Introducing our top notable titles for the 2024 Shelf Unbound Competition for Best Independently Published Book.
Until September by Harker Jones
Stolen Truth by Henya Drescher
Shadow Runner by K.J. Fieler
Judge Not by Nikki Stern
The Story is in Our Bones by Osprey Orielle Lake
Fundraising Without Burnout by Radha Friedman
The Vixen Amber Halloway by Carol LaHines
The Ascenditure by Robyn Dabney
By Means of Peace by Don Johnston
The Magical Adventures of Quizzle and Pinky Palm by Teresa Mae Waterland, illustrated by Aletha Heyman
Guidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier, JR.
Dancing Between the Raindrops by Lisa Braxton
Deputy #714 is Down by Christine Husom
Beautifully Blended by Sonji K Grandy
Finding Isobel by Mary Behan
Eve’s Blessing by J.J. Park
What Not to Forgive by Loring Walawander
The Reign of the Anti-Santas by Colin Dodds
Tea and Toil at The Woman’s Club by Bainy Cyrus
Back to the Woods by Cynthia Cruz
To the Boy Who Was Night by Rigoberto González
The Mansions by Daniel Tobin
Eyes of Blue by S.M. Sykes
The Roots Run Deep by Chris Strong
Collaborative Confidence by Dr. Heather Backstrom
Staked: A Vampire’s Tale by Kim Catanzarite
When the Grass Is Rising: A Portrait of Young Sam Houston by Rose Gonsoulin
Heart to Heart by Sara Furlong Burr
Heroes of the Empire Book 1: The Cavalier by Israh Azizi
Ruined a Little When We Are Born by Tara Isabel Zambrano
Memoirs of a Suburban Troublemaker by Ellen R.B. Smith
The Mahdi by Robert Cook
Ethosbot by S. Sky
Toys in Babylon by Patrick Finegan
White Pond Drive by Charissa Soful
Two Over Easy All Day Long by Sharli Lane
The Light Bulb Effect by Jennifer Michelle, MS
Kill Me Now by Scott Moon
That Summer She Found Her Voice by Jean Burgess
Cast Away by Kase Johnstun
Max’s War: The Story of a Ritchie Boy by Libby Fischer Hellmann
Model Wave by TK Sheffield
Finding Lila by Licia Chenoweth
Love In the Shadows by Steve Bassett
Infinite Impact: The Entrepreneur’s Strategic Guide to Books & Business Success by Amber Vilhauer
The Taste of Datura by Lorenzo Petruzziello
When Lightning Strikes Your Child by Kelly Cannon
A Measure of Rhyme by Lloyd Jeffries
It Rhymes With Truth by Rich Miller
Becoming Fearless by Dr. Benjamin Ritter
Your Creator Matrix by Cathleen Beerkens
Pride and Perjury by Alice McVeigh
The Dream Collector by R.W. Meek
The Wider World by Andrea Jones
Arroyo Circle by JoeAnn Hart
The Exiled Queen by Roxana Arama
Sanctuary by Valentina Cano Repetto
The Night Owl Sings by Judy McConnell
The Secrets of Shadowcrest by Lance McColgan
Your Story Starts Here by Jim Zervanos
That Time I Got Cancer: A Love Story by Jim Zervanos
Awake For Ever in a Sweet Unrest by Chuck Rosenthal
FAYTHE OF NORTH HINKAPEE by James T. Hogg
The Secret Doors of Cannondale by Stephanie Brick
The Islander by David W. Berner
The Centered Heart by Susi Amendola
The Forager Chefs Club by Rita Mace Walston
I, Soldier by Drew W. Allbritten
The Dryburgh Chronicles Part 1: The Existence of Shadows by L.P Halliday
Nemesis and the Vault of Lost Time by PJ Davis
Whirl of Birds by Liana Vrăjitoru Andreasen
Guardian of Monsters by Catherine Stine
Freeing Teresa by Franke James
WONDER OF THE WEST by Stephen G. Yanoff
Forever Boy by Michael J. Bowler
These Hands by Darcy Daniel
I LOVE YOU MORE by Joan Burleson
In Search of You by Kasey Compton
The Melting Grandmother and Other Short Works by David Benjamin
Dear Eliza by Andrea J. Stein
The Shard of Asclepius by Stewart F. Brennan
Beyond the Cemetery Gate by Valerie Biel
Oldest Mom On The Playground by Judy Haveson
Raven’s Grave by Charlotte Stuart
Molly’s Milestone by Marlys Beider
A Curse in Kyoto by S.J. Cullen
Sun Night by E.H. De La Espriella
Rome’s Last Noble Palace by Kimberly Sullivan
Serving Life: Behind Bars, Kitchens, and Hospitality by Justin Michael Morales
Not Yours to Keep by Zelly Ruskin
The Boy Who Learned to Live by D.N. Moore
When Flowers Sing: A Poetry Anthology edited by Christina Isobel
The Productive Perfectionist by Kathryn C. Mayer
The Objective Scholar: Poetic Wordplay by Troy R. Legette
Journey to Everland Bay by Lynne Shaner
Wine and the White House: A History by Frederick J. Ryan Jr.
Angelina’s Choices by Angelina Wang
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Article originally Published in the December / January 2024 Issue: 2024 Indie Best Award Winners.