Full List of 2012 Foreword INDIES Winners
Editor's Choice
- Fiction
- Glorybound (978-1-60226-010-8) by Jessie Van Eerden, WordFarm
- Nonfiction
- Eating Dirt (978-1-55365-792-7) by Charlotte Gill, Greystone Books
Adult Fiction
- Fantasy
- Winter Nova (978-0-9851918-1-8) by Preston Morgan, ArchMillennium
- The Goddess of Dance (978-0-9838320-2-7) by Anna Kashina, Dragonwell Publishing
- The Dagger of Adendigaeth (978-0-9906291-4-6) by Melissa McPhail, Five Strands Publishing
- Benajah's Keeper (978-1-4775-6232-1) by Aeryn Dougan, CreateSpace
- Gay & Lesbian
- The Celestial (978-1-60820-768-8) by Barry Brennessel, MLR Press
- The View From a Rusty Train Car (978-1-927044-34-6) by DeeJay Arens, Writers AMuse Me Publishing
- Coming out Can Be Murder (978-1-935766-28-5) by Renee James, Windy City Publishers
- The Fallen Snow (978-0-9884148-0-8) by John J Kelley, Stone Cabin Press
- General
- The Rent Collector (978-1-60907-122-6) by Camron Wright, Shadow Mountain Publishing
- A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage (978-0-88146-271-5) by Marly Youmans, Mercer University Press
- Hard to Have Heroes (978-0-8263-5204-0) by Buddy Mays, University of New Mexico Press
- The Bird Saviors (978-1-60953-070-9) by William J. Cobb, Unbridled Books
- Historical
- Angle of Declination (978-1-936198-76-4) by Doug Mayfield and Sally Mayfield, Two Harbors Press
- The Chronicles of Iona (978-0-615-60254-7) by Paula de Fougerolles, Careswell Press
- The Bastard (978-1-4810-6628-0) by Mark Canter, Createspace
- Horror
- One Blood (978-0-9827193-6-7) by Qwantu Amaru, Stephanie Casher (editor), and Cathi Stevenson (designer), The Pantheon Collective (TPC Books)
- Vampyric Variations (978-1-894063-94-4) by Nancy Kilpatrick, EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing
- Oddities & Entities (978-0-9850066-4-8) by Roland Allnach, All Things That Matter Press
- Chiral Mad (978-1-4791-5243-8) by Michael Bailey (editor), Gord Rollo (contributor), Gary McMahon (contributor), Gary A. Braunbeck (contributor), Gene O'Neill (contributor), Meghan Arcuri (contributor), Jeff Strand (contributor), Jack Ketchum (contributor), Christian A. Larsen (contributor), and Eric J. Guignard (contributor), Written Backwards
- Literary
- Frottage and Even as We Speak (978-0-9845782-2-1) by Mona Houghton, What Books Press
- That's Not a Feeling (978-1-61695-188-7) by Dan Josefson, Soho Press
- Total Secession (978-0-9854855-2-8) by Adam Connell, Adam Connell
- Grid City Overload (978-1-4752-9593-1) by Steven T. Bramble, CreateSpace
- Multicultural
- Malena (978-0-9842252-7-9) by Edgardo David Holzman, Nortia Press
- Across the Mekong River (978-1-4663-3810-4) by Elaine Russell, CreateSpace
- An Apricot Year (978-0-9755881-6-1) by Martha Egan, Papalote Press
- Shadow of the Sun (978-0-615-74294-6) by Merrie P. Wycoff, Rosa Mystica Publishing
- Mystery
- A Deadly Affection (978-0-9848413-0-1) by Cuyler Overholt, Copper Bottom Press
- Dead Anyway (978-1-57962-283-1) by Chris Knopf, The Permanent Press
- Bone Shadows (978-0-9800017-5-4) by Christopher Valen, Conquill Press
- Ill Will (978-1-60282-657-1) by J.M. Redmann, Bold Strokes Books
- Religious
- Lost and Found (978-1-4336-7171-5) by Ginny L. Yttrup, B&H Publishing
- Splintered Light (978-1-60619-020-3) by Lee Denning, Twilight Times
- The Sound of Red Returning (978-0-8254-2574-5) by Sue Duffy, Kregel Publications
- Waverly's Universe (978-0-615-70921-5) by Jim Trainor, UpNorth Press
- Romance
- Mortal Fire (978-0-85721-202-3) by C.F. Dunn, Monarch Books
- Broken Wings (978-1-937593-36-0) by Alexandrea Weis, World Castle Publishing
- Crossroads (978-1-60282-756-1) by Radclyffe, Bold Strokes Books
- Sand Dollar (978-0-9851156-0-9) by Sebastian Cole, Sebastian Cole
- Science Fiction
- State of Union (978-0-9855528-5-5) by Sven Michael Davison, Bedouin Press
- The Samsara Effect (978-0-9726007-8-1) by Paul Black, Novel Instincts
- The Water Thief (978-1-4679-7227-7) by Nicholas Lamar Soutter, CreateSpace
- Upload (978-1-300-33561-0) by Mark McClelland, Mark McClelland
- Short Stories
- The World of a Few Minutes Ago (978-0-8143-3612-0) by Jack Driscoll, Wayne State University Press
- Where I Am Now (978-1-886157-82-8) by Robert Day, BkMk Press
- Love, in Theory (978-0-8203-4349-5) by E. J. Levy, University of Georgia
- High-Water Mark (978-0-88984-356-1) by Nicole Dixon, The Porcupine's Quill
- Thriller & Suspense
- Etiquette for an Apocalypse (978-0-9848930-0-3) by Anne Mendel, Brackets Press
- A Prayer for the Devil (978-1-937110-34-5) by Dale Allan , Emerald Book Company
- The Samsara Effect (978-0-9726007-8-1) by Paul Black, Novel Instincts
- The Clause (978-0-7387-3416-3) by Brian Wiprud, Midnight Ink Books
- Translations
- The Plain in Flames (978-0-292-74385-4) by Juan Rulfo, UT Press
- The World Eve Left Us (978-1-56703-057-0) by Boston Teran, High Top
- The Tragedy of Fidel Castro (978-1-938416-16-3) by Joao Cerqueira, River Grove Books
- War & Military
- Resurrect (978-0-85721-249-8) by David E. Stevens, Kregel Publications
- The Five O'Clock Follies (978-0-9847799-1-8) by Theasa Tuohy, Calliope Press
- But by the Chance of War (978-0-615-53205-9) by Richard C. Lyons, Lylea Creative Resources
Adult Nonfiction
- Adventure & Recreation
- The Expedition (978-0-9849155-0-7) by Jason Lewis, BilllyFish Books, LLC
- Buried in the Sky (978-0-393-07988-3) by Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan, WW Norton
- Walking Distance (978-0-87071-683-6) by Robert Manning and Martha Manning, Oregon State University Press
- Just Ride (978-0-7611-5558-4) by Grant Petersen, Workman Publishing
- Anthologies
- Grit Lit (978-1-61117-083-2) by Brian Carpenter (editor) and Tom Franklin (editor), University of South Carolina Press
- Fundamentally Female (978-0-9881856-0-9) by Renee Rongen, Carol McAdoo Rehme (editor), and Annette Wood (designer), Kittleson Creek Press
- No Character Limit (978-0-9837081-1-7) by Keren Taylor (editor), WriteGirl Publications
- The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction (978-0-9846166-6-4) by Dinty W. Moore (editor), Rose Metal Press
- Architecture
- Sun Sticks and Mud (978-0-615-61964-4) by Bart Kaltenbach, La Sombra Books
- Frank Lloyd Wright: Natural Design, Organic Architecture (978-0-8478-3796-0) by Alan Hess and Alan Weintraub (photographer), Rizzoli
- The Space Between (978-0-8010-3908-9) by Eric O. Jacobsen, Baker Academic
- Detroit's Historic Places of Worship (978-0-8143-3424-9) by Barbara Krueger, Wayne State University Press
- Art
- Canadian Folk Art to 1950 (978-0-88864-556-2) by John A. Fleming, Michael J. Rowan, and James A. Chambers (photographer), University of Alberta Press
- Artists in Love (978-1-59962-113-5) by Veronica Kavass, Welcome Books
- The Postcard Age (978-0-87846-781-5) by Benjamin Weiss and Lynda Klich, MFA Publications
- Monkey King (978-1-60887-117-9) by Vincent Zhao, Insight Editions
- Autobiography & Memoir
- The Language of Men (978-0-9768813-2-2) by Anthony D'Aries, Hudson Whitman / Excelsior College Press
- Born Under an Assumed Name (978-1-59797-698-5) by Sara Mansfield Taber, Potomac Books
- The Watchmaker's Daughter (978-0-9755618-8-1) by Sonia Taitz, McWitty Press
- Border Crossings (978-0-9854151-1-2) by Charles Novacek, 1021 Press
- Biography
- Under the North Light (978-0-9679268-6-5) by Lawrence Webster, WoodstockArts
- Let the People In (978-0-292-71964-4) by Jan Reid, University of Texas Press
- Lynn Margulis (978-1-60358-446-3) by Dorion Sagan (editor), Chelsea Green Publishing
- Unconquered (978-1-61254-041-2) by J.D. Davis, Brown Books
- Body, Mind & Spirit
- Mudras of India (978-1-84819-084-9) by Cain Carroll and Revital Carroll, Singing Dragon
- By God's Grace (978-1-60887-141-4) by Sadhvi Saraswati, Mandala Publishing
- The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage (978-1-60407-878-7) by Joseph Marshall III, Sounds True
- 365 Ways to Raise Your Frequency (978-0-7387-2740-0) by Melissa Alvarez, Llewellyn Worldwide
- Business & Economics
- The Rainforest (978-0-615-58672-4) by Victor W. Hwang and Greg Horowitt, Regenwald
- Breakthrough Branding (978-1-85788-581-1) by Catherine Kaputa, Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- The Pause Principle (978-1-60994-532-9) by Kevin Cashman, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- Emotional Intelligence for Sales Success (978-0-8144-3029-3) by Colleen Stanley, AMACOM
- Face2Face (978-0-910965-99-6) by David Lee King, CyberAge Books
- Career
- The Complete Guide to Getting a Job for People with Asperger's Syndrome (978-1-84905-921-3) by Barbara Bissonnette, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- The Freelancer's Bible (978-0-7611-6488-3) by Sarah Horowitz and Toni Sciarra Poynter (contributor), Workman Publishing
- Your Career, Your Way! (978-1-936048-08-3) by Lisa Quast, Career Woman
- Cooking
- 101 Classic Cookbooks (978-0-8478-3793-9) by THE FALES LIBRARY, Marion Nestle (contributor), and Judith Jones (contributor), Rizzoli
- Japanese Farm Food (978-1-4494-1829-8) by Nancy Singleton Hachisu and Kenji Miura (photographer), Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Afield (978-1-59962-114-2) by Jesse Griffiths and Jody Horton (photographer), Welcome Books
- Crafts & Hobbies
- Star Wars Origami (978-0-7611-6943-7) by Chris Alexander and Tom Angleberger (contributor), Workman Publishing
- Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement (978-0-8040-1138-9) by Suzi Parron, Swallow Press
- Modern Patchwork (978-1-60705-548-8) by Elizabeth Hartman, C & T Publishing
- Tape It and Make It (978-1-4380-0135-7) by Richela Fabian Morgan, Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
- Indygo Junction's Fabric Flowers (978-0-9826270-2-0) by Amy Barickman , Amy Barickman LLC
- Ecology & Environment
- The Last Atoll (978-1-59534-130-3) by Pamela Frierson, Trinity University Press
- Niagara Digressions (978-0-9837405-2-0) by E.R. Baxter, Starcherone Books
- Damming the Osage (978-0-9673925-8-5) by Leland Payton and Crystal Payton, Lens & Pen Press
- Education
- Born, Not Raised (978-0-9792366-3-1) by Susan Madden Lankford and Juvenile artists (illustrator), Humane Exposures Publishing, LLC
- Common Core English Language Arts in a PLC at Work™, Grades K–2 (978-1-936764-16-7) by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey, Solution Tree Press
- Professional Capital (978-0-8077-5332-3) by Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan, Teachers College Press
- Try Reading Again (978-1-60613-028-5) by DeAnna Horstmeier, Ph.D., Woodbine House
- Essays
- Things That Are (978-1-57131-334-8) by Amy Leach, Milkweed Editions
- A Thousand Deer (978-0-292-73795-2) by Rick Bass, UT Press
- Swallowing the Sea (978-1-936797-14-1) by Lee Upton, Tupelo
- My Bookstore (978-1-57912-910-1) by Ronald Rice, Black Dog & Leventhal
- Family & Relationships
- Living Nonviolent Communication (978-1-60407-827-5) by Marshall Rosenberg, Sounds True
- The Foster Parenting Toolbox (978-0-9726244-6-6) by Kim Phagan-Hansel (editor), EMK Press
- Pride and Joy (978-0-19-989624-0) by Kenneth Barish, Oxford University Press
- Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Every Parent Needs to Know (978-1-58110-651-0) by Alan I. Rosenblatt, MD, FAAP (editor) and Paul S. Carbone, MD, FAAP (editor), American Academy of Pediatrics
- Graphic Novels & Comics
- Dotter of Her Father Eyes (978-1-59582-850-7) by Mary M. Talbot, Dark Horse Books
- Cursed Pirate Girl (978-1-936393-60-2) by Jeremy Bastian (author, illustrator), Archaia Entertainment
- Blacksad (978-1-59582-931-3) by Juan Diaz Canales, Dark Horse Books
- Iron (978-1-936393-28-2) by Shane-Michael Vidaurri (author, illustrator), Archaia Entertainment
- Health
- The Patient Survival Guide (978-1-936303-31-1) by Maryanne McGuckin, Demos Health
- The Cookie Book (978-0-89793-606-4) by Maritza Breitenbach, Hunter House
- The Take-Charge Patient (978-0-9815240-3-0) by Martine Ehrenclou, MA, Lemon Grove Press
- Dad to Dad Parenting Like a Pro (978-1-58110-650-3) by David L. Hill, MD, FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics
- History
- Through the Eye of the Needle (978-0-691-15290-5) by Peter Brown, Princeton University Press
- We Are Here (978-0-8032-3012-5) by Ellen Cassedy, University of Nebraska Press
- Railroads and the American People (978-0-253-00633-2) by H. Roger Grant, Indiana University Press
- Home & Garden
- The Seasoned Gardener (978-0-9774251-8-1) by Carolyn Singer, Garden Wisdom Press
- Garden Wisdom (978-0-87020-494-4) by Jerry Apps, Wisconsin Historical Society Press
- The Maine Garden Journal (978-0-9847103-0-0) by Lisa Colburn and Joanna Young (designer), Fern Leaf Publishing Company
- Ecothrifty (978-0-86571-715-2) by Deborah Niemann, New Society Publishers
- Humor
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (978-1-57912-913-2) by Luke Dempsey, Black Dog & Leventhal
- The Art of Procrastination (978-0-7611-7167-6) by John Perry, Workman Publishing
- The 6.5 Practices of Moderately Successful Poets (978-1-936747-27-6) by Jeffrey Skinner, Sarabande Books
- Uncle John's Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader (978-1-60710-562-6) by Bathroom Readers' Institute, Portable Press
- Nature
- The Appalachian Trail (978-0-8478-3903-2) by Brian King and Appalachian Trail Conservancy and Bill Bryson (contributor), Rizzoli
- Kissed by a Fox (978-1-58243-812-2) by Priscilla Stuckey, Counterpoint
- Skulls (978-1-57912-912-5) by Simon Winchester, Black Dog & Leventhal
- Safari (978-0-7611-6380-0) by Carol Kaufmann and Dan Kainen (designer), Workman Publishing
- Performing Arts & Music
- Rolling Stones 50 X 20 (978-1-60887-132-2) by Chris Murray, Insight Editions
- The Untold Story of Adele aus der Ohe (978-1-59298-464-0) by LaWayne Leno, Beaver's Pond Press
- North of Hollywood (978-0-9848442-1-0) by Rick Lenz, Chromodroid Press
- Global Reggae (978-976-812596-5) by Carolyn Cooper (editor), Canoe Press
- Pets
- Little Boy Blue (978-0-7641-6526-9) by Kim Kavin, Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
- For Love of Cats (978-1-935726-13-5) by Animal Recue League of Iowa, Inc., Landauer Publishing
- For Love of Dogs (978-1-935726-12-8) by ARL Iowa, Paula Sunday, and Mick McAuliffe, Landauer Publishing
- Pets at the White House (978-0-615-58063-0) by Jennifer B. Pickens, Fife & Drum Press
- Lipstick and the Leash (978-0-615-46558-6) by Camilla Gray-Nelson, Double Dove Press
- Philosophy
- The Philosophy Shop (978-1-78135-049-2) by Peter Worley (editor), David Jenkins (contributor), and Nolen Gertz, et al. (contributor), Independent Thinking Press
- Simone Weil (978-0-268-02373-7) by Robert Chenavier and Bernard E. Doering (translator), University of Notre Dame Press
- The Wisdom of Generations (978-0-9829354-8-4) by Tieman H. Dippel, Jr., Texas Peacemaker Publications, LLC
- The Fourth Dimension of Existence (978-1-4775-8292-3) by Nasr Saad, Create Space
- Photography
- Ori Gersht (978-0-87846-779-2) by Al Miner, MFA Publications
- Alone with the Past (978-1-890434-84-7) by Ernest R. Lawrence, Afton Press
- Faking It (978-0-300-18501-0) by Mia Fineman, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Ice (978-0-8478-3886-8) by James Balog and Terry Tempest Williams (contributor), Rizzoli
- Poetry
- Acquainted with the Cold (978-1-936511-04-4) by Lexa Hillyer, Bona Fide Books
- The Glass Tree (978-0-9815560-8-6) by Laura Davies Foley, Harbor Mountain Press
- The Sky Is a Bird of Sorrow (978-1-877655-75-3) by Steve Dieffenbacher, Wordcraft of Oregon
- To Embroider the Ground With Prayer (978-0-8143-3620-5) by Teresa J. Scollon, Wayne State University Press
- Political Science
- Defending the Filibuster (978-0-253-00191-7) by Richard A. Arenberg and Robert B. Dove, Indiana University Press
- Tax Cheating (978-1-4384-4270-9) by Donald Morris, SUNY Press
- Bending History (978-0-8157-2182-6) by Martin S. Indyk, Kenneth G. Lieberthal, and Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Brookings Institution
- Force Decisions: A Citizens Guide (978-1-59439-243-6) by Rory Miller, YMAA Publication Center
- Popular Culture
- The Guitar & Amp Sourcebook (978-1-60710-565-7) by Mike Abbott, Thunder Bay Press
- The Trivia Lover's Guide to the World (978-1-4422-1403-3) by Gary Fuller, Rowman & Littlefield
- Man Bites Dog (978-0-7591-2073-0) by Bruce Kraig, Alta Mira Press
- Schiaparelli & Prada (978-0-300-17955-2) by Andrew Bolton and Harold Koda, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Psychology
- Non-Drug Treatments for ADHD (978-0-393-70622-2) by Richard Brown and Patricia Gerbarg, WW Norton
- See Me as a Person (978-1-886624-83-2) by Mary Koloroutis and Michael Trout, Creative Health Care Management
- Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew (978-1-935274-65-0) by Ellen Notbohm, Future Horizons
- Reference
- Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking (978-1-60358-332-9) by Gianaclis Caldwell, Chelsea Green Publishing
- Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters (978-0-8010-3356-8) by Marion Ann Taylor (editor) and Agnes Choi (editor), Baker Academic
- Baja California Plant Field Guide 3rd Edition (978-0-916251-18-5) by Jon P. Rebman and Norman C. Roberts, Sunbelt Publications
- Autism as Context Blindness (978-1-937473-00-6) by Peter Vermeulen, AAPC Publishing
- Regional
- Ricardo Brededa (978-0-932653-99-4) by Diana Lindsay, SUNBELT PUBLICATIONS
- Damming the Osage (978-0-9673925-8-5) by Leland Payton and Crystal Payton, Lens & Pen Press
- Coney Detroit (978-0-8143-3518-5) by Katherine Yung and Joe Grimm, Wayne State University Press
- North of Twelfth Street (978-0-9846505-1-4) by Tom Dempster (author, photographer) and Gary D. Olson (contributor), South Dakota State Historical Society Press
- Religion
- The Evolution of Adam (978-1-58743-315-3) by Peter Enns, Brazos Press
- Messy (978-0-8254-4168-4) by A.J. Swoboda, Kregel Publications
- The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family (978-0-268-02230-3) by Edward T. Brett, University of Notre Dame Press
- The Path of Centering Prayer (978-1-60407-673-8) by David Frenette, Sounds True
- Science
- Einstein's Jewish Science (978-1-4214-0554-4) by Steven Gimbel, The Johns Hopkins University Press
- The Everyday Space Traveler (978-0-9817674-0-6) by Jason Klassi and Buzz Aldrin (contributor), Space Traveler Publishing
- Reality Begins with Consciousness (978-1-58412-009-4) by Vernon M. Neppe and Edward R. Close, Brainvoyage.com
- Self-Help
- Positive Intelligence (978-1-60832-278-7) by Shirzad Chamine, Greenleaf Book Group Press
- Great Sex Made Simple (978-0-7387-3345-6) by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson, Llewellyn Publications
- Mindfulness for Beginners (978-1-60407-658-5) by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Sounds True
- I am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help (978-0-9677189-3-4) by Xavier Amador, Vida Press
- Social Sciences
- Life's Journey---Zuya (978-1-60781-184-8) by Albert White Hat and John Cunningham (compiler), University of Utah Press
- The Chalk Circle (978-1-936214-71-6) by Tara L. Masih (editor), Wyatt-MacKenzie
- Mindshare (978-0-9858066-1-3) by Nikos Acuna, Motion Pub
- The American Nurse (978-1-59962-121-0) by Carolyn Jones, Welcome Books
- Sports
- Slingin' Sam (978-0-292-71985-9) by Joe Holley, UT Press
- Fast Break to Line Break (978-1-61186-035-1) by Todd Davis (editor), MSU Press
- Green Bay Packers (978-0-87020-497-5) by William Povletich, Wisconsin Historical Society Press
- Krav Maga: Weapon Defenses (978-1-59439-240-5) by David Kahn, YMAA Publication Center
- Travel Essays
- Hoosh (978-0-8032-2666-1) University of Nebraska Press
- The Best Travel Writing (978-1-60952-057-1) by Tim Cahill (contributor), Traveler's Tales
- The Expedition (978-0-9849155-0-7) by Jason Lewis, BilllyFish Books, LLC
- Safari Jema (978-1-4637-4179-2) by Teresa O'Kane, Flat Dog Books/Createspace
- Travel Guides
- Your Guide to the National Parks (978-1-62128-000-2) by Michael Joseph Oswald, Stone Road Press
- Moon Taj Mahal, Delhi & Jaipur (978-1-61238-353-8) by Margot Bigg, Avalon Travel
- 22 Accessible Road Trips (978-1-936303-26-7) by Candy Harrington, Demos Health
- 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go (978-1-60952-066-3) by Susan Van Allen, Travelers' Tales; Second Edition edition (July 10,
- True Crime
- House of Horrors (978-1-60635-186-4) by Robert Sberna, Kent State University Press
- Chessman (978-1-4327-9568-9) by Terrence W. Cooney, Outskirts Press
- Scapegoat (978-0-9842333-7-3) by J. Patrick O'Connor, Strategic Media
- Guilty by Popular Demand (978-1-60635-133-8) by Bill Osinski, Kent State University Press
- Women's Studies
- Grandmother Power (978-1-57687-611-4) by Paola Gianturco, powerHouse Books
- Looking for Esperanza (978-0-9844629-8-8) by Adriana Paramo and Claudia Carlson (designer), Benu Press
- The New Feminist Agenda (978-1-60358-425-8) by Madeleine M. Kunin', Chelsea Green Publishing
- The Best Womens' Travel Writing, Vol 8 (978-1-60952-059-5) by Lavinia Spaulding (editor), Travelers' Tales
- Writing
- Swallowing the Sea (978-1-936797-14-1) by Lee Upton, Tupelo
- Because You Have To (978-0-268-02893-0) by Joan Frank , University of Notre Dame Press
- The New Book of Plots (978-1-935166-63-4) by Loren Niemi, Parkhurst Brothers
- The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction (978-0-9846166-6-4) by Dinty W. Moore (editor), Rose Metal Press
Children's
- Juvenile Fiction
- Easter Ann Peters' Operation Cool (978-0-9859562-0-2) by Jody Lamb, Scribe Publishing Company
- The Bulldoggers Club — The Tale of the Ill-Gotten Catfish (978-1-937054-15-1) by Barbara Hay, Tim Jessell (illustrator), and Steven Walker (illustrator), The RoadRunner Press
- The Man Who Dreamed of Elk Dogs (978-1-937786-00-7) by Paul Goble, World Wisdom
- Jack Templar Monster Hunter (978-0-9884259-0-3) by Jeff Gunhus, Seven Guns Press
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math (978-0-7611-6374-9) by Sean Connolly, Workman Publishing
- Native Writers (978-0-9779183-8-6) by Kim Sigafus and Lyle Ernst, 7th Generation/ imprint of Book Publishing Co
- Uncle John's KID-TOPIA Bathroom Reader for Kids Only! (978-1-59223-827-9) by Bathroom Readers' Institute, Portable Press
- Recycled Robots (978-0-7611-5466-2) by Robert Malone, Workman Publishing
- Picture Books
- Molly's Organic Farm (978-1-58469-166-2) by Carol L. Malnor and Trina Hunner, Dawn Publications
- Adventures in Australia and New Zealand (978-0-9794228-9-8) by Tim Ostermeyer (author, photographer, designer), Fun Adventure Wildlife Books
- The Bully Goat Grim (978-0-87483-952-4) by Willy Claflin and James Stimson (illustrator), August House
- Good People Everywhere (978-0-9799289-8-7) by Lynea Gillen and Kristina Swarner (illustrator), Three Pebble Press, LLC
- Picture Books, Early Reader
- The A to Z Book of Wild Animals (978-1-60710-592-3) by Peter David Scott (illustrator), Silver Dolphin Books
- Up Dog (978-1-55451-389-5) by Hazel Hutchins and Fanny, Annick Press
- Silence (978-1-4338-1136-4) by Lemniscates, Magination Press
- Healthy Foods from A to Z (978-0-9834983-1-5) by Stephanie Maze (editor) and Renee Comet (photographer), Moonstone Press
- I See the Sun in Mexico (978-1-935874-14-0) by Dedie King, Judith Inglese (illustrator), and Julio Ortiz Manzo (translator), Satya House Publications
- Young Adult Fiction
- The Immortal Von B. (978-1-937054-30-4) by M. Scott Carter, The RoadRunner Press
- Beautiful Music for Ugly Children (978-0-7387-3251-0) by Kirstin Cronn-Mills, Flux Books
- Caterpillar (978-1-879571-00-6) by Kate Oliver, MAB Books
- Silhouette of a Sparrow (978-1-57131-701-8) by Molly Beth Griffin, Milkweed Editions
- Young Adult Nonfiction
- Scandalous! 50 Shocking Events You Should Know About (978-0-9827322-0-5) by Hallie Fryd, Zest Books
- Job Tracks (978-0-635-10552-3) by Carole Marsh, Gallopade
- Regine's Book (978-1-936976-20-1) by Regine Stokke, Zest Books
- Dead Man Breathing (978-0-9960509-0-6) by Billy Jack McDaniel and A'Leta McDaniel, Billy Jack McDaniel, Inc.
- Paint and Canvas (978-0-87195-295-0) by Rachel Berenson Perry, Indiana Historical Society Press