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2024 Finalist for Fantasy
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Delinquents and Other Escape Attempts
Nick Rees Gardner’s scathing short story collection captures lives of not-so-quiet desperation in the Rust Belt. These linked stories vivify Westinghouse, Ohio, an imaginary depressed Midwestern town wherein some people’s only...
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A Roll of the Dice
Following a family’s work to overcome the impacts of addiction, "A Roll of the Dice" is a discomfiting memoir about losing a relationship to vice. Kelly Delaney’s memoir "A Roll of the Dice" is about the exasperating impacts of...
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Welcome to My Garden
"Welcome to My Garden" is a poignant scrapbook of life reflections and guidance for the next generation. Brian Murray’s musing book "Welcome to My Garden" compiles a father’s advice to his children. A paean to parenthood, the book...
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The Great Cyprus Think Tank
"The Great Cyprus Think Tank" is a lighthearted novel that pokes fun at imperialism and the exoticization of others. In Larry Lockridge’s satirical novel "The Great Cyprus Think Tank", frivolous academics undertake a mission to...
2022 Finalist for Literary
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Pictures of the Shark
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Pictures of the Shark
An often sad and always compelling novel in short stories, Thomas H. McNeely’s "Pictures of the Shark" follows Buddy, tracking the echoes of his parents’ broken marriage as they reverberate through his coming-of-age. In “Snow,...
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The Wheel of Wellness
by Sarah White
Encouraging equilibrium, peace, and joy, "The Wheel of Wellness" is a health guide whose realistic advice will help audiences improve their health and well-being. Heather Martin’s lifestyle book "The Wheel of Wellness" explores the...