Full List of 2021 Foreword INDIES Finalists

Adult Fiction

Fantasy: A Spell of Rowans (978-1-954811-01-0) by Byrd Nash, Rook and Castle; Blade Lord (978-0-648-43727-7) Dark Blade Publishing; Daughter of the Salt King (978-0-7443-0391-9) by A. S. Thornton, CamCat Books; Haelend's Ballad (978-1-73688-062-3) Self-Published; House of Bastiion (978-1-73546-060-4) Rogue Kite Publishing; Miss Bennet's Dragon (978-1-73666-291-5) Acerbic Press; The Forest Kingdom (978-1-949671-28-5) by Jamie Thomas, Uproar Books; The Serpent and the Swan (978-1-73631-900-0) by Ashland Pym, Night Sea Press; The Unburied Queen (978-1-73437-766-8) by Capes, Capas
General: A House Full of Windsor (978-1-948018-99-9) by Kristin Contino, Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing; Call It Horses (978-1-950539-25-3) by Jessie van Eerden, Dzanc Books; Drowned Town (978-1-950564-15-6) by Jayne Moore Waldrop, University Press of Kentucky; Faron Goss (978-1-950584-51-2) Green Writers Press; Milk Without Honey (978-0-578-82866-4) by Lorene Hoover, IngramSpark; My Famous Brain (978-1-64742-205-9) by Diane Wald, She Writes Press; One Thousand Eyes (978-976-640820-6) by Barbara Lalla, The University of the West Indies Press; Sugar Birds (978-1-64742-068-0) by Cheryl Grey Bostrom, She Writes Press; The Blue Book of Nebo (978-1-64605-100-7) by Manon Steffan Ros, Deep Vellum Publishing; The Book of Otto and Liam (978-1-946448-76-7) by Paul Griner, Sarabande Books
Historical: A Small Hotel (978-1-73726-495-8) by Suanne Laqueur, Cathedral Rock Press; Bitter Magic (978-1-62006-842-7) by Nancy Hayes Kilgore, Milford House; Dovetails in Tall Grass (978-1-68463-093-6) by Samantha Specks, SparkPress; Dusk's Darkest Shores (978-0-8254-4653-5) by Carolyn Miller, Kregel Publications; In Times of Rain and War (978-1-62972-854-4) Shadow Mountain Publishing; March 1917 (978-0-268-20170-8) by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Marian Schwartz (translator), University of Notre Dame Press; Smyrna in Flames (978-1-942134-75-6) by Homero Aridjis and Lorna Scott Fox (translator), Mandel Vilar Press; The Mrs. Tabor (978-1-73681-690-5) by Kimberly Burns, Thomas Bard Publishing; To Zenzi (978-1-936970-69-8) by Robert L. Shuster, New Issues Press; Where Madness Lies (978-1-78904-460-7) by Sylvia True, Top Hat Books
Humor: A History of Saints (978-1-945049-19-4) Shadelandhouse Modern Press; Chicken Nibbles (978-0-645-09751-1) by Alan Corbett, Amazon KDP; Em's Awful Good Fortune (978-1-64742-142-7) by Marcie Maxfield, She Writes Press; Fate Accompli (978-1-941637-74-6) by Keith R. Fentonmiller, Ellysian Press; Four Dead Horses (978-1-64603-066-8) Regal House Publishing; High Ground (979-871211674-4) Self-published; Just River (978-1-68433-814-6) by Sara B. Fraser, Black Rose Writing; The Cupid Chronicles (978-1-73771-220-6) Apricot Springs Publishing
LGBTQ+: Changing Majors (978-1-63679-081-7) by Ana Hartnett Reichardt, Bold Strokes Books; Doubting Thomas (978-1-61294-199-8) by Matthew Clark Davison, Amble Press; Farview (978-1-952724-09-1) by Kim Fielding, Tin Box Press; Foxfire in the Snow (978-1-64890-340-3) by J. S. Fields, Ninestar Press; Game Over (978-1-73734-110-9) Elliot Torres; Not Guilty (978-1-63555-896-8) by Brit Ryder, Bold Strokes Books; Spirit of the Law (978-1-63555-766-4) by Carsen Taite, Bold Strokes Books; Suture (978-1-77166-702-9) by Nic Brewer, Book*hug Press; The Clinch (978-1-63555-820-3) by Nicole Disney, Bold Strokes Books; The Wasteland (978-1-64630-042-6) by Harper Jameson and W.A.W. Parker (contributor), Level 4 Press; Two Boys at Breakwater (978-1-56703-016-7) High-Top Publishing; Until We Fall (978-1-938841-99-6) Jaded Ibis Press
Literary: From the Caves (978-1-63628-002-8) by Thea Prieto, Red Hen Press; Instructor (978-1-55081-866-6) Breakwater Books Ltd.; Life Sciences (978-1-63206-295-6) by Joy Sorman and Lara Vergnaud (translator), Restless Books; Nazaré (978-1-62963-908-6) by JJ Amaworo Wilson, PM Press; Search History (978-1-56689-617-7) Coffee House Press; Skin Elegies (978-1-950539-35-2) by Lance Olsen, Dzanc Books; Solo Viola (978-1-5179-1119-5) by Antoine Volodine and Lia Swope Mitchell (translator), University of Minnesota Press; Subjects We Left Out (978-1-949776-08-9) Veliz Books; The Femme Fatale Hypothesis (978-1-64603-176-4) by David R. Roth, Regal House Publishing; These Bones (978-1-941360-55-2) by Kayla Chenault, Lanternfish Press; Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack (978-1-4597-4678-7) by Heidi von Palleske, Dundurn
Multicultural: A Girl Called Rumi (978-1-942436-46-1) Forest Avenue Press; Hope Valley (978-1-949290-59-2) by Haviva Ner-David, Bedazzled Ink Publishing, LLC; House Number 12 Block Number 3 (978-1-73541-457-7) by Sana Balagamwala, Hidden Shelf Publishing House; My Good Son (978-1-60801-201-5) by Yang Huang, The University of New Orleans Press; Noopiming (978-1-5179-1125-6) by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, University of Minnesota Press; Tainna (978-1-77162-271-4) Douglas & McIntyre; The Salt Fields (978-1-941360-49-1) by Stacy D. Flood, Lanternfish Press; These Americans (978-1-950811-06-9) by Jyotsna Sreenivasan, Minerva Rising
Mystery: 10 Days (978-1-950627-36-3) Pandamoon; COLDWATER REVENGE (978-1-953789-54-9) Level Best Books; Death of a Messenger (978-1-60809-403-5) by Robert McCaw, Oceanview Publishing; Jove Brand Is Near Death (978-0-7443-0170-0) by J. A. Crawford, CamCat Books; Killing Innocence (978-1-73691-981-1) Whitaker Press; Lies with Man (978-1-61294-197-4) by Michael Nava, Amble Press; Message in a Bullet (978-1-73463-035-0) OTF Literary; Murder at Greysbridge (978-1-60809-428-8) by Andrea Carter, Oceanview Publishing; Shadow Music (978-1-60809-450-9) by Helaine Mario, Oceanview Publishing; The Housemaid (978-1-83828-075-8) by Sarah A. Denzil, Sarah A. Denzil; The Last of Her (978-1-944467-33-3) Nighthorse; Windfall (978-1-77532-260-3) Shima Kun Press
Religious: Roots of Wood and Stone (978-0-8254-4668-9) by Amanda Wen, Kregel Publications; Strange Children (978-1-59709-116-9) Red Hen Press; Sugar Birds (978-1-64742-068-0) by Cheryl Grey Bostrom, She Writes Press; The Good Wine (978-1-73469-074-3) Chesapeake Sunrise Publishing; The Image (978-0-8253-0976-2) by Steven Faulkner, Beaufort Books; The Seed Bearer's Bride (978-1-73261-464-2) by Jean Hoefling, Jean Hoefling; The Unlikely Yarn of the Dragon Lady (978-0-8254-4702-0) by Sharon J. Mondragón, Kregel Publications
Romance: A Proper Scoundrel (978-1-5244-1698-0) by Esther Hatch, Covenant Communications; A Woman to Treasure (978-1-63555-890-6) by Ali Vali, Bold Strokes Books; Daughter of the Salt King (978-0-7443-0391-9) by A. S. Thornton, CamCat Books; Floridian Nights (978-1-73766-950-0) by Lance Ringel, Distant Mirror Press; Husband Auditions (978-0-8254-4710-5) by Angela Ruth Strong, Kregel Publications; Isabelle and Alexander (978-1-62972-847-6) by Rebecca Anderson, Shadow Mountain Publishing; Pathway to Love (978-1-63679-110-4) by Radclyffe, Bold Strokes Books; Song of the Nile (978-839568925-3) by Hannah Fielding, London Wall Publishing; The Brass Queen (978-0-7443-0009-3) by Elizabeth Chatsworth, CamCat Books; The Husband Plot (978-1-73438-135-1) by Katherine Grant, Amazon KDP
Science Fiction: 205Z (978-0-9970475-1-6) by The CMD Studios (illustrator) and Kieron Anthony Lewis (illustrator), The Cluster Chronicles, LLC; Falcon's Ghost (978-0-648-90094-8) by Mike Waller, Rampart Publishing; How Icasia Bloom Touched Happiness (978-1-925965-60-5) by Jessica Bell, Vine Leaves Press; Nostalgia Is Heartless (978-1-64742-209-7) by Sarah Lahey, She Writes Press; Sea Wolf (978-1-61294-201-8) by Anna Burke, Bywater Books; The Caduca (978-1-913567-48-4) by Elaine Graham-Leigh, The Conrad Press; The Original Glitch (978-1-941360-59-0) by Melanie Moyer, Lanternfish Press; Vicarious (978-1-949890-72-3) Aethon Books
Short Stories: Big Bad (978-1-946448-72-9) by Whitney Collins, Sarabande Books; Danged Black Thing (978-1-925760-84-2) by Eugen Bacon, Transit Lounge Publishing; Deadheading and Other Stories (978-1-63628-000-4) Red Hen Press; Echo Tree (978-1-56689-607-8) by Henry Dumas, Coffee House Press; Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons (978-1-946154-52-1) Meerkat Press; King of the Animals: Stories (978-0-8071-7273-5) by Josh Russell, Louisiana State University Press; Radium Girl (978-1-989496-26-8) by Sofi Papamarko, Wolsak and Wynn Publishers; Tales the Devil Told Me (978-1-950413-32-4) by Jen Fawkes, Press 53; Wave Forms and Doom Scrolls (978-1-989496-38-1) by Daniel Scott Tysdal, Wolsak and Wynn Publishers
Thriller & Suspense: Crickets (978-1-951796-07-5) by Lee Chappel, Bleau Press; Danger on the Loch (978-1-5244-1520-4) Covenant Communications; Paradise, WV (978-1-68442-670-6) by Rob Rufus, Keylight Books; The Devil Incarnate (978-1-63555-534-9) by Ali Vali, Bold Strokes Books; The Gold Persimmon (978-1-951971-05-2) Creature Publishing; The Happiness Thief (978-1-64742-057-4) by Nicole Bokat, She Writes Press; The Necklace (978-1-60809-458-5) by Matt Witten, Oceanview Publishing; The Quiet People (978-1-913193-94-2) by Paul Cleave, Orenda Books; Unforgiving Savage (978-1-61153-410-8) by Dave Edlund, Light Messages Publishing
War & Military: A Mother's Tale & Other Stories (978-1-949540-23-9) C&R Press; Edge of Armageddon (978-1-950154-71-5) The Sager Group; Heirs of Falcon Point (978-1-5244-1779-6) by Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey, Paige Edwards, and A. L. Sowards, Covenant Communications; Marines of Quế Sơn (978-1-5255-6142-9) by R.B. MacNichol, FriesenPress; Silence (978-1-944762-88-9) Islandport Press; The Cotillion Brigade (978-0-9961541-1-6) Brigid's Fire Press; To Zenzi (978-1-936970-69-8) by Robert L. Shuster, New Issues Press; Traitors for the Sake of Humanity (978-1-73531-393-1) Cross Seas Press

Adult Nonfiction

Adventure, Sports & Recreation: A Sports Fan's Guide to Route 66 (978-1-945501-73-9) Imbrifex Books; Alone in Wonderland (978-1-73484-180-0) Rugged Outdoors Woman; America's Great Forest Trails: 100 Woodland Hikes of a Lifetime (978-0-8478-6757-8) Rizzoli New York; Picturing America's Pastime (978-1-64250-533-7) Mango Publishing Group; Tai Chi Concepts and Experiments (978-1-59439-741-7) YMAA Publication Center; The Competitive Buddha (978-1-64250-589-4) Mango Publishing Group; The Fein Points of Tennis (978-1-60679-547-7) Coaches Choice; The Impossible Mile (978-1-947297-37-1) by Johnny Agar and Becki Agar, Dexterity; The Least Among Them (978-1-951122-16-4) by Paul Russell Semendinger, Artemesia Publishing
Art: David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History (978-0-8478-6992-3) Rizzoli Electa; Emma Amos: Color Odyssey (978-0-915977-46-8) Georgia Museum of Art; Fabric of a Nation (978-0-87846-876-8) MFA Publications; Genji (978-0-87846-883-6) MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; George Carlson: The American West (978-1-59962-163-0) Welcome Books; Kay Nielsen (978-0-87846-880-5) MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Patrick Mehaffy (978-1-934491-84-3) Fresco Books; Toyin Ojih Odutola (978-0-8478-7067-7) Rizzoli Electa; Up Against the Wall (978-1-939125-78-1) by Donald Albrecht (contributor), Jessica Lacher-Feldman (contributor), and William M. Valenti (contributor), RIT Press
Autobiography & Memoir: America Calling (978-1-64742-183-0) by Rajika Bhandari, She Writes Press; Black Sheep (978-0-7573-2381-2) by Ray Studevent and Ray "Ben" Studevent, HCI Books; Cotton Teeth (978-0-578-33186-7) by Glenn Rockowitz, Harper & Case; Loving before Loving (978-0-299-33100-9) by Joan Steinau Lester, University of Wisconsin Press; Safecracker (978-1-4930-5851-8) Lyons Press; Supremely Tiny Acts (978-0-8142-5804-0) Ohio State University Press; The Sensitive One (978-1-64742-161-8) by Susan Frances Morris, She Writes Press; When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough (978-0-8308-3170-8) by Taylor S. Schumann, InterVarsity Press; Wife | Daughter | Self (978-1-942436-44-7) by Beth Kephart and William Sulit (illustrator), Forest Avenue Press; You'll Never Find Us: (978-1-64742-155-7) by Jeanne Baker Guy, She Writes Press
Biography: A Mighty Force (978-1-63388-708-4) Prometheus; Dracul: Of the Father (978-1-59211-027-8) by A. K. Brackob, Gaudium Publishing; Eunice Hunton Carter (978-0-8232-9373-5) Fordham University Press; Irma's Passport (978-1-64742-305-6) She Writes Press; Queen of the Con (978-1-60635-429-2) by Thomas Crowl, Kent State University Press; Sky Rider (978-0-8263-6282-7) by Gary B. Fogel, University of New Mexico Press; The Lady Makes Boots (978-1-68283-095-6) Texas Tech University Press; The Life and Times of Jo Mora (978-1-4236-5735-4) by Peter Hiller, Gibbs Smith Books; William Still (978-0-268-20036-7) by William C. Kashatus, University of Notre Dame Press
Body, Mind & Spirit: Each Day a Renewed Beginning (978-1-64250-566-5) Mango Publishing Group; Journey toward Wholeness (978-1-5140-0116-5) by Suzanne Stabile, InterVarsity Press; Nine Perfect Petals (978-1-73667-670-7) by Angela M Rosenberg, Inside Out Publishing; Practical Mindfulness (978-1-66610-460-8) by Greg Sazima, Mango; The Seeker and the Monk (978-1-5064-6496-1) Broadleaf Books; Vibrant (978-1-950665-82-2) by Stacie Stephenson, BenBella Books
Business & Economics: 21st Century Investing (978-1-5230-9107-2) Berrett-Koehler Publishers; Badvertising (978-1-63265-184-6) by Jim Morris, Career Press; Be Data Literate (978-1-78966-801-8) Kogan Page; Connected Capitalism (978-1-4875-0842-5) University of Toronto Press; Cyber Crisis (978-1-950665-83-9) by Eric Cole, BenBella Books; Demanding More (978-1-398-60044-7) Kogan Page; Intelligent Automation (978-981-123548-1) World Scientific Publishing; Strategic Impact (978-1-63299-316-8) Fast Company Press; The Energy Switch (978-1-63388-666-7) Prometheus; Trustworthy (978-1-989603-92-5) by Margot Bloomstein, Page Two Books; Workquake (978-1-64543-426-9) by Steve Cadigan, Amplify Publishing
Career: Awaken to Your Calling (978-1-64742-071-0) by Randi Benator, She Writes Press; Bridges out of Poverty (978-1-948244-49-7) aha! Process; Bringing Up the Boss (978-1-953295-01-9) by Rachel Pacheco, BenBella Books; Clicks, Tricks, & Golden Handcuffs (978-1-73774-621-8) by Emily Fuggetta (editor), Stephanie Corbin (illustrator), and Sasha Reiko (photographer), Resumé Tech Guru Publishing; Dream Bold, Start Smart (978-1-77458-003-5) by Tatiana Tsoir, Page Two; Launch Your Career (978-1-5230-9268-0) Berrett-Koehler Publishers; Learn Lead Lift (978-1-73525-856-0) by Wendy Ryan, Simply Good Press; The Career Toolkit (978-0-9601007-4-3) Cognosco Media, LLC; Workquake (978-1-64543-426-9) by Steve Cadigan, Amplify Publishing
Cooking: 52 Shabbats (978-1-951412-18-0) by Faith Kramer, The Collective Book Studio; Dreena's Kind Kitchen (978-1-950665-92-1) by Dreena Burton, BenBella Books; Kevin Belton's Cookin' Louisiana (978-1-4236-5838-2) by Kevin Belton and Monica Belton (contributor), Gibbs Smith Books; Scrumptious from The Girl Who Ate Everything (978-1-62972-933-6) Shadow Mountain Publishing; The Forager Chef's Book of Flora (978-1-60358-948-2) by Alan Bergo, Chelsea Green Publishing; The Twisted Soul Cookbook (978-0-8478-6969-5) Rizzoli New York
Ecology & Environment: A Hot Mess (978-1-5415-9777-8) Lerner/Zest Books; Bright Green Lies (978-1-948626-39-2) by Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, and Max Wilbert, Monkfish Book Publishing; Dead Serious (978-1-948814-40-9) by Eli J. Knapp, Torrey House Press; Eating Wild Japan (978-1-61172-061-7) Stone Bridge Press; Full Ecology (978-1-59714-518-3) Heyday Books; Hot Talk, Cold Science (2021) (978-1-59813-341-7) by S. Fred Singer, David R. Legates, and Anthony R. Lupo, with Forewords by Frederick Seitz and William Happer, Independent Institute; In Search of Mycotopia (978-1-60358-979-6) by Doug Bierend, Chelsea Green Publishing; The Science of Hope (978-1-925820-64-5) Exisle Publishing; The Web of Meaning (978-0-86571-954-5) New Society Publishers
Education: Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer (978-1-950665-88-4) by J. Michael Straczynski, BenBella Books; Capturing the Classroom (978-1-952812-05-7) by Ellen I. Linnihan, Solution Tree Press; Colour Matters (978-1-4875-2631-3) University of Toronto Press; Higher Education for Democracy (978-1-4384-8449-5) by William G. Tierney, SUNY Press; Planning and Teaching in the Standards-Based Classroom (978-1-943360-71-0) by Jeff Flygare, Jan K. Hoegh, and Tammy Heflebower, Marzano Resources; Really Good Schools (978-1-59813-338-7) Independent Institute; Sisterlocking Discoarse (978-1-4384-8584-3) by Valerie Lee, SUNY Press; The Infinite Staircase (978-1-950665-98-3) by Geoffrey A. Moore, BenBella Books; The Metacognitive Student (978-1-951075-03-3) by Richard K. Cohen, Deanne Kildare Opatosky, James Savage, Susan Olsen Stevens, and Edward P. Darrah, Solution Tree Press; What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions (978-1-64250-315-9) by Christie Barnes, Mango
Essays: A Harp in the Stars (978-1-4962-1774-5) by Randon Billings Noble (editor), University of Nebraska Press; Borealis (978-1-56689-619-1) Coffee House Press; Funeral for Flaca (978-1-892061-87-4) by Emilly Prado, Future Tense Books; Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology (978-1-5107-6639-6) Skyhorse Publishing; Mortality, with Friends (978-0-8143-4874-1) by Fleda Brown, Wayne State University Press; Night Rooms (978-1-953387-00-4) TWO DOLLAR RADIO; The Rock Cycle (978-0-8263-6243-8) by Kevin Honold, University of New Mexico Press; The Witch of Eye (978-1-946448-70-5) by Kathryn Nuernberger, Sarabande Books
Family & Relationships: 10 Code Marriage (978-1-950385-54-6) by Lance Allerdings and Rachel Allerdings, ONBrand Books; Baby Bomb (978-1-68403-731-5) by Kara Hoppe and Stan Tatkin, New Harbinger Publications; Brave New Mom (978-1-63489-429-6) by Jessie Everts, Wise Ink Creative Publishing; Grow Wild (978-1-943370-16-0) by Katy Bowman, Propriometrics Press; Love's Legacy (978-1-73599-960-9) by Daniel Fallon, Amazonas Publishing; Navigating Your Later Years For Dummies: Portable Edition (978-1-119-80984-5) Wiley; Stop Worrying About Your Anxious Teenager (979-845348670-0) Difference Press; Views from the Spectrum (978-0-8254-4667-2) by Ron Sandison, Kregel Publications; When Your Child Has a Chronic Medical Illness (978-1-4338-3381-6) APA LifeTools; You've Got This (978-1-951412-21-0) by Sara Lyon, The Collective Book Studio
Grief/Grieving: Authentic Power (978-1-951412-32-6) by Ashley Bernardi, The Collective Book Studio; Dead Lines (978-0-87020-966-6) by George Hesselberg, Wisconsin Historical Society Press; Grief Doodling (978-1-60808-252-0) by Harriet Hodgson, WriteLife; Odyssey of Ashes (978-1-64742-132-8) by Brooke Warner (editor) and Nan Phelps (photographer), She Writes Press; Prayer in the Night (978-0-8308-4679-5) by Tish Harrison Warren, InterVarsity Press; Tea with Dad (978-1-950584-76-5) Green Place Books; The Burning Light of Two Stars (978-1-954854-16-1) by Laura Davis, Girl Friday Books; The Good Widow (978-1-64742-149-6) by Jennifer Katz, She Writes Press
Health: Damaged (978-1-4875-2834-8) University of Toronto Press; Off Our Chests (978-1-64687-048-6) IdeaPress Publishing; Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! (978-1-64250-498-9) Mango Publishing Group; Pain Erasers (978-1-953295-51-4) by Michelle Schoffro Cook, BenBella Books; The Business of Botanicals (978-1-60358-748-8) by Ann Armbrecht, Chelsea Green Publishing; The Science and Technology of Growing Young (978-1-950665-87-7) by Sergey Young, BenBella Books; The Wheel of Wellness (978-1-03-911752-5) by Heather Martin, Friesen Press; Unfunc Your Gut (978-1-947708-89-1) Citrine Publishing; Yoga to Support Immunity (978-1-64250-572-6) by Melanie Salvatore-August, Mango Publishing
History: A Second Reckoning (978-1-64012-465-3) by Scott D. Seligman, Potomac Books (University of Nebraska Press); Black Snake (978-1-4962-2266-4) Bison Books; Iron Women (978-1-4930-3775-9) TwoDot; Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan (978-1-63405-918-3) Mercuria Press; Mud Sweeter than Honey (978-1-63206-283-3) by Margo Rejmer, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator), and Zosia Krasodomska-Jones (translator), Restless Books; Plagued (978-1-950665-75-4) by John Froude, BenBella Books; The Accommodation (978-1-64605-096-3) Deep Vellum; The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton (978-0-691-21115-2) Princeton University Press; Unsettling Canada (978-1-77113-556-6) by Arthur Manuel, Ronald M. Derrickson, Naomi Klein (contributor), Nicole Schabus (contributor), and Kanahus Manuel (contributor), Between the Lines; We the Fallen People (978-0-8308-5296-3) by Robert Tracy McKenzie, IVP Academic
Hobbies & Home: Geometric Knit Blankets (978-0-8117-3868-2) Stackpole Books; Knit Hats with Woolly Wormhead (978-0-8117-3967-2) Stackpole Books; Woodturning with Resin (978-1-950934-42-3) by Keith Lackner, Cedar Lane Press
Humor: A Few Words about Words (978-0-8253-0947-2) by Joseph Diorio, Beaufort Books; Beet This (978-1-64604-188-6) by Keith Riegert, Tyanni Niles, and Sam Kaplan, Ulysses Press; Blimey, I'm Knackered! (978-1-945501-49-4) by Marshall Hall and Mark Cowie (illustrator), Imbrifex Books; Fast Funny Women (978-1-949116-20-5) Woodhall Press
LGBTQ+: Antiman (978-1-63206-280-2) by Rajiv Mohabir, Restless Books; Gay, Catholic, and American (978-0-268-20124-1) by Greg Bourke, University of Notre Dame Press; How We Do Family (978-1-61519-756-9) The Experiment; I Have Not Loved You With My Whole Heart (978-0-87071-108-4) by Cris Harris, Oregon State University Press; Outlove (978-1-5064-6404-6) by Julie Rodgers, Broadleaf Books; Self, Divided (978-0-9961952-7-0) by John Medeiros, Howling Bird Press; What Wasn't I Thinking? (978-1-63760-363-5) by Sebastian Stuart, Querelle Press
Multicultural: Beyond Diversity (978-1-64687-051-6) by Rohit Bhargava and Jennifer Brown, IdeaPress Publishing; California Indian Basketry (978-1-941384-52-7) by Wayne A. Thompson and Eugene S. Meieran, Sunbelt Publications; Funeral for Flaca (978-1-892061-87-4) by Emilly Prado, Future Tense Books; Heart Radical (978-1-64742-173-1) by Anne Liu Kellor, She Writes Press; Stories from Palestine (978-0-268-20033-6) by Marda Dunsky, University of Notre Dame Press; The Gatherings (978-1-4875-0895-1) University of Toronto Press; This Jade World (978-1-4962-2601-3) University of Nebraska Press; What Was Said to Me (978-0-7726-7938-3) Royal BC Museum
Nature: A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat (978-1-59714-545-9) by Charles Hood, Heyday; A Shape in the Dark (978-1-68051-309-7) by Bjorn Dihle, Mountaineers Books; Bears (978-1-4236-5879-5) by Julie Argyle (photographer), Gibbs Smith Books; Field Study (978-1-77041-534-8) by Helen Humphreys, ECW Press; Four-Fifths a Grizzly (978-1-952338-01-4) by Douglas Chadwick, Patagonia; Like a Tree (978-1-64250-406-4) Mango Publishing Group; On the Roof of the Rocky Mountains (978-1-4236-6011-8) Betty Ford Alpine Gardens; The Story of the Universe in 100 Stars (978-1-61519-736-1) The Experiment; Waves and Beaches (978-1-938340-95-6) Patagonia; Wild Nights Out (978-1-60358-993-2) by Chris Salisbury, Chelsea Green Publishing
Performing Arts & Music: Don't Wait, Create (978-1-63676-492-4) New Degree Press; Have Chignon—Will Travel (978-1-950385-63-8) by Elizabeth Dale Phillips, W. Brand Publishing; Monologues for Adults (978-1-953057-06-8) by Mike Kimmel, Ben Rose Creative Arts; Something in the Water (978-0-88146-802-1) by Ben Wynne, Mercer University Press; When the Lights Are Bright Again (978-1-4930-6659-9) Applause
Photography: Bison (978-1-4236-5375-2) by Audrey Hall (photographer) and Chase Reynolds Ewald (contributor), Gibbs Smith Books; Liquid Horizon: Meditations on the Surf and Sea (978-0-8478-6996-1) Rizzoli New York; Photographing ICELAND Volume 1 (978-1-916014-55-8) by James Rushforth, Fotovue; Seasons of Ceremonies: Rites and Rituals in Guatemala and Mexico (978-0-89013-668-3) by William M Frej (photographer), Frine Castillo Badillo (contributor), Gary Gossen (contributor), Nicolasa Chavez (contributor), Anne Frej (contributor), and Ted Coyle (contributor), Museum of New Mexico Press; Todd Reed: 50 Years Seeing Michigan Through a Lens (978-1-79236-481-5) Todd & Brad Reed Photography, LLC.; Violins and Hope (978-1-938086-86-1) George F. Thompson Publishing; Wild Spaces and Unique Places (978-1-4236-5876-4) by Ryan Jeffery (photographer), Gibbs Smith Books
Political and Social Sciences: Aid Imperium (978-0-472-13278-2) by Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr., University of Michigan Press; Bad Faith (978-0-8028-7934-9) by Randall Balmer, Eerdmans; Broke in America (978-1-950665-46-4) by Joanne Samuel Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox, BenBella Books; Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy (978-0-268-20060-2) by David M. Elcott, C. Colt Anderson, Tobias Cremer, and Volker Haarmann, The University of Notre Dame Press; Freedom (978-1-61519-890-0) The Experiment; Has Asia Lost It? (978-981-122840-7) World Scientific Publishing; How to Talk to a Science Denier (978-0-262-04610-7) by Lee McIntyre, The MIT Press; International Aid Under the Microscope (978-976-640848-0) by Shinique Walters, The University of the West Indies Press; Intimate Inequalities (978-1-978823-89-1) Rutgers University Press; Reading the Times (978-0-8308-4185-1) by Jeffrey Bilbro, IVP Academic; Regime of Obstruction (978-1-77199-289-3) Athabasca University Press; The Hidden History of American Oligarchy (978-1-5230-9158-4) Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Popular Culture: Crime Comics Confidential (978-1-68405-758-0) by Steven Brower, IDW / Yoe Books; Death Never Dies (978-1-73209-645-5) Chimera Projects; Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan (978-1-63405-918-3) Mercuria Press; Our Blessed Rebel Queen (978-0-8143-4686-0) by Linda Mizejewski (editor) and Tanya D. Zuk (editor), Wayne State University Press; The Art of Oz (978-0-7893-4101-3) Universe Publishing; Up Against the Wall (978-1-939125-78-1) by Donald Albrecht (contributor), Jessica Lacher-Feldman (contributor), and William M. Valenti (contributor), RIT Press; Visual/Language (978-1-938086-84-7) George F. Thompson Publishing
Reference: Battle Carried (978-1-943492-57-2) by Michael A. Bortner, Elm Grove Publishing; Blimey, I'm Knackered! (978-1-945501-49-4) by Marshall Hall and Mark Cowie (illustrator), Imbrifex Books; Marijuana Hater's Guide to Making a Billion Dollars from Hemp (978-1-73567-470-4) by Matthew Harmon, Farmbridge, Inc; Seven Drafts (978-1-949116-45-8) Woodhall Press; The Non-Obvious Guide to Marketing & Branding (978-1-64687-045-5) IdeaPress Publishing
Regional: At Home in the Wine Country (978-1-4236-5495-7) by Heather Sandy Hebert and Chase Reynolds Ewald, Gibbs Smith Books; Connecticut Waters (978-1-4930-4641-6) Globe Pequot; Lighthouses of the Georgia Coast (978-0-88146-775-8) by William Rawlings, Mercer University Press; Looking Forward, Giving Back (978-0-87195-458-9) Indiana Historical Society Press; Mushrooms of British Columbia (978-0-7726-7955-0) by Andy MacKinnon and Kem Luther, The Royal British Columbia Museum; Preserving Los Angeles (978-1-62640-075-7) Angel City Press; Private Gardens of the Pacific Northwest (978-1-4236-5497-1) by Brian Coleman and William Wright (photographer), Gibbs Smith Books
Religion: Because My Soul Longs for You (978-0-88123-372-8) by Rabbi Edwin C. Goldberg (editor) and Rabbi Elaine S. Zecher (editor), CCAR Press; Heavy Burdens (978-1-58743-483-9) by Bridget Eileen Rivera, Brazos Press; If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk (978-0-664-26684-4) by John Pavlovitz, Westminster John Knox Press; Pointing to the Pasturelands (978-1-68359-543-4) by J.I. Packer, Lexham Press; Reparations (978-1-58743-450-1) by Duke L. Kwon and Gregory Thompson, Brazos Press; Saint Hildegard (978-1-64742-181-6) by Susan Garthwaite, She Writes Press; Synagogues: Marvels of Judaism (978-0-8478-6650-2) Rizzoli New York; The Eye of the Heart (978-1-936597-70-3) World Wisdom Books; The Making of Biblical Womanhood (978-1-58743-470-9) by Beth Allison Barr, Brazos Press; The Soul of Desire (978-1-5140-0210-0) by Curt Thompson, InterVarsity Press
Science & Technology: Cyberjutsu (978-1-71850-054-9) by Ben McCarty, No Starch Press; Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins (978-1-950665-37-2) by Oné R. Pagán, BenBella Books; Nature of Drugs (978-0-9995472-1-2) by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin, Synergetic Press; Present Future (978-1-73542-451-4) Fast Company Press; SuperSight (978-1-950665-80-8) by David Rose, BenBella Books; Unsettled (978-1-950665-79-2) by Steven E. Koonin, BenBella Books
Self-Help: A New Now (978-1-951937-73-7) Clear Path Press; Beware False Tigers (978-0-9851263-2-2) by Frank Forencich, Exuberant Animal; Breakthrough: How to Overcome Doubt, Fear, and Resistance to Be Your Ultimate Creative Self (978-1-945654-88-6) by Todd Mitchell, Owl Hollow Press; Financial Planning Literacy (978-1-73676-164-9) Frog Hollow Press; Practical Mindfulness (978-1-66610-460-8) by Greg Sazima, Mango; Redesign Your Mind (978-1-64250-511-5) Conari (an imprint of Mango); Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents (978-1-68403-982-1) New Harbinger Publications; Spotting Danger before it Spots your Kids (978-1-59439-811-7) YMAA Publication Center; The Entrepreneur's Paradox (978-1-64250-413-2) Mango Publishing Group; Tough (978-1-970123-00-5) by Greg Everett, Catalyst Athletics
Travel: A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes (978-1-56037-778-8) Farcountry Press; A September to Remember (978-1-63152-727-2) by Carole Bumpus, She Writes Press; A Sports Fan's Guide to Route 66 (978-1-945501-73-9) Imbrifex Books; Flavour with Benefits: France (978-1-77726-492-5) by Cathy Connally and Charley Best, Collesano Publishing; La Dolce Vita University 2nd Edition (978-1-60952-198-1) Travelers' Tales; No Spring Chicken (978-1-64742-120-5) by Francine Falk-Allen, She Writes Press; The Passenger (978-1-56792-697-2) by Chaney Kwak, Godine; Welcome Back to Abuja Once Again (978-1-63676-411-5) by Carol J. Yee, New Degree Press
War & Military: 100 Days in Vietnam (978-1-64663-257-2) by Joseph F. Tallon and Matthew A. Tallon, Koehler Books; A Knock at the Door (978-1-64293-932-3) PostHillPress.com; Admirals Under Fire (978-1-68283-089-5) Texas Tech University Press; Kilo 3 (978-1-977239-06-8) Outskirts Press, Inc.; Montreal and the Bomb (978-1-77186-265-3) by Gilles Sabourin and Katherine Hastings (translator), Baraka Books; No Place for Glory (978-1-60635-410-0) by Robert J. Wynstra, Kent State University Press; The Immortals (978-1-62972-848-3) Shadow Mountain Publishing; Why We Fought (978-1-62972-934-3) Shadow Mountain Publishing; Zero-Sum Victory (978-0-8131-5276-9) by Christopher D. Kolenda, University Press of Kentucky
Women's Studies: Bent out of Shape (978-1-77113-541-2) by Karen Messing, Between the Lines; Iron Women (978-1-4930-3775-9) TwoDot; The Arena (978-1-73534-281-8) Lady Justice Publishing; The Girl Who Dared to Defy (978-0-8061-6849-4) University of Oklahoma Press; The Rights of Women (978-0-268-20082-4) by Erika Bachiochi, University of Notre Dame Press

Children's

Juvenile Fiction: Into the Wind (978-1-947159-42-6) by William Loizeaux and Laura Jacobson (illustrator), One Elm Books; Kingdom of Ink and Paper (978-1-73585-140-2) by Matthew Newman, Sandcrest Publishing; Matt Sprouts and the Curse of Ten Broken Toes (978-1-63489-467-8) Wise Ink Creative Publishing; Maud & Addie (978-1-64603-060-6) by Maureen Buchanan Jones, Fitzroy Books; Max and the Spice Thieves (978-1-73538-963-9) by John Peragine, Crumblebee Books; Oddity (978-1-5362-0851-1) by Eli Brown and Karin Rytter (illustrator), Walker Books US; Real (978-1-62972-789-9) by Carol Cujec and Peyton Goddard, Shadow Mountain Publishing; The Beatryce Prophecy (978-1-5362-1361-4) by Kate DiCamillo and Sophie Blackall (illustrator), Candlewick; The Mask (978-0-578-56993-2) by Clayton Marshall Adams, Rohan Daniel Eason (illustrator), and Jim Dunn (designer), CJ Sparrow Publication; The Math Kids (978-1-988761-56-5) by David Cole and Shannon O'Toole (illustrator), Common Deer Press; The Undercover Book List (978-1-77278-187-8) by Colleen Nelson, Pajama Press; Tiger Skin Rug (978-1-60945-720-4) by Joan Haig, Europa Editions
Juvenile Nonfiction: A Curious Collection of Dangerous Creatures (978-1-61519-824-5) The Experiment; Big Brain Book (978-1-4338-3045-7) Magination Press; Name and Tame Your Anxiety (978-1-63198-620-8) Free Spirit Publishing; National Parks Maps (978-1-4236-5378-3) by Abby Leighton, Gibbs Smith Books; Native Women Changing Their Worlds (978-1-939053-32-9) 7th Generation; Still Stace (978-1-5064-6951-5) by Stacey Chomiak, Beaming Books; Stories of 20 Mighty Muslim Heroes (978-0-645-07740-7) Olive Tree Books; That They Lived (978-0-8143-4754-6) by Rochelle Riley and Cristi Smith-Jones, Wayne State University Press; The Wild World Handbook: Creatures (978-1-68369-268-3) by Andrea Debbink and Asia Orlando (illustrator), Quirk Books; Water (978-1-64686-280-1) by Christy Mihaly and Mariona Cabassa (illustrator), Barefoot Books
Picture Books: A Sky-Blue Bench (978-1-77278-222-6) by Bahram Rahman and Peggy Collins (illustrator), Pajama Press; As Babies Dream (978-1-4338-3681-7) Magination Press; Brilliant Bea (978-1-4338-3741-8) Magination Press; Family Reunion (978-1-64686-218-4) by Chad Richardson, Dad Richardson, and Ashleigh Corrin (illustrator), Barefoot Books; It Could Be Worse (978-1-5362-1791-9) by Einat Tsarfati, Candlewick; Jet the Cat (Is Not a Cat) (978-1-64686-166-8) by Phaea Crede and Terry Runyan (illustrator), Barefoot Books; Little Loon Finds His Voice (978-1-951412-33-3) by Yvonne Pearson and Regina Shklovsky (illustrator), The Collective Book Studio; Moose's Book Bus (978-1-5362-1767-4) by Inga Moore, Candlewick; Planting Friendship (978-1-950169-60-3) by Callie Metler, Shirin Rahman, Melissa Stoller, and Kate Talbot (illustrator), Spork; Portrait of the Son (978-0-940112-98-8) by Josephine Nobisso and Ted Schluenderfritz (illustrator), Gingerbread House; R is for Rainbow (978-1-942155-39-3) by Kim Ferreira (author, illustrator), Peter E. Randall Publisher; The Color of Your Skin (978-841830240-4) by Desrieé Acevedo, Silvia Álvarez (illustrator), and Jon Brokenbrow (translator), Cuento de Luz; The Farm Shop (978-1-948124-66-9) by Devon Avery and Ema Tepic (illustrator), Suteki Creative; Zonia's Rain Forest (978-1-5362-0845-0) by Juana Martinez-Neal, Candlewick Press
Picture Books, Early Reader: ¡Atrapa la estrella! (978-1-934617-60-1) by Brenda Ehrmantraut, Gabriella Aldeman (editor), Vicki Wehrman (illustrator), and Ana Stevenson (translator), Elva Resa; 189 Canaries (978-0-8028-5574-9) by Dieter Böge, Elsa Klever (illustrator), and Laura Watkinson (translator), Eerdmans Books for Young Readers; Einstein (978-0-7358-4444-5) by Torben Kuhlmann, NorthSouth Books; Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be? (978-3-90713016-2) Gmuer Verlag; Have You Seen Tucker? (978-1-949711-39-4) by Jo Ann Jeffries and Lilian Barac (illustrator), Bluewater Publication; Jayden's Impossible Garden (978-1-63198-590-4) by Mélina Mangal and Ken Daley (illustrator), Free Spirit Publishing; Nothing (978-1-73335-484-4) by Michael Molinet (author, illustrator), Notable Kids Publishing; Opal's Greenwood Oasis (978-1-73364-744-1) by Quraysh Ali Lansana, Najah-Amatullah Hylton, and Skip Hill (illustrator), The Calliope Group; Pigs Dancing Jigs (978-1-952209-26-0) by Robin De Witt and Patricia De Witt (illustrator), Lawley Publishing; Sir Drake the Brave (978-1-64065-453-2) by Joy Jordan-Lake and Susan Eaddy (illustrator), Church Publishing; The Girl with Big, Big Questions (978-1-5064-7378-9) by Britney Winn Lee and Jacob Souva, Beaming Books; The Mountain (978-0-7358-4457-5) by Simon Röthlisberger and Rebecca Gugger, NorthSouth Books
Young Adult Fiction: Before We Were Blue (978-1-63583-069-9) by E. J. Schwartz, Flux; Departures (979-852926515-4) Darkstroke Books; Fat Angie (978-1-5362-0839-9) by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, Candlewick; How It Happens (978-0-8143-4869-7) by Jean Alicia Elster, Wayne State University Press; Needlework (978-1-953103-07-9) by Julia Watts, Three Rooms Press; Siege of the Seven Sins (978-1-947834-60-6) Blue Crow Publishing; Strange Gods (978-1-953491-14-5) by Alison Kimble, Immortal Works Press; The Place Beyond Her Dreams (978-1-77510-644-9) by Oby Aligwekwe, Eclat books; Tink and Wendy (978-1-953103-13-0) by Kelly Ann Jacobson, Three Rooms Press; War Bunny (978-1-73688-571-0) by Christopher St. John, Harvest Oak Press

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Anthologies: Dispatches from Anarres (978-1-942436-48-5) Forest Avenue Press; Moms Don't Have Time to: A Quarantine Anthology (978-1-5107-6596-2) Skyhorse Publishing; Seasons Between Us (978-1-988140-16-2) by Susan Forest (editor) and Lucas K. Law (editor), Laksa Media Groups; The Best Peace Fiction (978-0-8263-6303-9) by Robert Olen Butler (editor) and Phong Nguyen (editor), University of New Mexico Press; Tongues (978-1-77166-714-2) by Ayelet Tsabari (editor), Eufemia Fantetti (editor), and Leonarda Carranza (editor), Book*hug Press; Unbound (978-1-08-794689-4) by Lisa Amowitz, Heidi Ayarbe, Sarah Anderson, John Klekamp, Rishi Mohan, Karissa Laurel, Fiona McLaren, Angela Sierra, Hrishika Muthukrishnan, Kaye Hart, Emily Colin (editor), and Madeline Dyer (editor), Five Points Press; When You Hear Me (You Hear Us) (978-1-950807-34-5) by Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop, Shout Mouse Press
Coffee Table Books: A Country No More (978-1-938086-80-9) George F. Thompson Publishing; California Indian Basketry (978-1-941384-52-7) by Wayne A. Thompson and Eugene S. Meieran, Sunbelt Publications; Our National Monuments (978-1-73357-607-9) by QT Luong, Ian Shive (contributor), and Sally Jewell (contributor), Terra Galleria Press; Todd Reed: 50 Years Seeing Michigan Through a Lens (978-1-79236-481-5) Todd & Brad Reed Photography, LLC.; UNDERTONES (978-0-9914911-4-8) by Douglas Cutting and Nan Young Carey (photographer), Joggling Board Press
Graphic Novels & Comics: Catalogue Baby (978-1-989603-64-2) by Myriam Steinberg, Page Two Books; Four-Fisted Tales (978-1-68247-416-7) by Ben Towle, Dead Reckoning; Freiheit! (978-0-87486-344-4) Plough Publishing House; Hakim's Odyssey (978-1-63779-000-7) by Fabien Toulmé and Hannah Chute (translator), Graphic Mundi; Let Go (978-0-88984-439-1) by Mark Huebner, George A. Walker (contributor), and Terry O'Reilly (contributor), The Porcupine's Quill; Monsters (978-1-68396-415-5) by Barry Windsor-Smith, Fantagraphics Books; Stone Fruit (978-1-68396-426-1) by Lee Lai, Fantagraphics Books; The Great Gatsby (978-1-5362-1301-0) by F. Scott Fitzgerald and K Woodman-Maynard (illustrator), Candlewick; The Grimms Town Terror Tales: Rise of the Candy Creeper (978-1-73328-216-1) by Neo Edmund and Renae DeLiz (illustrator), Storm King Comics; The King of Bangkok (978-1-4875-2641-2) University of Toronto Press
Poetry: A Vertigo Book (978-1-944585-52-5) The Word Works; All Morning the Crows (978-1-944585-44-0) The Word Works; Danzirly (978-0-8165-4233-8) by Gloria Muñoz, University of Arizona Press; Flying through a Hole in the Storm (978-0-8214-2444-5) by Fleda Brown, Ohio University Press; Her Read (978-1-68003-228-4) by Jennifer Sperry Steinorth and Eleanor Wilner (contributor), Texas Review Press; In Our Beautiful Bones (978-1-952781-07-0) Mayapple Press; Phantompains (978-1-77166-686-2) by Therese Estacion, Book*hug Press; Pine (978-1-930508-49-1) by Julia Koets, Southern Indiana Review Press; The Endless Garment (978-1-989496-37-4) by Marguerite Pigeon, Wolsak and Wynn Publishers; The Rinehart Frames (978-1-4962-2576-4) University of Nebraska Press; This Alaska (978-1-945588-92-1) Four Way Books; Wolf Lamb Bomb (978-1-949039-17-7) by Aviya Kushner, Orison Books

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