Full List of 2013 Foreword INDIES Winners
Editor's Choice
- Fiction
- Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail (978-0-9892759-1-0) by Kelly Luce, A Strange Object
- Nonfiction
- She Who Tells a Story (978-0-87846-804-1) by Kristen Gresh and Michket Krifa (contributor), MFA Publications
Adult Fiction
- Action & Adventure
- The Mountain Place of Knowledge (978-1-4935-5435-5) by Marshall Chamberlain, The Grace Publishing Group
- Nephilim Awakening (978-1-4905-0603-6) by Henry R. Yarghn, CreateSpace
- The Brotherhood Conspiracy (978-0-8254-4317-6) by Terry Brennan, Kregel Publications
- The Third Option (978-0-9859358-4-9) by Ben A. Sharpton, Belle Isle Books
- Fantasy
- Dead of Knight (978-1-62015-156-3) by Nicole J. Persun, Booktrope Editions
- The Curse Giver (978-1-60619-289-4) by Dora Machado, Twilight Times Books
- The Last Stratiote (978-0-9826875-8-1) by LeAnn Neal Reilly, Zephon Books
- Gay & Lesbian
- The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell (978-1-60832-562-7) by William Klaber, Greenleaf Book Group
- Giraffe People (978-1-61294-039-7) by Jill Malone, Bywater Books
- The Butterfly Lady (978-1-939675-00-2) by Danny M. Hoey, Jr., Flaming Giblet Press
- The Supernatural Detective (978-1-60282-861-2) by Crin Claxton, Bold Strokes Books
- General
- Clear Lake (978-1-938314-40-7) by Nan Fink Gefen, She Writes Press
- The Rockin' Chair (978-1-61188-067-0) by Steven Manchester, The Story Plant
- We (978-1-60381-166-8) by Michael Landweber, Coffeetown Press
- Waiting in Deep (978-1-63004-939-3) by Sandi Morgan Denkers, PublishAmerica
- Historical
- The Conduct of Saints (978-1-57962-315-9) by Christopher Davis, The Permanent Press
- March With Me (978-0-9792375-5-3) by Rosalie T. Turner, Cypress Creek Publishing
- Silent We Stood (978-0-89672-832-5) by Henry Chappell, Texas Tech University Press
- In Golden Splendor (978-1-4336-7820-2) by Michael K. Reynolds, B&H Publishing
- Horror
- Bloom (978-1-4827-0209-5) by Martin Kee, Kellye Parish (editor), and Angela Meadon (editor), Martin Kee
- Lost In The Wash (978-0-9766053-9-3) by John Ira Thomas and Will Grant (illustrator), Candle Light Press
- Night Chill (978-0-615-82838-1) by Jeff Gunhus, Seven Guns Press
- Stillwell (978-1-4841-9609-0) by Michael Phillip Cash, Chelshire Inc.
- Literary
- A History of Stone and Steel (978-0-9886974-0-9) by Christopher Fisher, Resurgent Books
- Liliane's Balcony (978-0-9887645-3-8) by Kelcey Parker, Rose Metal Press
- Playing the Angel (978-1-62288-023-2) by Kenneth Womack, Stephen F. Austin State University Press
- Sea of Hooks (978-1-62054-006-0) by Lindsay Hill, McPherson and Company
- Multicultural
- A Bit of Difference (978-1-56656-892-0) by Sefi Atta, Interlink Publishing Group
- The Voices of Heaven (978-1-62412-003-9) by Maija Rhee Devine, Seoul Selection USA
- Signal Peak (978-0-615-90470-2) by David Edward Walker, Thoughtful Publishing Company
- If I Never Went Home (978-0-9926977-2-3) by Ingrid Persaud, Blue China Press
- Mystery
- As She Left It (978-0-7387-3677-8) by Catriona McPherson, Midnight Ink
- Deadly Misfortune (978-1-4811-6673-7) by Dianne Greenlay, CreateSpace
- The Silence of the Wave (978-0-8478-4125-7) by Gianrico Carofiglio and Howard Curtis (translator), Rizzoli
- Noah's Rainy Day (978-1-62634-017-6) by Sandra Brannan, Greenleaf Book Group
- Religious
- Shadow of the Piper (978-1-935375-02-9) by L. P. Hoffman, Hope Springs Media
- Invisible (978-1-4336-7168-5) by Ginny Yttrup, B&H Publishing
- The Jericho Deception (978-1-933512-44-0) by Jeffrey Small, West Hills Press
- When the Morning Glory Blooms (978-1-4267-3543-1) by Cynthia Ruchti, Abingdon Press
- Romance
- Longing for Home (978-1-60907-461-6) by Sarah M. Eden, Shadow Mountain
- Blackmoore (978-1-60907-460-9) by Julianne Donaldson, Shadow Mountain
- A Sinner in Paradise (978-1-61153-057-5) by Deborah Hining, Light Messages Publishing
- Dark Secret Love (978-1-57344-956-4) by Alison Tyler, Cleis Press
- Science Fiction
- Brittle Star (978-0-9889248-1-9) by Rod Val Moore, What Books Press
- The Methuselah Strain (978-1-4918-0823-8) by J. P. Helak, AuthorHouse
- The Anomaly (978-1-937338-02-2) by Wendy Joyce, Capitol Electronic Reporting
- Future Prometheus (978-1-4787-0418-8) by J. M. Erickson, Stacee Gravelle Lawrence (editor), and Cathy Helms (designer), Outskirts Press
- Short Stories
- Little Raw Souls (978-1-932870-65-7) by Steven Schwartz, Autumn House
- Boulevard Women (978-1-886157-90-3) by Lauren Cobb, BkMk Press, University of Missouri-Kansas City
- A House Too Small (978-0-89672-795-3) by Ezra Hirschmann, Texas Tech University Press
- The Woodpecker Menace (978-0-9848400-3-8) by Ted Olinger and Tweed Meyer (illustrator), Plicata Press
- Thriller & Suspense
- Utopia, Texas (978-1-60832-416-3) by Michael E Glasscock III, Greenleaf Book Group
- Cartilage and Skin (978-1-938603-18-1) by Michael James Rizza, Starcherone
- Happy Utopia Day, Joe McCarthy (978-1-937110-53-6) by J.T. Lundy, Emerald Book Company
- The Price of Innocence (978-0-9852413-3-9) by Bryan Devore, Bryan Devore
- Translations
- Sandalwood Death (978-0-8061-4339-2) by Mo Yan and Howard Goldblatt (translator), University of Oklahoma Press
- Beowulf (978-1-4912-5018-1) by Gerald J. Davis (translator), Insignia Publishing
- War & Military
- Flashes of War (978-1-934074-85-5) by Katey Schultz, Loyola University's Apprentice House
- Time Fall (978-1-939990-15-0) by Timothy Ashby, Author Planet Press
- The Voices of Heaven (978-1-62412-003-9) by Maija Rhee Devine, Seoul Selection USA
- Of Souls and Patriots (978-1-4908-1183-3) by Stan Poel, WestBow Press
Adult Nonfiction
- Adventure & Recreation
- The Expedition Book 2 (978-0-9849155-1-4) by Jason Lewis and Tammie Stevens (editor), BillyFish Books
- Ole! (978-1-61766-242-3) by Hal Marcovitz (editor), 4 Square Books
- I Promise Not to Suffer (978-1-59485-745-4) by Gail D. Storey, Mountaineers Books
- Paddling to Winter (978-0-9835189-2-1) by Julie Buckles, Raven Productions
- Anthologies
- Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie (978-0-8032-3645-5) by Peggy Wolff (editor), University of Nebraska Press
- Friend. Follow. Text. (978-1-926531-80-9) by Shawn Syms (editor), Enfield and Wizenty
- Goodbye to All That (978-1-58005-494-2) by Sari Botton (editor), Seal Press
- Paper Dreams (978-0-9840405-7-5) by Travis Kurowski (editor), Atticus Books
- Architecture
- American Ski Resort (978-0-8061-4295-1) by Margaret Supplee Smith, University of Oklahoma Press
- Great Houses of Summit Avenue and the Hill District (978-0-9892627-0-5) by Bette Hammel, Melinda Nelson, Dave Kenney, Paul Clifford Larson, Karen Melvin (photographer), and Garrison Keillor (contributor), Big Picture Press
- Columbia University in Pictures (978-0-9886697-0-3) by Lenny Pridatko (author, photographer), Luminance Press
- Art
- Irving Harper (978-0-8478-4001-4) by Michael Maharam (editor) and Julie Lasky (contributor), Rizzoli
- Ralph Steadman (978-1-62326-021-7) by Ralph Steadman and Steve Crist (editor), AMMO Books
- An Opening of the Field (978-0-7649-6582-1) by Michael Duncan, Christopher Wagstaff, James Maynard (contributor), and William Breazeale (contributor), Pomegranate Communications
- Exuberance of Meaning (978-0-915977-81-9) by Asen Kirin and Scott Ruby, Georgia Museum of Art
- Autobiography & Memoir
- Bleeder (978-1-61186-069-6) by Shelby Smoak, Michigan State University Press
- Where Excuses Go to Die (978-0-9885736-0-4) by John Espinosa Nelson, Highrise Press
- From Kristallnacht to Watergate (978-1-4384-4917-3) by Harry Rosenfeld, SUNY Press/Excelsior Editions
- This Is How I Save My Life (978-0-9884988-0-8) by Amy B. Scher, Lightning Source
- Biography
- The Many Lives of Miss K (978-0-8478-4129-5) by Jean-Noel Liaut and Denise Jacobs (translator), Rizzoli
- Mud Creek Medicine (978-1-935497-73-8) by Kiran Bharaju, Butler Books
- Called to the Fire (978-1-4267-5328-2) by Chet Bush, Abingdon Press
- The Man Who Seduced Hollywood (978-1-61374-579-3) by B. James Gladstone, Chicago Review Press
- Body, Mind & Spirit
- Sheltered in the Heart (978-1-938846-10-6) by Gunilla Norris, Homebound Publications
- Warrior Pose (978-1-937856-69-4) by Brad Willis aka Bhava Ram, BenBella
- Polishing the Mirror (978-1-60407-967-8) by Ram Dass and Rameshwar Das (contributor), Sounds True
- Do Not Go Quietly (978-1-4019-4249-6) by George Cappannelli and Sedena Cappannelli, Agape Media International
- Business & Economics
- Smile (978-0-9850762-3-8) by Kirt Manecke, Solid Press
- Playing To Win (978-1-4221-8739-5) by A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin, Harvard Business Review Press
- Would YOU Want to Work for YOU? (978-0-9825353-5-6) by Brenda Bence, Global Insight Communications
- The Sustainable Nonprofit (978-0-9849752-0-4) by Debbie Wilde, John Mayling (editor), and Denise Reynolds (illustrator), Canyon Creek Press
- Career
- Student Federal Career Guide (978-0-9846671-6-1) by Kathryn Troutman and Paul Binkley, The Resume Place
- Personality Power (978-0-8144-2123-9) by Shoya Zichy and Ann Bidou, AMACOM/American Management Association
- Your Future Is Calling (978-0-9893887-1-9) by Mike Echols, Human Capital
- Congratulations -- You Just Got Hired (978-1-4819-4429-8) by Robert L. Deitz, CreateSpace
- Cooking
- An American Family Cooks (978-1-59962-124-1) by Judith Choate, Michael Choate (contributor), and Christopher Choate (contributor), Welcome Books
- The Food of Vietnam (978-1-74270-620-7) by Luke Nguyen, Hardie Grant Books
- Summerland (978-0-8478-4131-8) by Anne Quatrano, Rizzoli
- The Yogurt Cookbook (978-1-56656-861-6) by Arto der Haroutunian, Interlink Publishing Group
- Crafts & Hobbies
- Making Art a Practice (978-1-84409-607-7) by Cat Bennett, Findhorn Press
- Brick City (978-1-4380-0249-1) by Warren Elsmore, Barron's Educational Series
- On Folded Wings (978-1-879384-79-8) by Michael Weinstein, Cypress House
- First-Time Machine Applique (978-1-935726-34-0) by Janet Pittman, Landauer Publishing
- Ecology & Environment
- A Natural History of the Central Appalachians (978-1-933202-68-6) by Steven L. Stephenson, West Virginia University Press
- Banned on the Hill (978-0-9916961-0-9) by Franke James, The James Gang
- Salmon, People, and Place (978-0-87071-724-6) by Jim Lichatowich, Oregon State University Press
- Sharing the Earth (978-0-615-84554-8) by Martin Adams, Sharing the Earth Media
- Education
- American Teacher (978-1-59962-127-2) by Katrina Fried, Welcome Books
- From Tired to Inspired (978-1-936764-37-2) by Mary Kim Schreck, Solution Tree Press
- Girls Without Limits (978-1-4522-4121-0) by Lisa Hinkelman, Corwin
- Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty (978-0-8077-5457-3) by Paul Gorski, Teachers College Press
- Essays
- The Pigheaded Soul (978-0-88984-368-4) by Jason Guriel, The Porcupine's Quill
- Folds in the Map (978-0-615-89125-5) by Jeff Bauer, Inciteful Press
- Body Geographic (978-0-8032-3985-2) by Barrie Jean Borich, University of Nebraska Press
- Possibility (978-1-936747-54-2) by Patricia Vigderman, Sarabande Books
- Family & Relationships
- The Sandwich Generation's Guide to Eldercare (978-1-936303-43-4) by Kimberly Wickert, MRC, CRC, Danielle Schultz Dresden, MEd, CRC, and Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr., Phd, CRC, Demos Health
- Getting to 50/50 (978-1-936740-58-1) by Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober, Viva Editions
- Get Your Kids Hiking (978-0-8253-0691-4) by Jeff Alt, Beaufort Books
- Sex, Drugs, 'n Facebook (978-0-89793-659-0) by Megan Moreno, Hunter House Publishers
- The Other Talk (978-0-07-183098-0) by Tim Prosch, McGraw-Hill
- Health
- Four Quadrant Living (978-1-939288-22-6) by Dina Colman, Four Quadrant Media, An Imprint of Wyatt-MacKenzie
- Malignant (978-0-520-27657-4) by S. Lochlann Jain, University of California Press
- The Primal Connection (978-0-9847551-0-3) by Mark Sisson, Primal Blueprint Publishing
- Becoming Vegan (978-1-57067-295-8) by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina , Book Publishing Company
- History
- Pere Marie-Benoit and Jewish Rescue (978-0-253-00853-4) by Susan Zuccotti, Indiana University Press
- The Killer Detail (978-2-08020153-9) by Elisabeth Quin and Francois Armanet, Flammarion
- The Reach of Rome (978-0-8478-4128-8) by Alberto Angela and Gregory Conti (translator), Rizzoli
- Greetings from Canada (978-1-926991-17-7) by Jan Krijff and Karen Green, Granville Island Publishing
- Home & Garden
- The New American Front Yard (978-0-9831587-1-4) by Sarah Carolyn Sutton (author, photographer) and Karin Hoffman (designer), Tendril Press
- Expert Companions: Household (978-1-60710-723-1) by Sarah Baker, Thunder Bay Press
- The Asperkid's Launch Pad (978-1-84905-931-2) by Jennifer Cook O'Toole, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Classical Interiors (978-0-8478-4099-1) by Elizabeth Meredith Dowling, David Watkin (contributor), Carol Hvrol Flores (contributor), and Richard Sammons (contributor), Rizzoli
- Humor
- Death by Children (978-1-893121-99-7) by Christopher "Bull" Garlington, Everything Goes Media
- Viva Laughter! (978-1-4787-1102-5) by Patrick Shannon, Outskirts Press
- Rumble Yell (978-0-9856635-1-3) by Brian David Bruns, World Waters
- Nature
- The Cougar (978-1-77162-002-4) by Paula Wild, Douglas & McIntyre
- Nature’s Paradise (978-0-9838132-0-0) by Douglas Goodell and Marco T. Saborío, Nature Arts Press
- Conversations with Barry Lopez (978-0-8061-4407-8) by William E. Tydeman, University of Oklahoma Press
- Land of Enchantment Wildflowers (978-0-89672-822-6) by Willa F. Finley and LaShara J. Nieland, Texas Tech University Press
- Wild (978-0-86713-157-4) by Flick Ford, Greenwich Workshop
- Performing Arts & Music
- The Noise Beneath the Apple (978-0-9889517-0-9) by Heather Jacks, Heather Jacks
- Acoustic Stories (978-1-928578-12-3) by Bill Amatneek, Vineyards Press
- Cowboy Stuntman (978-0-89672-789-2) by Dean Smith and Mike Cox, Texas Tech University Press
- The Rhino Records Story (978-1-59079-128-8) by Harold Bronson, SelectBooks
- Pets
- People Training for Good Dogs (978-1-938908-30-9) by Melissa Berryman, iUniverse
- Walking Magpie (978-1-938086-11-3) by Chuck Forsman, George F. Thompson Publishing
- Ruby's Road (978-1-934690-67-3) by Patrick Bettendorf, Tasora
- Philosophy
- If A Then B (978-0-231-16105-3) by Michael Shenefelt and Heidi White, Columbia University Press
- Jack Chambers' Red and Green (978-0-88984-360-8) by Tom Smart, The Porcupine's Quill
- Souls Exist (978-1-62137-314-8) by Richard Schain, Vitrual Bookworm
- Rational Polemics (978-1-4327-9880-2) by Richard Todd Devens, Outskirts Press
- Photography
- The Photography of Modernist Cuisine (978-0-9827610-2-1) by Nathan Myrhvold, The Cooking Lab
- Woody Guthrie's Wardy Forty (978-0-9897521-0-7) by Phillip Buehler (author, photographer), Woody Guthrie, Steven Brower (designer, editor), and Nora Guthrie (editor), Woody Guthrie Publications
- India: In Word and Image, Revised, Expanded and Updated (978-1-59962-128-9) by Eric Meola (photographer), Welcome Books
- Crossing Ethiopia (978-0-9830622-8-8) by John Snyder (author, photographer) and Elizabeth DiPalma, Wayback Publications
- Poetry
- Alice's Sister (978-1-62549-038-4) by Jessica Young, Turning Point
- Practicing to Walk like a Heron (978-0-8143-3453-9) by Jack Ridl, Wayne State University Press
- Earth Again (978-0-8143-3729-5) by Chris Dombrowski, Wayne State University Press
- Hum (978-1-938584-02-2) by Jamaal May, Carey Salerno (editor), and Pamela A. Consolazio (designer), Alice James Books
- In the Kingdom of the Ditch (978-1-61186-070-2) by Todd Davis, Michigan State University Press
- The Devil's Grinder (978-1-930972-81-0) by Mircea Ionescu-Quintus, Paula Console-Soiçan (translator), and Cyrus Console-Soiçan (translator), Parmenides Publishing
- The Glacier's Wake (978-0-8071-5200-3) by Katy Didden, Pleiades Press
- Political Science
- The Thistle and the Drone (978-0-8157-2378-3) by Akbar Ahmed, Brookings Institution Press
- A Government of Wolves (978-1-59079-975-8) by John W. Whitehead, SelectBooks
- The Metropolitan Revolution (978-0-8157-2151-2) by Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley, Brookings Institution Press
- Democracy in Latin America (978-0-268-01972-3) by Ignacio Walker, University of Notre Dame Press
- Popular Culture
- The Book of Nice (978-0-7611-7294-9) by Josh Chetwynd and Phil McAndrew (illustrator), Workman Publishing
- iGods (978-1-58743-344-3) by Craig Detweiler, Brazos Press
- The Relevance of Reason (978-0-9893996-3-0) by Mack W. Borgen, Brody and Schmitt Publishers
- The Legend of Zelda (978-1-61655-041-7) by Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, and Akira Himekawa, Dark Horse Comics
- Psychology
- Depression and Your Child (978-1-4422-2145-1) by Deborah Serani, Rowman and Littlefield
- Take Charge of Your Life (978-1-938908-32-3) by William Glasser, iUniverse
- Sexuality and Dementia (978-1-936303-55-7) by Douglas Wornell, Demos Health
- Obscene Thoughts (978-1-4792-0306-2) by Dave Pounder, W. B. King (editor), and John Marshall Townsend (contributor), CreateSpace
- Reference
- Nose, Legs, Body! (978-0-9893087-0-0) by Len Napolitano, Wineology Press
- The Bullies' Predatory Footprint (978-0-9523249-4-2) by Terri Ryan, The International Development & Information Guides
- The Well-Fed Self-Publisher (978-0-9670598-8-4) by Peter Bowerman, Fanove Publishing
- The Little Blue Thinking Book (978-1-4351-4568-9) by Brandon Royal, Sterling Publishing
- Regional
- Rock Art of the Grand Canyon Region (978-0-932653-09-3) by Don D. Christensen, Jerry Dickey, and Steven M. Freers, Sunbelt Publications
- Crown Hill (978-0-87195-301-8) by Douglas Wissing, Indiana Historical Society Press
- Moving with the Seasons (978-0-9890187-0-8) by Liza F. Carter, Saltwind Press
- Wheel Fever (978-0-87020-613-9) by Jesse J. Gant and Nicholas J. Hoffman, Wisconsin Historical Society Press
- Mud Creek Medicine (978-1-935497-73-8) by Kiran Bharaju, Butler Books
- Religion
- Consider the Birds (978-1-4267-4950-6) by Debbie Blue, Abingdon Press
- The Good Funeral (978-0-664-23853-7) by Thomas G. Long and Thomas Lynch, Westminster John Knox
- Explorations in the Theology of Benedict XVI (978-0-268-02309-6) by John C. Cavadini (editor), University of Notre Dame Press
- Playing God (978-0-8308-3765-6) by Andy Crouch, InterVarsity Press
- Science
- Learning from Leonardo (978-1-60994-989-1) by Fritjof Capra, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- Reality Check (978-0-253-01029-2) by Donald R. Prothero, Indiana University Press
- The First Rocky Mountaineers (978-1-60781-262-3) by Marcel Kornfeld, University of Utah Press
- Software and Mind (978-0-9869389-0-0) by Andrei Sorin, Andsor Books
- Self-Help
- The ONE Thing (978-1-885167-77-4) by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan, Bard Press
- Shifting Gears to Your Life and Work After Retirement (978-0-9845136-1-1) by Carolee Duckworth and Marie Langworthy, New Cabady Press
- Forever Chic (978-0-8478-4149-3) by Tish Jett, Rizzoli
- The Little Red Book of Financial Happiness (978-1-4918-1209-9) by Raymar Rodriguez, AuthorHouse
- Social Sciences
- Cleaning Up (978-0-8014-7896-3) by Dan Zuberi, Cornell University Press
- Revolution Detroit (978-0-8143-3871-1) by John Gallagher, Wayne State University Press
- The Content Machine (978-0-85728-111-1) by Michael Bhaskar, Anthem Press
- Return to Order (978-0-9882148-0-4) by John Horvat II, York Press
- Sports
- America's Classic Ballparks (978-1-60710-725-5) by James Buckley, Thunder Bay Press
- Assisted (978-1-60907-570-5) by John Stockton, Kerry Pickett (contributor), and Karl Malone (contributor), Shadow Mountain
- Remembering Bulldog Turner (978-0-89672-827-1) by Michael Barr, Texas Tech University Press
- Land of Second Chances (978-1-937715-20-5) by Tim Lewis, Velo Press
- Travel Essays
- The Blind Masseuse (978-0-299-29570-7) by Alden Jones, University of Wisconsin Press
- Double Happiness (978-0-9911662-4-4) by Tony Brasunas, Torchpost
- Fringe Florida (978-0-8130-4493-4) by Lynn Waddell, University Press of Florida
- Up North (978-1-883982-74-4) by Douglas Scott Brookes, Missouri History Museum
- Travel Guides
- An Illustrated Guide to the Holy Land for Tour Groups, Students, and Pilgrims (978-1-4267-5729-7) by Lamontte M. Luker, Abingdon Press
- Armenia and Karabakh (978-0-9672120-7-4) by Matthew Karanian (author, photographer) and Robert Kurkjian (photographer), Stone Garden Productions
- SWISS Bernese Oberland (978-0-9632235-5-5) by Philip Alspach and Loretta Alspach, Intercon Publishing
- Eat Smart in Germany (978-0-9776801-4-6) by Mary Bergin, Ginkgo Press
- True Crime
- Nameless Indignities (978-1-60635-159-8) by Susan Elmore, Kent State University Press
- Murder in Beverly Hills (978-1-4343-0560-2) by Cathy Scott, AuthorHouse
- Heist and High (978-0-9857945-0-7) by Anthony Curcio and Dane Batty, Nish Publishing
- Black Caesar (978-0-9852440-1-9) by Ron Chepesiuk, Strategic Media Books
- War & Military
- "Old Slow Town" (978-0-8143-3603-8) by Paul Taylor, Wayne State University Press
- Embattled Farmers (978-0-944856-11-6) by Richard C. Wiggin, Lincoln Historical Society
- Arsenal of Democracy (978-0-8143-3951-0) by Charles K. Hyde, Wayne State University Press
- The Road to War (978-0-8157-2493-3) by Marvin Kalb, Brookings Institution Press
- Women's Studies
- Whiskey Women (978-1-61234-564-2) by Fred Minnick, Potomac Books
- Tasting Home (978-1-938314-03-2) by Judith Newton, She Writes Press
- Maxed Out (978-1-58005-523-9) by Katrina Alcorn, Seal Press
- More of Life's Spices (978-0-9755162-7-0) by Vicki L. Ward (editor), Kathryn Parker (contributor), and Patricia Canterbury (contributor), Nubian Images Publishing
- Writing
- Writing from Within (978-0-89793-617-0) by Bernard Selling, Hunter House Publishers
- Author YOU (978-1-885331-41-0) by Judith Briles, Mile High Press
- Find Your Story, Write Your Memoir (978-0-299-29314-7) by Lynn C. Miller and Lisa Lenard-Cook, The University of Wisconsin Press
- Word Up! (978-0-9858203-0-5) by Marcia Riefer Johnston, Northwest Brainstorm Publishing
Graphic Novels & Comics
- Graphic Novels & Comics
- The Fifth Beatle (978-1-61655-256-5) by Vivek J. Tiwary, Dark Horse Comics
- Mouse Guard (978-1-936393-06-0) by David Petersen, Boom! Studios
- Bandette Volume 1 (978-1-61655-279-4) by Paul Tobin and Alberto J. Alburquerque, Dark Horse Comics
- Polarity Volume 1 (978-1-60886-346-4) by Max Bemis, Boom! Studios
Children's
- Juvenile Fiction
- Three Years and Eight Months (978-0-9856237-8-4) by Icy Smith and Jennifer Kindert (illustrator), East West Discovery Press
- Cragbridge Hall (978-1-60907-326-8) by Chad Morris, Shadow Mountain
- Angel and Brie (978-1-4787-0886-5) by Barbara Lopuszynski, Outskirts Press
- Dancing on the Inside (978-1-938908-28-6) by Glen C. Strathy, iUniverse
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Let's Visit Jerusalem! (978-1-937616-00-7) by Lisa Manzione and Kristine Lucco (illustrator), Bella & Harry
- Global Issues (978-1-62127-438-4) by Jennifer Kroll, AV2 by Weigl
- How Do You Doodle? (978-1-4338-1291-0) by Elise Gravel, American Psychological Association
- Eagle of Delight (978-0-9647586-8-1) by Jean A. Lukesh, Field Mouse Productions
- Picture Books
- Here I Am (978-1-62370-036-2) by Patti Kim, Capstone Young Readers
- I Wish I Had... (978-0-8028-5415-5) by Giovanna Zoboli and Simona Mulazzani (illustrator), Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
- A Day in the Deep (978-1-60718-617-5) by Kevin Kurtz, Sylvan Dell Publishing
- The Man with the Violin (978-1-55451-565-3) by Kathy Stinson and Dusan Petricic (illustrator), Annick Press
- Picture Books, Early Reader
- Over in a River (978-1-58469-330-7) by Marianne Berkes, Glenn Hovemann (editor), and Jill Dubin (illustrator), Dawn Publications
- The Christmas Tree Elf (978-0-9910383-0-5) by Valentine D'Arcy Sheldon (author, illustrator), Jeremiah Humphries (illustrator), and Robin Stice (designer), The Valentine Sheldon Company
- The Otter, the Spotted Frog & the Great Flood (978-1-937786-12-0) by Gerald Hausman and Ramon Shiloh (illustrator), Wisdom Tales
- Alphabet Puke! (978-1-936214-94-5) by Quinn Cole and Charles Eubanks (illustrator), Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing
- Young Adult Fiction
- Reclaimed (978-1-937053-88-8) by Sarah Guillory, Spencer Hill Contemporary
- The Wings of Dragons (978-0-9891957-0-6) by Josh VanBrakle, Arboreal Press
- Some Quiet Place (978-0-7387-3643-3) by Kelsey Sutton, Flux Books
- Assured Destruction (978-0-9812699-4-8) by Michael F. Stewart, Non Sequitor Press
- The War within These Walls (978-0-8028-5428-5) by Aline Sax and Caryl Strzelecki (illustrator), Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
- Young Adult Nonfiction
- How to Lose Everything (978-1-936976-40-9) by Philipp Mattheis, Zest Books
- Pitching for the Stars (978-0-89672-787-8) by Jerry Craft and Kathleen Sullivan, Texas Tech University Press
- Stand up! (978-0-9850602-9-9) by John Schlimm (editor), Publishing Syndicate
- My Pearl Harbor Scrapbook 1941 (978-1-883443-07-8) by Bess Taubman, Ernest Arroyo, and Edward L. Cox, Jr. (designer), MapMania Publishing Co.