NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS

CELEBRATING SELF & INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING EXCELLENCE

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Finalists of the 18th Annual Contest!

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Critical Habitat Terrence King Penguins & Ducks Press

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Deception Roger White Cinnamon Press

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Passage to Moorea B.R. O'Hagan Pedee Creek Press LLC

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Falcon in the Dive Leah Angstman Regal House Publishing

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Street A. D. Metcalfe Calumet Editions

ACTIVITY BOOKS: ADULT

Going FIrst: Find the Courage to Lead Purposefully and Inspire Action Nell Derick Debevoise Publish Your Purpose

ACTIVITY BOOKS: CHILD

The Story Of Us Rebecca Choy & Laurent Chan Self-Published

ACTIVITY BOOKS: CHILD

My Fingerpaint Masterpiece Coloring Book Sherrill S. Cannon Strategic Book Publishing

ACTIVITY BOOKS: CHILD

Glitter the Unicorn Loves to Color at the Beach Callie Chapman Glitter the Unicorn

ADDICTION & RECOVERY

Take Good Care: Recovery Readings Inspired by The Bubble Hour Podcast Jean McCarthy Self-Published

ADDICTION & RECOVERY

Curious: A Foster Mom's Discovery of an Unexpected Solution to Drugs and Addiction Christina Dent Throne Publishing Group

ADDICTION & RECOVERY

These Things Happen Michael Eon Girl Friday Books

AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION

Returning the Bones Gin Hammond Wheatmark

AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION

Music City Devils Lekecia Barclay Arlington Street

AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION

Mothers Vol. 1 Ben Burgess Jr Legacy Books LLC

AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION

Lost Seeds: The Beginning Teresa Mosley Sebastian Dominion Asset Publishing

AFRICAN AMERICAN NON-FICTION

Becoming Enough: An Educator's Journey to Leadership Dr. Marcus Broadhead, Ed.D Aid & Tailored Leadership Consulting Press, LLC

AFRICAN AMERICAN NON-FICTION

Fiercely Joyful: 11 Keys to Living Authentically & Creating a Life You Love Natasha Craig Durkins Manuscripts Press LLC

AGING

Not Pausing: Redefining Women After Forty Ariela Nerubay Turndorf Manuscripts

AGING

Inflamed: Abandonment, Heroism, and Outrage in Wine Country's Deadliest Firestorm Anne E. Belden & Paul Gullixson Permuted Press

AMINALS & PETS

Between the Mountains Jeremy Campbell The Langston Press

AMINALS & PETS

Madcap Dogs: Revealing Their True Glory Ron Chandler Independently Published

AMINALS & PETS

Dogs Don't Cry: Novels of the Great War John F. Andrews 46 North Publications, LLC

AMINALS & PETS

Pets are Family: It's as simple as that. Erika Sinner BookBaby

ANTHOLOGY

Fault Zone: Detachment Kate Adams & Laurel Anne Hill, Editors Paper Angel Press

ANTHOLOGY

Limitless: How 27 Impact-Driven Leaders Broke Free Of Their Pasts And Claimed Their Power To Shape The Future Alok Appadurai, Editor World Changers Media

ANTHOLOGY

Born to Rise: How 22 Extraordinary Women Rewrote Their Stories, Claimed Their Power, And Followed Their Dreams Kim Fuller, Editor World Changers Media

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER FICTION

Once And For All Anju Gattani Self-Published

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER FICTION

From Ash to Ashes Krishma Tuli Arora Loyola University Maryland's Apprentice House Press

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER FICTION

Of White Ashes Constance Hays Matsumoto & Kent Matsumoto Loyola University Maryland Apprentice House Press

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER NON-FICTION

Postcards from Within: Random Ramblings of an Ordinary Human Savita Harjani Beaver's Pond Press

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER NON-FICTION

Better To Win Bill Wong RONIN ROAD PRESS

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER NON-FICTION

Crossing The Swamp: My Path to Innovating as a Parallel Entrepreneur John Z. Shen Precocity Press

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Cracks of Destruction: A Daughter's Search for Home Sherrie Lancaster Merry Dissonance Press

BIOGRAPHY: GENERAL

What Kobe Left Behind: The Playbook from an Extraordinary Life Eli Ihej Self-Published

BIOGRAPHY: GENERAL

Finding Waypoints: A Warrior's Journey Toward Peace and Purpose Terese Schlachter & Col. Gregory Gadson (Ret.) Schaffner Press

BIOGRAPHY: GENERAL

The Country Gentleman: The Untold, Inspiring Story of Allen Karl Sterner Julie Richardson Golden Country, LLC

BIOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL

Milledgeville's Sesquicentennial Murders Susan Lindsley Thomas Max PUblishers

BIOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL

Child of Many Suzanne Gene Courtney Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co.

BODY/MIND/SPIRIT

The Book of Dirt : A Father's Journey Through The Soil To The Soul Tim Time Cappella Publishing

BODY/MIND/SPIRIT

A Spontaneous Life: How I Mastered The Subtle Art of Flow Danny David Dannymindbody

BODY/MIND/SPIRIT

Your Crystal Allies: The 12 Best Gems and Minerals for Giving Love, Receiving Comfort and Connecting with the Cosmos (Book Two) Tracee Dunblazier GoTracee Publishing

BOOK COVER DESIGN: CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS

Rusty and Emma's Big Shock! Annie Wilde Lucid House Publishing

BOOK COVER DESIGN: CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS

Brooke & Zelda Journal Two: Three Blind Men, a Dragon and a Zelda Brian Donnelly Mythographer's Workshop

BOOK COVER DESIGN: CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS

The Greatest Treasure Anne Lacourrege Missy Publishing

BOOK COVER DESIGN: FICTION

Belly of the Beast: Sorce Book 1 Charles Armstrong Self-Published

BOOK COVER DESIGN: FICTION

Trial and Error: A Novel Lisa Denig Self-Published

BOOK COVER DESIGN: FICTION

The Art of Her Life Cynthia Newberry Martin Fomite Press

BOOK COVER DESIGN: FICTION

Here. I. Am. Gordon Adler Beaver's Pond Press

BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION

As the Sycamore Grows: A Hidden Cabin, the Bible and a .38 Jennie Miller Helderman Lucid House Publishing

BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION

Furnishing the White House: The Decorative Arts Collection Betty C. Monkman, William G. Allman, Lydia S. Tederick & Melissa C. Naulin The White House Historical Association

BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION

Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship Julie Ryan McGue Muse Literary

BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION

How to Talk to Porcupines: A Youth Worker's Communication Field Guide Allegra Birdseye-Hannula Beaver's Pond Press

BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN: NON-FICTION

Embracing Bewilderment: A Reluctant Entrepreneur’s Journey - An Unconventional European Summer Twisting into a Mind-Bending Excursion through Southeast Asia Cory Mortensen White Conder

BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN: NON-FICTION

Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat: Serial Entrepreneurs' Secrets Revealed! Colin C. Campbell Forbes Books

BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BUSINESS

Brain to Bank: How to Get Your Idea Out of Your Head and Cash In Dorine Rivers, PhD, PMP Alpha 81 Publishing

BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BUSINESS

Fine Dining: The Secrets Behind the Restaurant Industry Jack Rasmussen New Degree Press

BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BUSINESS

Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat: Serial Entrepreneurs' Secrets Revealed! Colin C. Campbell Forbes Books

BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BUSINESS

The Structure of Success: A Framework to Help Build Your Business Better Patrick Esposito An Inc Original

BUSINESS GENERAL

Going on Offense: A Leader’s Playbook for Perpetual Innovation Behnam Tabrizi Ideapress Publishing

BUSINESS GENERAL

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars Brad Jacobs Greenleaf Book Group Press

BUSINESS GENERAL

Super Woman Weath: How to Become Your Own Financial Hero Regina McCann Hess Greenleaf Book Group

BUSINESS GENERAL

Unmanaged: Master the Magic of Creating Empowered and Happy Organizations Jack Skeels AgencyAgile

BUSINESS GENERAL

Grow: Take Your Business from Chaos to Calm Michael McFall An Inc Original

BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL

The Black Exec and The Seven Myths Barron Witherspoon, Sr. Palmetto Publishing

BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL

Tread Loudly: Call Out the BullSh*t and Fight for Equality in the Workplace Kristine Cherek Greenleaf Book Group Press

BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL

The Mother of All Success Manuals: How to Control Your Days, Lose the Guilt, & Find Harmony Between Work and Life Clara Capano An Inc Original

BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL

Your Way to True Wealth: How to Make It Happen, Make It Last, and Make It Matter Mike Brown Greenleaf Book Group Press

BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL

The Culture Climb: How to Build a Work Culture that Maximizes Your Impact Jaime Taets Fast Company Press

BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL

Staying in the Game: Leading and Learning with Agility for a Dynamic Future Pamela Meyer Riseline Media

CANCER

Feisty Righty: A Cancer Survivor's Journey Jennifer D. James Self-Published

CANCER

Better Dirty Than Done, An Inspirational True Story Rick Czaplewski 3L Publishing

CAREER

Your Finest Work: Career Fulfillment in a Complicated World Merideth Mehlberg Livelyhood Press

CAREER

Breaking Free: Stop Holding Back, Start Being You - Your Guide to Creating the Career & Life of Your Dreams Shannon Talbot Self-Published

CAREER

The 5-Day Job Search: Proven Strategies to Answering Tough Interview Questions & Getting Multiple Job Offers Annie Margarita Yang Annie Yang Financial

CAREGIVING

Inflamed: Abandonment, Heroism, and Outrage in Wine Country's Deadliest Firestorm Anne E. Belden & Paul Gullixson Permuted Press

CAREGIVING

A Cup of Tea on the Commode Mark Steven Porro WriteLife Publishing

CHAPTER BOOKS

Leaving No Bones Unturned Christine Isley-Farmer Wandering in the Words Press

CHAPTER BOOKS

The Monsters of Marymount Mansion Gregory G. Allen ASD Publishing

CHICK-LIT

Musical Games Evie Alexander Emlin Press

CHIDRENS FICTION

The ForestGirls, at the Edge of Land and Sea Sissel Waage Lulu Press

CHIDRENS FICTION

Bob Tales: Land of the Woody Warbles Susan Sullivan Bob Tales Books

CHIDRENS FICTION

Quiet Kush Natasha B. Padhiar Beaver's Pond Press

CHIDRENS FICTION

The Lonely Dragon James Lyon Archway Publishing

CHIDRENS FICTION

Hello, Caribbean!: Sophie & Stephie: The Travel Sisters Ekaterina Otiko Kids World Press

CHIDRENS FICTION

Piper's Pet Pursuit Cortney Cino Whimspire Books, LLC

CHIDRENS FICTION

Mr. Patches is Bored Nick Schonfeld

CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL

The Gratitude Goggles Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez Wholesome Children Books LLC

CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL

Little Sprout a Story of Destiny Steph Carlson Maine Authors Publishing

CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL

Loris Opens Up His Heart Dagmara Sitek édition contes de courage Dagmara Sitek

CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL

The Grow Up Garden: From Seed to STEM Evangeline Gatz Goose Goose Publications

CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL

Coloring the Rainbow: A Story About the Power of Connection Catherine Rose Beaver's Pond Press

CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL

A Different Kind of Boy: A story about inclusion and making friends Michael Simones White Crow S-Publishing

CHILDRENS RELIGION

The Night of Christmas Miracles Pam Soddu Pradhan Publications LLC

CHILDRENS RELIGION

Kona John Barnett Beaver's Pond Presss

CHILDRENS RELIGION

Santa, Elves, and Magical Bells Julie Chapman Saratoga Springs Publishing

CHILDRENS RELIGION

Where Do We Go After We Die? Kelsey Reynolds Badger Books

COFFEE TABLE BOOK

Lessons on the Road to Peace John Noltner Self-Published

COMEDY

Mateo's Walk, The Humanity of AI Eugene Nasser On the Level Publishing

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

The Dirty Parts of the Bible: A Graphic Novel Sam Torode (writer) & Tina Ritchie (illustrator) Self-Published

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

The Christmas Bandits Brian Monge Ingramspark

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

Life Lessons from a UFO Catcher: An Autobiographical Manga Kenny Loui UFO Comics

CONTEMPORARY NOVEL

Love Child: The Inn at Verde Springs Trilogy, Book Two Wendy Cohan Lucid House Publishing

CONTEMPORARY NOVEL

Driving For Justice Justin K. Kojok Self-Published

CONTEMPORARY NOVEL

Finding Imogene Teri Case BZCE Publishing

CONTEMPORARY NOVEL

The Weight We Carry Christina Consolino Black Rose Writing

CRAFTS & HOBBIES

Skilletheads: A Guide to Collecting and Restoring Cast-Iron Cookware Ashley L. Jones Red Lightning Books

CRIME FICTION

Who Killed Jerusalem? George Albert Brown Galbraith Literary Publishers

CRIME FICTION

The Killer Chorus Jack Conlan Conlan Books LLC

CRIME FICTION

Hades' Kiss: A Study in Darkness G. J. Bingham Drawingfire Publications

CROSS GENRE

The Palisades Gail Lynn Hanson Slippery Fish Press

CROSS GENRE

One Time or Another Ellen Ricciutti Moonshine Cove Publishing

CROSS GENRE

The Fulcrum Tanya Meeson Self-Published

CURRENT EVENTS

Walking The Tightrope: Trusting Your Life To Telemedicine Wayne D. Liebhard, M.D. Alethos Press St. Paul, Mn.

DEATH & DYING

Elegy for an Elephant Ryan Abramowitz Narratives of Nature

DEATH & DYING

Finding Pop Pop Kathleen Marie Doyle DelDove

EDUCATION

Build Reading Fluency: Practice and Performance with Reader's Theater and More Timothy Rasinski & Chase Young Shell Education Publishing

EDUCATION

Intentional Neuroplasticity: Moving Our Nervous Systems and Educational System Toward Post-Traumatic Growth Lori Desautels Wyatt-MacKenzie

EDUCATION

How to Talk to Porcupines: A Youth Worker's Communication Field Guide Allegra Birdseye-Hannula Beaver's Pond Press

ENVIRONMENT

The Codex of the Endangered Species Act, Volume II: The Next Fifty Years Edited by Lowell E. Baier, John F. Organ & Christopher E. Segal Rowman & Littlefield

ENVIRONMENT

The Codex of the Endangered Species Act, Volume I: The First Fifty Years Lowell E. Baier Rowman & Littlefield

ENVIRONMENT

Unmaking the Bomb: Environmental Cleanup and the Politics of Impossibility Shannon Cram University of California Press

EROTICA

Secrets & Spires Dominic N. Ashen 4 Horsemen Publications

EROTICA

Saga of the Swedish Water Spirit Caroline Helenasdotter Förlaget Annasdotter

EROTICA

The Union Bar: Lesbian Erotica Emma Collier Word Craft, LLC

FACTION

Cheerful Obedience Patrick McLaughlin BookBaby

FACTION

Boy in the Barn: Journey of Triumph Over Horrific Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and PTSD Kurt B. Ellis JRD Publishing

FANTASY

The Bloodstone's Curse Angela Knotts Morse An Encouraging Thought

FANTASY

A Bargain with Darkness Peter Eliott Further Press

FANTASY

Hierophantasy: A Satirical Saga of Dungeon(s) & Dragon(s) Kyle James Self-Published

FANTASY

Fragments of the Gods: Book One, Anaya Awakens JCR Paulino JCR Paulino Books

FANTASY

The Oathbreaker's Daughter Martin V. Parece II Parece Publishing

FANTASY

The Stalin Stain W.H. Mefford Fulton Books

FANTASY

No Heart for a Thief James Lloyd Dulin G & D Publishing

FANTASY

The Under Realms: Book Three of The Djed Chronicles Katharine E. Wibell Phaesporia Press

FICTION GENERAL

180 Days: Infidelity, Architechture, Punk Rock, Clonazepam Alfredo Botello Koehler Books

FICTION GENERAL

Homesick Mary Minnock Self-Published

FICTION GENERAL

Hollis and Gray: Serafina Gray Mystery: Book One J.P. Zeigler Self-Published

FICTION GENERAL

Stolen Diary Kathryn Lane Tortuga Publishing, LLC

FICTION GENERAL

Street A. D. Metcalfe Calumet Editions

FICTION GENERAL

The Charon Club Gina M. Bright Rize

FICTION GENERAL

The Worth of a Ruby Lya Badgley Atmosphere Press

FICTION GENERAL

Those Who Would Be King: The People's Prince Brent J. Ludwig Greenleaf Book Group

FINE ARTS

Moments in Focus: A Decade of Visual Storytelling, A Decennial Retrospective of InFocus Photo Exhibit Alexis Marie Chute Wild Skies Press

GIFT BOOKS

A Turtle Story: The Long Walk to A Lake Michelle Neumann

GIFT BOOKS

Dog at the Tinsel Tree: Susie's Story Denise Lee Branco Strolling Hills Publishing, LLC

GIFT BOOKS

Tea Attitudes: A Blend of Tea, Life & Faith Pamela G Kennedy Self-Published

GRIEF

The Currach and the Corncrake E. Piotrowicz Resource Publications

GRIEF

Available As Is: A Midlife Widow’s Search for Love Debbie Weiss She Writes Press

GRIEF

Grief Sucks (But Your Life Doesn't Have To) Brooke Carlock Mourning Coffee Press

GRIEF

Willower: Rewriting Life After Unimaginable Loss Deanna Kassenoff Sidewise Press

GRIEF

My Grief is Not Like Yours Theo Boyd Forefront Books

GRIEF

Normal Broken: The Grief Companion For When It's Time To Heal But You're Not Sure You Want To Kelly Cervantes BenBella Books

GRIEF

You Make Your Path By Walking: A Transformationsal Field Guide Through Trauma and Loss Suzanne Anderson She Writes Press

HEALTH GENERAL

Parkinson's: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise Kristine Meldrum

HEALTH GENERAL

Death By Comfort: How modern life is killing us and what we can do about it Paul Taylor Major Street Publishing Pty Ltd

HEALTH GENERAL

Walking The Tightrope: Trusting Your Life To Telemedicine Wayne D. Liebhard, M.D. Alethos Press St. Paul, Mn.

HISTORICAL FICTION

The Socialite Spy Sarah Sigal Lume Books

HISTORICAL FICTION

Operation Fortitude Hilary Green Joffe Books

HISTORICAL FICTION

An American Nurse in Paris: Novels of the Great War John F. Andrews 46 North Publications, LLC

HISTORICAL FICTION

Tatae's Promise: Based on the true story of a young woman’s escape from Auschwitz Sherry Maysonave & Moises J. Goldman DartFrog Books

HISTORICAL FICTION

Night Train to Odessa Mary L. Grow Self-Published

HISTORICAL FICTION

The Unstoppable Eliza Haycraft Diana Dempsey Bramerton Press

HISTORICAL FICTION

The Map Colorist: A Novel Rebecca D'Harlingue She Writes Press

HISTORICAL FICTION

A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower Patricia Bernstein History Through Fiction

HISTORY: GENERAL

Wings of Freedom: The Story of the Berlin Airlift | Flügel der Freiheit: Die Geschichte der Berliner Luftbrücke Bibi LeBlanc Culture to Color, LLC

HISTORY: GENERAL

Emigrant Tales of the Platte River Raids Janelle Molony M Press

HISTORY: GENERAL

Understanding Superhero Comic Books: A History of Key Elements, Creators, Events and Controversies Alex Grand McFarland

HISTORY: UNITED STATES

Age of Secrets: The Conspiracy that Toppled Richard Nixon and the Hidden Death of Howard Hughes Gerald Bellett Meier Publishing

HISTORY: UNITED STATES

The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age Jake S. Friedman Chicago Review Press

HISTORY: UNITED STATES

The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR's Concentration Camps, Censorship, and the Mass Surveillance David T. Beito Independent Institute

HOLIDAY

Holiday Spirit John DeGuire Self-Published

HOLIDAY

Dog at the Tinsel Tree: Susie's Story Denise Lee Branco Strolling Hills Publishing, LLC

HOLIDAY

Santa, Elves, and Magical Bells Julie Chapman Saratoga Springs Publishing

HOLIDAY

The Christmas I Almost Scared Santa Away! Craig M. Porter Rollins Self-Published

HOME & GARDEN

The Guide To Getting Off Your Butt & Cleaning Angela Varga Self-Published

HORROR

The Burying Point Derik Cavignano Self-Published

HORROR

Digger Arjay Lewis Mindbender Press

HORROR

Holiday Spirit John DeGuire Self-Published

HORROR

Find Them Julia Ash Self-Published

HOW-TO

Grocery Shopping Secrets Carol Ann Kates Penny Lane Press of Colorado

HOW-TO

How to Talk to Porcupines: A Youth Worker's Communication Field Guide Allegra Birdseye-Hannula Beaver's Pond Press

HUMOR

Water Memory Tom Strelich Owl Canyon Press

HUMOR

Max and the Musicians Jack Cazal Meadwood Creative

HUMOR

Hello Jaynie! Linda C Wright Book Baby

HUMOR

Cranky Superpowers: Life Lessons Learned from the Common CrankaTsuris Chronicles Steven Joseph Enigami Publishing

INSPIRATION

Finding Waypoints: A Warrior's Journey Toward Peace and Purpose Terese Schlachter & Col. Gregory Gadson (Ret.) Schaffner Press

INSPIRATION

Running As Fast AS I Can John David Graham Don Quixote Press

INSPIRATION

Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness and Chronic Hope Jennifer Cramer-Miller She Writes Press

INSPIRATION

The Little Dark One: A True Story of Switched at Birth Shirley Muñoz Newson Manuscripts LLC

JUVENILE FICTION

Wandering Spirits: Modern Fables Salman Ansari Otterpine

JUVENILE FICTION

Race to the Geat Invention Bronwen Butter Newcott Foxhall Press

JUVENILE FICTION

The Trials of Ildarwood: Cinders in the Snow S. C. Selvyn Avylaan Kingdom Press LLC

JUVENILE FICTION

Sam, Maddie, and the Mirror Dragon: Two inspired teens and their quest to discover Mother Earth’s secrets Elizabeth Flanders & Evan Pritchard Flanders Teaching Tools

JUVENILE FICTION

Rolo the Pet Earthling Hans Ness Zira Press

JUVENILE FICTION

Moraline Cintia Alfonso Fior Rising Advocates

JUVENILE FICTION

Maybe There Are Witches Jude Atwood Fitzroy Books

JUVENILE NON-FICTION

Finally...HORSES! Janet Wolanin Alexander Swishtails and Tales

JUVENILE NON-FICTION

Wings of Freedom: The Story of the Berlin Airlift | Flügel der Freiheit: Die Geschichte der Berliner Luftbrücke Bibi LeBlanc Culture to Color, LLC

JUVENILE NON-FICTION

Mr. Robert’s Lagoon: A Tale of New Science Robert Bullock

LEADERSHIP

From Tension to Transformation: A Leader's Guide to Generative Change Janet M. Harvey Advantage Books

LEADERSHIP

Dare to Be Naive: How to Find Your True Self in a Noisy World Joshua Berry Ideapress Publishing

LEADERSHIP

The Inside Innovator: A Practical Guide to Intrapreneurship Louis K. Gump Greenleaf Book Group

LEADERSHIP

Bold Kindness Cathy Thorpe Fast Company Press

LEADERSHIP

Becoming Coachable: Unleashing the Power of Executive Coaching to Transform Your Leadership and Life Scott Osman, Jacquelyn Lane & Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches Publishing

LEADERSHIP

Going First: Purpose Party Playbook Nell Derick Debevoise Publish Your Purpose

LEADERSHIP

The Psychological Safety Playbook: Lead More Powerfully by Being More Human Karolin Helbig & Minette Norman Page Two

LEGAL THRILLER

Cram Down Mark Shaiken Mark Shaiken / 1609 Press LLC

LEGAL THRILLER

Extreme Vetting: A Thriller Roxana Arama Ooligan Press

LGBTQIA FICTION

With Love, From Planet B Zaayin Salaam MD Gaia Publishing

LGBTQIA FICTION

A Woman's Guide to Search & Rescue Mary Carroll Moore Riverbed Press

LGBTQIA FICTION

Off the Menu Alaina Erdell Bold Strokes Books

LGBTQIA FICTION

The Sound of Her Smile: A Jensy Willett Novel Sara Scott Word Craft LLC

LGBTQIA NON-FICTION

Finally Free: A Surrender to Authenticity Seth Showalter Quoir Publishing

LGBTQIA NON-FICTION

Finding Sunlight: A Coming-of-Age Memoir about Love within the Wreckage of Purity Culture Chrissy Holm Wise Ink Creative Publishing

LGBTQIA NON-FICTION

EXODAI: A Shockingly Honest Memoir of Love, Obsession and Torture Elizabeth Hendrick Self-Published

LGBTQIA NON-FICTION

Midlife Emergence: Free Your Inner Fire Jen Berlingo, MA, LPC, ATR Bold Story Press

LITERARY FICTION

A House of Cranes James Walter Lee Zennea Press

LITERARY FICTION

Mr. Jimmy from Around the Way Jeffrey Blount Beaufort Books

LITERARY FICTION

Mothers Vol. 1 Ben Burgess Jr Legacy Books LLC

LITERARY FICTION

The Angle of Vanishing Stability Sally Lee Stewart Girl Friday Productions

LITERARY FICTION

The Map Colorist: A Novel Rebecca D'Harlingue She Writes Press

LITERARY FICTION

The Stark Beauty of Last Things Celine Keating She Writes Press

LITERARY FICTION

The Broken Hummingbird Ann Marie Jackson She Writes Press

LITERARY FICTION

Cuban Quartermoon Ann Putnam Emerson Street Press

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

Marketing Magic Manuel Suarez AGM® Press

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

Cultural Intelligence for Marketers: Building an Inclusive Marketing Strategy Anastasia Kārkliņa Gabriel Kogan Page

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

Honest SEO: Demystifying the Google Algorithm To Help You Get More Traffic and Revenue Jason Hennessey An Inc Original

MARRIAGE

I Love You All, Please Leave: Essays on COVID Lockdowns and Psych Lockups Victoria A. Carlisle Victoria Carlisle Press

MARRIAGE

That Loving Feeling: A Couples Guide to Transform Hurt & Criticism into Kindness & Gratitude Rick Longinotti, MFT Self-Published

MEDICAL

Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness and Chronic Hope Jennifer Cramer-Miller She Writes Press

MEDICAL

Walking The Tightrope: Trusting Your Life To Telemedicine Wayne D. Liebhard, M.D. Alethos Press St. Paul, Mn.

MEDICAL

The Compassion Remedy: How to leverage the psychophysiological benefits of compassion to beat burnout, renew relationships, and enjoy greater well-being Catherine W. Schweikert WorldChangers Media

MEDICAL

The Male Nurse Survival Guide Chris Lengle Danconia Gold

MEDICAL THRILLER

Coded to Kill Marschall Runge, M.D. Post Hill Press

MEDICAL THRILLER

Barren JJ Savaunt Bloodhound Books

MEDICAL THRILLER

The Human Trial Audrey Gale Books Fluent

MEMOIR

Little Avalanches Becky Ellis Regalo Press

MEMOIR

My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosis Jennifer Gasner Acorn Publishing LLC

MEMOIR

Reading Jane: A Daughter's Memoir Susannah Kennedy Sibylline Press

MEMOIR

A Smoke and a Song: A Memoir Sherry Sidoti She Writes Press

MEMOIR

Misplaced Childhood: A True Story of Resiliency and Child Advocacy Joan Ulsher Rehm Press

MEMOIR

The Snipers We Couldn't See Karen K Comba Beavers Pond Press

MEMOIR

By Accident: A Memoir of Letting Go Joanne Greene She Writes Press

MEMOIR

The Fruit You'll Never See: A memoir about overcoming shame Gail BRENNER NASTASIA Brenner Books

MILITARY FICTION

Cheerful Obedience Patrick McLaughlin BookBaby

MILITARY FICTION

Against All Enemies Thomas M. Wing Acorn Publishing, LLC

MILITARY FICTION

Trial and Tribulation John Rhodes Roundel House

MILITARY FICTION

An American Nurse in Paris: Novels of the Great War John F. Andrews 46 North Publications, LLC

MILITARY NON-FICTION

Steel Soldier: Guadalcanal Odyssey James J. Messina with Charles Messina Koehler Books

MILITARY NON-FICTION

Finding Waypoints: A Warrior's Journey Toward Peace and Purpose Terese Schlachter & Col. Gregory Gadson (Ret.) Schaffner Press

MILITARY NON-FICTION

Di Di Mau: A True Story About Tigers, Rock Apes, the Jungle...and War Darren Walton Batt Publishing

MILITARY NON-FICTION

The Guide - Survival, Warfighting, Peacemaking Greg Munck The Core Media Group Inc.

MISCELLANEOUS

Nurse Florence®, How Do We Understand Time? Michael Dow, RN, MS Dow Creative Enterprises

MISCELLANEOUS

The Joy Divisions Scott Dimovitz Tailwinds Press

MOTIVATIONAL

Trust Yourself to Be All In: Safe to Love and Let Go Amanda McKoy Flanagan For Real Press

MULTICULTURAL FICTION

Returning the Bones Gin Hammond Wheatmark

MULTICULTURAL FICTION

When the Tamarind Tree Blooms Elaine Russell Belles Histoires

MULTICULTURAL FICTION

From Ash to Ashes Krishma Tuli Arora Loyola University Maryland's Apprentice House Press

MULTICULTURAL FICTION

I Sat Alone By The Gate Mary Efendi Greenleaf Book Group Press

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My Sister Meda: A Memoir of Old Singapore Diana Saltoon

MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION

Kindergarten at 60: A Memoir of Teaching in Thailand Dian Seidel Loyola University Maryland's Apprentice House Press

MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION

Dancing Into The Light: An Arab American Girlhood in the Middle East Kathryn K. Abdul-Baki She Writes Press

MUSIC

Going Crazy: Left Foot, Right Foot, Breathe Tim James Tim James Books

MUSIC

Mary Climbs In: The Journeys of Bruce Springsteen's Women Fans Lorraine Mangione and Donna Luff Rutgers University Press

MUSIC

Every Note Tells a Story: The Transformative Power of Music in Visual Media Shie Rozow Self-Published

MUSIC

The Cello Still Sings: A Generational Story of the Holocaust and of the Transformative Power of Music Janet Horvath Amsterdam Publishers

MYSTERY

Who Killed Jerusalem? George Albert Brown Galbraith Literary Publishers/Self-published

MYSTERY

Wraith: An Andrea Kelley Mystery (Book 3) Elle Andrews Patt Blue Beech Press

MYSTERY

Murder Most Cold Victoria Dowd Joffe Books

MYSTERY

The Starlet Letter Julie Mathison Starr Creek Press

MYSTERY

Hollis and Gray: Serafina Gray Mystery: Book One J.P. Zeigler Self-Published

MYSTERY

Pine Creek Kamille Roach

MYSTERY

The Other Murder Kevin G. Chapman First Legacy Publishing

MYSTERY

Dogged Pursuit Tracy Carter BookBaby

NATIVE/INDIGENOUS/FIRST NATIONS FICTION

Big Horse Woman: Shónge Tongà Wa’u Barbara Salvatore Big Horse Books

NATIVE/INDIGENOUS/FIRST NATIONS FICTION

A Skeleton in Bone Creek Baer Charlton Mordant Media

NATIVE/INDIGENOUS/FIRST NATIONS FICTION

Cherokee Reel James A. Humphrey Self-Published

NATURE

Flower Bugs: A Guide to Flower-Associated True Bugs of the Midwest Angella Moorehouse Pollination Press

NATURE

The Story of Rice Xiaorong Zhang Outskirts Press

NATURE

Against the Grain Lâle Davidson Emperor Books

NEW AGE FICTION

Of the Noble and Great Ones H.D. Logic

NEW AGE FICTION

Hologram Jo Deniau Noesis Imprints

NEW AGE NON-FICTION

K9 Spirit Guides: The Healing Power of Man's Best Friend Heather Leigh Strom Balboa Press

NEW AGE NON-FICTION

A Love Alchemist's Notebook: Magical Secrets for Drawing Your True Love into Your Life Jessica Shepherd Butterflies & Coffee

NEW AGE NON-FICTION

Lost and Found. A Journey of Self Mastery Daniel J Blackburn River Place Press

NEW FICTION

Highland Magic Heather Tapely Self-Published

NEW FICTION

A Mercy of Widows Marcy Lane Happy Toad Books

NEW FICTION

The Fragility of Light Heather Lonczak Ivy Lane Press

NEW FICTION

The Angle of Vanishing Stability Sally Lee Stewart Girl Friday Productions

NEW FICTION

Water Music: A Cape Cod Story Marcia Peck Sea Crow Press

NEW FICTION

The Wisdom of the Olive Tree Corey Stewart DartFrog Books

NEW FICTION

Against the Grain Lâle Davidson Emperor Books

NEW NON-FICTION

As the Sycamore Grows: A Hidden Cabin, the Bible and a .38 Jennie Miller Helderman Lucid House Publishing

NEW NON-FICTION

Life in the White House Betty C. Monkman The White House Historical Association

NEW NON-FICTION

A Brief History of Four Billion Years of Evolution: Understanding Darwin Maria Garza-Jinich Self-Published

NEW NON-FICTION

Canopy of Titans: The Life and Times of the Great North American Temperate Rainforest Paul Koberstein & Jessica Applegate OR Books

NON-FICTION

A Fire Is Coming Emma Stevens Lochridge Publishing

NON-FICTION

The Black Exec and The Seven Myths Barron Witherspoon, Sr. Palmetto Publishing

NON-FICTION

The Politzer Saga Linda Ambrus Broenniman Bethesda Communications Group

NON-FICTION

Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness and Chronic Hope Jennifer Cramer-Miller She Writes Press

NON-FICTION

Finding the Way: The Life of a Seeker Y.R. Lacska Wisdom House Bools

NON-FICTION

Petals from Mars: A Memoir of Resilience and Triumph over Adversity Judie Dziezak Capucia

NON-FICTION

Cracks of Destruction: A Daughter's Search for Home Sherrie Lancaster Merry Dissonance Press

PARENTING & FAMILY

You Make Me Brave Too: Empowering Parent-Child Sharing over a Lifetime Darryl Arrington, PhD Castile Scriverner House

PARENTING & FAMILY

Money Confident Girls: A Parents Roadmap to Raising Financially Confident Children (From Toddlers to Teens) Julina L Ogilvie Publish Your Purpose

PARENTING & FAMILY

Parent in Crisis: Finding Peace and Purpose in a Special Needs Home John E. Goralski HiJack Publishing Company, L.L.C.

PARENTING & FAMILY

Parenting Talent: The Grown-Up's Guide to Understanding and Supporting Creatively Driven Teens and Tweens Alaina Johnson KAZAG

PARENTING & FAMILY

Stop, Drop, Grow, & Glow: Forming Deeper and More Joyful Connections with Yourself and Your Children Holly Swenson Burning Soul Press

PERFORMING ARTS

Patsy Swayze: Every Day, A Chance to Dance Sue Tabashnik Passion Spirit Dreams Press

PERFORMING ARTS

Poetic People Power: Three Spoken Word Shows for Social Change Tara Bracco, Editor Cornerstone Press

PERSONAL GROWTH

Navigating Shitstorms, How to Find Your True Path When Life Gets Rough Liz Long Greenleaf Book Group Press

PERSONAL GROWTH

Take a Shot at Happiness: How to Write, Direct & Produce the Life You Want Maria Baltazzi, PhD, MFA Post Hill Press

PERSONAL GROWTH

The Power of Conscious Connection: 4 Habits to Transform How You Live and Lead Talia Fox Ideapress Publishing

PERSONAL GROWTH

Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship Julie Ryan McGue Muse Literary

PERSONAL GROWTH

Feisty Righty: A Cancer Survivor's Journey Jennifer D. James Self-Published

PHILOSOPHY

Dancing Through the Labyrinth Mitchell L.J. Poco dice pitch press

PHOTOGRAPHY

Appalachian Ghost: A Photographic Reimagining of the Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster Raymond Thompson Jr. University Press of Kentucky

PHOTOGRAPHY

Shaker Made: Inside Pleasant Hill's Shaker Village Carol Peachee University Press of Kentucky

PHOTOGRAPHY

Moments in Focus: A Decade of Visual Storytelling, A Decennial Retrospective of InFocus Photo Exhibit Alexis Marie Chute Wild Skies Press

PHOTOGRAPHY

Pathways G.B. Smith G Editions

PICTURE BOOKS ALL-AGES

A Fairy Happy Birthday! Phyllis Fadness Books By Phyllis LLC

PICTURE BOOKS ALL-AGES

Gibble the Goblin Has a Goblin Cad E. Wampus BookBaby

PICTURE BOOKS ALL-AGES

The Lonely Dragon James C. Lyon Archway Publishing

PICTURE BOOKS ALL-AGES

The Lights That Stay Cortney Cino & Marina Saumell Whimspire Books

PICTURE BOOKS ALL-AGES

Poppy's First Adventure: Le Pont de Papillion E. J. Stelter DartFrog Books

PICTURE BOOKS ALL-AGES

Tasha Goes to Puppy School Steve Devon Giving Tree Books

PICTURE BOOKS ALL-AGES

A Bite To Remember Nick Schonfeld Greenleaf Book Group

PICTURE BOOKS ALL-AGES

Mimi & the Gold Baton Cheryl Olsten Fleecydale Press

PICTURE BOOKS PRESCHOOL

Ellie's Masterclass Melissa Kahl Saratoga Springs Publishing

PICTURE BOOKS PRESCHOOL

Luna Blanca David Lane Bear's Place Publishing

PICTURE BOOKS PRESCHOOL

Hello, Caribbean!: Sophie & Stephie: The Travel Sisters Ekaterina Otiko Kids World Press

PICTURE BOOKS PRESCHOOL

Gizelle's Whimsical Wintery Day Joy VanDertuin & Michelle Hill Winning Champion Press, LLC

POETRY

When I Reach For Your Pulse Rushi Vyas Four Way Books

POETRY

So Long Jen Levitt Four Way Books

POETRY

Status Pending Adrian Blevins Four Way Books

POETRY

Fight or Flight Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum Stephen F Austin State University Press

POETRY

Now You Are a Missing Person Susan Hayden Moon Tide Press

POETRY

Turbulence & Fluids Karla K. Morton Madville Publishing

POETRY

Phantom Limbs Deirdre Fagan Finishing Line Press

POETRY

The Soul Conveys Itself in Shadow / El alma se mueve en la sombra Kythe Maryam Heller & Carolina Gómez-Montoy, Editors Stenen Press

POLITICAL

Devolution of Power: Rolling Back the Federal State to Preserve the Republic William L. Kovacs Paperback-Press

POLITICAL

Better To Win Bill Wong Ronin Road Press

POLITICAL

The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR's Concentration Camps, Censorship, and the Mass Surveillance David T. Beito Independent Institute

POLITICAL THRILLER

Revelation: Book Three of The Devolution Trilogy John Casey PHiR Publishing

POLITICAL THRILLER

Extreme Vetting: A Thriller Roxana Arama Ooligan Press

PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHOLOGY

The Fragility of Light Heather Lonczak Ivy Lane Press

PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHOLOGY

Perspective: Contemplating the Complexities of Our Realities Dr. Rachel Altvater Creative Publishing

REFERENCE

The Battle Beyond: Fighting and Winning the Coming War in Space Paul Szymanski & Jerry Drew Amplify Publishing Group

REFERENCE

Courtroom Dramas On The Stage; Volume 1 Amnon Kabatchnik Bear Manor Media

REFERENCE

Turning Wealth Into What Matters Dana Holt, JD, RICP, AEP, CAP Kirk House

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Checkmate King Two Randy Hirtzel Self-Published

REGIONAL FICTION: NORTHEAST

Family Ties Family Lies Jacqueline Boulden Pine Place Press

REGIONAL FICTION: NORTHEAST

These Things Happen Michael Eon Girl Friday Books

REGIONAL FICTION: NORTHEAST

Water Music: A Cape Cod Story Marcia Peck Sea Crow Press

REGIONAL FICTION: NORTHEAST

No Lifeguard on Duty Paul C. Bomba Bumper Car Books

REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHEAST

Look Away No More Carol Owens Campbell BookBaby

REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHEAST

Frank's Bloody Books Mack Green April Gloaming Publishing

REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHEAST

The Seafarer's Secret Carol Ann Collins Beaufort Books

REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHEAST

Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island Susan M. Boyer Stella Maris Books, LLC

REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHWEST

Love Child: The Inn at Verde Springs Trilogy, Book Two Wendy Cohan Lucid House Publishing

REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHWEST

They Imagine Texas Kevin McDermott Thick Winter Press

REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHWEST

Losing My Breath J Rose Black Black Label Press

REGIONAL FICTION: WEST

To Kill A Unicorn DC Palter Pandamoon Publishing

REGIONAL FICTION: WEST

Once Upon A Time In Beverly Hills Elaine Franklin Putnam & Smith Publishing Company

REGIONAL FICTION: WEST

Extreme Vetting: A Thriller Roxana Arama Ooligan Press

REGIONAL NON-FICTION: MIDWEST

The Wisconsin Farm They Built: Tales of Family and Fortitude Corey A. Geiger The History Press

REGIONAL NON-FICTION: MIDWEST

The Swine Republic: Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality Chris Jones Ice Cube Press, LLC

REGIONAL NON-FICTION: MIDWEST

Flower Bugs: A Guide to Flower-Associated True Bugs of the Midwest Angella Moorehouse Pollination Press

REGIONAL NON-FICTION: SOUTHEAST

Tea and Toil at The Woman's Club Bainy Cyrus Self-Published

REGIONAL NON-FICTION: WEST

This Day in California History Carl Palm Northcross Books

REGIONAL NON-FICTION: WEST

Canopy of Titans: The Life and Times of the Great North American Temperate Rainforest Paul Koberstein & Jessica Applegate OR Books

REGIONAL NON-FICTION: WEST

The Lost Restaurants of Portland Oregon Theresa Griffin Kennedy The History Press

RELATIONSHIPS

The Secret Practice: Eighteen Years on the Dark Side of Yoga Joelle Tamraz Paradise Palm Publishing

RELATIONSHIPS

Unveiling 11 Relationship Styles: Secrets Nobody Told You Ahmad Aljazeeri TerriTie Limited

RELATIONSHIPS

Finding Sunlight: A Coming-of-Age Memoir about Love within the Wreckage of Purity Culture Chrissy Holm Wise Ink Creative Publishing

RELIGION FICTION

The Walk-On Richard Podkowski Acorn

RELIGION FICTION

Treasures of the Lochs Hunter H. White Greenleaf Book Group/River Grove Books

RELIGION FICTION

The Battle Rick Stockwell Fervent Publishing

RELIGION FICTION

The Wall Rick Stockwell Fervent Publishing

RELIGION NON-FICTION

The Box Must Be Empty: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, Spiritual Despair, and Ultimate Healing Marilyn Kriete Lucid House Publishing

RELIGION NON-FICTION

The River of God's Presence Jeannine Rodriguez-Everard Images of Light Publishing LLC

RELIGION NON-FICTION

Seek Me Crystal Cattabriga CrystalCattabrigaPublishing

RELIGION NON-FICTION

Are You Listening? A Guide to Recognizing and Responding to God's Voice Michelle Layer Rahal Called Creatives

RELIGION NON-FICTION

The Bellowing of Cain: HOPE for Those Who've Blown It Jeremy Gordon Grinnell St. Asinus Publishing

RELIGION NON-FICTION

Jesus Speaking Devotional Prayers Mike Lutz Self-Published

ROMANCE

The Sound of Her Smile: A Jensy Willett Novel Sara Scott Word Craft LLC

ROMANCE

Kilómetro Cero James Walter Lee Zennea Press

ROMANCE

Exposed Desire Tara Sue Me After Six Publishing

ROMANTIC COMEDY

Matching Melissa Dianna Dann Wayward Cat Publishing

ROMANTIC COMEDY

The Way to Cape May Kimberly Brighton Cape Island Publishers

ROMANTIC COMEDY

Love ad Lib Evie Alexander Emlin Press

ROMANTIC COMEDY

Losing My Breath J Rose Black Black Label Press

SALES & MARKETING

Planning for Success: A practical guide for setting and achieving your social media marketing goals Luan Wise Self-Published

SALES & MARKETING

The Aspiring Agent - From Overworked Rookie to Real Estate Rockstar Martha Melendez & Steve Stark Self-Published =

SALES & MARKETING

Streetwise to Saleswise: Become ObjectionProof™ and Beat the Sales Blues Jeff C. West & Bob Burg West Marketing Group, Inc

SCIENCE FICTION

Agent. Mother. Other. Sharn Lee Invoke Creations

SCIENCE FICTION

Belly of the Beast: Sorce Book 1 Charles Armstrong Self-Published

SCIENCE FICTION

With Love, From Planet B Zaayin Salaam MD Gaia Publishing

SCIENCE FICTION

Of Friction S.J. Lee Pew Books

SCIENCE FICTION

Three Grams of Elsewhere Andy Giesler Humble Quill

SCIENCE FICTION

Enhanced Candace Kade Enclave Publishing

SCIENCE FICTION

The Golden Cage: A Dystopian Novel Kate L. Mary Twisted Press, LLC

SCIENCE FICTION

The Girl from Wudang: A Novel About Artificial Intelligence, Martial Arts and Immortality PJ Caldas Tuttle

SELF HELP: GENERAL

Purpose Forward: The Ultimate Career Starter's Guide to Finding a Career (and Life ) of Purpose Melissa Carvalho Illuminated Path Press

SELF HELP: GENERAL

Practical Ways to Better Mental Health: Food and Lifestyle Strategies Kathleen Gooden Self-Published

SELF HELP: GENERAL

Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic Neal Allen Namaste Publishing

SELF HELP: GENERAL

Therapeutic Mindfulness: A Healing Skill, Not a Coping Skill Ruth Fearnow, LMHC Micleru Publishing

SELF HELP: MOTIVATIONAL

Unstoppable: How to Spice up your Brand, Create Opportunities, and Reach your Goals Nyrka Riskin Manuscripts Press

SELF HELP: MOTIVATIONAL

Chronic Pain Reset: 30 Days of Activities, Practices, and Skills to Help You Thrive Afton L Hassett, PsyD Countryman Press

SELF HELP: MOTIVATIONAL

Grab Life by the Bungees and 50+ Other Ways to Find Humor, Hope, and Happiness After Your Partner Has Died Diane H. Nettles Ten Alstroemerias Press

SELF HELP: MOTIVATIONAL

Journey of Awakening and Higher Consciousness Jane Kim Yu Absolute Author Publishing House

SELF HELP: MOTIVATIONAL

The Unexpected Benefits of Being Run Over Naseem Rochette Misfit Blue

SELF HELP: MOTIVATIONAL

Cranky Superpowers: Life Lessons Learned from the Common CrankaTsuris Chronicles Steven Joseph Enigami Publishing

SELF HELP: SPIRITUAL

Whose Life Are You Living? Curt P. Martin Self-Published

SELF HELP: SPIRITUAL

Dream Rut: Navigating Your Path Forward Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro Wise Ink Publishing

SELF HELP: SPIRITUAL

Transformative Grief: An Ancient Ritual of Healing for Modern Times Tracee Dunblazier Red Feather Mind, Body, Spirit

SEXUALITY

Finding Sunlight: A Coming-of-Age Memoir about Love within the Wreckage of Purity Culture Chrissy Holm Wise Ink Creative Publishing

SEXUALITY

The Union Bar: Lesbian Erotica Emma Collier Word Craft, LLC

SHORT STORIES

The Melting Grandmother and Other Short Works David Benjamin Last Kid Books

SHORT STORIES

Idiot Men Scott Gould Vine Leaves Press

SHORT STORIES

The Healing Book Dustin Grinnell Finishing Line Press

SHORT STORIES

Homefront Victoria Kelly University of Nevada Press

SHORT STORIES

There Is No Death in Finding Nemo Jeffrey M. Feingold Impspired Press

SOCIAL MEDIA

Escape: A Cautionary Tale for a Digital World Nancy Dort Rossow Self-Published

SOCIAL/POLITICAL CHANGE

Brooklyn Goes Home: The Rise and Fall of American Greyhound Racing, and the Dog that Inspired a Movement Christine Dorchak & Carey Theil Lantern Publishing & Media

SOCIAL/POLITICAL CHANGE

Is Social Justice Just? Robert M. Whaples, Michael Munger & Christopher J. Coyne, Editors Independent Institute

SOCIAL/POLITICAL CHANGE

Perspective: Contemplating the Complexities of Our Realities Dr. Rachel Altvater Creative Publishing

SPECIALTY BOOKS

2023 Blackbook Directory and Yearbook Carl Booker Avista Products

SPECIALTY BOOKS

Follow the Love: Permanent Connections Scaffolding Dr. Elizabeth Wynter & Marisha Kashyap, MPH Next Page Publishing

SPIRITUALITY

K9 Spirit Guides: The Healing Power of Man's Best Friend Heather Leigh Strom Balboa Press

SPIRITUALITY

Journey of Awakening and Higher Consciousness Jane Kim Yu Absolute Author Publishing House

SPIRITUALITY

Finding the Way: The Life of a Seeker Y.R. Lacska Wisdom House Bools

SPIRITUALITY

Enter the Journey: A Mystical Guide for Rebirth and Renewal Rosanna Ienco O-Books / John Hunt Publishing

SPIRITUALITY

Your Crystal Allies: The 12 Best Gems and Minerals for Giving Love, Receiving Comfort and Connecting with the Cosmos (Book Two) Tracee Dunblazier GoTracee Publishing

SPORTS

The Walk-On Richard Podkowski Acorn

SPORTS

Swimming for My Life Kim Fairley She Writes Press

SPORTS

The Last Football Player John Blossom Self-Published

STEAM PUNK

Animalia Shauna C Murphy Coco Studios

SUSPENSE

A Tiny Ripple of Hope Antonio Ramon BookBaby

SUSPENSE

Soft as Water B. Robert Conklin Skip the Preface Publishing

SUSPENSE

To Kill A Unicorn DC Palter Pandamoon Publishing

SUSPENSE

A Change In Destiny: Dark Choices Janet K. Shawgo Black Rose Writing

TECHNOLOGY

The Future Normal: How We Will Live, Work and Thrive in the Next Decade Rohit Bhargava & Henry Coutinho-Mason Ideapress Publishing

TECHNOLOGY

Soulful: You in the Future of Artificial Intelligence David Espindola Brainyus

TECHNOLOGY

Containing Big Tech: How to Protect Our Civil Rights, Economy, and Democracy Tom Kemp Fast Company Press

TEEN FICTION

Olly & the Spores of Sapphire Creek Glenn Somodi Three Bobcats Publishing LLC

TEEN FICTION

Worldwide Crush Kristin Nilsen Spark Press

TEEN FICTION

Bright Midnights LS Delorme Limerent Publishing

TEEN FICTION

Not My Fault SB Frasca BookBaby

TEEN FICTION

Alice The Cat Tim Cummings Fitzroy Books (Regal House Publishing)

TEEN NON-FICTION

Johannes Brahms Julie Sormark Self-Published

TEEN NON-FICTION

Franz Peter Schubert Julie Sormark Self-Published

THRILLER

Taken While She Slept C.J. Grayson Joffe Books

THRILLER

The Ravenswood Murders Helen H. Durrant Joffe Books

THRILLER

The Day She Disappeared Lisa Hall Joffe Books

THRILLER

Deadly Depths John F. Dobbyn Oceanview Publishing

THRILLER

The Girl from Wudang: A Novel About Artificial Intelligence, Martial Arts and Immortality PJ Caldas Tuttle

THRILLER

Kill for Love Laura Picklesimer Unnamed Press

THRILLER

Requiem for Betrayal Ephraim River Grove Books

THRILLER

Redemption’s Shadow M.E. Astroth Tradecraft Press

TRAVEL

Once Upon a Villa Andrew Kaplan Smugglers Lane Press

TRAVEL

Embracing Bewilderment: A Reluctant Entrepreneur’s Journey - An Unconventional European Summer Twisting into a Mind-Bending Excursion through Southeast Asia Cory Mortensen White Conder

TRAVEL

I Can't Believe We Live Here: The Wild But True Story of How We Dropped Everything in the States and Moved to Italy, Right Before the End of the World Matt Walker & Zeneba Bowers Little Roads Publishing

TRAVEL

While I Walk: Solo Adventuring In The Vast, Beautiful World Rachel Durchslag Foss and Flora Publications

TRUE CRIME

Here, Where Death Delights Mary Jumbelic, M.D. Final Words Publishing

TRUE CRIME

Broken: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age Fred M. Kray

TRUE CRIME

On the Rocks: The Primadonna Story Maria C. Palmer & Ruthie Robbins Koehler Books

VISIONARY FICTION

With Love, From Planet B Zaayin Salaam MD Gaia Publishing

VISIONARY FICTION

Soar: A Soul's Quest Ketan Kulkarni, Christopher Morris & Francis Yoo HARP the people's press

VISIONARY FICTION

Of the Noble and Great Ones H.D. Logic

VISIONARY FICTION

Pulse: Book Two B.A. Bellec Self-Published

WELL-BEING

Leading Wellbeing - A leader's guide to mental health conversations at work Fleur Heazlewood Major Street Publishing Pty Ltd

WELL-BEING

Navigating Shitstorms, How to Find Your True Path When Life Gets Rough Liz Long Greenleaf Book Group Press

WELL-BEING

The Well Helper: Get Ahead of Burnout, Thrive at Work, and Unlock the Personal Growth Potential of the Helping Professions Katherine King, PsyD

WELL-BEING

100 Walls To Be Broken: How To Break The Limits Of Your Mind And Your Heart Kateryna Armenta BookBaby

WELL-BEING

Death By Comfort: How modern life is killing us and what we can do about it Paul Taylor Major Street Publishing Pty Ltd

WESTERN FICTION

Changing Woman: A Novel of the Camp Grant Massacre Venetia Hobson Lewis Bison Books

WESTERN FICTION

Emigrant Tales of the Platte River Raids Janelle Molony M Press

WOMENS FICTION

The House on Butterfly Street Mhani Alaoui Interlink Books

WOMENS FICTION

Maybe Now, Maybe Never Chris Posti Elk Lake Publishing, Inc.

WOMENS FICTION

For Roger Laura Drake

WOMENS FICTION

Secret Of The Sassafras Olivia Sparrow Broden Publishing

WOMENS FICTION

A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower Patricia Bernstein History Through Fiction

WOMENS FICTION

Sideline Confidential: A Novel Brooke Bentley Greenleaf Book Group Press

WOMENS FICTION

Casalvento: House of the Wind Gudrun Cuillo Greenleaf Book Group Press

WOMENS FICTION

The Broken Hummingbird Ann Marie Jackson She Writes Press

WOMENS HEALTH

A Woman's Guide to Inner Child Healing: Overcome Trauma, Recognize Your Feelings, Learn to Let the Past Go, and Become the Best Version of Yourself Gloria Zhang Ulysses Press

WOMENS ISSUES

Raising Owen: An Extra-Ordinary Memoir on Motherhood Suzanne Lezotte Aristata Press

WOMENS ISSUES

Breaking Free: Stop Holding Back, Start Being You - Your Guide to Creating the Career & Life of Your Dreams Shannon Talbot Self-Published

WOMENS ISSUES

A Special Sisterhood: 100 Fascinating Women From History Who Never Had Children Laura Carroll LiveTrue Books

WOMENS ISSUES

Feisty Righty: A Cancer Survivor's Journey Jennifer D. James Self-Published

WRITING AND PUBLISHING

Publish Your Purpose: A Step-By-Step Guide to Write, Publish, and Grow Your Big Idea Jenn T. Grace Publish Your Purpose

WRITING AND PUBLISHING

The Grant Writing Guide: A Road Map for Scholars Betty S. Lai Princeton University Press

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Vaulting Through Time Nancy McCabe CamCat

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Staked: A Vampire's Tale Kim Catanzarite Forster Publishing

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Nightmare Hunt: Friends or Enemies? Or Something More...A Nightmare in Elmridge, Book 2 Ileen Martin E.L.I. Publishing & Literary Services

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Desta and The Great Mystery Getty T. Ambau Falcon Press International

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Trapped: Deep Waters, Darker Secrets Brook Merrow Maine Authors Publishing

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Unwanted: Finding Where You're Loved Elise Manion Happy Distraction Press

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Critical Habitat Terrence King Penguins & Ducks Press

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Deception Roger White Cinnamon Press

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Passage to Moorea B.R. O'Hagan Pedee Creek Press LLC

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Falcon in the Dive Leah Angstman Regal House Publishing

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Street A. D. Metcalfe Calumet Editions

ACTIVITY BOOKS: ADULT

Going FIrst: Find the Courage to Lead Purposefully and Inspire Action Nell Derick Debevoise Publish Your Purpose

ACTIVITY BOOKS: CHILD

The Story Of Us Rebecca Choy & Laurent Chan Self-Published

ACTIVITY BOOKS: CHILD

My Fingerpaint Masterpiece Coloring Book Sherrill S. Cannon Strategic Book Publishing

ACTIVITY BOOKS: CHILD

Glitter the Unicorn Loves to Color at the Beach Callie Chapman Glitter the Unicorn

ADDICTION & RECOVERY

Take Good Care: Recovery Readings Inspired by The Bubble Hour Podcast Jean McCarthy Self-Published

ADDICTION & RECOVERY

Curious: A Foster Mom's Discovery of an Unexpected Solution to Drugs and Addiction Christina Dent Throne Publishing Group

ADDICTION & RECOVERY

These Things Happen Michael Eon Girl Friday Books

AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION

Returning the Bones Gin Hammond Wheatmark

AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION

Music City Devils Lekecia Barclay Arlington Street

AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION

Mothers Vol. 1 Ben Burgess Jr Legacy Books LLC

AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION

Lost Seeds: The Beginning Teresa Mosley Sebastian Dominion Asset Publishing

AFRICAN AMERICAN NON-FICTION

Becoming Enough: An Educator's Journey to Leadership Dr. Marcus Broadhead, Ed.D Aid & Tailored Leadership Consulting Press, LLC

AFRICAN AMERICAN NON-FICTION

Fiercely Joyful: 11 Keys to Living Authentically & Creating a Life You Love Natasha Craig Durkins Manuscripts Press LLC

AGING

Not Pausing: Redefining Women After Fotry Ariela Nerubay Turndorf MANUSCRIPTS

AGING

Inflamed: Abandonment, Heroism, and Outrage in Wine Country's Deadliest Firestorm Anne E. Belden & Paul Gullixson Permuted Press

AMINALS & PETS

Between the Mountains Jeremy Campbell The Langston Press

AMINALS & PETS

Madcap Dogs: Revealing Their True Glory Ron Chandler Independently Published

AMINALS & PETS

Dogs Don't Cry: Novels of the Great War John F. Andrews 46 North Publications, LLC

AMINALS & PETS

Pets are Family: It's as simple as that. Erika Sinner BookBaby

ANTHOLOGY

Fault Zone: Detachment Kate Adams & Laurel Anne Hill, Editors Paper Angel Press

ANTHOLOGY

Limitless: How 27 Impact-Driven Leaders Broke Free Of Their Pasts And Claimed Their Power To Shape The Future Alok Appadurai, Editor WorldChangers Media

ANTHOLOGY

Born to Rise: How 22 Extraordinary Women Rewrote Their Stories, Claimed Their Power, And Followed Their Dreams Kim Fuller, Editor WorldChangers Media

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER FICTION

Once And For All Anju Gattani Self-Published

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER FICTION

From Ash to Ashes Krishma Tuli Arora Loyola University Maryland's Apprentice House Press

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER FICTION

Of White Ashes Constance Hays Matsumoto & Kent Matsumoto Loyola University Maryland Apprentice House Press

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER NON-FIC