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Editor's Choice

Fiction
Grey Bees (978-1-64605-166-3) by Andrey Kurkov and Boris Dralyuk (translator), Deep Vellum
Nonfiction
Woman, Watching (978-1-77041-659-8) by Merilyn Simonds, ECW Press

Adult Fiction

Fantasy
Tinderbox (978-1-78758-750-2) by W. A. Simpson, Flame Tree Publishing
Asha of the Air (978-1-73585-352-9) by John Huddles, Notable Publishing
The New Empire (978-1-954907-42-3) by Alison McBain, Woodhall Press
General
Truth and Other Lies (978-1-64538-262-1) by Maggie Smith, Ten16 Press
I Buried Paul (978-1-61188-328-2) The Story Plant
Girl Flees Circus (978-0-8263-6407-4) by C.W. Smith, University of New Mexico Press
Harriet (978-1-916882-32-4) Warleigh Hall Press
Historical
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (978-1-58838-469-0) The University of Georgia
Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound (978-1-947976-34-4) by Paul M. Duffy, Cynren Press
The Serpent Papers (978-1-57962-648-8) by Jeff Schnader, Permanent Press
Country of Origin (978-1-64605-152-6) by Dalia Azim, A Strange Object
Humor
Uncle Joe's Muse (978-1-948598-54-5) Open Books
The Animals (978-1-77166-764-7) by Cary Fagan, Book*hug Press
Grin Reaping (978-1-988989-46-4) Latitude 46 Publishing
The Hammerhead Chronicles (978-1-940771-77-9) by Scott Gould, University of North Georgia Press
LGBTQ+
Darts and Flowers (978-1-61153-466-5) by Dean Backus, Torchflame Books
Red Clay Suzie (978-1-63758-576-4) by Jeffrey Dale Lofton, Post Hill Press
Secret Sanctuary (978-1-63679-149-4) by Nance Sparks, Bold Strokes Books
Furnace Creek (978-1-913606-35-0) Eyewear Publishing
The Moonstone Girls (978-1-73700-644-2) Skipstone Publishing
Literary
Tides (978-0-8021-5917-5) Grove Atlantic
Unfollowers (978-1-62534-640-7) by Leigh Ann Ruggiero, University of Massachusetts Press
Here Lies (978-0-8021-2939-0) Grove Atlantic
Constellations of Eve (978-1-68283-137-3) by Abbigail Nguyen Rosewood, Texas Tech University Press
Multicultural
The Baba Yaga Mask (978-1-954332-31-7) by Kris Spisak, Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing
Seeking Forgiveness (978-0-9908616-2-1) Writer's Design
Cora's Kitchen (978-1-77133-851-6) by Kimberly Garrett Brown, Inanna Publications
Mystery
Fifty-Four Pigs (978-1-77041-614-7) ECW Press
Deadly Declarations (978-1-73630-558-4) Lystra Books
The Secret in the Wall (978-1-4642-1494-3) Poisoned Pen Press
Line of Darkness (978-1-60809-452-3) by Max Tomlinson, Oceanview Publishing
Religious
Breath of Heaven (979-883939959-4) Raney Day Press
When Stone Wings Fly (978-0-8254-4717-4) Kregel Publications
The Songs That Could Have Been (978-0-8254-4769-3) Kregel Publications
Romance
The Walled Garden (978-1-68463-131-5) by Robin Farrar Maass, SparkPress
Josh and Gemma Make a Baby (978-1-954007-19-2) Swift & Lewis Publishing
A Place of Refuge (978-1-942209-97-3) Bellastoria Press
O Little Town (978-0-8254-4748-8) Kregel Publications
Science Fiction
Dusk Upon Elysium (978-1-77740-887-9) Self
Mage of Fools (978-1-946154-84-2) by Eugen Bacon, Meerkat Press
Falcon Fire (978-1-73213-616-8) by Erik A. Otto, Sagis Press
Short Stories
Send Her Back and Other Stories (978-0-578-32358-9) Mukana Press
Bad Mothers, Bad Daughters (978-0-268-20302-3) by Maya Sonenberg, University of Notre Dame Press
Haints on Black Mountain (978-0-88146-852-6) by Ann Hite, Mercer University Press
The Man With Eight Pairs of Legs (978-1-946448-88-0) Sarabande Books
We Were Angry (978-1-950413-49-2) Press 53
Thriller & Suspense
A Killing Rain (978-1-78758-613-0) Flame Tree Publishing
Last Liar Standing (978-1-948051-96-5) Red Adept Publishing
Doomed Legacy (978-1-60809-479-0) by Matt Coyle, Oceanview Publishing
The Bone Records (979-898590564-9) by Rich Zahradnik, 1000 Words A Day Press
War & Military
Lost Souls of Leningrad (978-1-64742-267-7) She Writes Press
A Slender Thread (978-1-73537-362-1) by John Rhodes, Roundel House
The Stretcher Bearers (978-1-68247-619-2) by Reid Beamam and Ryan Beaman, Dead Reckoning

Adult Nonfiction

Adventure, Sports & Recreation
A Dog's Devotion (978-1-4930-6871-5) Lyons Press
One More Lap (978-0-8478-7201-5) Rizzoli New York
Refraction (978-1-956368-25-3) Homebound Publications
Pulisic: My Journey So Far (978-0-8478-7207-7) Rizzoli New York
Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure© (978-0-8478-7187-2) Rizzoli Electa
Women's Work (978-0-7112-6465-6) by Ferren Gipson, Frances Lincoln
Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular (978-0-87846-888-1) MFA Publications
Faces of Ancient Egypt (978-0-87846-889-8) MFA Publications
Autobiography & Memoir
Departure Stories (978-0-253-06407-3) Indiana University Press
If This Were Fiction (978-1-4962-3235-9) University of Nebraska Press
As Long As I Know You (978-0-8203-6254-0) The University of Georgia Press
Yippie Girl (978-1-953103-18-5) Three Rooms Press
Biography
Century's Witness (978-1-73788-644-0) by Mary Llewellyn McNeil, Whaler Books
"No Equal Justice" (978-0-8143-4876-5) Wayne State University Press
No Place for a Woman (978-1-60635-451-3) by Mike Pride, Kent State University Press
The Widowed Ones (978-1-4930-4594-5) by Chris Enss, Howard Kazanjian, and Chris Kortlander (contributor), TwoDot Books
Body, Mind & Spirit
The Art & Practice of Spiritual Herbalism (978-0-7603-7179-4) Fair Winds Press
Waking Up to the Dark (978-1-948626-72-9) by Clark Strand, Monkfish Book Publishing Company
The Pain Solution (978-1-60868-793-0) New World Library
Embodied (978-1-77787-841-2) VR Publications
Business & Economics
Leading Inclusion (978-1-77458-179-7) by Gena Cox, Page Two Books
The Antiracist Business Book (978-1-955905-01-5) Row House Publishing
(P)luck (978-1-73587-317-6) by Alfred Sadler and Blair Sadler, Silicon Valley Press
Career
Impact with Integrity (978-1-954854-27-7) by Becky Margiotta, Girl Friday Books
Winning the Mental Game (978-1-64543-618-8) by Amber Selking, Amplify Publishing
The Emotionally Strong Leader (978-1-77327-168-2) Figure 1 Publishing
Remote Work for Military Spouses (978-1-934617-65-6) Elva Resa Publishing
Cooking
The Art of the Board (978-1-4236-6136-8) by Olivia Carney, Gibbs Smith Books
Wildcrafted Vinegars (978-1-64502-114-8) by Pascal Baudar, Chelsea Green Publishing
Budmo: Recipes From A Ukranian Kitchen (978-0-8478-7256-5) Rizzoli New York
(Serious) New Cook (978-1-59962-165-4) Welcome Books
Ecology & Environment
This Contested Land (978-1-5179-0982-6) University of Minnesota Press
Refraction (978-1-956368-25-3) Homebound Publications
Conserving America's Wildlands (978-0-8478-7231-2) Rizzoli New York
Earth for All (978-0-86571-986-6) New Society Publishers
Education
Becoming Active Citizens (978-1-952812-93-4) by Tom Driscoll and Shawn W. McCusker, Solution Tree Press
Bolstering Student Resilience (978-1-943360-59-8) by Jason E. Harlacher and Sara Whitcomb, Marzano Resources
The Civil Rights Road to Deeper Learning (978-0-8077-6722-1) by Kia Darling-Hammond and Linda Darling-Hammond, Teachers College Press
Creative Journaling for Teachers (978-1-56484-952-6) ISTE
Dignity-Affirming Education (978-0-8077-6652-1) Teachers College Press
Essays
Ships in the Desert (978-1-951631-15-4) Santa Fe Writers Project
Making Love with the Land (978-1-5179-1447-9) University of Minnesota Press
Animal Bodies (978-1-4962-3102-4) by Suzanne Roberts, University of Nebraska Press
Taste (978-0-231-20175-9) by Jehanne Dubrow, Columbia University Press
Family & Relationships
Finding Ecohappiness (978-0-941936-50-7) Linden Publishing
Has Your Child Been Traumatized? (978-1-4625-4749-4) The Guilford Press
The Complete Family Guide to Dementia (978-1-4625-4942-9) The Guilford Press
Grief/Grieving
The Loneliest Places (978-1-5017-6609-1) Three Hills
Leading through Loss (979-821804805-1) Find Your Harbor Press
Survive Your Child's Suicide (979-898622700-9) by Peggy Green, Tie-Dye Press
Health
The Long COVID Survival Guide (978-1-61519-910-5) The Experiment
The Pain Solution (978-1-60868-793-0) New World Library
Sidelined (978-1-64742-401-5) by Susan Salenger, She Writes Press
Trauma's Labyrinth (979-898574601-3) LK Kerr Books
History
The Abolitionist’s Journal (978-0-8263-6403-6) by James D. Richardson, High Road Books
Monuments Man (978-0-8478-7123-0) Rizzoli Electa
From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge (978-1-77041-638-3) ECW Press
Queen of the West (978-1-4930-4522-8) Lyons Press
Hobbies & Home
Learn to Crochet in 10 Easy Lessons (978-0-8117-7074-3) Stackpole Books
Blooms & Dreams (978-1-4236-6020-0) by Misha Gillingham, Gibbs Smith Books
The Lopapeysa Sweater (978-0-8117-3983-2) Stackpole Books
Humor
The Great Indoorsman: Essays (978-1-4962-3051-5) by Andrew Farkas, University of Nebraska Press
Mom Life Versus the Everyday Apocalypse (979-821801752-1) Self
Champagne for One (978-1-951412-40-1) by Rebekah Iliff and Holley Maher (illustrator)
Lady Garland Tames Her Dragons and Brings Peace to the Kingdom (979-882208187-1) by Jane Garland, Growing Garlands
LGBTQ+
In the Margins (978-0-8028-7948-6) by Shannon T.L. Kearns, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
When I Was Red Clay (978-1-948814-63-8) by Jonathan T. Bailey, Torrey House Press
No More Neckties (978-1-73799-562-3) Oak Lane Press
Side Affects (978-1-5179-1209-3) University of Minnesota Press
Multicultural
A Body Across Two Hemispheres (978-1-949116-99-1) by Victoria Buitron, Woodhall Press
Dismantling Global White Privilege (978-1-5230-0000-5) Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Junkyard Girl (978-0-9997812-2-7) Goose Hill Press
Therapy Isn't Just For White People (978-1-73514-587-7) Lit Riot Press
Nature
Polar Explorations (978-0-8478-7087-5) Rizzoli New York
Halcyon Journey (978-0-87071-203-6) by Marina Richie, Oregon State University Press
Peatlands of Ohio and the Southern Great Lakes Region (978-1-60635-437-7) by Guy Denny and Gary Meszaros (photographer), Kent State University Press
Seasons of Yellowstone (978-0-8478-7233-6) Rizzoli New York
Performing Arts & Music
Sharkey (978-1-4384-8712-0) Excelsior Editions
Enchanted Strings (978-1-62640-107-5) Angel City Press
Citizen Kane (978-1-62640-101-3) Angel City Press
Straight Lady (978-1-4930-6040-5) by Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian, Lyons Press
Photography
Edge (978-1-73483-127-6) by David Ricci, Peter Essick (editor), and Margaux Fraisse (designer), Fall Line Press
Hidden (978-1-941932-18-6) by Cristina Salvador Klenz, Brown Paper Press
A Country Called California (978-1-62640-105-1) by Stephen White, Angel City Press
Ways of the Hand (978-1-4384-8874-5) Excelsior Editions
Political and Social Sciences
The Psychology of Christian Nationalism (978-1-5064-8211-8) Fortress Press
In Search of Common Ground (978-1-61519-894-8) The Experiment
Human Rights for Pragmatists (978-0-691-23154-9) Princeton University Press
Duped (978-1-63388-808-1) Prometheus
Popular Culture
The Amazing Spider-Man: Web-Slinger, Hero, Icon (978-0-7893-3779-5) Universe Publishing
Bar Keeps (978-1-62640-097-9) Angel City Press
Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love (978-1-63195-730-7) by Shepherd Siegel, Morgan James
What Would Ted Lasso Do? (979-835070152-4) Uncommon Publishing
Reference
Real Estate by the Numbers (978-1-947200-21-0) by J Scott and Dave Meyer, BiggerPockets Publishing
Story and Structure (978-0-9556391-3-5) by Leon Conrad and Jason Chuang (illustrator), Aladdin's Cave Publishing
HAIR LOSS (978-1-63765-289-3) by Gustavo J Gomez, Halo Publishing International
Regional
Common Ground (978-1-62640-091-7) Angel City Press
Tracing Time (978-1-948814-57-7) Torrey House Press
Lost and Found (978-0-578-33772-2) by Esther Siegel (editor) and Spencer Brewer (editor), Esther Siegel & Spencer Brewer
Cleveland's Cultural Gardens (978-1-60635-441-4) by John J. Grabowski and Lauren R. Pacini (photographer), Kent State University Press
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire (978-1-942155-52-2) Peter E. Randall Publisher
Religion
You Are Gods (978-0-268-20194-4) by David Bentley Hart, University of Notre Dame Press
Letters of Frithjof Schuon (978-1-936597-72-7) by Michael Oren Fitzgerald (editor), World Wisdom
Varanasi (978-1-938086-96-0) George F. Thompson Publishing
Science & Technology
Too Big for a Single Mind (978-1-61519-920-4) The Experiment
The Story of Our Lives (978-981-124734-7) by Liat Ben David, World Scientific Publishing
Future Peace (978-0-268-20189-0) by Robert H. Latiff, University of Notre Dame Press
Self-Help
Write a Must-Read (978-1-989603-69-7) by AJ Harper, Page Two Books
Combat to College (978-1-940771-96-0) University of North Georgia Press
Your First Home (978-1-885167-93-4) Bard Press
The Fiscal Feminist (978-1-63756-000-6) by Kimberlee Davis, Wonderwell
Travel
Travels across the Roof of the World (978-1-938086-93-9) George F. Thompson Publishing
The Way of the Wild Goose (978-1-948626-63-7) by Beebe Bahrami, Monkfish Publishing
Allegiance to Winds and Waters (978-1-63489-516-3) Wise Ink Creative Publishing
Hazelet's Journal (978-1-938462-59-7) by George Cheever Hazelet and J. H. Clark (editor), Old Stone Press
War & Military
More Precious than Peace (978-0-268-20185-2) by Justus D. Doenecke, University of Notre Dame Press
War of Supply (978-0-8131-8377-0) University Press of Kentucky
Europe on the Path to Self-Destruction (978-1-4766-8340-9) by Jack L. Schwartzwald, McFarland & Company
Women's Studies
Ordinary Equality (978-1-4236-5872-6) by Kate Kelly and Nicole LaRue (illustrator), Gibbs Smith Books
Dear White Woman, Please Come Home (978-0-9913313-2-1) Engaging Across Difference
Women's Work (978-0-7112-6465-6) by Ferren Gipson, Frances Lincoln
Branding Queens (978-1-77800-900-6) by Kim D. Rozdeba, Rozdeba Brand & Co.

Children's

Juvenile Fiction
Lemon Drop Falls (978-1-63163-579-3) by Heather Clark, Jolly Fish Press
P.I. Butterfly: Gone Guppy (978-1-938447-46-4) by Karen Kilpatrick and Germán Blanco (illustrator), Genius Cat Books
Journey to the Parallels (978-1-64603-218-1) by Marcie Roman, Fitzroy Publishing
The Lucky Ones (978-1-5362-2255-5) by Linda Williams Jackson, Candlewick Press
Juvenile Nonfiction
Bernice Sandler and the Fight for Title IX (978-1-4338-3946-7) American Psychological Association
Righting Wrongs (978-1-64160-559-5) Chicago Review Press
Vaccines Change the World (978-0-8075-8107-0) Albert Whitman & Co.
Pauli Murray's Revolutionary Life (978-1-57869-076-3) Rootstock Publishing
Picture Books
The Queen in the Cave (978-1-5362-2054-4) by Júlia Sardà, Candlewick
I Love You All the Time (978-1-63198-506-5) by Deborah Farmer Kris and Jennifer Zivoin (illustrator), Free Spirit Publishing
Grab Your Pillow, Armadillo (978-1-4236-6124-5) by Haily Meyers and Kevin Meyers, Gibbs Smith Books
Wolves Aren't Welcome (978-1-936607-90-7) Wild Iris Publishing
Picture Books, Early Reader
I Hate Borsch! (978-0-8028-5580-0) by Yevgenia Nayberg, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Simon the Hugger (978-1-5064-8308-5) by Stacy B. Davids, Beaming Books
I LOVE Strawberries (978-1-948898-06-5) by Shannon Anderson and Jaclyn Sinquett (illustrator), Feeding Minds Press
Paradise Sands (978-1-5362-1282-2) by Levi Pinfold, Candlewick Studio
Young Adult Fiction
Aquarian Dawn (978-1-953103-25-3) by Ebele Chizea, Three Rooms Press
The Complicated Calculus (and Cows) of Carl Paulsen (978-1-64603-253-2) by Gary Eldon Peter, Regal House Publishing
The Rarkyn's Familiar (978-1-953539-94-6) Parliament House Press

General

Anthologies
The Ones Who Remember (978-1-947951-50-1) by Rita Benn, Julie Goldstein Ellis, Joy Wolfe Ensor, and Ruth Finkel Wade, City Point Press
Bigger than Bravery (978-1-940596-47-1) by Valerie Boyd (editor), Kiese Laymon (contributor), Imani Perry (contributor), Alice Walker (contributor), Deesha Philyaw (contributor), and Jason Reynolds (contributor), Lookout Books
First and Wildest (978-1-948814-55-3) by Elizabeth Hightower Allen (editor), Torrey House Press
Short, Vigorous Roots (978-1-947845-30-5) by Mark Budman (editor) and Susan O'Neill (editor), Ooligan Press
Unbound (978-0-89823-415-2) by Nayt Rundquist (editor), New Rivers Press
Coffee Table Books
Travels across the Roof of the World (978-1-938086-93-9) George F. Thompson Publishing
Lost and Found (978-0-578-33772-2) by Esther Siegel (editor) and Spencer Brewer (editor), Esther Siegel & Spencer Brewer
Light Waves (978-1-892472-33-5) by Daile Kaplan and Craig Blacklock (photographer), Blacklock Photography Gallery
Clouds: (978-1-73323-284-5) Joshua Tree Press Interactive
Graphic Novels & Comics
Ripple Effects (978-0-9987979-8-4) by Jordan Hart, Justin C. Harder (contributor, author), Bruno Chiroleu (illustrator), Oceano Ransford (contributor), Shane Kadlecik (contributor), and Matthew Noe (contributor), Fanbase Press
Tokyo Rose - Zero Hour (978-4-80531695-5) Tuttle Publishing
All Rise (978-1-946395-63-4) Catalyst Press
But I Live (978-1-4875-2684-9) by Charlotte Schallié, Barbara Yelin (illustrator), Gilad Seliktar (illustrator), and Miriam Libicki (illustrator), UTP New Jewish Press
John Carpenter's Tales for a HalloweeNight Vol. 8 (978-1-73438-918-0) Storm King Comics
Poetry
Boy in the City (978-1-64605-178-6) Deep Vellum
Muse Found in a Colonized Body (978-1-954245-32-7) Four Way Books
Sanctuary, Vermont (978-1-949039-33-7) by Laura Budofsky Wisniewski, Orison Books
Sister Tongue (978-1-60635-444-5) by Farnaz Fatemi, Kent State University Press