The 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards recognizes some of the best books from university and independent publishers. Several She Writes Press and SparkPress authors were selected as finalists out of more than 2,000 entries across 68 genres. The winners will be announced on June 15, 2018.

Adult Fiction – Fantasy
The Infinite Now by Mindy Tarquini

Adult Fiction – General
To the Stars through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman

Adult Fiction – Historical
This Is How It Begins by Joan Dempsey

Adult Fiction – Multicultural
Murder Under the Fig Tree by Kate Jessica Raphael

Adult Fiction – Mystery
Murder Under the Fig Tree by Kate Jessica Raphael

Adult Fiction – LGBT
The Infinite Now by Mindy Tarquini

Adult Nonfiction – Business & Economics
Happier at Work by Gayle Van Gils

Adult Nonfiction – Family & Relationships
Filling Her Shoes by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder
I’m the One Who Got Away by Andrea Jarrell
Lost in the Reflecting Pool by Diane Pomerantz

Adult Nonfiction – Grief/Grieving
Breaking Sad by Shelly Fisher and Jennifer Jones
Expecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie Chute
I Know It in My Heart by Mary E. Plouffe PhD

Adult Nonfiction – Health
Second Chance by Thais Nye Derich

Adult Nonfiction – Pets & Animals
Dog as My Doctor, Cat as My Nurse by Carlyn Montes De Oca

Children’s – Juvenile Fiction
The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball by Dori Jones Yang