First Horizon Award Finalists

The First Horizon Award Finalists


Eric Hoffer Book Award Gold Seal © The Eric Hoffer Project

As the annual judging draws to a close, the First Horizon Award finalists are announced prior to the Eric Hoffer Award grand prize. This small list of finalists is an honored distinction of its own and is announced publicly during the spring of each award year. Below are the current and previous finalists in alphabetical order by book.

2024

* - 30 -, Dan Silverberg, Conflux Press
* A View through the Fog, Bob McGee, MSI Press
* After the Crash, Kelly Tuttle FNP-BC, MSN, Running Paws Publishing
* All the Memories That Remain, E.M. Liddick, Warren Publishing
* AnnaGrey and the Constellation, Lindsay Flanagan, Roan & Weatherford Publishing/Young Dragons
* Annabelle Bee and the Butterfly Tree, Debra Raso O'Connor, Brown Books Kids
* Aqueous, Jade Shyback, Xeno Books
* Becoming American (2nd ed), Cary Lowe, Black Rose Writing
* Call Me Sonny, Steve Lazarus, Boyle & Dalton
* Can You Get Our Attention?, Kraig Kann, Headline Books
* Comfort in the Wings, Jennifer Collins, Words in the Wings Press
* Crazy Mountain, Elise Atchison, Sowilo Press / Hidden River Arts
* Deep Waters, Beth Ann Mathews, She Writes Press
* Dismantling the 3rd Dimension, Antonia, Real Chimera Books
* Enhanced, Candace Kade, Enclave Publishing
* Finding Waypoints, Terese Schlachter and Colonel Gregory Gadson, Schaffner Press
* Glory Grove, Gary Bye, Granite Point Publishing
* Good Awkward, Henna Pryor, Ideapress Publishing
* Living with Inattentive ADHD, Cynthia Hammer, Hatherleigh Press
* Luz, Debra Thomas, She Writes Press
* Malice Aforethought, Avree Kelly Clark, Novanglian Press
* Malice Aforethought, Avree Kelly Clark, Novanglian Press
* Orders of Service, Willie Lee Kinard III, Alice James Books
* Oscar and Otto, Betty Cetas, Windy Sea Publishing
* Passion Struck, John R. Miles, Post Hill Press
* Pathways to Wholeness, Janet G. Nestor, iUniverse
* Piper Joy and the Grand Old Tree, Kim Scharf, Joyful Sound Books
* Relentless, Michael Maloof, Golden Oak Writer's Guild
* Richard Nixon: California’s Native Son, Paul Carter, Potomac Books
* Rock Gods & Messy Monsters, Diane Hatz, Whole Healthy Group
* Sacred Psychiatry, Judy Suzanne Reis Tsafrir, MD, Greenleaf Book Group Press
* Simply Put, Ben Guttmann, Barrett-Koehler Publishers
* Stranger on the Shore, William Borak
* The Airs of an Heir, Stephanie Lane
* The Fight, Jennifer Manthey, Trio House Press
* The Golden Needle, T.J. Carroll
* The Golden Ticket, Irena Smith, She Writes Press
* The Once Upon a Time of Now, Hope West
* The Palisades, Gail Lynn Hanson, Slippery Fish Press
* The Sound of Undoing, Paige Towers, University of Nebraska Press
* The Stone Cutter, Brock Meier, Blue Sevens Publishing
* The Wrong Calamity, Marsha Jacobson, DartFrog Books
* To Be the Best by Any Measure, Pat Magee and Marie F. Jones, Torchflame Books
* Uncommon Scents, Bruce Berls & Jim Rowson
* Until the Rising, Amber Kirkpatrick
* Water Music, Marcia Peck, Sea Crow Press
* We Bow to No One, Vera Sirota, Bottlecap Press
* What Do You Want to Be?, Tara Pionkowski
* Wings and Wounds, Dr. S. K. Burkman, Snapdragon Publishing
* Womb for Rent, LJ Smith, AuthorHouse
* Work Jerks, Louise Carnachan, She Writes Press

2023

* A Kiss for Maggie Moore, Micki R. Pettit, Black Rose Writing
* A Life Spent Listening, Dr. Hassan Khalili Ph.D, Breakwater Books
* Abundant Fruit, Casey Wayne, Amazon
* American Sycamore, Lisbeth White, Perugia Press
* Ask The Brindled, No'u Revilla, Milkweed Editions
* Attribution, Linda Moore, She Writes Press
* Beyond the Parentheses, Susan Ford, Author Academy Elite
* Blood Terminal, C.C. Edge, Two Books Publications
* Brewing Storms, A.M. Ramzy, Daybreak Press
* Busting Free, Amanda Savage Brown, Ph.D., LCSW, Open Up Books
* Campfires, Kids, and the Outdoors, Geremy Olson, 241 INK Productions
* Catching Rain, Sandi Paris, BalboaPress
* Choosing Leadership, Dr. Linda Ginzel, Health Communications
* Company of Women, Doug Villhard, Mabel Publishing
* CRISPR Evolution, Charis Jones
* Cult Girls, Natalie Grand, Comic Book Historians
* Dylan Dover: Into the Vortex, Lynne Howard, The Conrad Press
* Ellis River, Nicki Ehrlich, Bay Feather Books
* Essence of an Artist, Loren Ellis, Pen Culture Solutions
* Eye of the Moon, Ivan Obolensky, Smith-Obolensky Media
* Finally: A Manual on How to Handle Cancer, Shirley Ruedy
* Finding Freedom, Maryna Kariuk, Kohana Books
* Finding Moon Rabbit, J.C. Kato & J.C.², CHB Books
* Flavour with Benefits: France, Cathy Connally & Charley Best, Collesano Publishing
* Furnace Creek, Joseph Allen Boone, Black Springs Press Group
* Health in Flames, V. Thomas George, Epsilon Publishing
* Héguanzî, the Dao of Unity, Marnix Wells, XlibrisUK
* Hemlock Hollow, Culley Holderfield, Regal House Publishing
* In the Shadow of Humanity, N. John Williams
* Lady Be Good, Pamela Hamilton, Koehler Books
* Leading Inclusion, Gena Cox, PhD, Page Two Books
* Lost and Found, Spencer Brewer and Esther Siegel
* Lost in China, Jennifer Dobbs, Peach Pit Publications
* Loving the Dead and Gone, Judith Turner-Yamamoto, Regal House
* Maximum Impact Potential, Alok Appadurai, WorldChangers Media
* Midnight Calling, Lynn Walker, MZW Publishing
* Moon in Full, Marpheen Chann, Islandport Press
* More Light, Tom Riley, Life-O-Riley Books
* My Life of Crime, Tyler C. Gore, Sagging Meniscus Press
* Myracles in the Void, Wes Dyson, WONDERLOVE
* Obedient unto Death, Liisa Eyerly, Cross River Media
* Queen Bee's Alphabet Cookbook, Mariah Ecker, RD and Teri Ecker, ArchwayPublishing
* Seen, Julie G. Delegal
* Spirit Sight, Ross Hightower, Black Rose Writing
* Summer Chillers, K. MacDonald, AuthorHouse
* Sundown: Derailing Dystopia - Book 1, Carl H. Mitchell, Bookside Press
* Talk Smack to a Hurricane, Lynne Jensen Lampe, Ice Floe Press
* The Bridge to Magic, Alex Thornbury, Shadow Lore Publishing
* The Buddha and the Bee, Cory Mortensen, White Condor
* The Calling, Dr. Christopher Chen and Dr. Gordon Chen, Forefront Books
* The Complication, Amanda DuBois, Girl Friday Books
* The Egyptian Princess, KD Holmberg, Mountain Brook Ink
* The French House, Courtney Lochner, Calumet Editions
* The Last Green Dragon, Rud Verhagen, Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
* The Lives of Diamond Bessie, Jody Hadlock, SparkPress
* The Lonely Daffodil, Emily Langhorne, Belle Isle Books
* The Music Therapy Studio, Rick Soshensky, Rowman and Littlefield
* The Sacred Writings of St. John the Apostle, Rev. Dr. Henry B Malone, AuthorHouse
* The Unsealing, Robert Brighton, Copper Nickel Press
* The Who That I Am, Cynthia Carla, C&C Enterprises
* The Young Terrorist, Nabil Khouri, Armin Lear Press
* To Love an Island, Ana Portnoy Brimmer, YesYes Books
* Travels with Zozo…on the Reef, A.J. Atlas, Anne Zimanski (illustrator), ImaginOn Books
* U R Not Alone, Jojo 1Love, Divine Insanity Productions
* Unicorn Leadership, Anne Witherspoon, Unicorn Leadership
* Unsymmetrical Body, Jennifer R. Edwards, Finishing Line Press
* What They Couldn't Take, Adira James, Adira James Enterprises
* Whatever the Future Holds, Heidi E. V. McCann, Green Heart Living Press
* When I Was the Wind, Hannah Lee Jones, June Road Press
* Where the Sea Kuniks the Land, Ashley Qilavaq-Savard, Inhabit Media
* Wish Upon a Crawdad, Curtis W. Condon, Heart of Oak Books

2022

* A Daughter of the King, Catherine Pettersson, Wild Rose Press
* Ada and the Helpers, Travis D. Peterson, Launch Mission Publishing
* An Overachiever's Guide to Breaking the Rules, Heather Whelpley, Wise Ink Creative Publishing
* Anticipate Failure, Lak Ananth, IdeaPress Publishing
* Beneath the Veil of Smoke and Ash, Tammy Pasterick, She Writes Press
* Beyond All Sense and Reason, Mike Diccicco, Mi-Bet Press
* Black Snake, Katherine Wittenburg Todrys, Bison Books
* But I Don't Want to Say Goodbye!, Ta'Shay Mason, Tanya Colton-Cauley (illustrator), Belshay House
* By, For, and About Marines, Lt Col Sidney Atwater, US Marine Corps (Ret), XlibrisUS
* Careful Cartography, Devon Bohm, Cornerstone Press
* Cayo Hueso Literary Writings and Artwork, Vicki Riley, Beaver's Pond Press
* Christmas in Idaho, Ray Downing, Studio Macbeth
* Composure, Kate Purmal, Amplify Publishing
* Created, Gregory A. Rogers, BBL Media & Publishing
* Dirty Birds, Morgan Murray, Breakwater Books
* Easy Marks, Catherine Wagner, Sunlight Works
* Feelings and Me, Julie Dini, Little Seeds Press
* Finding Forward, Jeffrey Morse, Brown Books Publishing Group
* First Course, Jenn Bouchard, TouchPoint Press
* Foretold, Violet Lumani, Uproar Books
* From the Caves, Thea Prieto, Red Hen Press
* Happy Love Sprinkles, Maria DiConstanzo & Kim Messina, Moon Crumbs
* How Good Food Works from Seed to Plate, Laura S. Moore, Wesley McWhorter, Joseph Novak, Don Sanders
* How To be a "Better" Procrastinator, Patrick Sanaghan Ed.D, AuthorHouse
* Journey Between Two Worlds, Karola M. Schuette, Köehler Books
* Leadership Rites of Passage, Rick Tirrell, iUniverse
* Leah's Gift, Destanne Norris, Balboa Press
* Leap Thirty, Diane Lowell Press, June Road Press
* Lies in Bone, Natalie Symons, Boyle & Dalton
* Max and the Spice Thieves, John Peragine, Crumblebee Books
* Mighty Mila, Katie Petruzziello, Mighty Books
* Mother/Land, Ananda Lima, Black Lawrence Press
* My Swan Lake Life, Louise Blocker, L&L Publishers
* Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops, Allison Hong Merrill, She Writes Press
* Not My Ruckus, Chad Musick, Cinnabar Moth Publishing
* One Pound, Twelve Ounces, Melissa Harris, She Writes Press
* Pacific, Trevor J. Houser, Unsolicited Press
* Paper Airplanes, Tabitha Forney, She Writes Press
* Relatively Normal Secrets, C.W. Allen, Cinnabar Moth Publishing
* River Current, M. Lee Martin, Compass Flower Press
* Signed, A Paddy, Lisa Boyle,
* Sitting on Top of the World, Cheryl King, Purple Marble Press
* Solitary Toes and Brown-Headed Cowbirds, Linda Harkey, ArchwayPublishing
* Sparrows, Rose Betit,
* Spit, Daniel Lassell, Wheelbarrow Books
* Standing at Water's Edge, Janice Post-White, McFarland & Company
* Stuffing Cotton, Mary-Christine Strobel, Salt Water Media
* The Accidental Plague Diaries, Andrew Duxbury, MD, Singular Books
* The Day My Heart Turned Blue, Karla J Noland, Reveal Heal Thrive
* The Dust That Danced, Ashley Cavuto, New Degree Press
* The Ghosts of Belcourt Castle, Harle H. Tinney, Urlink Print & Media
* The Greatest Light, Tim & Cindy Morrison, WestBow Press
* The Hanford Plaintiffs, Trisha T. Pritikin, University Press of Kansas
* The Mask, Clayton Marshall Adams, CJ Sparrow Publication
* The Transaction, Guglielmo D'Izzia, Guernica Editions
* These Few Seeds, Meghan Sterling, Terrapin Books
* These Walls Between Us, Wendy Sanford, She Writes Press
* Tortillera, Caridad Moro-Gronlier, Texas Review Press
* Trials of a Dead Lawyer's Wife, Maggie Redmon, XlibrisUS
* Unconventional, Janie Andrea Garzot, Girl Friday
* Valiente, A.G. Castillo, Archway Publishing
* Waiting for the Muse, Frances Laird, AuthorHouse
* Wanted -> A New Career, Marlo Lyons, Future Forward Publishing
* What You Must Know About Your Heart Before It's Too Late, Jay A. Levine, M.D., XlibrisUS
* Womb of Diamonds, Ezra Choueke,
* Your Next Big Idea, Samuel Sanders, Heard Publishing
* Zetty, Debra Whiting Alexander, Luminare Press

2021

* A Journey Through The Darkness, Frank Goulet, Trafford
* A Trail of Pearls, D.M. George, Amazon
* A Wife in Bangkok, Iris Mitlin Lav, She Writes Press
* A Wild Day at the Zoo, Victor D.O. Santos, Linguacious
* Against My Better Judgment, B.T. Polcari, The Wild Rose Press
* Alaska Spark, Lolo Paige
* An Incomplete List of Names, Michael Torres, Beacon Press
* Ava, Janet Perroni, iUniverse
* Ballad of a Sober Man, J.D. Remy, M.D., AnnElise Publications
* Believe, Julie Mathison, Starr Creek Press
* Childhood Canceled, Mishka Migacz
* Cooking Coach, Jan Plummer, iUniverse
* Cyber Privacy, April Falcon Doss, BenBella Books
* Don't Mess with this Mama, Missy Maxwell Worton, Author Academy Elite
* Eagle vs Bear, Emile Millar, EvB Media
* Entanglement, John Danenbarger, StormBlock Publishing
* Eve of Awakening, Alisa Hope Wagner, Marked Writers Publishing
* Exodus of Chaos, Steven Kent Olson, XlibrisUS
* Finding Venerable Mother, Cindy Rasicot, She Writes Press
* Fractal Shores, Diane Louie, University of Georgia Press
* Growing Up and Getting Old Behind the Wheel, William Schiff, Urlink Print & Media
* Have Snakes, Need Birds, Travis Klempan, Köehler Books
* Homespun Mercies, DJ Hill, Light of the Moon
* Idia of the Benin Kingdom, Ekiuwa Aire, Alina Shabelnyk (illustrator), Our Ancestories
* In the Orbit of Sirens, T.A. Bruno, Tom Bruno Author
* It's OK to Say "They", Christy Whittlesey, Dave Burgess Consulting
* James H. Critchfield, Lois M. Critchfield, AuthorHouse
* Leaning Out, Monica E. Pierce
* Malcolm and Me, Robin Farmer, SparkPress
* Merged, Jim and Stephanie Kroepfl, Month9Books
* Monsters in the Water, Dylan D'Agate, Maria DeCerce (illustrator), Sixth and Spring Books
* My Favorite Letter, Susan Gilpin, KDP
* Now in Color, Jacqueline Balderrama, Perugia Press
* Once Removed, Colette Sartor, University of Georgia Press
* One of God's Chosen Vessels, Bill Mehr, AuthorHouse
* Overshot, Susan Falls and Jessica Smith, UGA Press with Sarah Mills Hodge Fund
* Parrot & Firefly, Jules Murphy, Gabriella Cadli (illustrator), Spotty Dot Books
* Probably Someday Cancer, Kim Horner, UNT Press
* Relax… You're Not Going to Die, Pt.1, Darryl J. Philip, Austin MacAuley Publishers
* Rooke's Island, SK Whalen, iUniverse
* Scavenger Hunt, Dani Lamia, Level 4 Press
* Sing Like Never Before, Justin Stoney, Mark Pate (Illustrator), Mission Point Press
* Smoke but No Fire, Jessica S. Henry, University of California Press
* Sweet Jane, Joanne Kukanza Easley, Black Rose Writing
* Talland House, Maggie Humm, She Writes Press
* The 10 Greatest Gifts We Give Each Other, Barbara Lynn-Vannoy, Admont Press
* The Agent, Marsha Roberts, Easy Riter Press
* The Art of Symeon Shimin, Tonia Shimin, Mercury Press International
* The Curist, Vinent Calfapietra & Julie Donofrio
* The Grand Gypsy, Ottavio Canaestrelli with Ottavio Gesmundo, Lulu Press
* The Identity Thief, Alex Bryant , K&M Books
* The Last Dance of Dynamite, Ayman Baroudi, Xlibris
* The Last Lumenian, S.G. Blaise
* The Perpetual Now, Jerome J. Bourgault, Tellwell Talent
* The Reckoning, Book One, Jeffrey Pierce, Jai Mitchell (illustrator), Black Rose Writing
* The Truth That Lies Between, W.D. McComb, TreaShore Press
* Things from the Creek Bed We Could Have Been, Claire Oleson, Newfound
* Thrive Through the Five, Dr. Jill M. Siler, Dave Burgess Consulting
* Tigers Love Bubble Baths & Obsession Perfume, Mary K. Savarese, Koehlerbooks
* Time to Fly!, Valerie Wiebe, Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
* Typescenes, Rodney A. Brown, Unlikely Books
* Underprivileged Overachiever, Y.A. Salimu, Telemachus Press
* Unfettered Journey, Gary F. Bengier, Chiliagon Press
* Unglued, Jeffrey Zuckerman, Boyle & Dalton
* Viatorem, Urvasi Pauvaday, Amazon
* Who's Jerry?, T.M. Jackson, Scrubs Like Us for Us
* Words Whispered in Water, Sandy Rosenthal, Mango Media

2020

* A Drop of Magic, L.R. Braden, Bell Bridge Books
* A Few More Minutes, Brenda Livingston Bradley, XlibrisUS
* A Nation of Unwell, Kristine L. Gedroic, MD and Valerie A. Latona, LCR Publsihing
* Single Desperate Prayer, Ludmila Ritz, Amazon
* Walk with Cooper, Debbie Gonzalez, Mindful Spark
* A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest, C.P. Mangel, Eyewear Publishing
* African Sorceress, M. E. Skeel, XlibrisAU
* All of Me Wants All of You, J.Z. Howard, All4U
* Apples for the Mind, Tom Nehmy, PhD, Formidable Press
* Art for All Ages, Corinne Miller Schaff, Top Reads Publishing
* Be Wise Now, Gael McCool, Feel Inc.
* Bethlehem's Brothers, Ronald Hera, AuthorHouse
* Beyond the Third Door, Maria Hekinger, BookBaby
* Big Brother in the Exam Room, Twila Brase, Beaver's Pond Press
* Braided, Beth Ricanati, MD, She Writes Press
* Britfield and the Lost Crown, C.R. Stewart, Devonfiled Publishing
* Chloe, Jerry Leppart, iUniverse
* Cognition, Jacques St-Malo, Ballista Press
* Come Take Me, Ethan Herberman
* Commitment, R.C. Cord, Bardolf & Company
* Deliberate Discomfort, Jason B.A. Van Camp, Ballast Books
* Different, Datta Groover, Deep Pacific Press
* Directive One, Scott Shinberg, Evolved Publishing
* Every Grain of Sand, David P. Wichman with Heather Ebert, W. Brand Publishing
* Former Possessions of the Spanish Empire, Michelle Penaloza, Inlandia Books
* Geraldina & the Compass Rose, Geraldine Brown Giomblanco, gbgbooks
* Give a Girl Chaos, Heidi Seaborn, Mastodon Publishing
* Hail and Farewell, Abby E. Murray, Perugia Press
* Haunted by History, Vol. 1, Craig Owens, Sad Hill
* Inventing Madness, J.G. Schwartz, Schwartz-Publishing
* Just Another Girl on the Road, S. Kensington, Troubador/Matador
* Killing Adam, Earik Beann, Profoundly One Publishing
* Lessons from My Grandfather, Marc Charles Demetriou, Success House Publishing
* Love Wins, H. Palmer, AuthorHouseUK
* Mary Magdalene, Shaman, Sara Taft, LitFire Publishing
* Matilda Seer, M.D. Allen, Pixerati
* Mating in Captivity, Helen Zuman, She Writes Press
* Memories in Dragonflies, Lannette Cornell Bloom, She Writes Press
* Missing, Kenneth D. Evans, Starhaven Publishing
* Mr. Catherine, Stacey Margaret Jones, Creators Publishing
* Not Dead Yet and Other Stories, Hadley Moore, Autumn House Press
* Queen of the Owls, Barbara Linn Probst, She Writes Press
* Reality™ 2048, Derek Cressman, Poplar Leaf Press
* Shamus Dust, Janet Roger, Troubador Publishing
* Sirocco, Danielle A. Dahl, Coffeetown Press
* Six Healing Questions, Madonna Treadway, MCM Publishing
* Stolen Hours, John Howard Prin, Syren Book Company
* The 8th Emotion, Joshua Spiller, Splendour
* The Adventures of Mr. Fuzzy Ears, Donna Carr Roberts, iUniverse
* The Green Solider, J. Edward Gore, Amazon
* The Journey of an Acorn, Corey Wolff, Transcendence Press
* The Last Paradise, Michael Kasenow, iUniverse
* The Nothing Within, Andy Giesler, Humble Quill
* The Portrait, Maya Rushing Walker, Apollo Grannus
* The Red Ribbon, Nancy Freund Bills, She Writes Press
* The Repatriate, Tom Mooradian, More Radiant Publishing
* The Voice of Melody, Kaylene Powell, Raymond Shop Press
* Three Ways to Disappear, Katy Yocom, Ashland Creek Press
* Trial, Christopher M. Briggs, The Soap Box Press
* Valentino the Love Bunny and How He Came to Be, Margarita Fairbanks, Valentino the Love Bunny
* Valentino the Love Bunny Christmas in Mammoth with Family and Friends, Margarita Fairbanks, Valentino the Love Bunny
* Valentino the Love Bunny Takes Flight, Margarita Fairbanks, Valentino the Love Bunny
* Waking in Havana, Elena Schwolsky, She Writes Press
* We Call Them Beautiful, KC Trommer, Diode Editions
* When a Toy Dog Became a Wolf and the Moon Broke Curfew, Hendrika de Vries, She Writes Press
* Winterset, Dennis Maulsby, NeoLeaf Press

2019

* A Christmas Mouse in a Christmas House, Sally Hanser
* A Different Physics, Lisa Rosenberg, Red Mountain Press
* A Foreign Kid in World War II Shanghai, George A. Kulstad, Quinsan Editions
* A Multitude of Mercies, Fay Freimuth, iUniverse
* An Essential Song, Amy R. Saltz, CreateSpace
* And So the Thunder Comes, Nicholas Kennedy and Emma Dark, AuthorHouseUK
* Before They Left Us, Rosemary Ann Davis, Old Road Publishing
* Children of the Fifth Sun, Gareth Worthington, Vesuvian Books
* Disowned, Tikiri, Red Heeled Rebels Group
* Facing the Dragon, Philip Derrick, Sunnyslope Press
* Little Girl Leaving, Lisa Blume, Illumine
* Minnesota Headline Murders!, Patrick L. Shannon, Beaver's Pond Press
* Not Your Mama's Melting Pot, Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley, The Backwater Press
* Premonitions, Elizabeth Schmuhl, Wayne State University Press
* Real Life: Construction Management Guide from A-Z, Jamil Soucar, Dorrance Publishing Co.
* Remembering Shanghai, Isabel Sun Chao and Claire Chao, Plum Brook
* Roots and Wings, Alex Koster, Roots and Wings Publishing
* Skinny House, Julie L. Seely, Skinny House Press
* Snowsisters, Tom Wilinsky & Jen Sternick, Interlude Press
* State of the Nation, David Jackson Ambrose, The TMG Firm
* The Hard Bargain, David Tucker and Burton Spivak, XlibrisUS
* The New Filipino Kitchen, Jacqueline Chio-Lauri, Agate Surrey
* The Rampart Guards, Wendy Terrien, Camashea Press
* The Watch on the Fencepost, Kay DiBianca, CrossLink Publishing
* The Way, Kristen Wolf, Pixeltry
* Weather Woman, Cai Emmons, Ren Hen Press
* While They're Still Here, Patricia Williams, She Writes Press

2018

* A Spiritual Hypothesis, Daniel Punzak, P.E., AuthorHouse
* All Our Relations, Eugenia Koukounas, Full Court Press
* Amah and the Silk-Winged Pigeons, Jocelyn Cullity, Inanna Publications
* Between Two Gardens, Laura Quinn Guidry, Alamo Bay Press
* Bullets to Bandages, Mark Terris, M.D., XlibrisUS
* Calling a Wolf a Wolf, Kaveh Akbar, Alice James Books
* Cast, Jen Townsend & Renée Zettle-Sterling, Schiffer Publishing
* Dead Lemons, Finn Bell
* Every Room in the Body, Kerri French, Moon City Press
* Exploring the Lanscape of the Mind, Stephen S Clark, Xlibris
* Girl, World, Alex Poppe, Laughing Fire Press
* Given Away, Kate Anne Kang, CreateSpace
* I Know Now, Cinda Stevens Lonsway, new72publishing
* I Love My Purse, Belle DeMont, Annick Press
* I'll Remember April, Jean Murray Munden, XlibrisUS
* Immaculate Consumption, Deena Solomon, Wheatmark
* Nap Time Paintings, Jennifer Hynes, XlibrisUS
* Over Exposed, Terri Muuss, JB Stillwater Publishing
* Pain on Trial, Jain Z. Gassko, M Graphics
* Painted Hives, Jay Ebben, Six Degrees Publishing Group
* Pecking Order, Nicole Homer, Write Bloody
* Red Clay, Heather Flor, CreateSpace
* Shakedown, Andie Ryan, Lenox Road Publishing
* Show Her a Flower, A Bird, A Shadow, Peg Alford Pursell, WTAW Press
* The Chicken Who Saved Us, Kristin Jarvis Adams, Behler Publications
* The Greatest Wish, Amanda Yoshida, Mascot Books
* The Inn at the Edge of the World, Jeremy Gritton, Mascot Books
* The One Apart, Justine Avery, Suteki Creative
* The Perfect People, Cathi D'Avignon, Mascot Books
* The Redhead, H. M. Howington, AuthorHouse
* The Ticket, Fred Shackelford, Black Opal Books
* Volcano, Neil Mathison, Bauhan Publishing
* Woozie (AKA Grandmother) Wisdom (About Life, Sex, Love), Lynn Hubschman, iUniverse

2017

* A Provisional Map of the Lost Continent, Gregory Maher, Fordham University Press
* A Pyrrhic Victory: Volume I, Ian Crouch, Eloqquet Books
* Baby X, Rebecca Ann Smith, Mother's Milk Books
* Choices, Eolane, AuthorHouseUK
* Common Stones, Alicia M. Smith, Inspiring Voices
* Crash Course, Alan Barrington, AuthorHouseUK
* Delivering Dreams, Lori Preusch, Dandelion Press
* Enlightened Negotiation, Mehrad Nazari, Select Books
* Essentials of Nutrition, Joel Bressler, XlibrisUS
* Exuvia Set, Erik Angle, Telegeist Tactics
* Good Girl Bad Girl, Ann Girdharry
* Jupiter and Gilgamesh, Scott Archer Jones, Southern Yellow Pine Publishing
* Karamba, Olukayode Oyenekan, Trafford
* Living in Itlay, Stef Smulders, Babelcube
* March Farm, Nancy McMillan, Whistling Hawk Press
* Mommy, What's that Number on Your Arm?, Gloria Hollander Lyon, XlibrisUS
* Moving Beyond the Unspoken Grief, Dr. Sarah Lynn, Dreamstone Publishing
* Nature Speaks, Deborah Kennedy, White Cloud Press
* Pararescue 'It's a Fine Madness!’, Martin F. Caldwell, iUniverse
* Red Socks Go with Absolutely Anything, Darla Woodley, SonShine Design
* Seasons of Sand Sahara, Ernst Aebi, iUniverse
* Socialism, Phillip J. Bryson, XlibrisUS
* System of Ghosts, Lindsay Tigue, University of Iowa Press
* The After War, Brandon Zenner
* The Butcher's Daughter, Florence Grende, Madison Literary Press
* The Crown Ain't Worth Much, Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib, Button Poetry
* The Eldercare Consultant, Becky Feola, AMACOM Books
* The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman, Robin Gregory, Mad Mystical Journey Press
* The Last Cadillac, Nancy Nau Sullivan, Walrus Publishing
* The Nine Assignments, Glenda Winders
* The Shape of the Atmosphere, Jessica Dainty, Pandamoon Publishing
* Yours Respectfully, William Berwick, Christine A. Smith, The Legacy Press

2016

* Adrift in a Vanishing City, Vincent Czyz, Rain Mountain Press
* After, Fatimah Asghar, Yes Yes Books
* Before the Court of Heaven, Jack Mayer, Long Trail Press
* Between Families, Karin Mitchell, CreateSpace
* Beyond Embarrassment, JoAnne Lake, Triumph Media Press
* Featherbone, Erica Mena, Ricochet Editions
* Freedom Trail Pop Up Book of Boston, Denise D. Price, White Dharma LTD
* Hidden Shadows, Linda Lucretia Shuler, Twilight Times Books
* Hive, Christina Stoddard, University of Wisconsin Press
* Holistic Tarot, Benebell Wen, North Atlantic Books
* I'll Run Till the Sun Goes Down, David Sandum, Sandra Jonas Publishing House
* Jewels of Allah, Nina Ansary, Revela Press
* Magic Teacher's Son, David Harten Watson, Pen-L Publishing
* My Forgotten Self, Lynyetta G. Willis, PhD, Inner Pathways Publishing
* Rob the Vatican, Robert Gallant, iUniverse
* Sacred Earth, Planet of Light, Ernest L. King, Silver Bear Press
* Saving Jake, D'Anne Burwell, FocusUp Books
* The Adventures of Piratess Tilly, Elizabeth Lorayne, White Wave Press
* The Havana Papers, Michael Daly, BookBaby
* The Illustrated Courtroom, Elizabeth Williams and Sue Russell, Cuny Journalism Press
* The Kingdom Within, L E Madden, iUniverse
* The Rabbit Rescuers, Cindy Howard, No Rabbit Left Behind
* Twice Heroes, Tom Graves, Nassau & Witherspoon
* Walking Home via the Appalachian Trail, Michael Herrick, Xlibris

2015

* After the Wind, Lou Kasischke, Good Hart Publishing
* Anonymous, Christine Benedict, Loconeal Publishing
* Assumptions Can Mislead, Mary C. Dye, Trafford Publishing
* At-Risk, Amina Gautier, University of Georgia Press
* Choices 7 Steps: Life Lessons 101, ANNE SHORT, Ph.D., Trafford Publishing
* Conscious Millionaire, J V Crum III, Conscious World Press
* Dreams of My Mothers, Joel L. A. Peterson, Huff Publishing Associatres
* Eat Smart in Denmark, Carol L. Schroeder & Katrina A. Schroeder, Ginko Press
* Emerge!, Elza Maalouf, Select Books
* How Do You Pray?, Celeste Yacoboni, Monkfish Publishing
* Leaving Montana, Thomas Whaley, Sakura Publishing
* Life in a Jar, Jack Mayer, Long Trail Press
* Melt, Selene Castroville, Last Syllable Books
* My Brother Adam, Linda and Nneka Onyilofor, Henschel Haus Publishing
* Once Upon a Mulberry Field, C.L.Hoang, Willow Stream Publishing
* Paleo Girl, Leslie Klenke, Primal Blueprint Publishing
* Tad and the Pad, Steven Tincher, Nelson Publishing
* The Christmas Closet, Richard P. Alvarez, Candescence Media
* The Five-fold Effect, Walt Pilcher, WestBow Press
* The Legacy Letters, Carew Papritz, King Northern Publishing
* The Lion Trees, Part II, Owen Thomas, OTF Literary
* The Tulip Flame, Chloe Honum, Cleveland State University Poetry Center
* The Witch's Get, Diana Janopaul, Artemis Moon Publishing
* This Point in Time, Gary Meyer, Booklocker
* Through the Valley of the Deep Darkness, Thomas Arner, Trafford Publishing
* War Stories, Elisabeth Doyle, Two Harbors Press
* When Dreams Touch, Rosemary Hanrahan, SDP Publishing
* Widow Walk, Gerard LaSalle, Greenleaf Book Group Press
* Will the Real Prince Charming Please Stand Up?, Ella Martin, Astraea Press

2014

* A Song of Praise for Shifu, Susan J. Byrd, The Legacy Press
* Badlands, Thomas Biel, Three Towers Press
* Beat Your A-Fib, Steve S. Ryan, A-Fib, Inc.
* Don't Stop Dreaming, Dr. Russell Tomar, MavenMark Books
* Educating America 101, Paddy Eger, Tendril Press
* Gandy Dancing, Jean Sands, Antrim House
* Gray Girl, Susan I. Spieth, CreateSpace
* I Am Another You, Priya Kumar, Embassy Books
* Journey Proud, Carolyn Fleming, Trafford Publishing
* Map of the Spirit, Michael F. Cantwell MD, MPH, Hillhaven Press
* Off My Rocker, Kenny Weissberg, Sandra Jonas Publishing
* Short Leash, Janice Gary, Michigan State University Press
* Sign of the Throne, Melissa Eskue Ousley, Castle Garden Publications
* Sophia Rising, Monette Chilson, Bright Sky Press
* Soul Exchange, Dennis Paul Williams, University of Louisiana of Lafayette Press
* Steel's Treasure, Nick Auclair, On the Fence Writers
* The Bees Are Waiting, Karina Borowicz, Marick Press
* The Entrepreneur Mind, Kevin D. Johnson, Johnson Media, Inc.
* Tomorrow Comes, Donna Mebane, Starshine Galaxy
* Wil of God, Carrie Wilson Link, CreateSpace

2013

* 52 Weeks of Parenting Wisdom, Meg Akabas, CreateSpace
* A Roller Coaster Down, Mary Lash and Vasant Garcia, Grist Mill Press/CreateSpace
* Adventures of a Gala Guru, Donna Vessey, Gala Gurus Press
* Congress of Strange People, Stephanie Lenox, Airlie Press
* Continental Divide, Krista Schlyer, Texas A&M University Press
* Ethical Meltdown, David R. Frazer, Hartz Publishing
* From the Block to the Boardroom, Tracey D. Syphax, From the Block 2 the Boardroom
* Greetings from Below, David Philip Mullins, Salt Publishing
* Hanji Unfurled, Aimee S. Lee, The Legacy Press
* It's My Company Too!, Kenneth R. Thompson, Ramon L. Benedetto, Thomas T. Walter, Greenleaf Book Group
* Lead Like a General, Paul A. Gilbert, Marquis Press
* Let's Hear it for Almigal, Wendy Kupfer, Handfinger Press
* Lilith Rises, Terr R. Lacy, BookBaby
* Lucky's Plott, A Plott Hound Tale, Libby Bagby, AuthorHouse
* Man Overboard, Ric Klass, Seven Locks Press
* My Odyssey Through the Underground Press, Michael Kindman, Michigan State University
* Red Fields, Jason Poudrier, Mongrel Empire Press
* Rocks Across the Pond, Richard & Kathy Verlander, Dementi Mileston Publishing
* Shadow Game, Darryl Sollerh, Del Oro Company
* Slum, Dan Carroll, Vanity Press Books
* The American Grain Elevator, Linda Laird, Grain Elevator Press
* The Family ROI Experience, Barbara Fagan-Smith and Lesli Gee, Family ROI
* The First Day Speech, Esabelle Hadala, Wild Onion Press
* Wet, Carolyn Creedon, The Kent State University Press

2012

* A Blind Raccoon in the Family, Ann K. Anderson, Black Rose Writing
* A Buffett of Sensory Interventions, Susan L. Culp, MS, OTR/L, AAPC Publishing
* A New Prospect, Wayne Zurl, Black Rose Writing
* A Quest for Good Manners, Karin Lefranc, Beluga Press
* Alabaster Houses, Lara McLaughlin, Wye Knot Book
* Beyond Soul Food, Richard Petty
* Beyond Suiseki, Manette Gerstle, Water Stone Press
* Big Picture Thinking, Aileen Zeitz Collucci, AAPC Publishing
* Blind, Belo Miguel Cipriani, Wheat Mark
* Books Will Speak Plain, Julia Miller, The Legacy Press
* Chasing Her Destiny, Terri Friedlander, Black Rose Writing
* Cheery, Elizabeth W. Davidson, Ph.D., Five Star Publications
* Come Back Early Today, Marie Marley, PhD, Joseph Peterson Books
* Codon Zero, Jim Hendee, LuLu
* Conversations with Jerry and Other People I Thought were Dead, Irene Kendig, Grateful Press
* Flicks & Clicks, Mel Henson, Ecademy Press
* Green Gospel, L.C. Fiore, Livingston Press
* Gunna Dan, Patrick Moloney, Westbow Press
* Highlighting Homeschooling, Bethany Gardiner, M.D., Sticky Tape Press
* How's Your Family Really Doing?, Don MacMannis PhD and Debra Machester MacMannis, MSW, Two Harbors Press
* Kilimanjaro and Beyond, Barry Finlay with Chris Finlay, Dog Ear Publishing
* Logodaedaly, Erzsebet Gilbert, Woverine Farm Publishing
* Moonflower, Gianna Russo, Kitsune Books
* My C&O, Steve Fuchs, St. Alban Media
* Oh, Beautiful, John Paul Godges, Createspace
* Reiser's Ramblings, Fr. Bernard Reiser, Reiser Relief
* Stay Tuned, Lauren Clark, Monterey Press
* Syncritus, Vincent Gordon, Mystic Reverie
* Talk About Good!, Junior League of Lafayette, Wimmer Cookbooks
* The Meghan Method, Meghan Carter, GEM Multimedia
* The Tale of Zen Master Bho Li, Barbara Verkuilen, Firethroat Press
* The Ten Deadly Realms, Venessa Williamson, AuthorHouse
* Two Gold Coins and a Prayer, James H. Keefe III, Appell Publishing
* Two Murders Reaped, Cynthia Sally Haggard, Spun Stories Press
* Wax, Therese Ambrosi Smith, Blue Star Boo