Shelf Media hosts the annual Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition for best self-published or independently published book. In addition to prizes, the winner, finalists, long-listed, and more than 100 notable books from the competition are featured in the December/January issue of Shelf Unbound.
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A Place Called Jubilee
by Timothy J. Garrett
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A Thread So Fine
by Susan Welch
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A Veil Removed
by Michelle Cox
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Angels and Patriots
by Salina B Baker
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Anna
by Colm Herron
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At the crossroads
by Olfet Agrama
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Becoming-herself.jpg)
Becoming Herself
by Maureen Reid
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/breastcancer-meets-minfulness-surrendering-to-live.jpg)
Breast Cancer Meets Mindfulness Surrendering to Life
by Cheryl Wilfong
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bulwark.jpg)
Bulwark
by Brit Lunden
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Burning-LIght.jpg)
Burning Night
by Nikki Broadwell
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Campari Crimson
by Traci Andrighetti
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Carrying-Independance.jpg)
CARRYING INDEPENDENCE
by Karen A. Chase
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Celebrity Cast
by Harry Groome
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CELTIC KNOT A Clara Swift Tale
by Ann Shortell
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/child-of-the-dust.jpg)
Child of Dust
by Tom Wascoe
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/confessions-of-a-barfaced-woman.jpg)
Confessions of a Barefaced Woman
by Allison Joseph
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Countdown America
by M.C. Fox
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/counting-on-you.jpg)
Counting on You
by Laura Chapman
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cycles-of-hatred.jpg)
Cycles Of Hatred
by Linda Heavner Gerald
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Dear John
by Linda Heavner Gerald
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/digit-robot-dog-stops-bullying-at-school.jpg)
DIGIT ROBOT DOG STOPS BULLYING AT SCHOOL
by Sophia Z. Domogala
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Dragon Racer, Book 1
by M. R. Mathias
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/end-of-lies.jpg)
End of Lies
by Bradley West
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Facemate
by Steven M. Greenberg
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/before-we-died.jpg)
Before We Died
by Joan Schweighardt
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/finding-james.jpg)
Finding James
by Nancy Blaha
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Forged Under Fire
by Kyra Anderson
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/gangster-in-our-midst.jpg)
Gangster in our Midst
by Betty Brandt Passick
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/gimme-the-familiars.jpg)
Gimme the Familiars
by Jessica Mehta
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/give-them-unquiet-dreams.jpg)
Give Them Unquiet Dreams
by James Mulhern
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/have-your-wishes-ready.jpg)
Have your wishes ready
by Jennie Tudor
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Hitman-Baker-Casketmaker Aftermath of an American’s Clash with ICE Poems by Klecko
by Klecko
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Janie & Blanche: How to move past your origins and not kill your Mother in the process
by Lucy Beam
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January
by M.L. Hamilton
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Just Like That: Poems, Paintings, and Practices
by Gisela Stromeyer
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Kaurlin’s Disciples
by Michael J. Decicco
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Killing Pat Garrett, The Wild West’s Most Famous Lawman – Murder or Self-Defense?
by David G. Thomas
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King Here Never Too OLD, Too RICH or Too ANYTHING to Meet Jesus
by Trish Porter Topmiller
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Late Show
by L Z Smith
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/let-me-know-when-youre-famous-1.jpg)
Let me know when you’re famous, Chris!
by Chris Clark
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Liam’s Town
by Marissa Dike
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Light In the Mourning. Memoirs of an Undertaker’s Daughter
by Margo Lenmark
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Lips of an Angel
by Adam Alexander
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Living Waters From Harvard Halls to Sacred Falls
by Alissa Hirshfeld-Flores
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Martha
by Maggie St. Claire
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Mary Monster
by Matt Ingwalson
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McDowell
by William H. Coles
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Me & Moe
by Michaela Johnson
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Mother Love, Willow Lane, Book 2
by Ann McCauley
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Mrs. Rossis Dream
by Khanh Ha
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No-Accounts
by Tom Glenn
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Oh Susannah Things That Go Bump
by Carole P. Roman
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Outlander Chronicles Pegasus
by C. H. Cobb
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Peace in the Valley A Quest for Redemption in the Old West
by John Eric Vining with Raymond Refoen
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Persianality
by Michael Benzehabe
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Ready for the People
by Mike Langan
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Remembering Shanghai
by Claire Chao
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Renegade Pawn
by Craig S. Wilson
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Rosalind
by Judith Deborah
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Saint Illuminator’s Daughter
by Michael Ippen
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Saturday’s Child
by Deborah Burns
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Seduction of a Wanton Dreamer
by Richard Beeson
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Sensitive My Journey through a Toxic World
by Pookie Sekmet
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/shackled-a-journey-from-political-imprisonment-to-freedom.jpg)
SHACKLED A Journey From Political Imprisonment To Freedom
by Adam Siddiq
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Shadows Falling
by Carmen
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Sister of Saidnaya
by Rose Ann Kalister
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Skin deep
by JW Grodt
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Skinny House
by Julie L. Seely
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Soar! …Loser
by Ross A. Phelps
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Spirit of Gonzales
by Betsy Wagner
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Stone of Matter
by B.L. Barkey
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Submerged
by Janice Hisle
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The Arch
by Gary Crask
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The Code Hunters – A Nicholas Foxe Adventure
by Jackson Coppley
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The Emancipation of Evan Walls
by Jeffrey Blount
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/the-dark-web-murders.jpg)
The Dark Web Murders
by Brian O’Hare
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The Experiment
by Robin Lamont
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The Final Flag
by John E. Nevola
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/the-fire-inside-us.jpg)
The Fire Inside Us
by Mylisa Anderson
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The Hand in the Window
by Elizabeth Young
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The Hubley Case
by J. Lee
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The Knowing A Bulwark Anthology
by Brit Lunden
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The Mountain’s Morning Song
by William Graney
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The Ninth Session
by Deborah Serani
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The Portal to Thenitiwan: The Gateway
by Ada M. Stone
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The Price of Compassion
by A.B. Michaels
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The Unity A Predictive Fantasy
by H. Barton Wilson
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The Green Soldier
by J. Edward Gore
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THE POWER OF THANKSGIVING
by Dr. Joyce Addo-Atuah
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Thylacine Dreams 6 Tales of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy
by Jonathan Maas
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Trial of a Warrior
by R. H. Pfeiffer
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VieVie LaFontaine
by Linda Heavner Gerald
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Waters Plantation
by Myra Hargrave McIlvian
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Grit & Granite
by Katherine Johnson
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When Grandma Teaches You to Lie
by Jenny Prevatte
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When Time Stands Still
by Sara Furlong-Burr
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Where Thoughts and Stories End Verses on Eternal Truth
by Solomon Katz
![](https://shelfmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/the-red-hand-a-frank-negler-mystery.jpg)
The Red Hand: A Frank Nagler Mystery
by Michael Stephen Daigle
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My Real Name is Hanna
by Tara Lynn Masih
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28 Days: What Your Cycle Reveals About Your Moods, Health and Potential–Updated and Expanded
by Gabrielle Lichterman
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Article originally Published in the December/January 2020 Issue “2019 Indie Best Award Winners”