Current Submissions

Books submitted for the 2025-2026, 38th Minnesota Book Awards. Last updated 12/18/25.

 

Children’s Literature:

A is for Agate: A Lake Superior Alphabet Book by Patti Baraks; illustrated by Lisa Perrin-Kosmo (Beaver's Pond Press)
Akua Goes to the Post Office by Dr. Artika Tyner; illustrated by Bilal Karaca (Planting People Growing Justice)
All That Knitting by Robbie and Judy Roozen (self-published)
All the Stars in the Sky by Art Coulson; illustrated by Winona Nelson (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
Amazing Foods of Africa: A to Z by Dr. Artika Tyner and Dorthy Gbolo; illustrated by Reyhana Ismail (Planting People Growing Justice)
An Abundance of Light, a Story of Matisse in Morocco by Lauren Stringer (Beach Lane Books)
Angel's Big Splash: A Pup Prep Book About Loving the Skin You're In by Annalee & Mallory Habstritt; illustrated by Jim Crawley
(Wise Ink Creative Publishing)
Baby Go! France by Vanessa Lee Christensen; illustrated by Audrey Lee (Gloo Books)
Baby Go! Mexico by Vanessa Lee Christensen; illustrated by Audrey Lee (Gloo Books)
Baking Up Love by Alan Page & Kamie Page; illustrated by David Geister (Page Education Foundation)
Blue Boat Home by Peter Mayer; illustrated by Sue Todd (Skinner House Books)
Brave Old Blue by Colleen Muske; illustrated by Christopher Thornock (Cherry Lake Publishing Group/Sleeping Bear Press)
Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) by Joyce Sidman; illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Clarion/ HarperCollins)
Don't Call Me Slowpoke! by Adejoke Lolade Ejiofor; illustrated by Andrea Altamirano (Wise Ink Creative Publishing)
Fam: The Remarkable Story of a Canada Goose Adopted by Sandhill Cranes by Martha Harding and Gary Noren (Beaver's Pond Press)
Flurry, Float, and Fly! The Story of a Snowstorm by Laura Purdie Salas; illustrated by Chiara Fedele (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
Ghost Says Meow! by Lauren Kukla (North Star Editions/Jolly Fish Press)
The Glam World Tour by Rachel Werner; illustrated by Octavia Ink (Capstone/Capstone Editions)
Good by Alexs Pate; illustrated by Tequitia Andrews (Capstone/Capstone Editions)
Grandpa Loved the North Shore by Melissa Rousu; illustrated by Chaterine Piese (self-published)
Holes in My Underwear: Over 100 Poems That Will Knock Your Socks Off by Matt Eicheldinger (Andrews McMeel)
A Home Like This by Laura Purdie Salas; illustrated by Miriam Nerlove (The Creative Company / Creative Editions)
How to Draw a Tree by David LaRochelle; illustrated by Colleen Muske (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
How To Teach Your Monster to Read by Christianne Jones; illustrated by Katya Longhi (Capstone/Capstone Editions)
I Am on Indigenous Land by Katrina M. Phillips; illustrated by Sam Zimmerman (Capstone/Capstone Editions)
It's Taco Knight! by Megan Maynor; illustrated by Estrela Lourenço (Clarion Books)
Kitty Camp by Drew Brockington (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Kofi Goes to the Bank by Dr. Artika Tyner; illustrated by Bilal Karaca (Planting People Growing Justice)
Leaf Town Forever by Beth Rooney & Kathleen Rooney; illustrated by Betsy Bowen (University of Minnesota Press)
Make Way for Harriet and May by Elizabeth Weiss Verdick; illustrated by Yana Kozak (WorthyKids/Hachette Book Group)
The Milky Way by Marion Dane Bauer; illustrated by John Wallace (Simon Spotlight)
The Naming of Aki by Thomas Peacock; illustrated by Allison Horner (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
Night by K. Jumbe; illustrated by Shana Dixon (Levine Querido)
One Spring Up North by John Owens (University of Minnesota Press)
Returning the Sword: How a Japanese Sword of War Became a Symbol of Friendship and Peace by Caren Stelson; illustrated by Amanda Yoshida (Lerner Publishing/Carolrhoda Books)
Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs by Mélina Mangal & Sun Yung Shin; illustrated by Leslie Barlow (Lerner Publishing/Carolrhoda Books)
Rings of Heartwood: Poems on Growing by Molly Beth Griffin; illustrated by Claudia McGehee (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
Safe in the Sun by Adam Schmitt, MD, MS; illustrated by Michelle Simpson (North Star Editions/North Star Kids)
Saturday Morning at the 'Shop by Keenan Jones; illustrated by Ken Daley (Beach Lane Books)
Saturdays with Gramps by Marissa Bader; illustrated by Ellie Beykzadeh (self-published)
Singing Surya Dreams to Dance by Suchi Sairam (Kala Vandanam Press)
Snowshoe Kate and the Hospital Built for Pennies by Margie Preus; illustrated by Jaime Zollars (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Sounds My Ears Don't Like to Hear by Robbie & Judy Roozen (self-published)
String Ball by Chris Monroe (Lerner Publishing/Carolrhoda Books)
Surely by Gail Boe; illustrated by Junica (Mascot Kids!/Amplify Publishing Group)
A Swing for Samara by Nancy Carlson (North Star Editions/Jolly Fish Press)
Sylvia the Garden Snake by Robbie and Judy Roozen (self-published)
This is My Wonderful Face by Miriam Moore-Keish; illustrated by Bece Luna (Capstone/Capstone Editions)
Three Scary Escapes by Judith C. Stern; illustrated by Rosalind Bonsett (PJ Penguin Publishing)
Today is the Day! My First Surgery by Carli Tourdot, CCLS; illustrated by Dana Regan (self-published)
Turtle Tug-Of-War: A Boundary Waters Counting Book by Wes Erwin; illustrated by Chris Hahn (Beaver's Pond Press)
Violet Loves Rondo by Dr. Artika Tyner; illustrated by Bilal Karaca (Planting People Growing Justice)
When a Butterfly Goes to School by Laura Purdie Salas; illustrated by Chloe Niclas (The Creative Company / Creative Editions)

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General Nonfiction:

The Age of Discontent: How Workers and Farmers Reinvented American Democracy by Ralph Brauer (Georgetown University Press)
Born to Buzz. How to Spark Your Passions (Without Quitting It All) by Laura Best (Wise Ink Media)
Collecting Spirits: Life with Ghosts, Guardians and Guides by Renee Valois (Down & Out Books)
Damn Near Perfect Cocktails by Doug Berdie (Calumet Editions)
Drawing Influence: Movers and Shakers of the 21st Century by Robin Schwartzman (Calumet Editions) 
Enchanted Plants: A Treasury of Botanical Folklore and Magic by Varla Ventura ( Red Wheel/Weiser Imprint)
Epilepsy: Understanding and Managing the Condition: A Practical Guide for Families by Charbel El Kosseifi, Cheryl Tveit, & Anna Halderson (Gillette Children's Healthcare Press)
Grace Unbound: The Sacred Activism of an Orthodox Bishop by Bishop Demetrious C. Kantzavelos & Patra McSharry Sevastiades (Rowman & Littlefield/Bloomsbury)
Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack by Willa Hammitt Brown (University of Minnesota Press)
Ghosts of the Wild West by Jessica Freeburg (AdventureKEEN Publications)
Hello Ms. Perfect: Navigating the Path of Perfection and Claiming Your Identity by Dr. Amelia Reigstad (Wise Ink Media) 
It's Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence by Erin Walsh (Free Spirit Publishing)
Kitchens of Hope: Immigrants Share Stories of Resilience and Recipes from Home by Linda S. Svitak (University of Minnesota Press)
The Land Knows the Way: Eco-Social Insights for Liberation by Ricardo Levins Morales (RLM Art Studio)
Lead Like You Mean It by Laysha Ward (Penguin Random House/The Open Field)
Marketing the Wilderness: Outdoor Recreation, Indigenous Activism, and the Battle over Public Lands by Joseph Whitson (University of Minnesota Press)
A Musicians Menu: Recipes that Rock by the Minnesota Music Community by Edie Baumgart (Raebeat Records)
My Father Against the Nazis by Steven E. Mayer (Calumet Editions)
Real Food. Every Day. by Emily Maxson (self-published)
Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie by David Hage and Josephine Marcotty (Random House) 
Seeing God in Many Mirrors by Gary Lindberg (Calumet Editions)
Scoliosis: Congenital, Neuromuscular, Syndromic and Other Nonidiopathic Types: Understanding and Managing the Condition: A Practical Guide for Families by Tenner Guillaume, Walter Truong, Danielle Harding, Lily Collison & Cheryl Tveit (Gillette Children's Healthcare Press)
Tigers Between Empires by Jonathan C. Slaght (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
True North Cabin Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes from a Cozy Kitchen by Stephanie Hansen (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality by Jill Hasday (Oxford University Press)
What Debt Demands: Family, Betrayal, and Precarity in a Broken System by Kristin Collier (Hachette/Grand Central Publishing)
What We Can Do: A Climate Optimist's Guide to Sustainable Living by Charlie Sellars (Wise Ink Media)

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Genre Fiction:

Abducted by Patrick Barb (Dark Matter INK)
Airplane, Atlanta & an Assassin by Mary Seifert (Secret Staircase/Columbine Publishing Group) 
Allure of Elegance by R.F. Whong (self-published)
Anywhere With You by Ellie Palmer (Penguin Random House/G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Apostle's Cove by William Kent Krueger (Simon & Schuster/Atria Books)
Broken Fields by Marcie Rendon ( Soho Press/Soho Crime) 
The Butcher and the Liar by S.L. Woeppel (Books Fluent)
The Codebreaker's Daughter by Amy Lynn Green (Baker Publishing Group/Bethany House)
The Deepest Cut by P.J. Tracy (Crooked Lane Books)
Every Hour Until Then by Gabrielle Meyer (Baker Publishing Group; Bethany House)
Girl in a Dumpster by David Housewright (Down & Out Books)
Goddess From the Machine by Daniel Martin (self-published)
The Good Samaritan by Toni Halleen (HarperCollins)
Hard to Get by Laura Moher (Sourcebooks Casablanca)
High Stakes: The Art of the Game by Leif J. Erickson (self-published)
A House Between Sea and Sky by Beth Cato (47North)
Juleps, Jockeys & Justice by Mary Seifert (Secret Staircase/Columbine Publishing Group)
Last One Seen by Rebecca Kanner (Crooked Lane Books)
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by JR Dawson (Tor Publishing Group/Tor Books)
A Long Time Gone by Joshua Moehling (Sourcebooks/Poisoned Pen Press)
Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West (Berkley/Penguin Random House)
Maple Leaves & Lattes by Rowan Eira (self-published)
Maple Island by Dennis Vogen (self-published)
Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell (Penguin Random House/Berkley)
Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings (HarperCollins/Amistad)
Montana Matrimonial News by Candance Simar (North Star Press)
The Murder Show by Matt Goldman (Tor Publishing Group/Forge)
Mysterious Tales of Old Minneapolis by Larry Millett (University of Minnesota Press)
The Pansy Paradox by Charity Tahmaseb (Collins Marks Books)
Pilgrimage by Daniel O'Brien (Kirk House Publishers)
The Probable Son by Cindy Jiban (Amazon Publishing/Lake Union)
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (Little, Brown/Mulholland Books)
Rattlesnake Bluff by Cary J. Griffith (AdventureKEEN Publishing) 
The Reluctant Reaper by Mary Janice Davidson (Blackstone Publishing)
Ring of Lions by Cass Dalglish (Calumet Editions) 
Ripple Effect by Brenda Lyne (Brenda Lyne Books)
Rough Diamonds by Kurt Johnson (Street Level Press)
The Rules of Falling for You by Mollie Rushmeyer (Baker Publishing Group/Bethany House)
Shadowland by Karen Engstrom (Salty Books Publishing)
Stay Away From Him by Andrew DeYoung (Sourcebooks/Poisoned Pen Press)
Stone Heart by Mallory Glass (Sloth & Envy Press)
Theatre of Chance: Native Celebrities of Nothing in an Existential Colony by Gerald Vizenor (Wesleyan University Press)
Them Bones: A McKenzie Novel by David Housewright (Macmillan/Minotaur Books)
While the Coin is in the Air by Kate Laack (Black Rose Writing)
Whispers at Painswick Court by Julie Klassen (Baker Publishing Group/Bethany House)
The Whisper Place by Mindy Mejia (Grove Atlantic/Atlantic Crime)

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Memoir & Creative Nonfiction:

An Eye for an I: Growing up with Blindness, Bigotry, and Family Mental Illness by James Francisco Bonilla (University of Minnesota Press)
An Eye For Joy: Noticing the Good World Everywhere by Peg Guilfoyle (Sea Crow Press)
Another Mother Does Not Come When Yours Dies by Mubanga Kalimamukwento (Wayfarer Books)
At the Corner of Past and Future: A Collection of Life Stories by Pamela Carter Joern (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books)
Beard: A Memoir of a Marriage by Kelly Foster Lundquist (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.)
Because We Must: A Memoir by Tracy Youngblom (University of Massachusetts Press) 
Being Ellen: A Second Chance at Life by Ellen Krug (self-published/Stepladder Press)
The Book of Kin by Jennifer Eli Bowen (Milkweed Editions)
Breaking: Understanding the Loss of a Partner by Courtney Hennis (self-published)
Brooding Upon the Waters: A Memoir of Farming, Fishing, and Failure in America’s Lost Landscape by Howard Schaap (Slant Books)
Chief Rondo: Securing Justice for the Murder of George Floyd by Medaria Arradondo with Jennifer Amie (Diversion Books)
Family Conscience: A Memoir of Four Generations by John Barbour (Wipf and Stock/Cascade Books)
Held: Essays in Belonging by Kathryn Nuernberger (Sarabande Books)
How I Found Myself in the Midwest: A Memoir of Reinvention by Steve Grove (Simon & Schuster)
Hypnotic Control: Reflections on the Nature of Staged Influence by John-Ivan Palmer (Whistling Shade Books)
Imprint: A Woman's Journey from Trauma to Freedom by Mary Beth Schirber (Beaver's Pond Press)
In the Evening, We'll Dance: A Memoir on Love & Dementia by Anne-Marie Erickson (Holy Cow! Press)
Invisible to Invincible: How to Create a Work Culture Where Everyone Feels Like a Superhero by Ruth Hetland (Soul Speak Press)
John Cleese Saved My Life! ...And Other True Tales Of Pop, Politics, & Prayer by Scott Berndt (Luminare Press)
The Lonely Veteran's Guide to Companionship by Bronson Lemer (University of Wisconsin Press)
Love Always Wins: Surviving Bobbie Dearest by Tawnja Zahradka (self-published)
Married to Amazement: A Memoir by Kathleen Coskran (Peace Corps Writers)
Mom Loves the Dogs More: A Memoir of Family Rescue by Cindy Ojczyk (self-published)
The Nine Devines of Chippewa Falls by A. Darius Husain & Deacon Jerry Devine (The Neck of the Woods Press)
Pushing the River: An Epic Battle, a Lost History, a Near Death, and Other True Canoeing Stories by Frank Bures (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
Racing Uphill: Confronting a Life with Epilepsy by Stacia Kalinoski (University of Minnesota Press)
Rewind: Lessons From Fifty Years of Activism by T Williams, with David Lawrence Grant (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
Stranger on the Plains: A Spiritual Journey by G. Keith Gunderson (BookFuel)
Sugar Bush Babies: Stories of My Ojibwe Grandmother by Janis A. Fairbanks (University of Minnesota Press)
Tapestry of Strength by Tim Koch (self-published)
Tilt-A-Whirl by Scott Vetsch (Calumet Editions)
Tree Trek: A Daughter's Walk Through Grief by Stephanie Mirocha (Holy Cow! Press)
Wayfinding: A Memoir by Renee Gilmore (Trio House Press)
What Doesn't Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder to Relate To: A Memoir by Mary Lucia (University of Minnesota Press)
What If I'm Enough:  Confronting the Reflection. Releasing the Fear. Owning the Story. by Teron Buford (self-published)
Working Musician: The Story of James Walsh and Gypsy by Al Zdon and James Walsh (Moonlit Eagle Productions)

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Middle Grade Literature:

Botticelli's Apprentice: A Graphic Novel by Ursula Murray Husted (Harper Collins Children's Books/Quill Tree)
Bucket and Friends Save (Part of) the World with a Wall by Tom Rademacher (Capstone/Capstone Editions)
Catsronauts: Cosmic Clutter by Drew Brockington (Little Brown Ink)
Dreki: My Icelandic Dragon by Mary Logue (Little, Brown)
Explain the Joke by Sean Fleming (DC Canada Education Publishing)
Haunted U.S.A. by Heather Alexander; illustrated by Sam Kalda (The Quarto Group, Wide Eyed Editions)
Hi Worry. Bye Worry! by Elizabeth Verdick & Olivia Rae; Illustrated by Steve Mark (Free Spirit Publishing)
The House on Rondo by Debra J. Stone (University of Minnesota Press)
How I Didn't Die and Other Stories Grandma Told Around the Campfire by Susanne Crane (self-published)
In Search of the Pinmaker: A Fantasy Pin World Adventure by Briana Lawrence (Andrews McMeel)
Matt Sprouts and the Search for the Chompy Wompers by Matt Eicheldinger (Andrews McMeel)
Mr. Boonjie & the Moondust Quest by Pamela Sjodin (Beavers Pond Press)
Pirouette by Amy Shomshak (self-published)
Scattergood by H.M. Bouwman (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House)
The Scott Fenwick Diaries: A Novel by Kristin Nilsen (self-published)
SMASH, CRASH, TOPPLE, ROLL! : The Inventive Rube Goldberg; A Life in Comics, Contraptions, and Six Simple Machines by Catherine Timmesh; illustrated by Shanda McCloskey
Torgar, Santa, and the Marshmallow King by Merrill Morse; illustrated by Darcy Bell-Myers (Beaver's Pond Press)
Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel adapted and illustrated by K. Woodman-Maynard (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers/Macmillan)
Weird Sad and Silent by Alison McGhee (Rocky Pond Books)
What Happened Then by Erin Soderberg Downing (Scholastic Press)

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Minnesota Nonfiction:

Aspire: 150 Years at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church by Lori Sturdevant, Bobbie Keller & Phil Wala (Nodin Press)
Becoming the Twin Cities: Swindles, Schemes, and Enduring Rivalries by Drew M. Ross (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
Chasing Wildflowers: An Adventurous Guide to Finding Minnesota’s Native Flowers in their Unique Habitats by Phyllis Root & Kelly Povo
(University of Minnesota Press)
Coville Smiled: The Legend of the 1st Minneosta Volunteer Regiment at Gettysburg by Steven Hoffbeck (self-published)
Drifting Down the Kettle: Minnesota History in Stories and Songs by Fred Keller (self-published)
Enmity and Empathy: Japanese Americans in Minnesota During World War II by Ka F. Wong (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
A Healthy Agitation: West Side Community Organization and the Building of Democracy in Saint Paul, Minnesota by Judy and Ralph Brown (Lamprey Lake Press)
Held Over: Harold and Maude at The Westgate Theater by John Gaspard (self-published) 
Her Place in the Woods: The Life of Helen Hoover by David Hakensen (University of Minnesota Press)
Home Club: Up-and-Comers and Comebacks at Acme Comedy Company by Patrick Strait (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
Indigenous Activism in the Midwest: Refusal, Resurgence, and Resisting Settler Colonialism by Margret McCue-Enser (Michigan State University Press)
The Legacy of the Twins Platoon by Christy Sauro, Jr. (self-published)
Martin Sabo: The Making of the Modern Legislature by Lori Sturdevant (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
A National Legacy: Fifty Years of Nongame Wildlife Conservation in Minnesota by Carrol A. Henderson (Afton Historical Society Press)
The New Buffalo: Leonard Prescott and the Origins of Indian Gaming by Gary Lindberg (Calumet Editions)
Place-Keepers: Latina/x Art, Performance, and Organizing in the Twin Cities by Jessica Lopez Lyman (University of Minnesota Press)
The Origin Story of Fort Road/West Seventh Street, the Township/City of Saint Paul, the Territory/State of Minnesota: Glacial Age Forward by Joseph Landsberger (self-published)
Perpich: A Minnesota Original by Ben Schierer with Lori Sturdevant (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
Sully: The Epic Life & Football Legend of Coach Bob Sullivan by Jeff Appelquist (self-published)
The Thirteenth Crime: The Ghosts of Injustice in Frontier Otter Tail County Minnesota by Janet Preus (Rocket Science Press/Shipwreckt Books)
The War at Home: Minnesota During the Great War, 1914 - 1920 by Greg Gaut (Minnesota Historical Society Press)

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Novel & Short Story:

Albert Park: A Memoir in Lies by Susan Koefed (Calumet Editions)
All that Matters by Forrest Peterson (Lakeside Press)
Ashes to Ashes by Thomas Maltman (Soho Press) 
At The Wake by Michael MacBride (Salty Books Publishing)
Black Dirt, Bright Stars by Will Weaver (Calumet Editions) 
Come Back, I Love You (A Ghost Story) by Kathleen Novak (Regal House Publishing)
The Curtain Between Us by Jenny Liang (Potter's Wheel Publishing House)
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black by Kevin Fenton (Black Lawrence)
Down Here by Sherry Roberts (Osmyrrah Publishing)
Empress Mentewab Of Ethiopia by Ephrata Woldeamanuel (self-published)
A Ghost Chases the Horizon by M.L. Mallow (self-published) 
Gichigami by Lindsey Steffes (University of Massachusetts Press)
The Gospel of Salome by Kaethe Schwehn (Wildhouse Fiction)
The Hopefuls by Elizabeth Oness (Cornerstone Press)
If the Dead Belong Here: A Novel by Carson Faust (Penguin Random House/Viking)
If The Train Arrives by Heather Fellin Tierney (Vine Leaves Press)
The Language of Home by Raymond Luczak (Gallaudet University Press)
A Lesser Light: A Novel by Peter Geye (University of Minnesota Press)
Lone Dog Road by Kent Nerburn (New World Library)
Lucky Tomorrow: Stories by Deborah Jiang-Stein (University of Minnesota Press)
The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore by Anika Fajardo (Gallery Books)
Meow, Meow, Meow by Stella Brown (NYDB Books)
Midnight at the Cinema Palace by Christopher Tradowsky (Simon & Schuster) 
No Names by Greg Hewett (Coffee House Press)
No One's Leaving by Raki Kopernik (Unsolicited Press)
The Path of Totality by Marie Zhuikov (Cornerstone Press)
A Season on the Drink by Pat Harris (Adventure Publications) 
Sport and Leisure by Tom Trondson (Black Rose Writing)
Thunders Over Idle Land by R.F. Whong (self-published)
The Time of the Novel by Lara Mimosa Montes (Wendy's Subway)
Trial By Gender by Freya Hanson (self-published)
The Uncrowned Champion by Robert S. Miller (Red Jack Press)
Unremedied by Carol J. Roth (self-published)
Where You Come From is Gone by Christopher Johnston (Calumet Editions)
Why Belize? by Rodney Nelsestuen (BookBaby)

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Poetry:

The Becoming Game by Paula Cisewski (Hanging Loose Press)
Before I Lie by Dralandra Larkins (self-published)
Breaking the Silence: From Shattered to Whole by Angela Burnett (Potter's Wheel Publishing)
The Cave by Ryan Vine (TRP: The University Press of SHSU)
Church of Shadow and Light by Heidi Barr (Wayfarer Books)
Cold Coffee, A Poet's Dilemma by Jamieya B-Johnson (self-published)
Deep in My Feels by Jennae Cecelia (Andrews McMeel)
The Deletions by Sarah Green (University of Akron Press)
Elegy for Everyone by John Reinhard (League of Minnesota Poets Press)
Enter by Jim Moore (Graywolf Press)
Fierce Delight: Poems of Early Motherhood by Emily Bright (North Star Press)
The Heart of It by Alan Perry (Kelsay Books)
How to Sing for Money by Connie Wanek (Nodin Press)
I Imagine I Been Science Fiction Always by Douglas Kearney (Wave Books)
Irrevocable Wholeness: Poems and Meditations to Hold it All by Kyle Leia; paintings by Sarah Brokke (Driftwood Press)
Ironhood: Poems by Raymond Luczak (Modern History Press)
Laced Fingers by Vicki Mickelson (The Peppertree Press)
The Last Oak Leaf: Haiku, Senryu and Haibun Poems by Caroline Giles Banks (Wellington-Giles Press)
Motions of New Faith and Purpose: Reclamation of Believing Again by Alcina Washington-Fowler (self-published)
Natural Life by Stanley Kusunoki (Nodin Press)
Paper Camera by Joyce Sutphen (Nodin Press)
Phoenixbirds by Jane Dickerson (Calumet Editions)
Rough Sea by J.P. White (Grayson Books)
Somewhere in America by Susanne Crane (self-published)
So Surprising Light the Small Suitcase of Certainty by Marg Walker (Nodin Press)
Terminal Maladies by Okwudili Nebeolisa (Autumn House Press)
Walks & Weathers: Publishing Experiments 2015-2019 by MC Hyland (Beauty School Editions, LLC)

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Young Adult Literature:

Alice in Evermoor by Karen Huss (self-published)
Born Under the Blazing Comet by Katharine Johnson (Silver Fox Books)
Codebreaker by Jay Martel (Macmillan/Wednesday Books)
CodeSkull by Chloe Spencer (Mad Axe Media)
Fascinating Fungi: Nourishers, Killers, Connectors, and Healers by Karen Latchanna Kenney (Lerner Publishing Group)
The Flip Side by Jason Walz (Penguin/Rocky Pond Books)
John Ross by Gary Lindberg (Calumet Editions)
The Knights of Academia by Zander Fabel (NYBD Books)
The 9: From the South Side to Whitney M. Young Magnet High School by Tyra Nelson (self-published)
Return of the Manitous by Robert Saxton (Calumet Editions)
Seven for a Secret by Mary E. Roach (Disney-Hyperion)
Witch Hunt: Birth By Flame by Katrin Klutho (Beaver's Pond Press)
Worthy of Trust: That Word Honor Book 1 by Erin Makela (Beaver's Pond Press)