Independent Publishers of New England

2024 Award Winners

2024

BOOKS OF THE YEAR

FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR

The Talking Drum Book By Lisa Braxton Book Cover

Shoot the Horses First

Leah Angstman/Kernpunkt Press

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NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR

The Talking Drum Book By Lisa Braxton Book Cover

Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure

Maggie Jackson / Prometheus Books

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FICTION

Literary fiction

Shoot the Horses First

Leah Angstman / Kernpunkt Press

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The Verdigris Stories

Mariana Sabino / K + P Press

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Ambient Light

Kate Stout / Saltcoats Press

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Butterfly Dreams

Anne McClard / Aristata Press

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Falling Through the Night
Gail Marlene Schwartz / Demeter Press

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Silence

Julia Park Tracey / Sibylline Press

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Genre fiction

Wilt & Wane

Ariele Sieling

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Deception Downeast: A Tale of Power, Blackmail, Genius, and Redemption

Bob Feldman / SeaSmoke Books

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The Old Cape Map

Barbara Eppich Struna / Bestrunabooks

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Silenced Whispers

Afarin Ordubadi Bellisario / Transtrategy

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A Wealth of Deception

Trish Esden / Crooked Lane Books

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The Witch Club

Felicity Green / Felicity Green Books

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The fantabulous other

Of Peat Moss and Prayers by Amanda Crewe book cover
Of Peat Moss and Prayers

Amanda Crewe / Amanda Maier

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Goodbye Woodstock: The Last Reunion by M. H. Sullivan book cover<br />
Goodbye Woodstock: The Last Reunion

M. H. Sullivan / Romagnoli Publications

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Virtuous Women

Ann Goltz

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