Congratulations and sincere thanks to the independent authors and publishers who participated in our 29th annual, Independent Publisher Book Awards contest!
REGIONAL CATEGORIES
US NORTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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Little Great Island by Kate Woodworth (Sibylline Press)
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Water Finds a Way by Meghan Perry (Delphinium Books)
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The Last Summer Before Whatever Happens Next by Bee Burke (Islandport Press)
US NORTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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The Art of Creating Houses: Polhemus Savery DaSilva by John R. DaSilva (Images Publishing)
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The Chief Rabbi’s Funeral: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Antisemitic Riot by Scott D. Seligman (Potomac Press)
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Art of Penobscot Bay by Carl Little & David Little (Islandport Press)
MID-ATLANTIC – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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The Summer We Ran: A Novel by Audrey Ingram (Zibby Books)
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West of Santillane by Brook Allen (Dawg House Books)
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Stone Creek by Kate Brandes (Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing)
MID-ATLANTIC – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains by Rosalie Haizlett (Mountaineers Books)
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The Shenandoah Valley’s Interstates: Plein-air Paintings along I-81, I-66, and I-64 by Andrei Kushnir (George F. Thompson Publishing)
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Pressed to Kill: Inside Newspapers’ Worst Mass Murder by Tom Marquardt (Apprentice House Press)
SOUTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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Muddy the Water by Jessica Barrows Beebe and Matt Barrows (Koehler Books)
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The Black Bird of Chernobyl by Ann McMan (Bywater Books)
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The Sullivan’s Island Supper Club by Susan M. Boyer (Stella Maris Books LLC)
SOUTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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The Soulful Sounds of Derbytown by Ken Clay, Michael L. Jones, Wilma Westfield Clayborn, Keith Clements, Gary Falk, Ron Lewis (Butler Books)
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Lonnie & Twyla Money: 50 Years of Kentucky Appalachian Folk Art by Karen Abney; Photography by Rowland Egerton (Butler Books)
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Kentucky, Y’all: A Celebration of the People and Culture of the Bluegrass State by Blair Thomas Hess and Cameron M. Ludwick (University Press of Kentucky)
SOUTH – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way by Jeffrey Blount (Beaufort Books)
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Margaret of Thibodaux by Jo Taylor (Road Clothes Press)
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The Empresario’s Wife by Barbara H. Seeber (Bold Story Press
SOUTH – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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Family, Gangsters & Champions: Boxer Tony Canzoneri’s Life & World by Ramon Antonio Vargas (La Nouvelle Atlantide Press)
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Dandy Don Meredith — The First Dallas Cowboy by Dave Lieber (Yankee Cowboy Publishing)
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Selma’s Mayor: Lessons Learned from the Queen City’s Native Son by Jenney Egertson with Former Selma Mayor George Evans (Wise Ink Media)
GREAT LAKES – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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Whisper to the Wind by Marianne K. Martin (Bywater Books)
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Blindspot by Maggie Smith(Puzzle Box Press)
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The Mermaid of Lake Superior by Aurora Lothbrok (Beaver’s Pond Press)
GREAT LAKES – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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MIconic by Tyler Leipprandt (Michigan Sky Media)
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Picnics and Porcupines: Eating in the Wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula by Candice Goucher (Wayne State University Press)
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When Detroit Played the Numbers: Gambling’s History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City by Felicia B. George (Wayne State University Press)
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Behind the Door: Profiles of a Peninsula by Kevin O’Donnell (Glenham Publishing)
PLAINS – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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Zephyr Trails by Nicki Ehrlich (Bay Feather Books)
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Catch and Release by Laura Farmer (North Dakota State University Press)
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Loksi’ Ishkin Homma’ (Turtle’s Red Eyes) by Pauline Carpenter Brown, Lauren John (Chickasaw Press)
PLAINS – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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Thank You for Staying with Me by Bailey Gaylin Moore (University of Nebraska Press)
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Inside Voices A Prison Choir My Mother and Me Amy Kolen (Ice Cube Press LLC)
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We Suffered Much: Charles Wood Irish and the Dakota Territory Railroad Survey of 1879–1881 by Cindy Wilson (Beaver’s Pond Press)
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Lynched: Mob Murders on the Northern Great Plains, 1882–1931 by Doreen Chaky and Adrienne Stepanek (North Dakota State University Press)
WEST-MOUNTAIN – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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The Gift by Scott Terry (Torchflame Books)
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My Mother’s Autobiography by Roberta Payne (Jaded Ibis Press)
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Northward Dreams by Craig Lancaster (Missouri Breaks Press)
WEST-MOUNTAIN – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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The Boughs of Love by Nathan Kitchen (By Common Consent Press)
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Love Letter to Ramah: Living Beside New Mexico’s Trail of the Ancients by Tim Amsden (University of New Mexico Press)
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A Sometimes Paradise: Reflections on Life in a Wyoming Ranch Family by Mark E. Miller (Sandra Jonas Publishing)
WEST-PACIFIC – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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The Tigers of Lents by Mark Pomeroy (University of Iowa Press)
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The Pale Flesh of Wood by Elizabeth A. Tucker (She Writes Press)
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Aegolius Creek by Micah Thorp (Type Eighteen Books)
WEST-PACIFIC – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art by C. Ondine Chavoya and David Evans Frantz (Williams College Museum of Art)
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Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin by David Moskowitz and Eileen Delehanty Pearkes (Braided River)
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A Hard Walk through Solitude: Living among Alaska’s Volcanoes by Gary Freeburg (George F. Thompson Publishing)
CANADA-EAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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A Seal of Salvage by Clayton B. Smith (Breakwater)
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R.I.P. Scoot by Sara Flemington (Nightwood Editions)
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Late September by Amy Mattes (Nightwood Editions)
CANADA-EAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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Rhythms of Change: Reflections on the Regent Park Revitalization by Mitchell Cohen (Page Two)
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Bench Strength: Judging a Century of Tax Avoidance in Canada
Author: Kerry Harnish (Sutherland House Experts)
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40 Days & 40 Hikes: Loving the Bruce Trail One Loop at a Time by Nicola Ross (ECW Press)
CANADA-WEST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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The Wedding by Gurjinder Basran (Douglas & McIntyre)
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Also Known as Jaime Dorn by Karen Emilson (Perpetual Books)
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From Sweetgrass Bridge by Anthony Bidulka (Stonehouse Publishing)
CANADA-WEST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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Called By Mother Earth by Greg F. Naterer (Breakwater Books)
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Journeys to the Bandstand: Thirty Jazz Lives in Vancouver by Chris Wong (FriesenPress)
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The Heritage Detective, Volumes One and Two by Helen Edwards (Edwards Heritage Consulting)
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss
Author: Loretta Goldberg (MadeGlobal Publishing)
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The Australian by Emma Smith-Stevens (Dzanc Books)
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My Dear Grandfather by Barsha Rai (Cactus Rain Publishing)
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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Tibetan Memories: Stories from Exile and Dreams Deferred by Eugene H. Johnson (George F. Thompson Publishing)
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St. Joseph Catholic Church Jubilee Year 1680-2020 by William Meno Paulino, Judith Selk Flores, Ph.D. (University of Guam Press)
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My Father’s Suitcase by Mary Garden (Justitia Books)
EUROPE – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
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Pride and Perjury by Alice McVeigh (Warleigh Hall Press)
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Ruff by Rod Carley (Latitude 46 Publishing)
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A Fondness for Truth by Kim Hays (Seventh Street Books)
EUROPE – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
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Becoming Hungarian: A Memoir by Erika Reich Giles (Self Published)
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Adventures on Land and Sea: Searching for Culinary Pleasures in Provence and along the Cote d’ Azur by Carole Bumpus (She Writes Press)
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Children in Iceland by Nancy Libson (George F. Thompson Publishing)
EBOOK CATEGORIES
E1. Best Adult Fiction Ebook
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Winter’s End by Barbara Pronin (Black Rose Writing)
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The Girl Who Changed the World by Machiel Hoek (Steady Rumble)
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Joanna James’ Journal by Trish Henry Green (self-published)
E2. Best Romance/Erotica Ebook
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Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae (Ylva Publishing)
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Bane by Briar Black (self-published)
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Bound By Her by MZ Rylan (self-published)
E3. Best Mystery/Thriller Ebook
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Walking the Cat: An International Fashion Spy Thriller (A Louise Moscow Novel Book 4) By Lorraine Evanoff (Lorraine Evanoff)
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Kentucky Blood (Book I of the Kentucky Blood Series) by Ashley Thomas Sheikh (Prism Gate Publishing)
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The Third Estate Secrets of the Manor by D R Berlin (Outskirts Press)
E4. Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Ebook
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Crazy Hawk: A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller by R.J. Stewart (Hovartus Books)
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Thieves of Time Forgotten by Emilia Ramos Samper (Art Queen Print)
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Stellarlands 2 by Max Ferrada (ComX)
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The Lightslayer by Jack Townson (Across the Veil LLC)
E5. Best Adult Non-Fiction Personal Ebook
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Run, Girls: A Memoir of An Appalachian Family in Crisis by Jenny Cafaro
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The Art of Grieving: How Art and Artmaking Help Us Grieve and Live Our Best Lives by Sheila K Collins, PhD (self-published)
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Onward, At Last: 2024 Presidential Election Edition by Kevin Howard (Atmosphere Press)
E6. Best Adult Non-Fiction Informational Ebook
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Our Global Crisis by Brian D. McLean (Tellwell Talent)
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South Korea: The Price of Efficiency and Success by Dr. John Gonzalez and Young Lee (self-published)
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The Five Sciences of Self by Dr. Ronald J. Bonnstetter & Carissa Gwerder Collazo (Aloha Publishing)
E7. Best Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction Ebook
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Beyond the Cemetery Gate: The Secret Keeper’s Daughter by Valerie Biel (Lost Lake Press)
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An Ambush of Years by J.A. Enfield (Wayzgoose Press)
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Nemesis and the Lost Vault of Time by PJ Davis (Philaments)
E8. Best Children’s Illustrated Ebook
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The Puzzle Piece by Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez, PhD, illustrated by Rita Nilson (Wholesome Children Books)
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And So They Say by Lauren Kim (Lumiere Picturebook)
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Mrs. Wiggles and the Numbers by Lisa Konkol (Lisa Konkol Gallery)
E9. Best Regional Ebook – Fiction
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Horrible Women, Wonderful Girls: A Jaycee Grayson Novel by Julie Ann Sipos (Dartmouth Park)
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Countdown: Conspiracy Across Centuries by Johan Ottosen (Forkbeard Publishing)
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Peril in the Pool House by Judy L Murray (Level Best Books)
E10. Best Regional Ebook – Non-Fiction
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Song of the Cardinal – A true story of miracles and magic after heartbreaking loss by Cynthia Waine Brandt (Starfish Publishing, LLC)
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Dr. Beare’s Daughter by Janice Jones (Lou Jan Press)
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Pioneer Handbook: Mastering Frontier Life in Orleans County, New York by A. Burris (FOLK STUDIO 451)
