Full List of 2025 Foreword INDIES Finalists
Adult Fiction
- Fantasy
- A Tale for the Shadows (979-899863780-3) by Joyce Sherry, Taylor Street Press
- Across Time and Starlight (978-1-63299-843-9) by Alessandro Candotti, Greenleaf Book Group
- Angel Eye (978-1-939096-21-0) by Madeleine Nakamura, Red Hen Press
- Cat People and Dream Memories of the Fifty Foot Woman (PDF) (978-1-963908-80-0) by Peter Grandbois, Spuyten Duyvil Press
- Creatures & Corridors (978-1-964226-09-5) by Brandon Auman, Andrea Mutti (illustrator), and Bill Sienkiewicz (illustrator), The Lab Press
- Hermits Die on Thursday (978-0-88146-977-6) by Gregory Ariail, Mercer University Press
- Leave No Trace (978-1-64710-161-9) by Randee Dawn, CAEZIK SF & Fantasy
- Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens (978-1-73831-651-9) by Lynn Hutchinson Lee, Stelliform Press
- Redneck Revenant (979-821290399-8) by David R. Slayton, Blackstone Publishing
- Seventhblade (978-1-77041-807-3) by Tonia Laird, ECW Press
- The Nga’phandileh Whisperer (979-899144192-6) by Eugen Bacon, Stars and Sabers
- The Returned Child (979-826592703-3) by Levi Peltier, Amazon KDP
- General
- A Dangerous Friendship (979-889636002-5) She Writes Press
- Junah at the End of the World (979-888574049-4) by Dan Leach, Hub City Press
- Lotusland (978-0-9977155-9-0) by David Joiner, Painted Veil Press
- Low April Sun (978-0-8061-9474-5) by Constance E. Squires, University of Oklahoma Press
- Restitution (978-1-64603-619-6) by Tamar Shapiro, Regal House Publishing
- Roadside Sisters (979-898988403-2) by Catherine Matthews, Pacific Peaks Publishing
- Songs My Mother Taught Me (979-899041800-4) by Helen Winslow Black, Four Elk Press
- The Secrets of Flowers (979-822830750-6) by Sally Page, Blackstone Publishing
- The Things They Didn't See (979-899282520-6) by Angela Shaeffer, Wander Lane Press
- Violet is Blue (979-889022315-9) by Anne Shaw Heinrich, Speaking Volumes
- Where You Come From Is Gone (978-1-962834-35-3) by Christopher Johnston, Calumet Editions
- Winners and Losers (978-1-62720-546-7) by Marina Antropow Cramer, Apprentice House Press
- Historical
- A Clan Chief's Daughter (979-899276900-5) by Sarah V. Barnes, Heart Soul Horse Publications
- A Daughter's Place (978-1-4870-1186-4) by Martha Bátiz, House of Anansi Press
- A Quest for God and Spices (979-888824515-6) Koehler Books
- Hard Margins (978-1-885586-57-5) by Edward J. Delaney, Turtle Point Press
- Isabela's Way (978-1-64742-964-5) by Barbara Stark-Nemon, She Writes Press
- Red Clay (979-821240869-1) by Charles B. Fancher, Blackstone Publishing
- Riddle of Spirit and Bone (978-1-64603-540-3) by Carolyn Korsmeyer, Regal House
- That Which Binds Us (978-1-68442-993-6) by Cathy Rigg, Turner Publishing Company
- The Deliverance of Barker McRae (978-0-88146-972-1) by Stacia Pelletier, Mercer University Press
- The Rabbi's Knight (979-888824813-3) by Michael J. Cooper, Koehler Books
- The World So Wide (978-1-77086-775-8) by Zilla Jones, Cormorant Books
- Tomorrow Will Bring Sunday's News (978-1-957057-19-4) by Beth Kephart, Tursulowe Press
- Humor
- All Kidding Aside (978-1-77186-380-3) Baraka Books
- Charity Trickett Is Not So Glamorous (978-1-68463-316-6) by Christine Stringer, SparkPress
- God Complex for Beginners (979-899875363-3) by Naza Semenoff, Semoniff Publishing
- Horrible Women, Wonderful Girls (979-899199949-6) Dartmouth Park
- Jingled (978-1-73543-856-6) by Evan J. Corbin, Atonement Books
- Last Night at the Disco (978-1-64603-644-8) Regal House Publishing
- Lucky Duck (978-1-61153-509-9) by Mike Garretson, Torchflame Books
- Starman After Midnight (979-821841594-5) by Scott Semegran, Mutt Press
- The Golden Years Glitch (978-1-954332-62-1) by Judy Smith, Wyatt-MacKenzie
- The Marriage Debt (979-888784055-0) Motina Books Publishing
- LGBTQ+
- All This Can Be True (978-1-68442-608-9) by Jen Michalski, Turner Publishing Company
- Crime Ink: Iconic (978-1-61294-325-1) by John Copenhaver (editor) and Salem West (editor), Bywater Books
- Hysterical (979-899400891-1) by Amber Dean, AmazonKDP
- I Remember Lights (978-1-77166-935-1) by Ben Ladouceur, Book*hug Press
- Lies of a Toymaker (978-1-953103-51-2) by Kelly Ann Jacobson, Three Rooms Press
- Pearly Gates (979-899261331-5) by Bonnie Solomon, Bonsol Press
- Prieta Is Dreaming (979-885580455-3) by Gloria Anzaldúa, Kelli D. Zaytoun (editor), AnaLouise Keating (editor), and Suzanne Bost (editor), SUNY Press
- Racing Hearts (978-1-915009-88-3) Butterworth Books
- Tapout (978-1-63679-924-7) by Nicole Disney, Bold Strokes Books
- The Ballad of Midnight and McRae (978-0-9986030-8-7) by Jess Lederman, Azure Star
- Vampires at Sea (978-1-951971-22-9) by Lindsay Merbaum, Creature Publishing
- What a Fish Looks Like (978-1-73831-655-7) by Syr Hayati Beker, Stelliform Press
- Literary
- Becoming Sarah (979-889636000-1) by Diane Botnick, She Writes Press
- Between the Island and the Turtle (978-1-77186-401-5) QC Fiction, an imprint of Baraka Books
- Boy with Wings (979-888824429-6) by Mark Mustian, Koehler Books
- Dancing Woman (978-1-958888-33-9) by Elaine Neil Orr, Blair
- Meridian Rising (978-1-58838-555-0) by Paul Burch, University of Georgia Press
- Plum (979-888574046-3) by Andy Anderegg, Hub City Press
- Property (978-1-55245-507-4) Coach House Books
- Sunbirth (978-0-8021-6427-8) by An Yu, Grove Press
- The Anatomy of Exile (978-1-953002-46-4) by Zeeva Bukai, Delphinium Books
- The Exclusion Zone (978-1-998408-16-0) by Alexis von Konigslow, Wolsak and Wynn Publishers
- The World That We Are (978-1-64603-638-7) by Andrew Furman, Regal House Publishing
- Where I Went Wrong (978-1-64603-586-1) Regal House Publishing
- Multicultural
- Chocolate Chip City (978-1-61294-315-2) by Be Steadwell, Bywater Books
- Defiant Acts (978-1-946724-89-2) by James Stewart III, Acre Books
- Harvesting Rosewater (979-888824798-3) Koehler Books
- I Think I'll Stay Here Forever (978-1-950413-98-0) by George Choundas, Press 53
- Malipolitan (978-1-06-929200-1) by Christopher Dainton, Saturnine Press
- Restitution (978-1-64603-619-6) by Tamar Shapiro, Regal House Publishing
- Starry Starry Night (978-1-77166-956-6) by Shani Mootoo, Book*hug Press
- The Immortal Woman (978-1-4870-1317-2) by Su Chang, House of Anansi
- The Nga’phandileh Whisperer (979-899144192-6) by Eugen Bacon, Stars and Sabers
- To Save a Life (978-1-947976-56-6) by Larry Zuckerman, Cynren Press
- Wilderness of Mirrors (978-1-63206-398-4) Restless Books
- Mystery
- A Murder in Zion (978-1-60809-638-1) by Nicole Maggi, Oceanview Publishing
- Baited (978-1-60953-155-3) by Colleen O'Brien, Unbridled Books
- Dying Cry (979-889242195-9) by Margaret Mizushima, Crooked Lane
- Garbage Town (979-888645313-3) by Ravi Gupta, Greenleaf Book Group Press
- Hot Tango in Argentina (978-1-61153-615-7) by Nancy Nau Sullivan, Torchflame Books
- Killer Tracks (979-889820034-3) by Mary Keliikoa, Level Best Books
- Lost Heart in King Manor (979-821869084-7) by Celeste Fenton, Amazon KDP
- Part of the Solution (978-1-61153-604-1) by Elana Michelson, Torchflame Books
- Season of Fear (978-1-941016-04-6) Thunder Lake Press
- Secret Places (978-1-68492-236-9) by Don Stuart, Epicenter Press
- Sham Shamus (979-899248026-9) by Charlotte Stuart, Quartermaster Publishing
- The Thunder Head (979-898669787-1) by Dwight Holing, Jackdaw Press
- Religious
- 63 Hours in Hell (978-1-963377-23-1) by Susan L. Davis, Abundance Books
- A Rooftop in Jerusalem (979-888824705-1) by Michael Kinnamon, Koehler Books
- Boy with Wings (979-888824429-6) by Mark Mustian, Koehler Books
- Magda Revealed (978-1-64742-864-8) by Ursula Werner, She Writes Press
- Somewhere Past the End (978-1-62720-561-0) by Alexandria Faulkenbury, Apprentice House Press
- Strings Detached (979-899877520-8) by Chris Riffle, Bean Toes Press
- The Rabbi's Suitcase (979-888824697-9) by Robert Kehlmann, Koehler Books
- What the River Keeps (978-1-4964-8158-0) by Cheryl Grey Bostrom, Tyndale House
- Who Stirs Up the Sea (979-826462691-3) by Deborah Raney, Raney Day Press
- Romance
- Grace on the Rocks (978-1-955643-15-3) by Rose Prendeville, Eridani Press
- Marianne (978-1-73854-616-9) by Alice McVeigh, Warleigh Hall Press
- Switch (978-1-61294-321-3) by Ann McMan, Bywater Books
- Tapout (978-1-63679-924-7) by Nicole Disney, Bold Strokes Books
- The Maid of Sherwood Forest (978-1-63993-467-6) by Sian Ann Bessey, Shadow Mountain Publishing
- The Milkyway Hotel (979-1-09-804070-2) by Marguerite Grimaud and Jude Silberfeld-Grimaud, Amazon KDP
- The Scald Crow (978-1-06-899753-2) by Hanna Park, Baisong Press
- To the End of the Line (978-1-965422-02-1) by Sage Greer, Contrarian Pubishing
- Too Forward (978-1-63679-718-2) by Krystina Rivers, Bold Strokes Books
- Science Fiction
- Dark Matter (978-1-946154-97-2) by Kathe Koja, Meerkat Press
- Essentials Vol. 1 (978-1-964226-00-2) by Jason Howard (illustrator), Bill Sienkiewicz (illustrator), Andrea Mutti (illustrator), Vince Locke (illustrator), M.K. Perker (illustrator), Glenn Fabry (illustrator), and DaNi (illustrator), The Lab Press
- Future X (979-899140321-4) by Georg Koszulinski, Raven Chronicles Press
- Ice's End (978-1-961905-47-4) by P. Finian Reilly, 12 Willows Press
- North of Sunset (978-1-964721-58-3) by Haley Ahern, GFB
- Novic (978-1-965740-01-9) by Eugen Bacon, Meerkat Press
- The Afterlife Project (978-1-03-948045-2) by Tim Weed, Podium
- The Last Book: The Diary of The Last Earthling (978-0-578-37745-2) Hungry Minds
- The Matriarch Messiah (978-0-9993350-6-2) by Maxime Trencavel, Tail of the Bird Books
- The Regolith Temple (979-898987315-9) by Jeff Brown (illustrator), Dhawosia Publishing
- Water Memory (978-1-68513-614-7) by Tom Strelich, Black Rose Writing
- What a Fish Looks Like (978-1-73831-655-7) by Syr Hayati Beker, Stelliform Press
- Short Stories
- A Hundred Years and a Day (979-898868873-0) by Tomoka Shibasaki and Polly Barton (translator), Stone Bridge Press - MONKEY imprint
- A Place in the World (978-0-8229-4876-6) by Bill Gaythwaite, University of Pittsburgh Press
- How Daddy Lost His Ear (978-1-885983-22-0) by Sallie Bingham, Turtle Point Press
- Lake Crescent and Other Spirits (978-0-913123-52-2) by Pamela Gullard, Barrett Warner (editor), and Adam Robinson (designer), Galileo Press
- Love Brain and Other Minefields (979-821873894-5) by Alan Collenette, Swantorini Press
- Show Me Where the Hurt Is (978-1-952897-43-6) by Hayden Casey, Split/Lip Press
- Skin (978-1-77310-431-7) by Catherine Bush, Goose Lane Editions
- The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe (978-1-63768-109-1) by Lauren D. Woods, Autumn House Press
- The Plan of Chicago (978-1-968148-11-9) by Barry Pearce, Cornerstone Press
- The Problem You Have (978-0-8263-6773-0) University of New Mexico Press
- The Sea Gives Up the Dead (978-1-63628-271-8) by Molly Olguín, Red Hen Press
- The Thief of Words (978-0-299-35174-8) by Anthony Bukoski, University of Wisconsin Press
- Thriller & Suspense
- Kiss It Goodbye (979-831129774-5) by Robert Lane, Mason Alley Publishing
- Novel Threat (978-1-63993-384-6) by Traci Hunter Abramson, Shadow Mountain
- Reservations (979-899881270-5) TnT Press
- Street Brotherhood (978-1-962834-48-3) by A.D. Metcalfe, Calumet Editions
- The Art of Greed (979-888645254-9) by Hans Peter Brunner, Greenleaf Book Group Press
- The Cliffs of Palos Verdes (979-821879818-5) by David Bueche, Amazon KDP
- The Department (978-1-60809-634-3) by Jacqueline Faber, Oceanview Publishing
- The Ever End (978-1-61294-323-7) by Audrey Wilson, Bywater Books
- The Gallagher Place (979-899237700-2) by Julie Doar, Zibby Publishing
- The Haunting of Emily Grace (978-1-4483-1737-0) by Elena Taylor, Severn House
- The Mean Ones (978-1-951971-30-4) by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne, Creature Publishing
- The Nine Thoughts (978-1-965412-15-2) by Stefan Kiesbye, Broken Tribe Press
- Yeehaw Junction (979-898881544-0) by Kayli Scholz, Moonstruck Books
- War & Military
- April 1917 (978-0-268-21052-6) by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Clare Kitson (translator), University of Notre Dame Press
- Cold Victory (979-898717704-4) by Helena P. Schrader, Cross Seas Press
- Shadows of Tehran (979-899197140-9) by Nick Berg, Fortis Publishing
- The Communist's Secret (978-1-64742-934-8) by Suzanne Parry, She Writes Press
- The Mark (979-899970600-3) by Anne Keene, Amazon KDP
- The Rabbi's Knight (979-888824813-3) by Michael J. Cooper, Koehler Books
- The Shattered Star (978-1-968493-01-1) by Skyler R. Ostrom, Daniel Dyal (editor), and Christian Storm (designer), Ostrom Star Publishing
Adult Nonfiction
- Adventure, Sports & Recreation
- Be the Captain (979-899931310-2) by James Evenson, Suzanne Sherman (editor), and Robert Henry (editor), Zingaro Publishing
- Crisis on Mount Hood (978-1-68051-714-9) by Christopher Van Tilburg, Mountaineers Books
- I Live Underwater (978-1-976600-28-9) by Max Gene Nohl, Wisconsin Historical Society Press
- Lootie's World Run (979-889138554-2) Mascot Books
- Mike Mentzer (978-1-77041-784-7) by John Little, ECW Press
- Miscalculated Risks (979-899890950-4) by Michael Cooper, Larrea Press
- Pheasant Tail Simplicity (978-1-952338-28-1) by Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, and Mauro Mazzo, Patagonia
- The Running Bucket List (978-1-64604-829-8) by Jeff Horowitz, VeloPress
- The Unforgiving Hours (978-1-64604-779-6) by Shannon Hogan, VeloPress
- Uplifted (978-1-952338-18-2) by Sonnie Trotter, Patagonia
- World On Board: Pushing South (978-981-945185-2) by Adrian Oh, World On Board
- World's Toughest Rodeo (979-889503026-4) by Ted Harbin and Steve Gander, W. Brand Publishing
- Art
- Artists' Journeys That Shaped Our World (978-0-7112-6870-8) by Travis Elborough, White Lion
- Brilliance (978-0-87846-905-5) MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Chinese Patchwork (978-0-87846-907-9) MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Expressions of Jesus (978-1-63993-458-4) by Rose Datoc Dall (compiler), Shadow Mountain Publishing
- Gathering (979-898792938-4) by Sarah Chasse, Lan Morgan, Kathleen Garrett (editor), Ryan Polich (designer), and Lynda Roscoe Hartigan (contributor), Peabody Essex Museum
- John Wilson: Witnessing Humanity (978-0-87846-902-4) MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Ketubah Renaissance (978-0-8276-1562-5) by Michael Shapiro, Shalom Sabar (contributor), and Joanna Homrighausen (contributor), The Jewish Publication Society
- Resilience (978-1-934491-92-8) by Damien Foreman and Curt Walters, Fresco Books
- Senga Nengudi (978-3-77744607-3) by A. B. Spellman, Matilde Guidelli-Guidi (editor), and Svetlana Kitto (editor), Dia Art Foundation and Hirmer
- Water of the Sky (978-0-262-04986-3) by Miya Ando, The MIT Press
- Autobiography & Memoir
- Between Prison and Freedom (978-0-268-20965-0) by Alexander Podrabinek and Marian Schwartz (translator), University of Notre Dame Press
- Beyond the Jordan (978-1-63296-803-6) Lucid Books
- Eyes Have Seen (978-1-77186-378-0) Baraka Books
- How to Be Unmothered (978-1-63206-395-3) Restless Books
- My Mother in Havana (978-1-958972-55-7) Monkfish Publishing
- My Seven Mothers (978-1-5179-1779-1) by Pernille Ipsen and Tiina Nunnally (translator), University of Minnesota Press
- Off Izaak Walton Road (978-0-8263-6771-6) University of New Mexico Press
- Scarlett (978-1-64012-675-6) University of Nebraska, Potomac Press
- Soft as Bones (978-1-4870-1302-8) by Chyana Marie Sage, House of Anansi Press
- The Art of Being a Stranger (978-1-4875-6527-5) by Karen Bermann, University of Toronto Press
- The Dad Rock that Made Me a Woman (978-1-4773-3148-4) by Niko Stratis, University of Texas Press
- The Promise of Language (978-0-8143-5194-9) by Keith Gilyard, Wayne State University Press
- Biography
- Above All, We Are Jews (978-0-88123-658-3) CCAR Press
- Albert Kahn's Daylight (978-0-8143-5273-1) Wayne State University Press
- Cesar Romero (978-1-985902-88-6) by Samuel Garza Bernstein, University Press of Kentucky
- Charles Whitfield Richards (978-1-959569-27-5) by J. Michael Warner, University of Louisiana Press
- Eleanor Roosevelt’s Nightly Prayer (978-1-64065-845-5) by Donn Mitchell, Morehouse Publishing
- Hitler and My Mother-in-Law (978-1-68219-651-9) by Terese Svoboda, OR Books
- Hubert Harrison (978-1-4696-7535-0) by Brian Kwoba, University of North Carolina Press
- I Am a Georgia Girl (978-0-88146-998-1) by Ann Hite, Mercer University Press
- Louise-Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun (978-1-4766-9439-9) McFarland
- Rebel Girl and the Godfather (979-885580342-6) by Jeffrey Louis Decker, SUNY Press
- Richard Manuel (978-0-7643-6924-7) by Stephen T. Lewis, Schiffer Publishing
- The King of Sandon (978-1-06-963860-1) by Greg Nesteroff, Anne DeGrace (editor), and Nathan Vyklicky (designer), Kütne Reader
- Body, Mind & Spirit
- A Pilgrim's Guide to Walking Wisdom: 11:11 Insights (979-899139731-5) by Renee Baribeau, Enlightenment Productions
- How Deep Is the Wound? (979-899932661-4) by Antonieta Contreras, Sentiment Publishing
- Latine Herbalism (978-1-64604-762-8) by Iosellev Castañeda, Ulysses Press
- Manifesting (978-1-83600-579-7) by Nicole Weiss, Leaping Hare Press
- Sacred Ceremony for a Sacred Earth (978-0-7603-9212-6) by Aniwa Council of Elders, Fair Winds Press
- Starman Tarot: Remastered (978-0-7643-6990-2) by Davide De Angelis, Schiffer Publishing
- The Oracle of Rewilding (978-1-57863-823-9) by Alexandra Eldridge and Sherry Salman, Weiser Books
- Written in Your Stars (978-0-7603-9549-3) by Narayana Montufar, Fair Winds Press
- You Deserve Flowers (979-889396026-6) by Devon Blow (author, illustrator), Familius Publishing
- Business & Economics
- Align Your Business with the Real You (979-899154422-1) by Jennifer Musser, PenRock Press
- Beacon (979-889188305-5) by Raymond A. Bordogna, Advantage Books
- Brand ON! (978-1-63909-051-8) by Brandon Coleman, Jr., An Inc. Original
- Catching Cheats (979-889057137-3) by Erik Lie, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- Delivering the Wow (978-1-63908-159-2) by Richard Fain, Fast Company Press
- Ideas to Action (978-1-03-831805-3) by Rick Tucci, FriesenPress
- Six Functions, One Vision (978-1-5445-4696-4) by Dorothy Kudla, Lioncrest Publishing
- The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power (978-1-77406-015-5) New Society Publishers
- The Tao of Leadership (979-889188171-6) by Jack Myers, Advantage Books
- The Wisdom of Ignorance (979-889138714-0) by Alan Gregerman, Amplify Publishing
- Transforming Customer–Brand Relationships (978-1-398-62132-9) by Christina Garnett, Kogan Page
- Your Money Has Feelings (979-888645384-3) by Shannon Ryan, Greenleaf Book Group Press
- Career
- Align Your Business with the Real You (979-899154422-1) by Jennifer Musser, PenRock Press
- Imagine a Door (978-1-942436-65-2) by Laura Stanfill, Forest Avenue Press
- Making Business Child's Play (978-1-398-62458-0) by Joanna Jensen, Kogan Page
- Rookie Real Estate Agent (978-1-959472-16-2) KellerINK
- Sustainable Ambition (979-888645295-2) by Kathy Oneto, Greenleaf Book Group Press
- The Mirror Effect (979-889138595-5) by Sheila Gujrathi, Amplify Publishing
- The Next Act (979-898520632-6) by Michael Feeley, Summit Press Publishers
- The Podcast Guest Playbook (978-1-959882-24-4) by Matty Dalrymple and Mark Leslie Lefebvre, William Kingsfield Publishers
- The Short List (979-888645298-3) by David Ackert, Greenleaf Book Group Press
- Thinking Outside the Boss (978-1-63755-710-5) by Oskhar Pineda, Amplify Publishing
- You Are a Strategist (979-899080661-0) by Sara Lobkovich, Laura Matthews (editor), and Caerus Kourt (designer), Red Currant Collective
- Your Journey to Visibility Workbook (978-1-73761-040-3) by Susan M. Barber, Amazon KDP
- Cooking
- 20 Amici, 40 Ricette (978-1-68555-668-6) by John Bersani, The Collective Book Studio
- Classic Cocktail Revival (978-1-985902-92-3) University Press of Kentucky
- Ferment (979-889303077-8) by Kenji Morimoto, The Experiment
- Heartland Masala (978-1-68555-328-9) by Jyoti Mukharji and Auyon Mukharji, The Collective Book Studio
- Kitchens of Hope (978-1-5179-1912-2) by Linda S. Svitak, Christin Jaye Eaton, Lee Svitak Dean, and Tom Wallace (photographer), University of Minnesota Press
- Wildcrafted Seeds and Grains (978-1-64502-272-5) Chelsea Green Publishing
- Ecology & Environment
- A Force For Nature (978-0-8156-1174-5) by David Gibson, Syracuse University Press
- How to Fall in Love with the Future (978-1-915294-51-7) by Rob Hopkins, Chelsea Green Publishing
- Kinship Medicine (979-888984273-6) North Atlantic Books
- Landscapes of Hope (978-1-960521-04-0) by Stephen Strom and Kathleen Dean Moore (contributor), George F. Thompson Publishing
- Meltdown (978-1-77212-791-1) by Sarah Boon, University of Alberta Press
- Preserving Greatness (978-1-63993-457-7) by Chris Carlson, Shadow Mountain Publishing
- Regenerating Earth (978-1-952338-26-7) by Kelsey Timmerman, Patagonia
- Roam (978-1-952338-31-1) by Hillary Rosner, Patagonia
- The ABCs of California's Native Bees (978-1-59714-681-4) Heyday
- The Enduring Wild (978-1-59714-675-3) by Josh Jackson, Heyday
- The Last Cows (978-1-4962-3916-7) by Kathryn Wilder, Bison Books
- Wedding of the Foxes (978-1-63955-006-7) by Katherine Larson, Milkweed Editions
- Education
- Empowered (978-0-8061-9565-0) University of Oklahoma Press
- Inherited Inequality (978-0-674-27849-3) by Christina J. Cross, Harvard University Press
- Mini Moves for Every Writer (978-1-960574-70-1) by Sam Futrell and Rebekah O'Dell, Solution Tree Press
- Passion to Profit (979-899148764-1) The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation
- Policing Higher Education (978-1-4214-5131-2) by Eva Darian-Smith, Johns Hopkins University Press
- Raising Dreamers (978-1-63680-584-9) by Wylde Scott, Ethos Collective
- Suspended Futures (978-1-68253-976-7) by Richard O. Welsh, Harvard Education Press
- Teaching Writing in the Age of AI (978-1-960574-84-8) by Troy Hicks and Kristen Hawley Turner, Solution Tree Press
- Test-Specific Thinking (978-1-943360-94-9) by Robert J. Marzano, Bridget Cahill, Jeni Gotto, Brian J. Kosena, Michael J. Lynch, Lucy Pearson, Cindy Davis (contributor), Lindsay Graham (contributor), Brenda Martin (contributor), and Claudette Trujillo (contributor), Marzano Resources
- The Green Literacy Handbook (978-1-960574-48-0) by Jen Cullerton Johnson and Mary K. Gove, Solution Tree Press
- The Opposite of Cheating (978-0-8061-9496-7) University of Oklahoma Press
- The Wild Path Home (978-1-77406-014-8) New Society Publishers
- Essays
- Elements of Los Angeles (978-1-62640-142-6) by D.J. Waldie, Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library
- Heroes and Other Mortals (978-1-58838-544-4) by Frye Gaillard, University of Georgia Press
- In Crisis, On Crisis (978-1-998408-19-1) by James Cairns, Wolsak and Wynn Publishers
- It All Felt Impossible (978-1-941628-35-5) by Tom McAllister, Rose Metal Press
- My Oceans (978-0-8101-4837-6) Curbstone Books
- Sylvan Crone (978-1-965320-32-7) by Heather Durham and Connor Wolfe (designer), Wayfarer Books
- Thank You for Staying with Me (978-1-4962-4193-1) by Bailey Gaylin Moore, University of Nebraska Press
- Unexploded Ordnance (978-1-63206-405-9) by Catharina Coenen, Restless Books
- We Have Ceased to See the Purpose (978-0-268-20858-5) by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Ignat Solzhenitsyn (editor), University of Notre Dame Press
- Wedding of the Foxes (978-1-63955-006-7) by Katherine Larson, Milkweed Editions
- World Without End (979-888574048-7) by Martha Park, Hub City Press
- Your Historical Loveliness Knows No Bounds (978-0-472-04000-1) University of Michigan Press
- Family & Relationships
- It's Their World (979-888554794-9) by Erin Walsh, Free Spirit Publishing
- Kids These Days (978-1-77406-022-3) by Will Dobud and Nevin Harper, New Society Publishers
- Love Rebels (978-1-990869-73-0) by Kitty Stryker, Thornapple Press
- Motherness (978-1-77041-802-8) by Julie M. Green, ECW Press
- Path for Words (979-889138175-9) by Marie Martinez, Mascot Books
- Shine On (978-1-77458-508-5) Page Two
- Swaddled (979-899264130-1) by Elizabeth Sarah Cassidy, Starling Press
- Teen Depression Gone Viral (978-1-4625-5441-6) by Meredith E. Gansner, The Guilford Press
- The AARP Caregiver Answer Book (978-1-4625-4949-8) by Barry J. Jacobs and Julia L. Mayer, The Guilford Press
- The Silent Breakup (979-876520416-0) by Arica Law, Balboa Press
- Your Child's Greatness (978-1-64604-769-7) by Lisa Orbé-Austin and Richard Orbé-Austin, Ulysses Press
- Your Kid Belongs Here (978-1-4214-5335-4) by Katie Rose Guest Pryal, Johns Hopkins University Press
- Grief/Grieving
- Always There, Always Gone (978-1-64742-891-4) by Marty Ross-Dolen, She Writes Press
- Another Mother Does Not Come When Yours Dies (978-1-965320-31-0) by Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Wayfarer Books
- Child of Earth and Starry Heaven (979-821851676-5) by L. Annette Binder, Wandering Aengus Press
- Giving Up the Ghost (978-1-960573-68-1) by Samantha Rose, Sibylline Press
- Look Mom, I Can Fly (979-899264030-4) by Luna Jaffe, Fortunity Press
- What My Brother Knew (978-1-64742-908-9) by Kristina Amelong, She Writes Press
- Health
- A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States (979-885580121-7) by Carolyn Wolf-Gould (editor), Dallas Denny (editor), Jamison Green (editor), and Kyan Lynch (editor), SUNY Press
- A Parent's Guide to Starting Psychiatric Medications for Kids (979-889396045-7) by Dr. Robert Jaffe, Dr. Alexander Kolevzon, and Dr.Pilar Trelles, Familius Publishing
- Fix the Fire Damage (978-0-9913094-2-9) by Sandy Johnson (illustrator), Return to Health Press
- Kinship Medicine (979-888984273-6) North Atlantic Books
- Mastering Chronic Pain (979-899925801-4) by Dr. Matthew Bennett and Dr. Sahar Swidan, Amazon KDP
- Millennial Menopause (978-1-64604-810-6) by Lauren A. Tetenbaum, Ulysses Press
- Sleep (978-1-61153-580-8) by H. Kenneth Fisher MD, Torchflame Books
- The Ayurvedic Approach to Cancer (978-1-915294-48-7) Chelsea Green Publishing
- The Biology of Trauma (978-1-63774-623-3) by Aimie Apigian, MD, BenBella
- The Formula for Better Health (978-0-262-05096-8) by Tom Frieden, The MIT Press
- Trauma-Informed Occupational Therapy in Women’s Health (978-1-04-111158-0) by Sabina Khan, Routledge
- Womanist Bioethics (978-1-4798-1720-7) by Wylin D Wilson, NYU Press
- History
- Abortion and America's Churches (978-0-268-21045-8) by Daniel K. Williams, University of Notre Dame Press
- Conservative at the Core (978-0-268-21030-4) by Allan J. Lichtman, University of Notre Dame Press
- Enchanted Creatures (978-1-63936-865-5) by Natalie Lawrence, Pegasus Books
- Heal the Beasts (978-1-77041-783-0) by Philipp Schott, ECW Press
- History Matters (978-976-640986-9) by Heather Cateau (editor), Rita Pemberton (editor), and Ronald Noel (editor), The University of the West Indies Press
- On Shoreless Sea (979-885580376-1) by Roy Grundmann, SUNY Press
- Scarlett (978-1-64012-675-6) University of Nebraska, Potomac Press
- Teamsters Metropolis (978-0-472-07753-3) University of Michigan Press
- The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906 (978-1-64012-654-1) by Scott D. Seligman, Potomac Books (University of Nebraska Press)
- The Nature of Fashion (978-1-915294-79-1) by Carry Somers, Chelsea Green Publishing
- The Secret Life of a Cemetery (978-1-77840-158-9) by Benoît Gallot, Arielle Aaronson (translator), and Daniel Casanave (photographer), Greystone Books
- Tulsa, 2021 (978-0-8061-9532-2) University of Oklahoma Press
- Hobbies & Home
- Chainsaw Love (978-1-976600-49-4) by James Card, Wisconsin Historical Society Press
- Get Started in Finger Knitting (978-0-7643-7004-5) by Sabrina-Rose Benedict, Schiffer Publishing
- Give Clutter the Middle Finger (979-888645252-5) by Meggie Mangione, Greenleaf Book Group Press
- Romantasy Crochet Club (978-0-7603-9673-5) by Amanda Sennett, Quarry Books
- Unofficial Bridgerton Embroidery (978-0-7603-9692-6) by Hilary Leslie, Quarry Books
- Humor
- Conquer the Planet (979-821848504-7) by Sir Lawrence McAlister, Ingsoc Publishing
- How the Hell Did I Not Know That? (978-1-59534-318-5) by Lucie Frost, Trinity University Press
- JewGirl (979-899253901-1) Desert Canyon Books
- Now Is the Time (979-899269960-9) by Andrew Singer, Authors On Wheels
- Tchotchkes and Their F*cked-Up Thoughts (978-1-68555-621-1) by Elisabeth Saake, The Collective Book Studio
- LGBTQ+
- Don Bachardy (978-0-8065-4379-6) Citadel
- Guest Privileges (978-1-938603-30-3) by Gaar Adams, Dzanc Books
- It Wasn't Easy to Reach You (979-821851324-5) Trail To Table Books
- Queer Communion (978-1-985902-96-1) University Press of Kentucky
- Radical Family (978-1-976600-55-5) by Margaret Mooney (editor), Wisconsin Historical Society Press
- Multicultural
- All Humans Outside (978-1-68051-706-4) by Tommy Corey, Mountaineers Books
- Ally Is a Verb (978-1-77458-577-1) by Rose LeMay, Page Two
- Blackinese (979-899299980-8) by Patricia Bradby Moore, 804 Press
- Cruising J-Town (978-1-62640-135-8) by Oliver Wang, Angel City Press
- Daughter of the Leopard (979-899249290-3) by Monique N. Leparleen and Ann Hendricks, Swallow and Quill Literary
- Everyday Futures (978-1-5036-4335-2) by Stephanie L. Canizales and Brendan H. O'Connor, Stanford University Press
- Global Citizen (979-899208361-3) by Toyi Rodriguez and Adriadna Fergadis (editor), Synergy Publishing
- north by north/west (978-1-959000-43-3) by Chris Campanioni, West Virginia University Press
- Property of the Revolution (978-1-64742-826-6) She Writes Press
- Revered Roots (978-0-7603-9325-3) by Lori Ann Bird, Cool Springs Press
- Scattered, Yet Whole (979-827062109-4) by Miranda Hirezi-Mugnier, Amazon KDP
- Nature
- Henry David Thoreau and the Nick of Time (978-0-88146-073-5) by Kathryn C. Dolan (editor), John J. Kucich (editor), and Henrik Otterberg (editor), Mercer University Press
- In a Different Light (979-821878754-7) by Graham Hobart (author, designer, photographer), Robin Binnig (editor), and Doug King (contributor), KDP
- Land of Everlasting Hills (978-0-8203-6652-4) by Ren Davis and Helen Davis, University of Georgia Press
- Revered Roots (978-0-7603-9325-3) by Lori Ann Bird, Cool Springs Press
- Roam (978-1-952338-31-1) by Hillary Rosner, Patagonia
- The Healing Power of Trees (978-1-83600-006-8) Leaping Hare Press
- The Hidden Seasons (979-889303010-5) by Tristan Gooley, The Experiment
- The Nature of Our Times (978-1-73449-657-4) by Luisa A. Igloria (editor), Aileen Cassinetto (editor), and David Hassler (editor), Paloma Press
- The Wild Dark (979-889092018-8) by Craig Childs, Torrey House Press
- The Wonder of Mushrooms (978-1-64755-466-8) by Maya Jewell Zeller and Jenny deFouw Geuder (illustrator), Adventure Publications
- Woodpecker (978-1-68051-316-5) by Paul Bannick, Braided River
- Yosemite Wildlife (978-1-951179-26-7) by Beth Pratt and Robb Hirsch (photographer), Yosemite Conservancy
- Performing Arts & Music
- Hallowed by Their Name (978-0-7643-6816-5) by Martin Popoff, Schiffer Publishing
- Home Club (978-1-68134-316-7) by Patrick Strait, Minnesota Historical Society Press
- Make Music Your Business (978-1-78133-943-5) by Ben Hughes, Rethink Press
- Riders in the Sky (978-1-64843-285-9) by Bobbie Malone and Bill C. Malone, Texas A&M University Press
- The Rediscovery of George "Nash" Walker (979-885580318-1) by Daniel E. Atkinson, SUNY Press
- They're Playing My Song (979-885580340-2) by Bruce Pollock, SUNY Press
- Tuning In (979-885580111-8) by Steven J. Gelberg, SUNY Press
- Writing Jazz (979-885580107-1) by Sascha Feinstein, SUNY Press
- Photography
- Hunter Gatherer (979-898778459-4) by David Ricci and Cheryl Finley (contributor), MW Editions
- Mongrels of Our Making (978-1-960521-09-5) by Michael Kolster and Russ Rymer (contributor), George F. Thompson Publishing
- Robert Frank: Mary's Book (978-0-87846-900-0) MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- The California Camera Club (978-0-8061-9603-9) University of Oklahoma Press
- The Silent Song of the African Savannah (978-981-941819-0) by Ian Poh Jin Tze, Monk3yseendo Studios
- Political and Social Sciences
- Bad Indians Book Club (978-1-5064-9912-3) by Patty Krawec, Broadleaf Books
- Before Before (978-0-472-07729-8) University of Michigan Press
- Constructed Movements (978-0-520-40447-2) by Ragini Shah, University of California Press
- Encampment (978-1-55245-504-3) Coach House Books
- Hope on the Border (978-1-64065-839-4) by Seth Michelson, Morehouse Publishing
- How to Save the Amazon (978-1-64502-320-3) by Dom Phillips, Chelsea Green Publishing
- Inherited Inequality (978-0-674-27849-3) by Christina J. Cross, Harvard University Press
- No One Left Alone (978-1-5064-9684-9) by Liz Walker, Broadleaf Books
- Raiding the Heartland (978-1-4214-5370-5) by William D. Lopez, Johns Hopkins University Press
- Reordering Caribbean Futures in the Fires of Global Change (978-976-640982-1) by Patricia Northover (editor), Natalie Dietrich Jones (editor), Hamid A. Ghany (editor), and Richard L. Bernal (editor), The University of the West Indies Press
- The New Global Possible (978-1-63331-066-7) by Ani Dasgupta, Disruption Books
- The Seven Mountains Mandate (978-0-664-26921-0) by Matthew Boedy, Westminster John Knox Press
- Popular Culture
- Andrew Gn (979-821865789-5) by Petra Slinkard, Jackie Yoong, Tan Siok Sun, Lenne Chai (photographer), Siena Scarff Design (designer), Clement Onn (contributor), Lynda Roscoe Hartigan (contributor), Anne-Sophie Von Clear (contributor), and Nicole Phelps (contributor), Peabody Essex Museum
- Conspicuous: How Modern Luxury Redefined Craft, Clout, and Culture (978-1-966193-24-1) by Karina Vunnam, Creative Nudge Press
- Eternal Goth (978-1-57715-526-3) by Emma Madden, Castle Books
- Frankenstein Lives (978-1-57715-537-9) by Paul Ruditis, Castle Books
- Nothing Left to Lose (978-1-953639-20-2) Circuit Breaker Books
- The Booze-Free Bar(c)art Book (978-0-7643-7038-0) by Cece Bailey Page, Schiffer Publishing
- Reference
- A Sourcebook in Global Philosophy (978-1-80050-547-6) by Mohammed Rustom, Equinox Publishing
- Becoming a U.S. Citizen (978-1-4133-3288-9) by Ilona Bray, J.D., NOLO
- Comfort Override (979-899323030-6) by Ranan Lachman, Stonehome Press
- Imagine a Door (978-1-942436-65-2) by Laura Stanfill, Forest Avenue Press
- Make Your Living Trust (978-1-4133-3282-7) by The Editors of Nolo, NOLO
- Rowing Club Colours (978-1-03-691388-5) by Jenifer Andersen, Amazon KDP
- Tools to Save Our Home Planet (978-1-952338-16-8) by Nick Mucha (editor), Patrick Thomas (editor), and Jessica Flint (editor), Patagonia
- Your Hospital Bill Survival Guide (979-826347845-2) by April E. Wilson, Spotlight Strategic Solutions, LLC
- Regional
- Art Deco Los Angeles (978-1-62640-139-6) by Robert Landau and Alan Hess (contributor), Angel City Press
- Everyday Futures (978-1-5036-4335-2) by Stephanie L. Canizales and Brendan H. O'Connor, Stanford University Press
- Fabulous Fountains of New York (978-1-5315-1184-5) by Stephanie Azzarone, Fordham University Press/Empire State Editions
- Lessons from Lockport (979-885580233-7) by Jim Shultz, SUNY Press
- Los Angeles Before the Freeways (978-1-62640-133-4) by Arnold Hylen and Nathan Marsak, Angel City Press
- On a Rising Swell (978-0-8130-8097-0) by Dan Reiter, University Press of Florida
- Proudly Made (979-888819273-3) by Tataboline Enos, Catamount Press
- Spare These Stones (978-1-68051-822-1) by Andrew Kornylack, Mountaineers Books
- The Tourist's Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City (979-885580173-6) by Henry H. Sapoznik, SUNY Press
- Wild in Seattle (978-1-68051-765-1) by David B. Williams and Elizabeth Person (illustrator), Mountaineers Books
- Religion
- Becoming the Pastor's Wife (978-1-58743-589-8) by Beth Allison Barr, Baker Publishing Group
- Better Ways to Read the Bible (978-1-58743-668-0) by Zach W. Lambert, Baker Publishing Group
- Everything Is a Story (978-1-58743-663-5) by Kaitlin B. Curtice, Baker Publishing Group
- Karmic Relief (978-1-958972-99-1) Monkfish Book Publishing
- Knock at the Sky (978-0-8028-8375-9) by Liz Charlotte Grant, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
- Lost Words and Forgotten Worlds (978-1-68359-795-7) Lexham Academic
- Practicing Safe Zen (978-1-958972-78-6) by Julie Seido Nelson, Monkfish Book Publishing Company
- Smashing the Tablets (979-885580117-0) by Sara Lippmann (editor) and Seth Rogoff (editor), SUNY Press
- Some of the Words Are Theirs (978-0-8028-8422-0) by Austin Carty, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
- The Jewish Way to a Good Life (979-889303017-4) by Shira Stutman, The Experiment
- The Light of Tabor (978-0-268-21041-0) by David Bentley Hart, University of Notre Dame Press
- Zen at the End of Religion (978-1-958972-76-2) Monkfish Book Publishing
- Science & Technology
- Dots and Lines (978-1-4214-5126-8) by Anthony Bonato, Johns Hopkins University Press
- Rushing Headlong (979-899353732-0) by S. Yin Ho and J.D. Kleinke (contributor), Rigani Press
- Streaming Wars (978-1-398-62254-8) by Charlotte Henry, Kogan Page
- The New Global Possible (978-1-63331-066-7) by Ani Dasgupta, Disruption Books
- You to the Power of Two (978-1-63774-784-1) by Joseph Bradley and Don Tapscott, BenBella Books
- Self-Help
- Empower Yourself Against Racial and Cultural Stress (978-1-4625-5308-2) by Ryan C. T. DeLapp, The Guilford Press
- How Deep Is the Wound? (979-899932661-4) by Antonieta Contreras, Sentiment Publishing
- How to Be Hopeful (978-1-77840-262-3) by elin kelsey, Greystone Books
- I Know I Should Exercise, But... (978-1-943370-31-3) by Diana Hill and Katy Bowman, Uphill Books
- Peak Integration (978-1-963827-17-0) by Pierce J. Brooks, Wonderwell Press
- Pure Unlimited Love (978-1-64065-830-1) by Stephen G. Post, Morehouse Publishing
- Soulgery (979-899850720-5) by Ahmet Bozer, Growth Colony
- The Happiness Experiment (979-888645289-1) by Carl B. Barney, Greenleaf Book Group Press
- The Hypocrisy Trap (978-0-262-05094-4) by Michael Hallsworth, The MIT Press
- They're Not Gaslighting You (978-1-68373-826-8) by Isabelle Morley, PESI Publishing
- Transforming the Shame Triangle (978-1-990869-70-9) by Jessica Fern and David Cooley, Thornapple Press
- Your Journey to Visibility Workbook (978-1-73761-040-3) by Susan M. Barber, Amazon KDP
- Travel
- A Pilgrim's Guide to Walking Wisdom: 11:11 Insights (979-899139731-5) by Renee Baribeau, Enlightenment Productions
- An Apartment in Paris (979-899171692-5) by David Benjamin, Last Kid Books
- My Marriage Sabbatical (978-1-64742-734-4) by Vicky DeArmon (editor) and Joanne Hartman (editor), She Writes Press
- Ride the Camel (979-889503030-1) by Tauni Crefeld, MilSpace Books, imprint of W. Brand Publishing
- Turkish Odyssey (978-605-746257-2) by Serif Yenen, Serif Yenen Travel Publishing
- War & Military
- Downriver (979-888824706-8) Koehler Books
- Faith of the Fathers (978-0-268-20934-6) by Robert J. Miller, University of Notre Dame Press
- John Frémont's 100 Days (979-898557165-3) by Gregory Wolk, Missouri Historical Society Press
- Rhino Tanks and Sticky Bombs (978-0-8061-9539-1) University of Oklahoma Press
- The Four Stars of Leadership (979-899265940-5) by Tom Collins, Four Star Leaders
- Walking Away from the Ledge (979-889503018-9) by Chris Kruger, MilSpace Books, imprint of W. Brand Publishing
- When Presidents Fight the Last War (978-1-985902-77-0) by Bryan N. Groves, University Press of Kentucky
- Women's Studies
- Dear White Woman, Dear Black Woman (979-899189860-7) by Bonita T. Hampton Smith, Ripples Media
- JewGirl (979-899253901-1) Desert Canyon Books
- Normalize It (978-1-68373-814-5) by Jessica Zucker, PESI Publishing
- Queen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death (978-1-5315-1167-8) by Eve M. Kahn, Fordham University Press
- The Labors of Resurrection (978-0-19-775857-1) by Shatema Threadcraft, Oxford University Press
- The Valleys Are So Lush and Steep (978-1-947817-88-3) by Trace Peterson, Saturnalia Books
- We the Men (978-0-19-780080-5) Oxford University Press
Children's
- Juvenile Fiction
- Bernard and the Blackguard (978-1-03-832495-5) by Maureen Young and Stephanie Stasiuk Monk (illustrator), FriesenPress
- Deadpan (978-1-64538-585-1) by Harold Eppley, Orange Hat Publishing
- Herobear and the Kid (978-1-5458-2130-5) by Mike Kunkel (author, illustrator), Mad Cave Studios
- Make Way for Monarchs (979-821839239-0) Climate Kid Adventure Books
- Orphanland (978-1-965278-76-5) by Lauren Fischer, Mission Point Press
- Racing the Clouds (978-1-63163-916-6) by Sydney Dunlap, Jolly Fish Press
- Shadow Wars (979-820075104-4) by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma, and Madaug Hishinuma, Blackstone Publishing
- The Ghost of Wreckers Cove (978-1-5458-2124-4) by Angelica Del Campo and Liniers (illustrator), Mad Cave Studios
- The House on Rondo (978-1-5179-1930-6) by Debra J. Stone, University of Minnesota Press
- The Notted Island (978-1-83874-950-7) by Katherine Child, Flying Eye Books
- The Secret of the Scent Map (978-1-68115-645-3) by Elana Rubinstein, Apples & Honey Press
- The Tree That Was a World (978-0-8028-5650-0) by Yorick Goldewijk, Jeska Verstegen (illustrator), and Laura Watkinson (translator), Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
- The Vanishing Young of Rydal Cave (978-1-06-860434-8) by Warren Cabral, Daniel Redford (editor), Corryn Webb (illustrator), Ryan Webb (designer), and Ian Russell (narrator), Wilton Books
- The Village Beyond the Mist (978-1-63206-392-2) by Sachiko Kashiwaba, Miho Satake (illustrator), and Avery Fischer Udagawa (translator), Restless Books
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- A Place Called Galveston (978-1-68115-654-5) by Andrea Shapiro and Valerya Milovanova (illustrator), Apples & Honey Press
- Aldo Leopold's Shack (978-1-960521-05-7) by Nancy Nye Hunt and Nina Leopold Bradley (contributor), George F. Thompson Publishing
- An Illustrated Map Book of Hawaiʻi (978-1-57306-679-2) by Lauren Trangmar (illustrator), Bess Press
- Bold, Brilliant, and Latine (978-0-7112-9436-3) by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris and Sol Cotti (illustrator), Wide Eyed Editions
- Daring (978-1-947440-10-4) by Jordana Pomeroy, Getty Publications
- Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature (978-1-80466-144-4) by Caroline Brewer, What on Earth!
- Mushrooms & Fungi for Kids (978-1-64755-429-3) by Ariel Bonkoski, AdventureKEEN
- Rise Up! (979-888859368-4) by Rachel C. Katz and Sophie Bass (illustrator), Barefoot Books
- They Work (978-1-64170-965-1) by June Smalls and Yukari Mishima, Familius Publishing
- Valiant Vel (978-1-976600-43-2) by Jerrianne Hayslett and Aaron Boyd (illustrator), Wisconsin Historical Society Press
- Picture Books
- 9 Little People (978-0-7358-4587-9) by Regina Feldmann and Martina Stuhlberger (illustrator), NorthSouth Books
- After (978-0-8075-3095-5) by Hallee Adelman and Patrick Corrigan (illustrator), Albert Whitman & Company
- Ashimpa (979-889338002-6) by Catarina Sobral and Juliana Barbassa (translator), Transit Children's Books
- Astro (979-889338904-3) by Manuel Marsol and Lizzie Davis (translator), Transit Children's Editions
- Billy Bighead (978-908360950-8) by Michele Skogerboe and Sandra Attema-Welte (illustrator, designer), Tall Tales for Growing Minds
- Chidori (978-1-77278-316-2) by Jennifer Maruno and Miki Sato (illustrator), Pajama Press
- Flora and the Jazzers (978-1-956393-18-7) by Astrid Sheckels, Waxwing Books
- If a Bumblebee Lands on Your Toe (978-1-953458-74-2) by Cynthia Mackey and Vikki Zhang (illustrator), Yeehoo Press
- Mayhem at the Museum (978-0-7358-4585-5) by Hannah Brückner and Laura Watkinson (translator), NorthSouth Books
- Mud to the Rescue! (978-1-970039-09-2) by Tanya Konerman and Melanie Cataldo (illustrator), Web of Life Children's Books
- My Body Can (978-1-68115-685-9) by Laura Gehl, Apples & Honey Press
- Nop (978-1-76160-080-7) by Caroline Magerl (author, illustrator), Walker Books Australia
- S'more Is Enough (978-1-4338-4742-4) by Brenda S. Miles and Monika Filipina (illustrator), Magination Press
- Some Days I'm the Wind (979-888859662-3) by Rebecca Gardyn Levington and Dinara Mirtalipova, Barefoot Books
- Sunflowers Rise in a Midnight Sky (979-821832920-4) BookBaby
- The Dinosaur Seed (979-888983033-7) by Lindsey Yankey, Beaming Books
- The Fib (978-1-962351-30-0) by Pedro Iniguez and Nathan Kwan (illustrator), Gloo Books
- The Lighthouse Keeper (979-898874994-3) by Eugenio Fernández Vázquez, Mariana Villanueva Segovia (illustrator), and Kit Maude (translator), Tapioca Stories
- The Paper Bridge (978-1-78250-907-3) by Joëlle Veyrenc and Seng Soun Ratanvanh (illustrator), Floris Books
- What Will I Be From A to Z? (978-1-64170-962-0) by Laura W. Carter and Anna Doherty (illustrator), Familius Publishing
- Picture Books, Early Reader
- A Chest Full of Words (978-0-7358-4560-2) by Rebecca Gugger, Simon Röthlisberger, and Tim Mohr (translator), NorthSouth Books
- Awe (978-1-76116-052-3) by Jayneen Sanders and Camilia Carrossine (illustrator), Educate2Empower Publishing
- Banana Menorah (978-1-68115-681-1) by Lee Wind and Karl West (illustrator), Apples & Honey Press
- Bringing the Beach Home (978-1-68555-836-9) by Laura Atkins and Evgenia Penman (illustrator), The Collective Book Studio
- Earhart (978-0-7358-4579-4) by Torben Kuhlmann and David Henry Wilson (translator), NorthSouth Books
- Grandma's Timeless Wisdom (978-1-76158-509-8) by Michael Wong and Eugene Smolenceva (illustrator), Picco Puppy
- Jibberjack, Fibberjack (979-899886651-7) by Stefanie Gamarra and Marta Pilosio (illustrator), Marshmallow Tree Press
- Lexi the Butterfly (979-899930301-1) by Sherri Crandall and Beth Snider (illustrator), Tapestry Tales Publishing
- The Roll-Away Snowman (978-3-90713035-3) by Junia Wonders and Daniela Volpari (illustrator), Gmuer Verlag
- Wind, Stop Blowing! (978-1-55896-948-3) by Laura Alary and Sue Teodoro (illustrator), Skinner House Books
- Yelp! Yeti! Chaos in Kathmandu (978-1-83874-225-6) Flying Eye Books
- Young Adult Fiction
- Alice in Black (979-899930010-2) by Bebe Duncan, Pettygrove Press
- Ash & Feather (978-1-73441-964-1) by Sharon Frances (author, illustrator), Sharon Frances Books
- Chasing Moonflowers (978-1-964733-03-6) by Pauline Chow, Ghastly Goings-On Press
- Cope Field (978-1-63583-105-4) by T. L. Simpson, Flux
- For the Love of Glitter (978-1-957774-20-6) by Sarah Branson, Sooner Started Press
- Kat's Greek Summer (978-1-68463-306-7) by Mima Tipper, SparkPress
- Private School Punk (979-899970920-2) by Erik Talkin, Revolt Ink Books
- Sonnets and Serpents (978-1-63993-435-5) by Elizabeth Lowham, Shadow Mountain Publishing
- The Blue Line Letters (978-1-947845-58-9) by Steven Christiansen, Ooligan Press
- The October Girl (978-1-960578-59-4) by Matthew Dow Smith (author, illustrator), Mad Cave Studios
- The Secret Song of Shelby Rey (978-1-68463-312-8) SparkPress
- Time Travel for Beginners (978-1-73650-264-8) by Juliane Crump (illustrator), Codex Arcanum
General
- Anthologies
- Be Gay, Do Crime (978-1-938603-31-0) by Molly Llewellyn (editor) and Kristel Buckley (editor), Dzanc Books
- Beyond the Glittering World (979-889092030-0) Torrey House Press
- Coven of the East (978-1-964733-07-4) by Benebell Wen, Lee Murray, Chaweon Koo, Ai Jiang, Kristy Park Kulski, Mudang Jenn, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, Wen Wen Yang, T.S. Ren, Christine H. Chen, Sam Wilket, R.F. Whong, Sobhia Kamal Jamro, Sonya Rhen, Ayida Shonibar, M.S. Marquart, Gitanjali Lena, Theresa Drew Falk, Arushi Karthik, Sara Surani, Angela Yuriko Smith (editor), and Pauline Chow (editor), Ghastly Goings-On Press and Authortunities Press
- Four Corners Voices, Volume 2 (979-899199592-4) by Chuck Greaves (editor), Sarah Carr (editor), and Gail Binkly (editor), Four Corners Writers
- John Carpenter's Tales for a HalloweeNight (979-899281161-2) by John Carpenter, Sandy King, Elena Carrillo, Kealan Patrick Burke, Alec Worley, Frank Tieri, Amanda Deibert, Joe Harris, Jim Ousley, Sean Sobczak, Andre Frattino, Jennie Wood, Mike Sizemore, Jaime Carrillo (illustrator), Federico De Luca (illustrator), Jason Shawn Alexander (illustrator), Alex Sarabia (illustrator), Cat Staggs (illustrator), Andrea Mutti (illustrator), Ryan Carr (illustrator), Benjamin Sawyer (illustrator), Hernán González (illustrator), Richard P. Clark (illustrator), David Hitchcock (illustrator), Nick Percival (illustrator), Damien Worm (illustrator), Leonardo Colapietro (illustrator), and Raúlo Caceres (illustrator), Storm King Comics
- Luru Magazine Issue 03 (978-819889469-4) by Amulya Hiremath, Anishaa Tavag (author, editor), Bhairavi Madhusudhan Shibulal, Bhanutej N, Eshwari R, Jayant Kaikini, Jo Gi (Girish Rao Hatwar), Joshua Muyiwa, Nikhil Ravichandar (editor, author), Paul Dharamraj, Simran Mangharam, Sharda Ugra, Tanuja Viswanath, TS Prasanna, Vidhi Doshi (editor), Rashmi Kamath (editor), Yamuna Kali (editor), Gaurav Krishna (editor, photographer), Madhav Nair (deadtheduck) (illustrator), Bhavani Kumar (illustrator), Sudeshna Saxena (illustrator), Carol Blaizy D'Souza (translator), Prathibha Nandakumar (translator), Chitra Raghavan (photographer), Raghav Krishna (designer), Aditya Bhardwaj (designer), and Dayita Nereyeth (contributor), Dead End Right Studios
- The Colors of April (978-1-953103-57-4) by Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Lam, Barbara Tran, Christina Vo, Quan Mahn Ha (editor), and Cab Tran (editor), Three Rooms Press
- You, Human (979-898793268-1) by Michael Bailey (editor), L.A. Spooner (illustrator), Orion Zangara (illustrator), Josh Malerman (contributor), Gary A. Braunbeck (contributor), Hailey Piper (contributor), Eugen Bacon (contributor), Ai Jiang (contributor), Erinn L. Kemper (contributor), J. Lincoln Fenn (contributor), Will McMahon (contributor), Ngo Binh Anh Khoa (contributor), Sachin Baliga (contributor), Scott Edelman (contributor), and Bruce Golden (contributor), Written Backwards
- Coffee Table Books
- 100 Objects from the Collections of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (979-821862210-7) by Stefanie Halpern (editor) and Alix Brandwein (designer), YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
- Gathering (979-898792938-4) by Sarah Chasse, Lan Morgan, Kathleen Garrett (editor), Ryan Polich (designer), and Lynda Roscoe Hartigan (contributor), Peabody Essex Museum
- Ketubah Renaissance (978-0-8276-1562-5) by Michael Shapiro, Shalom Sabar (contributor), and Joanna Homrighausen (contributor), The Jewish Publication Society
- Love Thee, Notre Dame (978-0-268-21025-0) by Matt Cashore, University of Notre Dame Press
- Resilience (978-1-934491-92-8) by Damien Foreman and Curt Walters, Fresco Books
- Taos Society of Artists (978-0-8061-9494-3) University of Oklahoma Press
- The Last Book: The Diary of The Last Earthling (978-0-578-37745-2) Hungry Minds
- Unforgotten (978-1-960521-08-8) by William Frej, David Skolkin (designer), Michael E. Smith (contributor), and Anne B. Frej (contributor), George F. Thompson Publishing
- Graphic Novels & Comics
- Astral Panic (978-1-83874-208-9) Flying Eye Books
- Astronautical! (978-1-77321-941-7) by Brooklin Stormie, Annick Press
- Cat Mask Boy (978-1-5458-2173-2) by Linus Liu (author, illustrator), Mad Cave Studios
- Essentials Vol. 1 (978-1-964226-00-2) by Jason Howard (illustrator), Bill Sienkiewicz (illustrator), Andrea Mutti (illustrator), Vince Locke (illustrator), M.K. Perker (illustrator), Glenn Fabry (illustrator), and DaNi (illustrator), The Lab Press
- Hunger (978-1-964226-08-8) by Jose Bocardo (illustrator), Jose Villarrubia (illustrator), and Bill Sienkiewicz (illustrator), The Lab Press
- John Carpenter's Tales for a HalloweeNight (979-899281161-2) by John Carpenter, Sandy King, Elena Carrillo, Kealan Patrick Burke, Alec Worley, Frank Tieri, Amanda Deibert, Joe Harris, Jim Ousley, Sean Sobczak, Andre Frattino, Jennie Wood, Mike Sizemore, Jaime Carrillo (illustrator), Federico De Luca (illustrator), Jason Shawn Alexander (illustrator), Alex Sarabia (illustrator), Cat Staggs (illustrator), Andrea Mutti (illustrator), Ryan Carr (illustrator), Benjamin Sawyer (illustrator), Hernán González (illustrator), Richard P. Clark (illustrator), David Hitchcock (illustrator), Nick Percival (illustrator), Damien Worm (illustrator), Leonardo Colapietro (illustrator), and Raúlo Caceres (illustrator), Storm King Comics
- Sunder Tome One (978-1-5458-2172-5) by Pierre-Alexandre Comtois (author, illustrator), Mad Cave Studios
- The Last Book: The Diary of The Last Earthling (978-0-578-37745-2) Hungry Minds
- Tsunami (978-2-92511446-8) by Ned Wenlock, Pow Pow Press
- Poetry
- A Love Tap (978-1-940596-58-7) by Bernardo Wade, Lookout Books
- A Violence (978-0-691-27776-9) Princeton University Press
- Apostasies (978-0-9978076-9-1) by Holli Carrell, Perugia Press
- Bitter Creek (979-889092013-3) Torrey House Press
- Blood Wolf Moon (978-1-63628-208-4) by Elise Paschen, Red Hen Press
- Civilians - Poems (978-0-8071-8372-4) by Jehanne Dubrow, Louisiana State University Press
- Frame Inside a Frame (978-1-68003-428-8) by Daniel Lassell, TRP: The University Press of SHSU
- Free Speech (978-1-58775-056-4) by Eric Paul Shaffer, Coyote Arts
- Generic Husband (978-0-8071-8472-1) LSU Press
- Mother, Daughter, Augur (979-898743287-7) by Mary Simmons, June Road Press
- No Trouble Staying Awake (978-1-960329-89-9) Cornerstone Press
- O Lucky Day (978-1-963695-07-6) Madville Publishing
- The End of Childhood (978-1-57131-566-3) Milkweed Editions
- Vulnerability Index (978-0-8101-4920-5) by Elizabeth Robinson, Northwestern University Press
