCHOOL
Your Greatest Adventure
Mande Buckmaster
mandebwrites.com
PICTURE BOOKS - PRESCHOOL
Baby Squashy Face
Becky Carlyle
beckycarlylebooks.com
POETRY
Cowboy Meditation Primer
Mary McCray
www.marymccray.com
POETRY
Confessions of a Barefaced Woman
Allison Joseph
www.allisonjosephpoetry.com
POETRY
Ghost, Like A Place
Iain Haley Pollock
carolinebertaudbooks.com
POETRY
Not Your Mama's Melting Pot
Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
POLITICAL
Deliverance From Stupidparty Land
Patrick Andendall
www.stupidpartyland.com
POLITICAL
Dead Serious and Lighthearted: The Memorable Words of Modern America, Volume II (1977-1993)
Mack W. Borgen
mackwborgen.com
POLITICAL
Corruptus
Phil Parker
byphilparker.com
POLITICAL THRILLER
Gazelle in the Shadows
Michelle Peach
michellepeach.com
PRE-TEEN FICTION
Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom
Kam Karem
www.tkread.com/kamkarem
PRE-TEEN FICTION
Jamhuri, Njambi & Fighting Zombies
Ted Neill
www.tenebraypress.com
PRE-TEEN FICTION
Lucky Costasaurus and the Golden-Winged Vultures
Nomita Khanna
amzn.com/author/nomitakhanna
PRE-TEEN FICTION
The Crowns of Croswald: The Girl With The Whispering Shadow
D.E. Night
PRE-TEEN FICTION
Thomas Wildus and The Book of Sorrow
J.M. Bergen
PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH
Second Chance: A Mother's Quest for a Natural Birth after a Cesarean
Thais Nye Derich
www.thaisderich.com
REFERENCE
Permission to Roar: For Female Thought Leaders Ready To Write Their Book
Marni Freedman
www.marnifreedom.com
REGIONAL FICTION: MIDWEST
Tornados, Rattlesnakes & Oil: A Wildcatter's Memories of Hunting for Black Gold
Thomas E. Cochrane
www.RiverBeachPress.com
REGIONAL FICTION: MIDWEST
CAN I GO HOME YET?
Rob Loos
www.CIGHY.com
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Long Walk Home
John L. Lansdale
www.bookvoicepublishing.com
REGIONAL FICTION: MIDWEST
The Kithseeker
M.K. Wiseman
mkwisemanauthor.com
REGIONAL FICTION: NORTHEAST
You Can't Force Love
Marie Drake
www.mariedrakeauthor.com
REGIONAL FICTION: NORTHEAST
Murder beyond the Precipice
Penny Goetjen
pennygoetjen.com
REGIONAL FICTION: NORTHEAST
Split Rock: A Martha's Vineyard Novel
Holly Hodder Eger
hollyeger.com
REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHEAST
Patterns: Stories
Sandra Worsham
www.sworsham.com
REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHEAST
Hickory Trail
Scott Douglas Vaughan
www.scottdvaughan.com
REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHEAST
Shadows
A.V. Arms
avarmsbooks.com
REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHEAST
His Name Was Ezra
Craig Moody
REGIONAL FICTION: WEST
Zebra Skin Shirt
Gregory Hill
www.gregoryhillauthor.com
REGIONAL FICTION: WEST
Quicksilver
A. Cort Sinnes
REGIONAL FICTION: WEST
Far from Glory
Bruce Coyle
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: NORTHEAST
The Ashokan Way: Landscape's Path into Consciousness
Gail Straub
www.empowermentinstitute.net
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: NORTHEAST
Excavating Memory: Archaeology and Home
Elizabeth Mosier
www.ElizabethMosier.com