NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
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Finalists of the 14th Annual Contest!
ACTION/ADVENTURE
The Second Law: Lynn Dayton Thriller #3L.A. Starks
Nemaha Ridge Publishing Group, LLC
ADDICTION & RECOVERY
Off the Rails: One Family's Journey Through Teen AddictionSusan Burrowes
She Writes Press
ADDICTION & RECOVERY
UnPickled Holiday Survival Guide: Staying Alcohol-Free During the Festive SeasonJean McCarthy
Self-Published
AFRICAN AMERICAN NON-FICTION
Today in African-American HistoryMichael A. Carson
Double Infinity Publishing
ANIMALS & PETS
Sit Stay Pray: Lina Speaks Again About Life with a Difficult MommaRobin Kelleher
Beaver's Pond Press
ANTHOLOGY
Someday This Will Fit: Linked Essays, Meditations & Other Midlife FolliesJoan Silverman
Bauban Publishing LLC
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of SurvivalTadeusza Haska & Stefanie Naumann
Koehler Books
BIOGRAPHY GENERAL
Roses of the Prairie: The Artistry of Belle Mehus, Alma Mehus Studness and Anne-Marit Studness BergstromBeaver's Pond Press
LaWayne Leno
BIOGRAPHY GENERAL
King Here: Never Too OLD, Too RICH or Too ANYTHING to Meet JesusTrish Porter Topmiller
Morgan James Faith
BIOGRAPHY HISTORICAL
Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing PioneerVicky Heldreich Durand
Spark Press
BIOGRAPHY HISTORICAL
Mavericks, Mystics, and Misfits: Americans Against the GrainArthur Hoyle
Sunbury Press
BIOGRAPHY HISTORICAL
Killing Pat Garrett, The Wild West's Most Famous Lawman: Murder of Self-DefenseDavid G. Thomas
Doc45 Publishing
BODY/MIND/SPIRIT
Where To? How I Shed My Baggage and Learned to Live FreeJennifer B. Monahan
Spirit Evolution
BODY/MIND/SPIRIT
Migrating toward Happiness: The Soundtrack to My Spiritual AwakeningTara O'Grady
Balboa Press
BODY/MIND/SPIRIT
333: The Power of EquilibriumGary Westfal, Kirk Hendricks & Colleen Riddle
G-Life Enterprises Corp
BOOK COVER DESIGN: CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS
Pirates Stuck at "C" an Alphabet AdventureBrooke Van Sickle
BiblioKid Publishing
BOOK COVER DESIGN: CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS
The RippleMonica Phoebe Stoltzfus & Alexandra Hurley MacVean
Clear Fork Publishing (Spork)
BOOK COVER DESIGN: FICTION
Epoca: The Tree of EcrofCreated by Kobe Bryant, Written by Ivy Claire
Granity Studios
BOOK COVER DESIGN: FICTION
Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850Colin Mustful
History Through Fiction
BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION
The Lampblack Blue of Memory: My Mother EchoesSarah Adleman
Tolsun Books
BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION
I Might Have Been Queen (And Other Things I Didn't Mention Before)Brian Edwards
Archway Publishing
BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION
Resurrection Lily: The BRCA Gene, Hereditary Cancer & Lifesaving Whispers from the Grandmother I Never KnewAmy Byer Shainman
Archway Publishing
BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN: NON-FICTION
I Might Have Been Queen (And Other Things I Didn't Mention Before)Brian Edwards
Archway Publishing
BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BUSINESS
The Lady with Balls: A Single Women's Triumphant Battle in a Man's WorldAlice Combs
Cypress House
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BUSINESS GENERAL
RetireSMART! No Taxes, No Tolls, No Fees, No Traffic, Enjoy!Mark Anthony Grimaldi
Page Publishing
BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL
Lessons From My Grandfather: Wisdom for Success in Business and LifeMarc Charles Demetriou
Success House Publishing
BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL
The Gift of Struggle: Life-Changing Lessons About LeadingBobby Herrera
Bard Press
BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL
Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best LifeLaura Gassner Otting
Ideapress Publishing
CANCER
Resurrection Lily: The BRCA Gene, Hereditary Cancer & Lifesaving Whispers from the Grandmother I Never KnewAmy Byer Shainman
Archway Publishing
CAREER
The Road to the Top is Not on the Map: Conversations with Top Women in the Automotive IndustryCarla Bailo & Terry
Barclay
SAE International
CAREER
LET ME IN: A Japanese American Woman Crashes the Corporate Club 1976-1996Elaine Koyama
Beaver's Pond Press
CAREER
The 20-Minute Networking Meeting: Learn to Network. Get a Job.Nathan A. Perez & Marcia Ballinger, PhD
Career Innovations Press
CAREGIVING
Take Care of Ivan…a caregiver's struggle to save her husbandSuzanne Anest
Origin House Publishing
CAREGIVING
Speaking Up For Mom: A Daughter's Quest For Compassionate Medical CareLlee Sivitz & Edward Hanzelik M.D.
One Stop Publications
CHAPTER BOOKS
Bears Before Breakfast: A Smoky Mountain Stick-Boy AdventureDavid & Mary Faith Enyart
Mountain Stickboy
CHILDREN'S INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL
Poppy the Star: A Star is BornBindu Adai
EdenStar Publishing, LLC
CHILDREN'S INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL
Michael Discovers The Secrets of JazzMaurice Dogue
Ingram/Authentic Portraits BY Maurice Inc
CHILDREN'S INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL
Smile Sandwich: How Thoughts, Words and Actions Create Wellness, The Third JourneyDanielle Grsic
FriesenPress
CHILDREN'S NON-FICTION
What I Tell Myself FIRST: Children's Real-World Affirmations of Self EsteemMichael A. Brown
MABMA Enterprises, LLC
CHILDREN'S NON-FICTION
I'm Feeling: Happy, Sad, Angry, Embarrassed, Shy, Worried, Loved, Confident, Sorry, Frustrated, Lonely, Excited.Jolyn Farber
Self-Published
CHILDREN'S RELIGION
Kind Soup: The best part of making Kind Soup is the feeling you get when you share it.Jean Petersen
Little Lamb Books
CHILDREN'S RELIGION
Why isn't God a Girl?: A Young Girls Journey to See the Image of God in HerselfDiana L. Wilcox
Hybrid Global Publishing
COMEDY
Sit Stay Pray: Lina Speaks Again About Life with a Difficult MommaRobin Kelleher
Beaver's Pond Press
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
The Super Awesome Secret Adventures of Billy the Brave: Jungle MayhemChristian Canning
Cool Kids Comics
COOKBOOKS: GENERAL
Creating the Sweet World of White House Desserts: A Pastry Chef's SecretRoland Mesnier with Mark Ramsdell
White House Historical Association
COOKBOOKS: INTERNATIONAL
The Polish Housewife Cookbook: Traditional recipes you wish your babcia (Polish grandmother) had written downLois Britton
Polish Housewife LLC
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CROSS GENRE
Simon versus Simon: The Story of Lucius and the Magician's DuelPhilip E. Sears
Overhill Press
CURRENT EVENTS
Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in AmericaRichard K. Vedder
Independent Institute
DEATH & DYING
Bound: A Daughter, a Domme, and an End-of-Life StoryElizabeth Anne Wood
She Writes Press
DIVORCE
The Mending Chronicles of Liam and Emily: A Divorce Recovery Journey For KidsNatalie Knox
Poppy Seed Publishers Limited
EDUCATION
Course Design Formula: How to Teach Anything to Anyone OnlineRebecca Frost Cuevas
Learn and Get Smarter, Inc.
EDUCATION
Designed to Learn: Using Design Thinking to Bring Purpose and Passion to the ClassroomLindsay Portnoy
ASCD
EDUCATION
The ABCs of Law School: Diary Of A First Year StudentTeresa Power
Stafford House Books, Inc.
ENVIRONMENT
"Pogo the Porpoise with a Purpose - A Serious Appeal to Kids for Ocean Life, Conservation, and Climate Change"Lorie Givens
Buck Stop Publishing
ENVIRONMENT
CANNIBIS, THE CONUNDRUM: Medical Mystery, Environmental Enigma, Neighborhood NightmareMichelle Horkings-Brigham
Horus Publishing, Inc.
FANTASY
The Wizenard Series: Training CampCreated by Kobe Bryant, Written by Wesley King
Granity Studios
GIFT BOOKS
Common Sense Tips for College Student Success: A Read-and-Find Reflection Guide for High School GraduatesGarrett M. Carter
Self-Published
HEALTH GENERAL
Resurrection Lily: The BRCA Gene, Hereditary Cancer & Lifesaving Whispers from the Grandmother I Never KnewAmy Byer Shainman
Archway Publishing
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HISTORICAL FICTION
The Traveler of Truth America's First Superhero: The Sojourner Truth StoryGee Monte
Gee Monte LLC
HISTORY GENERAL
The Girl Who Said Goodbye: A Memoir of a Khmer Rouge SurvivorHeather Allen
Self-Published
HISTORY GENERAL
Betrayed: Child Sex Abuse in the HolocaustBeverley Chalmers
Grosvenor House Publishing
HISTORY GENERAL
Gun Control in Nazi-Occupied France: Tyranny and ResistanceStephen P. Halbrook
Independent Institute
HISTORY US
War and the Rogue Presidency: Restoring the Republic After Congressional FailureIvan Eland
Independent Institute
HISTORY US
The Soledad Children: The Fight to End Discriminatory IQ TestsMarty Glick & Mo Jordane
Arte Publico
HISTORY US
Liberty in Peril: Democracy and Power in American HistoryRandall G. Holcombe
Independent Institute
HISTORY US
To Live on LaFayette Square: Society & Politics in the President's NeighborhoodWilliam Seale
White House Historical Association
HOW-TO
Bankruptcy Didn't Break Me!: How to Learn the Keys to Success to Increase Your Credit ScoreKassondra R Lewis
Just-4-U Publishing
HUMOR
I Might Have Been Queen (And Other Things I Didn't Mention Before)Brian Edwards
Archway Publishing
INSPIRATION
When God Says NO: Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are PresentJudith Briles
Mile High Press
JUVENILE NON-FICTION
Hugh Armstrong Robinson: The Story of Flying Lucky 13Billie Holladay Skelley
Goldminds Publishing-Imprint of Amphorae Publishing
LEADERSHIP
The WOW Factor Workplace: How to Create a Best Place to Work CultureDeb Boelkes
Business World Rising, LLC
LEADERSHIP
Heartfelt Leadership: How to Capture the Top Spot and Keep on SoaringDeb Boelkes
Business World Rising, LLC
LGBTQIA NON-FICTION
SMITTEN This Is What Love Looks Like: Poetry by Women for WomenCandice Louisa Daquin (Editor)
Indie Blu(e) Publishing
LGBTQIA NON-FICTION
I Might Have Been Queen (And Other Things I Didn't Mention Before)Brian Edwards
Archway Publishing
LITERARY FICTION
Sands Rising: The California Ballot Killings, Book lH. M. Wilhelmborn
Wilhelmborn LLC
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MEMOIR
Sooner Than Tomorrow: A Mother's Dairy About Mental Illness, Family, and Everyday LifeDede Ranahan
Read First Press
MEN'S HEALTH
How To Kill Your Batman: A Guide for Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Using Batman to Heal HypervigilanceKenneth Rogers Jr.
Strategic Book Publishing
MILITARY NON-FICTION
Boy on the Bridge: The Story of John Shalikashvili's American SuccessAndrew Marble
University Press of Kentucky
MILITARY NON-FICTION
NEXT MISSION: U.S. Defence Attache To France, A Memoir From The Days Of "Punish France, Ignore Germany, Forgive Russia"Ralph R. "Rick" Steinke
Koehler Books
MILITARY NON-FICTION
War Is Personal: Hell, Luck, and Resilience: A WWII Combat Marine's Accounts of Okinawa and ChinaRoy Wilkes, Elaine Wilkes
Golden Ratio Publishing
MISCELLANEOUS
Rock Your Au Pair Year: The Ultimate Au Pair Advice Guide (2nd Edition)Melanie Josephine
Self-Published
MOTIVATIONAL
Graffiti Messages from God: Life Lessons on the Camino de SantiagoAnne Uglum
Self-Published
MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION
The Girl Who Said Goodbye: A Memoir of a Khmer Rouge SurvivorHeather Allen
Self-Published
MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION
Don't Mess With This Mama: Risking It All to Rescue Our DaughterMissy Maxwell Worton
Self-Published
MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION
Overcoming Ordinary Obstacles: Boldly Claiming the Facts of an Extraordinary LifeNesha Pai
SPARK Publications
MUSIC
33 Percent Rockstar: Music, Heartbreak and the Pursuit of Rock StardomS.C. Sterling
No Bueno Publishing
NATURE
Puffins Encounter Fire & Ice, Iceland The Puffin Explorer Series, Book 3RA Anderson
Ingram Spark
NEW ADULT FICTION
Crocotta's Hackles: Book Three of the Incarn SeriesKatharine E. Wibell
Phaesporia Press
NEW ADULT NON-FICTION
Resurrection Lily: The BRCA Gene, Hereditary Cancer & Lifesaving Whispers from the Grandmother I Never KnewAmy Byer Shainman
Archway Publishing
NEW AGE NON-FICTION
Runic Book of Days - A Guide to Living the Annual Cycle of Rune MagickS. Kelley Harrell
Destiny Books
NEW AGE NON-FICTION
The Law of Radiance: Before and Essential to The Law of AttractionAnne M. Hassett
Pecoraro Sullivan Publishing Company
NEW AGE NON-FICTION
The Big Book of Chakras and Chakra Healing: How to Unlock Your Seven Energy Centers for Healing, Happiness, and TransformationSusan Shumsky
Weiser
NEW AGE NON-FICTION
I Am Sovereign: A Handbook for Learning the Language of VibrationSimon & Suzie Heilo
Noble Truth
NEW NON-FICTION
The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why Al, Quantum Physics, and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are In A Video GameRizwan Virk
Bayview Books
NEW NON-FICTION
Survival: Evolutionary Rules for Intelligent Species SurvivalSamuel Layne
Maijai Press
NEW NON-FICTION
How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of SurvivalTadeusza Haska & Stefanie Naumann
Koehler Books
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PARENTING & FAMILY
We Got This: Solo Mom Stories of Grit, Heart, and HumorMarika Lindholm, Cheryl Dumesnil, Domenica Ruta & Katherine Shonk (Editors)
She Writes Press
PARENTING & FAMILY
Safe Infant Sleep: Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping QuestionsJames J. McKenna
Platypus Media
PARENTING & FAMILY
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wished You Knew, 3rd EditionEllen Notbohm
Future Horizons
PERFORMING ARTS
Growing Up Between Stops on the A-train: A MemoirJennifer Y. Johnson-Garcia
Moroen Hus
PERSONAL GROWTH
Moments of The Heart: Four Relationships Everyone Should Have to Live WholeheartedlyDorice Horenstein
Morgan James Publishing
PERSONAL GROWTH
The Meaning of Life: A guide to finding your life's purposeNathanael Garett Novosel
Self-Published
PERSONAL GROWTH
Six Healing Questions: A Gentle Path to Facing Childhood Loss of a ParentMadonna Treadway
MCM
PICTURE BOOKS: ALL AGES
Your Body, Sick and Well: How Do You Know?Steven Clark Cunningham
Three Conditions Press
PICTURE BOOKS: PRESCHOOL
Pirates Stuck at "C" an Alphabet AdventureBrooke Van Sickle
BiblioKid Publishing
PSYCHIATRY/PHYSCHOLOGY
The Non-Obvious Guide to Emtional Intelligence (Non-Obvious Guides)Kerry Goyette & Rohit Bhargava
Ideapress Publishing
PSYCHIATRY/PHYSCHOLOGY
The Tangled Mind: Unraveling the Origin of Human NatureNick Kolenda
Kolenda Group LLC
PSYCHIATRY/PHYSCHOLOGY
As Happy As I Can Stand: The Third Edition of Hatching CharlieCharles C. McCormack
Self-Published
PSYCHIATRY/PHYSCHOLOGY
Emotional Fossils: Mental Illness and Human EvolutionJohn V. Wylie, MD
KDP Amazon
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REGIONAL FICTION: MIDWEST
Searching for Nora: After the Doll's HouseWendy Swallow
Peavine Mountain Press
REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHEAST
The Trail of Connor Padget: a lawyer's gambleCarl Roberts
Gatekeeper Press
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: MIDWEST
LET ME IN: A Japanese American Woman Crashes the Corporate Club 1976-1996Elaine Koyama
Beaver's Pond Press
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: MIDWEST
If a Store Could Talk... The Spiegler Family RemembersAllan Spiegler
Elderberry Press
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: MIDWEST
The Beautiful Snow: The Ingalls Family, The Railroads, and The Hard Winter of 1880-81Cindy Wilson
Beaver's Pond Press
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: NORTHEAST
New Yorkers: A Feisty People Who Will Unsettle, Madden, Amuseand Astonish YouClifford Browder
Browderbooks (self-published)
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: NORTHEAST
To Live on LaFayette Square: Society & Politics in the President's NeighborhoodWilliam Seale
White House Historical Association
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: WEST
Capistrano Trails: Ride for the BrandDonna L. Friess, Ph.D.
Hurt Into Happiness Publishing
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: WEST
CANNIBIS, THE CONUNDRUM: Medical Mystery, Environmental Enigma, Neighborhood NightmareMichelle Horkings-Brigham
Horus Publishing, Inc.
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: WEST
Malibu Burning: The Real Story Behind LA's Most Devastating WildfireRobert Kerbeck
MWC Press
RELATIONSHIPS
At the very Heart and Soul: A Common-Sense Guide to Appreciation and Gratitude for Couple RelationshipsTimothy Neff Gocke
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