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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Amazon US (ebook)
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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Amazon US (ebook)
Speculative Fiction
Wool (Omnibus)
Hugh Howey
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Thriller/Suspense
Deeds of Mercy
M.P. McDonald
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Amazon US (ebook)
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
Children's Books
Postcards from Mr. Pish: East Coast Edition by K.S. Books
The Stars Twinkle Brightly by Mary Fam
Contemporary Fiction
Brute Heart by Ginger Dehlinger
Entangled Thorns by Melinda Clayton
Memoirs from the Asylum by Kenneth Weene
The Test by Margaret Forrest
Until My Soul Gets it Right by Karen Wojcik Berner
Humor and Satire
I Coulda Caught that Pass! by John Pearson
The Liar's Guide to South America by Michael Delwiche
The Obituarist by Patrick O'Duffy
The Secret Files of Hugo and Victoria by J.E. (Buck) Buchanan
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Amazon US (ebook)
Amazon UK (ebook)
Literary Fiction
A Kiss Before You Leave Me by James Hulbert
Being Light Helen Smith
Hammon Falls by Dave Hoing & Roger Hileman
Memoir
Hieroglyphs by Shana Hammaker
Mormon Diaries by Sophia L. Stone
The Way of the River by Randy Kadish
Wing Wife by Marcia J. Sargent
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Mystery
Dinner at Deadman's by C.J. West
Eightball Boogie by Declan Burke
Romance
A Titan for Christmas by Aria Kane
Dance of Passion by Nancy Brophy
Dashing Irish by Lyn Horner
Firefly Hollow by T.L. Haddix
Short Story Collection/Anthology
Broken Christmas by David Henderson
Killing Ways 2 by Steven Torres
Music Speaks edited by L.B.. Clark
Other Stories and Nothing But Time by Gerard Brennan
Speculative Fiction
Flaming Dove by Daniel Arenson
Loki by Mike Vasich
Machines of Eden by Shad Callister
Seized (The Pipe Woman Chronicles) by Lynn Cantwell
The Succubus Gift by BR Kingsolver
Thriller/Suspense
A Referendum on Conscience by Christopher Truscott
Hope for the Wicked by Edward Lorn
Long Way Down by Tony Black
Lost in Thought by Simon J. Townley
Young Adult
Our Summer of Discontent by S.L. Baum
The Ugly Stepsister Fights Back by Sariah Wilson
1 comment:
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.
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