2013 Readers' Choice Awards


In the twelve months ending February 28th, 2013, BigAl and the Pals received over 1,400 books to consider for review. Almost 300 of them were selected, read, and reviewed. From those we chose the books we felt stood out from the pack as exceptional examples of Indie writing (self-published and small press) and divided them into twelve categories.

For two weeks readers were asked to vote for their favorite nominees. Just shy of 1,000 readers cast votes. Listed below, by category, are the winners and nominees.

Those who are interested in reading the original review for any of the books listed, they can be found using the indexes (by title or by author) linked on the top right of every page.


WINNERS



Chick Lit



Thought I Knew You
Kate Moretti

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Children's Books


Adventures of the Tooth Fairy: The Wobbler!
S. de la Perrelle

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Contemporary Fiction


Drawing Breath
Laurie Boris

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Humor and Satire


The Sparrow Conundrum
Bill Kirton

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Literary Fiction


A Lighter Shade of Gray
Devon Pearse

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Memoir


Dissolute Kinship: A 9/11 Road Trip
David Antrobus

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Mystery


Before Her Eyes
Rebecca Forster

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Romance


Her Fake Romance
Donna Fasano

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Short Story Collection/Anthology


Lessons IV: The Dead Carnival and Other Morbid Drabbles
Michael Crane

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Speculative Fiction


Wool (Omnibus)
Hugh Howey

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Thriller/Suspense


Deeds of Mercy
M.P. McDonald

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Young Adult


Integration
Imogen Rose

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NOMINEES

Although the nominees didn't get as many votes as the winner in each category, they were still among the best books we reviewed in their category and well worth your time.

Chick Lit

The Baker's Man by Jennifer Moorman
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Vlad to the Bone by Beth Orsoff
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Children's Books

Postcards from Mr. Pish: East Coast Edition by K.S. Books
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The Stars Twinkle Brightly by Mary Fam
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Contemporary Fiction

Brute Heart by Ginger Dehlinger
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Entangled Thorns by Melinda Clayton
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Memoirs from the Asylum by Kenneth Weene
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The Test by Margaret Forrest
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Until My Soul Gets it Right by Karen Wojcik Berner
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Humor and Satire

I Coulda Caught that Pass! by John Pearson
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The Liar's Guide to South America by Michael Delwiche
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The Obituarist by Patrick O'Duffy
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The Secret Files of Hugo and Victoria by J.E. (Buck) Buchanan
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Literary Fiction

A Kiss Before You Leave Me by James Hulbert
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Being Light Helen Smith
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Hammon Falls by Dave Hoing & Roger Hileman
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Memoir

Hieroglyphs by Shana Hammaker
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Mormon Diaries by Sophia L. Stone
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The Way of the River by Randy Kadish
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Wing Wife by Marcia J. Sargent
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Mystery

Dinner at Deadman's by C.J. West
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Eightball Boogie by Declan Burke
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Romance

A Titan for Christmas by Aria Kane
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Dance of Passion by Nancy Brophy
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Dashing Irish by Lyn Horner
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Firefly Hollow by T.L. Haddix
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Short Story Collection/Anthology

Broken Christmas by David Henderson
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Killing Ways 2 by Steven Torres
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Music Speaks edited by L.B.. Clark
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Other Stories and Nothing But Time by Gerard Brennan
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Speculative Fiction

Flaming Dove by Daniel Arenson
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Loki by Mike Vasich
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Machines of Eden by Shad Callister
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Seized (The Pipe Woman Chronicles) by Lynn Cantwell
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The Succubus Gift by BR Kingsolver
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Thriller/Suspense

A Referendum on Conscience by Christopher Truscott
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Hope for the Wicked by Edward Lorn
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Long Way Down by Tony Black
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Lost in Thought by Simon J. Townley
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Young Adult

Our Summer of Discontent by S.L. Baum
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The Ugly Stepsister Fights Back by Sariah Wilson
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1 comment:

Donna Fasano said...

I am looking over the authors/titles of the contest winners and nominees. Wow, I am in good company here! Congrats to everyone. BigAl, thank you for organizing the contest. These events must be a huge amount of work. I want to thank everyone who took the time to vote for Her Fake Romance.