Full List of 2015 Foreword INDIES Winners

Editor's Choice

Nonfiction: Cuba (978-1-60887-674-7) by Brian Andreas and Lorne Resnick (author, photographer), Insight Editions
Fiction: South of Everything (978-1-63152-053-2) by Audrey Taylor Gonzalez, She Writes Press

Adult Fiction

Erotica: On the Clock (978-1-62649-327-8) by L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov, Riptide Publishing; Kneel, Mr. President (978-1-61923-044-6) by Lauren Gallagher, Samhain Publishing; The Muse (978-1-62639-223-6) by Meghan O'Brien, Bold Strokes Books
Fantasy: Dreamthief (978-1-63422-077-4) by Tamara Grantham, Crimson Tree Publishing; The Girl on the Swing and At Night in Crumbling Voices (978-1-877655-86-9) by Peter Grandbois, Wordcraft of Oregon; Mythborn 2 (978-0-9850620-2-6) by V. Lakshman, Amazon Digital Services; The Midnight Land (978-1-5188-3949-8) by E.P. Clark, CreateSpace
General: Paul Bunyan (978-917637017-9) by Darryl Wimberley, Wisehouse Imprint: L'Aleph; Buckminster's Ball (978-1-5085-1420-6) by J. A. Zaremski, CreateSpace; Cascade Falls (978-1-940207-37-7) by Bruce Ferber, Rare Bird Books; How to Grow an Addict (978-1-63152-991-7) by J. A. Wright, She Writes Press
Historical: Up the Hill to Home (978-1-62720-039-4) by Jennifer Bort Yacovissi, Apprentice House Press; The Island of Worthy Boys (978-1-63152-001-3) by Connie Hertzberg Mayo, She Writes Press; Even in Darkness (978-1-63152-956-6) by Barbara Stark-Nemon, She Writes Press; The Cult (978-0-9909194-0-7) by Richard Devlin, Undercroft Books
Horror: Monsterland (978-1-5171-8067-6) by Michael Phillip Cash, Chelshire Inc.; The Ordinary (978-0-9931639-7-5) by Christopher Ritchie, GB Publishing; The Torment of Rachel Ames (978-0-9899461-8-6) by Jeff Gunhus, Seven Guns Press; The Haunted Tropics (978-976-640551-9) by Martin Munro (editor), University of West Indies Press
Humor: Cascade Falls (978-1-940207-37-7) by Bruce Ferber, Rare Bird Books; Do Not Resuscitate (978-0-9908247-3-2) by Nicholas Ponticello, Self-Published, Nicholas Ponticello; Doc's Codicil (978-1-939371-83-6) by Gary F. Jones, BQB Publishing; Raising Aphrodite (978-1-57966-104-5) by Kirk Curnutt, River City Publishing
LGBT: A Delicate Dance (978-0-692-56952-8) by Austin Gary, Deckle Press; The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter (978-1-61773-794-7) by Tom Mendicino, Kensington Publishing Corp; Brothers (978-1-62639-538-1) by Ralph Josiah Bardsley, Bold Strokes Books; Small Wonders (978-1-941530-45-0) by Courtney Lux, Interlude Press
Literary: Even in Darkness (978-1-63152-956-6) by Barbara Stark-Nemon, She Writes Press; The Sorrow Proper (978-1-938103-00-1) by Lindsey Drager, Dzanc Books; A Theory of Expanded Love (978-1-61153-131-2) by Caitlin Hicks, Light Messages; The Sea Beach Line (978-1-941493-08-3) by Ben Nadler, Fig Tree Books; Lily Harp (978-1-60226-015-3) by Stacy Barton, WordFarm
Multicultural: Dreams of Maryam Tair (978-1-56656-091-7) by Mhani Alaoui, Interlink Publishing; A Banner of Love (978-1-4917-7303-1) by Josephine Garner, iUniverse; The Cherokee Rose (978-0-89587-635-5) by Tiya Miles, John F. Blair Publisher; The Truth About Awiti (978-0-692-28773-6) by CP Patrick, Field Order Press
Mystery: Do Not Assume (978-1-63192-429-3) by Elaine Williams Crockett, BookBaby; Crossed (978-1-62639-377-6) by Meredith Doench, Bold Strokes Books; Desert City Diva (978-0-7278-8548-7) by Corey Lynn Fayman, Severn House; For You Were Strangers (978-0-9890535-9-4) by D.M. Pirrone, Allium Press of Chicago
Religious: Mercy's Rain (978-0-8254-4361-9) by Cindy K. Sproles, Kregel Publications; Gabriel's Daughters (978-1-939967-19-0) by Janet Kay Jensen, Jolly Fish Press; Until Shiloh Comes (978-0-9863244-0-6) by Karl A. Bacon, Historical Chronicles Press; Dreams of My Mothers (978-0-9895277-8-1) by Joel L. A. Peterson, Huff Publishing Associates
Romance: Love, Alba (978-1-935914-47-1) by Sophy Burnham, River Sanctuary; Impulse (978-0-9912517-3-5) by E. B. Walters, Firetrail Publishing; As the Poppies Bloomed (978-0-9911241-0-7) by Maral Boyadjian, Salor Press; Hooked (978-0-692-27427-9) by Allen Wolf, Morning Star Publishing; The Magic of Cape Disappointment (978-1-5150-9788-4) by Julie Manthey, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Science Fiction: Dark Matters (978-0-9969375-2-8) by Michael Dow, 128 Publishing; Under Strange Suns (978-1-60619-344-0) by Ken Lizzi, Twilight Times Books; Chaos Theory (978-0-9887049-5-4) by Colin Robertson, Gin & Tonic Press; In Absence of Fear (978-0-9968243-0-9) by Celeste Chaney, Corner Canyon Press
Short Stories: How to Carry Bigfoot Home (978-1-59709-301-9) by Chris Tarry, Red Hen Press; Acquainted with Squalor (978-1-937316-15-0) by Nath Jones, Life List Press; What's Left Out (978-1-60635-233-5) by Jay Baruch, Kent State University Press; Duck Thief (978-1-935754-64-0) by David Langlinais, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press; Hurry Please I Want to Know (978-1-936747-95-5) by Paul Griner, Sarabande Books
Thriller & Suspense: Method 15/33 (978-1-60809-145-4) by Shannon Kirk, Oceanview Publishing; The Conciliators (978-0-9897571-3-3) by James J. Kaufman, Downstream Publishing; The Comfort of Black (978-1-60809-129-4) by Carter Wilson, Oceanview Publishing; Blind Thrust (978-1-943593-04-0) by Samuel Marquis, Mount Sopris Publishing
War & Military: Contrary Warriors (978-1-890357-52-8) by Sheryl Wright, Florida Academic Press; The Tide of War (978-1-62649-265-3) by Lori A. Witt, Riptide Publishing; A Long Way Back (978-0-9761927-5-6) by J. Everett Prewitt, Northland Publishing Company; The Other Side of Life (978-0-9965595-0-8) by Andy Kutler, Neverland Publishing Company

Adult Nonfiction

Adventure & Recreation: Hiking through History (978-1-889386-94-2) by Leanna Joyner, Appalachian Trail Conservancy; Campfire Cookbook (978-1-62686-461-0) by Don Philpott and Pam Philpott, Thunder Bay Press; Pilgrim Wheels (978-0-9826391-2-2) by Neil Hanson, Erin Willard (editor), Ann Weinstock (designer), and Kristen Weber (designer), High Prairie Press; The Finest Line (978-1-60887-409-5) by Rusty Long, Insight Editions; The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs (978-1-61519-241-0) by Tristan Gooley, The Experiment Publishing
Architecture: Maya Lin: Topologies (978-0-8478-4609-2) by Maya Lin, Rizzoli New York; Bridges of Paris (978-1-928595-50-2) by Michael Saint James, Citron Bay Press; Yamasaki in Detroit (978-0-8143-4119-3) by John Gallagher, Wayne State University Press; Super House (978-0-9657926-3-9) by Donald R. Wulfinghoff, Energy Institute Press
Art: Kongo (978-1-58839-575-7) by Alisa LaGamma, Josiah Blackmore (contributor), Christine Giuntini (contributor), James Green (contributor), Ellen G. Howe (contributor), Phyllis M. Martin (contributor), Adriana Rizzo (contributor), John K. Thornton (contributor), and Kristen Windmuller-Luna (contributor), The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Sultans of Deccan India, 1500–1700 (978-0-300-21110-8) by Navina Najat Haidar and Marika Sardar, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; El Taller de Gráfica Popular: Vida y Arte (978-0-915977-89-5) by Deborah Caplow, Helga Prignitz-Poda, Elizabeth Kathleen Mitchell, Arturo Garcia Bustos, Pablo Mendez, and Michael T. Ricker, Georgia Museum of Art; African Art in the Barnes Foundation (978-0-8478-4521-7) by Christa Clarke (editor), Skira Rizzoli
Autobiography & Memoir: Hidden Inheritance (978-1-63088-124-5) by Heidi B. Neumark, Abingdon Press; Witness to Change (978-0-89587-655-3) by Sybil Haydel Morial, John F. Blair, Publisher; The Girls of Usually (978-1-61248-136-4) by Lori Horvitz, Truman State University Press; My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me (978-1-61519-253-3) by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair, The Experiment
Biography: Young Jane Austen (978-1-939288-90-5) by Lisa Pliscou and Massimo Mongiardo (illustrator), Wyatt-MacKenzie; Joe (978-0-8061-4703-1) by Lee Spencer White, Ron J Jackson Jr., and Phil Collins, University of Oklahoma Press; Living Large (978-0-9679268-8-9) by Joseph P. Eckhardt, WoodstockArts; John Bartlow Martin (978-0-253-01614-0) by Ray E. Boomhower, Indiana University Press; Pauline Frederich Reporting (978-1-61234-677-9) by Marilyn S. Greenwald, Potomac Books
Body, Mind & Spirit: Embracing the Body (978-0-8308-3593-5) by Tara M. Owens, Intervarsity Press; The Beacon of Mind (978-0-9868769-6-7) by Andrea Blackie (editor) and John H Spencer, PhD (editor), Param Media; Living Tao (978-1-935127-83-3) by Ilchi Lee, Best Life Media; Pilgrim Wheels (978-0-9826391-2-2) by Neil Hanson, Erin Willard (editor), Ann Weinstock (designer), and Kristen Weber (designer), High Prairie Press
Business & Economics: Meetings Matter (978-0-943097-14-5) by Paul Axtell, Jackson Creek Press; Your Own Terms (978-0-8144-3602-8) by Yasmin Davidds, Psy.D. and Ann Bidou, AMACOM/American Management Association; On Fire at Work (978-0-7684-0816-4) by Eric Chester, Sound Wisdom; Hidden Solutions All Around You (978-0-9914564-0-6) by Daniel R. Castro, Beartooth Press
Career: Got Your Attention? (978-1-62656-250-9) by Sam Horn, Berrett-Koehler Publishers; Creating Your First Resume (978-0-9861421-0-9) by Kathryn Troutman and Paulina Chen, Federal Career Training Institute; Your Own Terms (978-0-8144-3602-8) by Yasmin Davidds, Psy.D. and Ann Bidou, AMACOM/American Management Association; Shifting Gears To Your Career Working Online (978-0-9845136-5-9) by Carolee Duckworth and Marie Langworthy, New Cabady Press
Cooking: The Norske Nook Book of Pies and Other Recipes (978-0-299-30430-0) by Jerry Bechard and Cindee Borton-Parker, University of Wisconsin Press; The New Nordic (978-1-74270-879-9) by Simon Bajada, Hardie Grant; The United States of Pizza (978-0-7893-2944-8) by Craig Priebe, Rizzoli New York; Enchiladas (978-1-59534-751-0) by Cappy Lawton and Chris Waters Dunn, Trinity University Press
Crafts & Hobbies: Beginner's Guide to Quiltmaking (978-1-935726-72-2) by Jeri Simon, Landauer Publishing; The Botanical Hand-Lettering Workbook (978-1-61243-484-1) by Bethany Robertson, Ulysses Press; Adult Coloring Book: Color Yourself to Calmness (978-1-78249-324-2) by Sue Coccia (illustrator), Ryland Peters & Small + CICO Books; The Cannabis Encyclopedia (978-1-878823-34-2) by Jorge Cervantes, Van Patten Publishing
Ecology & Environment: The Sustainability Secret (978-1-60887-657-0) by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn, EarthAware Editions; Ocean Country (978-1-58394-960-3) by Liz Cunningham, North Atlantic Books; The Grand River: Dundalk to Lake Erie (978-0-88984-381-3) by Gerard Brender à Brandis and Marianne Brandis (contributor), The Porcupine’s Quill; Back to the Wild (978-1-934170-58-8) by Alain Saury, Process Media
Education: Teaching from the Heart of Mindfulness (978-0-9960872-7-8) by Lauren Alderfer and Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama (contributor), Green Writers Press; Excited to Learn (978-1-4522-5953-6) by Margery B. Ginsberg, Corwin Press; Weaving a Malawi Sunrise (978-1-77212-086-8) by Roberta Laurie, University of Alberta Press; An Improbable School (978-1-5114-5478-0) by Liz Seubert and Paul Tweed, Lead the Path
Essays: After Montaigne (978-0-8203-4815-5) by David Lazar (editor) and Patrick Madden (editor), University of Georgia Press; The Forgiveness Project (978-1-84905-566-6) by Marina Cantacuzino, Jessica Kingsley Publishers; World Monuments (978-0-8478-4681-8) by Andre Aciman, Anne Applebaum, William Dalrymple, Justin Davidson, and Fernanda Eberstadt, Rizzoli New York; Fantastical: Tales of Bears, Beer and Hemophilia (978-0-9904106-1-4) by Marija Bulatovic, SOL
Family & Relationships: Walking Distance (978-1-61186-186-0) by David Hlavsa, Michigan State University Press; The Loneliness Cure (978-1-4405-8209-7) by Kory Floyd, Adams Media; Worthy (978-0-87417-968-2) by Denice Turner, University of Nevada Press; Stop the Fight! (978-1-61519-280-9) by Michelle Brody, The Experiment
Grief/Grieving: From Genocide to Generosity (978-1-78368-883-8) by John Steward, Langham Global Library; We Get It (978-1-84905-752-3) by Heather L. Servaty-Seib and David C. Fajgenbaum, Jessica Kingsley Publishers; A Faithful Farewell (978-0-8028-7260-9) by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.; Yoga for Grief and Loss (978-1-84819-204-1) by Karla Helbert, Singing Dragon
Health: Stop the Diet, I Want to Get Off! (978-0-9963102-0-8) by Lisa Tillinger Johansen, J. Murray Press; Yoga at Home (978-0-7893-2943-1) by Linda Sparrowe, Rizzoli; Waking Up Dry (978-1-58110-906-1) by Howard J. Bennett, American Academy of Pediatrics; Sleep Secrets (978-1-5172-7577-8) by Ronald M Bazar, CreateSpace
History: Exodus! (978-976-640503-8) by Giulia Bonacci, University of West Indies Press; On Stalin’s Team (978-0-691-14533-4) by Sheila Fitzpatrick, Princeton University Press; At Home in the Revolution (978-1-908996-74-9) by Lucy McDiarmid, Royal Irish Academy; Junipero Serra: California, Indians, and the Transformation of a Missionary (978-0-8061-4868-7) by Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewicz, University of Oklahoma Press
Home & Garden: The Cannabis Encyclopedia (978-1-878823-34-2) by Jorge Cervantes, Van Patten Publishing; Super House (978-0-9657926-3-9) by Donald R. Wulfinghoff, Energy Institute Press; Monochrome Home (978-1-84975-613-6) by Hilary Robertson and Pia Ulin (photographer), Ryland Peters & Small + CICO Books; Why Grow Here (978-1-77212-048-6) by Kathryn Chase Merrett, University of Alberta Press
Humor: Figure Fantasy (978-1-60887-551-1) by Daniel Picard, Insight Editions; Science of Parenthood (978-1-63152-947-4) by Norine Dworkin-McDaniel and Jessica Ziegler, She Writes Press; Harebrained (978-0-692-41673-0) by Meg Myers Morgan and Jim M. Morgan (editor), Gem Publishing; Uncle John's FACTASTIC Bathroom Reader (978-1-62686-426-9) by Bathroom Readers Institute (editor), Portable Press
LGBT: Marie Equi (978-0-87071-595-2) by Michael Helquist, Oregon State University Press; Living Large (978-0-9679268-8-9) by Joseph P. Eckhardt, WoodstockArts; Sane Enough (978-0-9863883-0-9) by Linda A. Day, Crossvine Press; The Way of Tenderness (978-1-61429-125-1) by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, Wisdom Publications
Nature: Our Sea Turtles (978-1-56164-736-1) by Blair Witherington and Dawn Witherington, Pineapple press; Grizzly: The Bears of Greater Yellowstone (978-0-7893-2949-3) by Todd Wilkinson and Thomas D. Mangelsen (photographer), Rizzoli New York; Birth, Death, and a Tractor (978-1-60893-411-9) by Kelly Payson-Roopchand, Down East Books; Life-Size Birds (978-1-62686-439-9) by Nancy J. Hajeski, Thunder Bay Press
Performing Arts & Music: Shoot the Conductor (978-1-57441-613-8) by Anshel Brusilow and Robin Underdahl, University of North Texas Press; Bob Dylan: NYC 1961-1964 (978-0-8478-4503-3) by Chris Murray, Rizzoli New York; Musical Instruments (978-1-58839-562-7) by J. Kenneth Moore, Jayson Kerr Dobney, and E. Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; White Robes, Silver Screens (978-0-253-01843-4) by Tom Rice, Indiana University Press
Pets: My Old Dog (978-1-60868-340-6) by Laura T. Coffey and Lori Fusaro (photographer), New World Library; Catahoula (978-1-935754-71-8) by John Slaughter, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press; Dogged Optimism (978-0-9942098-3-2) by Belinda Pollard, Small Blue Dog Publishing; Thanks for Picking Up My Poop (978-1-61243-495-7) by Mark Rogers, Ulysses Press
Philosophy: Respecting Truth (978-1-138-88881-4) by Lee McIntyre, Routledge; Sport Philosophy Now (978-1-4422-6065-8) by Matthew James McNees, Christen Karniski (editor), and Jim Deese (photographer), Rowman & Littlefield; A Brief Discussion On Fairness Analysis (978-1-4787-5369-8) by Rongqing Dai, Outskirts Press
Photography: Landscapes for the People (978-0-8203-4841-4) by Ren and Helen Davis, University of Georgia Press; Todd and Brad Reed's Michigan (978-1-4951-5213-9) by Todd and Brad Reed, Todd and Brad Reed Photography; The Photographing Tourist (978-0-9965239-0-5) by David Noyes (author, photographer), D.F. Noyes Studios; The Phone Book (978-0-7643-4988-1) by Robert Herman and Mary Ann Lynch, Schiffer
Poetry: Bastards of the Reagan Era (978-1-935536-65-9) by Reginald Dwayne Betts, Four Way Books; Many Small Fires (978-1-62557-918-8) by Charlotte Pence, Black Lawrence Press; The Essential Travis Lane (978-0-88984-388-2) by Travis Lane and Shane Neilson (editor), Porcupine's Quill; Salt Moon (978-0-8093-3387-5) by Noel Crook, SIUPress; Weweni (978-0-8143-4038-7) by Margaret Noodin, Wayne State University Press
Political Science: The Senator from New England (978-1-4384-5703-1) by Sean J. Savage, SUNY Press; The Snowden Reader (978-0-253-01737-6) by David P. Fidler (editor), Indiana University Press; Children of the Broken Treaty (978-0-88977-401-8) by Charlie Angus, University of Regina Press; YIELD FOR ONCOMING GREATNESS (978-0-9962100-2-7) by Matt N Tabrizi, Lindsey Alexander (editor), BNGO Books (designer), and Tom Parks (narrator), Thinking Hat Press
Popular Culture: China (978-0-300-21112-2) by Andrew Bolton, Platon (photographer), John Galliano (contributor), Adam Geczy (contributor), Maxwell K. Hearn (contributor), Homay King (contributor), Harold Koda (contributor), Mei Mei Rado (contributor), and Wong Kar Wai (contributor), The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Ghostbusters (978-1-60887-510-8) by Daniel Wallace, Insight Editions; Star Trek: Costumes (978-1-60887-518-4) by Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann, Insight Editions; Horizontal Collaboration (978-1-62731-017-8) by Mel Gordon, Feral House; Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture (978-0-8478-4660-3) by Elizabeth Semmelhack, Skira Rizzoli
Psychology: A Taste for Chaos (978-1-935528-68-5) by Randy Fertel, Spring Journal Books; The Loneliness Cure (978-1-4405-8209-7) by Kory Floyd, Adams Media; The 16 Strivings for God (978-0-88146-557-0) by Steven Reiss, Mercer University Press; Understanding Gender Dysphoria (978-0-8308-2859-3) by Mark Yarhouse, InterVarsity Press
Reference: Miziker’s Complete Event Planner’s Handbook (978-0-8263-5551-5) by Ron Miziker, University of New Mexico Press; Book Design Made Simple (978-0-9940969-0-6) by Fiona Raven and Glenna Collett, 12 Pines Press; The Cannabis Encyclopedia (978-1-878823-34-2) by Jorge Cervantes, Van Patten Publishing
Regional: Way Down in Louisiana (978-1-935754-73-2) by Todd Mouton, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press; Store Front II - A History Preserved (978-1-58423-604-7) by James Murray and Karla Murray, Gingko Press; Polka Heartland (978-0-87020-722-8) by Richard March and Dick Blau (photographer), Wisconsin Historical Society Press; Indiana State Parks (978-0-253-01607-2) by Matt Williams, Indiana University Press; Ohio's Historic Haunts (978-1-60635-260-1) by James A. Willis, Kent State University Press
Religion: What Every Christian Needs to Know about Passover (978-1-4267-9156-7) by Rabbi Evan Moffic, Abingdon Press; The Triumph of Faith (978-1-61017-138-0) by Rodney Stark, ISI Books; St. Francis of America (978-1-4696-2374-0) by Patricia Appelbaum, University of North Carolina Press; Upstate Cauldron (978-1-4384-5594-5) by Joscelyn Godwin, SUNY Press
Science: Building the H Bomb (978-981-461879-3) by Kenneth Ford, World Scientific Publishing; From the Great Wall to the Great Collider (978-1-57146-310-4) by Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau, International Press of Boston; GMO Sapiens (978-981-466700-5) by Paul Knoepfler, World Scientific Publishing; Stem Cell Battles: Proposition 71 and Beyond (978-981-464401-3) by Don Reed, World Scientific Publishing
Self-Help: The Self-Help Guide for Teens with Dyslexia (978-1-84905-649-6) by Alais Winton, Jessica Kingsley Publishers; Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls (978-1-58005-582-6) by Jes Baker, Seal Press; The Power of 10 (978-0-9909753-1-1) by Rugger Burke, Mill City Press; Sustainable Happiness (978-1-62656-329-2) by Sarah van Gelder, Berrett-Koehler Publishers; The 5 AM Miracle (978-1-61243-500-8) by Jeff Sanders, Ulysses Press
Social Sciences: The Color of Food (978-0-86571-789-3) by Natasha Bowens, New Society Publishers; Race in Mind (978-0-268-04148-9) by Paul Spickard, Jeffrey Moniz (contributor), and Ingrid Dineen-Wimberly (contributor), University of Notre Dame Press; Police Wife (978-0-9948617-0-2) by Susanna Hope and Alex Roslin, Golden Inkwell Books; Conflict Communication (978-1-59439-331-0) by Rory Miller, YMAA Publication Center; eGirls, eCitizens (978-0-7766-2257-6) by Jane Bailey (editor) and Valerie Steeves (editor), University of Ottawa Press
Sports: A Secret History of the Ollie (978-1-930287-00-6) by Craig B. Snyder, Black Salt Press; Finding a Way to Play (978-0-9965857-0-5) by Joanne Lannin, Portlandia Press; Handy Andy (978-0-692-30642-0) by Joe Niese, Chippewa River Press; Yosemite in the Fifties (978-1-938340-48-2) by Dean Eidelman, John Long, and Tom Adler (designer), Patagonia
Travel: The Best Beer in the World (978-1-909313-71-2) by Mark Dredge, Ryland Peters & Small + CICO Books; Wild in the Willamette (978-0-87071-780-2) by Lorraine Anderson (editor) and Abby Phillips Metzger (editor), Oregon State University Press; The Field Guide to Drinking in America (978-0-9834917-2-9) by Niki Ganong, Overcup Press; Emilia-Romagna Italy (978-1-942545-19-4) by Matt Walker and Zeneba Bowers, Little Roads Publishing
True Crime: American Pain (978-1-4930-0738-7) by John Temple, Lyons Press; In the Spider's Web (978-1-936364-14-5) by Jerome Gold, Black Heron Press; Milwaukee Mayhem (978-0-87020-716-7) by Matthew J. Prigge, Wisconsin Historical Society Press; This House of Grief (978-1-925240-68-9) by Helen Garner, Text Publishing
War & Military: The Price They Paid (978-0-9861321-0-0) by Michael Putzel, Trysail Publishing; Wilber's War (a trilogy) (978-0-9908544-0-1) by Hale Bradt, Van Dorn Books; Surgeon of the "Old Sixth" (978-0-9964327-0-2) by M. P. McConnell, Ellen Carson Publishers; The War Came Home With Him (978-0-8166-9877-6) by Cathy Madison and Erik Anderson (editor), University of Minnesota Press
Women's Studies: The Sisters Are Alright (978-1-62656-351-3) by Tamara Winfrey Harris, Berrett-Koehler Publishers; Jewels of Allah (978-0-9864064-0-9) by Nina Ansary, Revela Press; Shaping the Public Good (978-0-87071-816-8) by Sue Armitage, Oregon State University Press; Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox (978-1-63152-806-4) by Joanne Cronrath Bamberger (editor, author), She Writes Press
Writing: Family Resemblance (978-1-941628-02-7) by Jacqueline Kolosov (editor) and Marcela Sulak (editor), Rose Metal Press; The Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton (978-0-268-01786-6) by Patrick Samway S.J., University of Notre Dame Press; The Soul of Place (978-1-60952-103-5) by Linda Lappin, Travelers' Tales; A Taste for Chaos (978-1-935528-68-5) by Randy Fertel, Spring Journal Books

Anthologies

Anthologies: Emotional Map of Los Angeles (978-0-9837081-3-1) by Keren Taylor (editor), WriteGirl Publications; The Best of Gival Press Short Stories (978-1-928589-95-2) by Tim Johnston, Perry Glasser, Karenmary Penn, Marie Holmes, Iqbal Pittalwala, Kristin FitzPatrick, Tim Mullaney, Steven J. Cahill, Lynn Stegner, Daniel Degnan, and Mark Wisniewski, Gival Press; Wandering in Cornwall (978-0-9964390-1-5) by Joanna Biggar (editor) and Linda Watanabe McFerrin (editor), Wandlerland Writers; The Masters Review Volume IV (978-0-9853407-3-5) by Kim Winternheimer (editor), Sadye Teiser (editor), and Kevin Brockmeier (contributor), The Masters Review

Graphic Novels & Comics

Graphic Novels & Comics: TWO BROTHERS HC (978-1-61655-856-7) by Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba, Dark Horse Comics; Man Is Vox (978-0-9966176-1-1) by John Ira Thomas and Carter Allen (illustrator), Candle Light Press; John Carpenter's Tales For A HalloweeNight (978-0-9853258-9-3) by Sandy King and John Carpenter, Storm King Comics; A Second Shot of Coffee with Jesus (978-0-8308-3693-2) by David Wilkie, InterVarsity Press; Take It as a Compliment (978-1-84905-697-7) by Maria Stoian, Singing Dragon

Children's

Juvenile Fiction: Blackberries and Cream (978-0-9961357-7-1) by Leslie Rivver, Green Writers Press; Montgomery Rabbit (978-1-4575-4292-3) by Sandy Little and David Wenzel (illustrator), Dog Ear publishing; Mabel Gray and the Wizard Who Swallowed the Sun (978-0-9898068-8-6) by Clayton Smith, Dapper Press; Seaside (978-0-9960315-2-3) by Wylde Scott, Wylde Press
Juvenile Nonfiction: Curious Critters Marine (978-1-936607-72-3) by David FitzSimmons, Wild Iris Publishing; Australia to Zimbabwe (978-0-9962495-7-7) by Ruth Fitts, Love the World Books; Fur, Fins, and Feathers (978-0-8028-5432-2) by Cassandre Maxwell, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers; Remarkable Minds (978-0-9907829-0-2) by Pendred E. Noyce, Tumblehome Learning
Picture Books: Charlotte and the Quiet Place (978-1-941529-02-7) by Deborah Sosin and Sara Woolley (illustrator), Parallax Press; Yiayia Visits Amalia (978-1-5151-2186-2) by Maria G. Mackavey and Bee Johnson (illustrator), CreateSpace; Frenemy Jane, the Sometimes Friend (978-1-62086-663-4) by Stephanie Sorkin and Susan Robinson (illustrator), Mascot Books; My Grandma's a Ninja (978-0-7358-4199-4) by Todd Tarpley and Danny Chatzikonstantinou (illustrator), NorthSouth Books; Hi 5! (978-0-9853667-4-2) by Rebecca Klemm, NumbersAlive! Press; Seaver the Weaver (978-1-938063-57-2) by Paul Czajak and The Brothers Hilts (illustrator), Mighty Media Kids
Picture Books, Early Reader: Juneteenth for Mazie (978-1-62370-170-3) by Floyd Cooper, Capstone/Capstone Young Readers; Annie's Plaid Shirt (978-0-692-51245-6) by Stacy B. Davids and Rachael Balsaitis (illustrator), Upswing Press; The Princess and the Fog (978-1-84905-655-7) by Lloyd Jones, Melinda Edwards MBE (contributor), and Dr. Linda Bayliss (contributor), Jessica Kingsley Publishers; How the Crocka Dog Came to Be (978-1-936744-39-8) by Ross Van Dusen, Rio Grande Books; The Big Soccer Game (978-0-9909960-1-9) by Jill Barletti and Jelena Brezovec (illustrator), Snowflake Stories
Young Adult Fiction: Weird Girl and What's His Name (978-1-941110-27-0) by Meagan Brothers, Three Rooms Press; The Secrets of Love and Death (978-0-9863265-1-6) by E. Van Lowe and Sal Conte, White Whisker Books; As the Poppies Bloomed (978-0-9911241-0-7) by Maral Boyadjian, Salor Press; Breath to Breath (978-1-939775-08-5) by Craig Lew, Relish Media
Young Adult Nonfiction: The Quiet Hero (978-0-87195-307-0) by Nelson Price, Indiana Historical Society Press; UnSlut (978-1-942186-00-7) by Emily Lindin, Zest Books; Express Yourself (978-1-62625-148-9) by Emily Roberts, New Harbinger Publications; Our Lives Matter (978-0-692-45538-8) by Ballou High School Writers, Lana Wong (photographer), and Kyle Dargan (contributor), Shout Mouse Press

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Best Coffee Table Book: Bob Dylan: NYC 1961-1964 (978-0-8478-4503-3) by Chris Murray, Rizzoli New York
Best Cover Design: The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman (978-1-942545-00-2) by Robin Gregory, Gatekeeper Press
Best Packaging: The Walking Dead: The Pop-Up Book (978-1-60887-444-6) by Becca Zerkin, Insight Editions
Child Author (17 and Under): Kadee's Hope (978-1-941953-11-2) by Kayla Marie Garrison, Butler Books; We Are Generation Z (978-1-61254-218-8) by Vivek Pandit, Brown Books Publishing Group; Griffin Blade and the Bronze Finger (978-0-9849919-6-9) by Luke Herzog, Why Not Books; Daddy's Heart, My Heart, The Purple Heart (978-1-5172-9187-7) by Angela Kohout, Madeline Murillo, and Elizabeth Sagi, Create Space Independent Self Publishing Platform; The Sparks (978-0-9903935-8-0) by Kyle Prue, Barringer Publishing

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