2023 Eric Hoffer Award Category Finalists

After their rigorous first round of judging, less than 10% of the nominees become category finalists. (Learn more about Eric Hoffer Award category finalists, and the award's sponsors.) Here are current category finalists, with links to those titles we've reviewed:

• 20 Effective Habits for Mastery at Work, Cindy Wahler
• A Japanese Boy Sees A New Light, Shu Shimizu, PartridgeSingapore
• A Life Worth Living, Patricia Jenkins Burns, Dorrance Publishing
• A Man in Winter, Katie Marie, Brigids Gate Press
• A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son, Sergio Troncoso, Lee & Low Books
• A Rebel's Outcry, Jeffrey Gee Chin & Fumiko Carole Fujita, Little Tokyo Historical Society
• A Sacred Duty, Rhona Weaver, Two Oaks Press
• A Sky of Infinite Blue, Kyomi O'Connor, She Writes Press
• A Therapist’s Garden, Erik Keller, Black Rose Writing
• Abby Apple Tree, Carrie E. Pierce, Morgan Pierce Media & Publishing
• Airplane Stories and Histories, Norman Currey, Inks and Bindings
• Alzheimer's Canyon, Jane Dwinell & Sky Yardley, Rootstock Publishing
• Amazing Animals, Pamela Heck, Westgate Circle Press
• Anamnesis, Denise O'Hagan, Recent Work Press
• Appy Retires, Dennis W.C. Wong, SankalpArt
• Archangel: The Book of Mammon, Black Mike, Audere
• Aria for Murder, Erica Miner, Level Best Books
• Ashur’s Tears, Bill Riley, Brown Books Kids
• At The Corner of Fantasy and Main, Matt Mason, The Old Mill Press
• Ava Again, Janet Perroni, iUniverse
• Bands of a Small Hurricane, Shan Leah, The Postmodern Press
• Be Held by Him, Karen Brough
• Beat Inflation Now, Dr. Wolfgang H. Hammes, Hammes Performance Improvement Group
• Between February and November, Patti Lee, RockHill Publishing
• Bicycles of the Gods, Michael Simms, Madville Publishing
• Blackout Trail, Linda Naughton, Wordsmyth Creations
• Blue by You, Larry B. Gildersleeve, Booklocker
• Burning Bright, Michele Kwansniewski, Rand-Smith Publishing
• Cancer Vodoo, Melissa C. Johnson, Diode Editions
• Captain Hornigold and the Pirate Republic, Martin A. Frey, Bring 'Em Near Press
• Celebration(s), Pat Willene, Westwood Books Publishing
• Cemetery Reflections, Jane Hopkins, Headstone Press
• Chasing Ghosts, Kate Anslinger, Amazon
• Circle Way, Mary Ann Hogan, Wonderwell
• Closer to Okay, Amy Watson, Alcove Press
• Come Forth as Gold, Erica Dansereau
• Cosmic Citizen, KJ Goforth, Gotham Books
• Creativity: Where Poems Begin, Mary Mackey, Marsh Hawk Press
• Crossing Over, Kim Shegog, Clemson University Press
• Culver City, Brant Vickers, Atmosphere Press
• Dead Spots, Lee Clark, Cypress River Media
• Dear White Woman, Please Come Home, Kimberlee Yolanda Williams, Elelphant Room Press
• Diary of a Robot, Lewis Jenkins
• Emergent Light, Alexander Mukte, Three to Five Publishing
• Enok and the Womb of Gods, André SkoroBogáty, Lost world Tributes
• Exiled South, Harriet Cannon, Köehler Books
• Finding Hope, Jimmy Drew, Urlink Print and Media
• Fire and Ice, B.T. Polcari, The Wild Rose Press
• Forgotten America, Giovanni Calvarese, Austin Macauley
• Friendship City, Carl H. Mitchell, Covenant Books
• Get Over It (maybe not all of it), Brenda Johnson, Luminare Press
• Ghoul of Sherwood, Jay Ruud, Encircle Publications
• Girls, Crimes, and the Ruling Body, Barry R. Ziman, Archway Publishing
• Hadha Baladuna, Ghassan Zeineddine, Sally Howell, and Nabeel Abraham, Wayne State University Press
• Haunt, Christina Maraziotis, Existential Publishing
• History and Mystery, 3rd. Edition Vol. 1, Bernie L. Calaway, Authors Press
• Hope from the Garden of Eden to the End of the Patmos Island, Andrew Choi, Author's Tranquility Press
• How Do I Get to be Me?, Elizabeth Jo, HenschelHaus
• How to Forget Almost Everything, Joshua James Amberson, Korza Books
• I Just Can't Make This Sh!t Up, Alejandra G. Brady, Life. Styled. Books.
• I Meant to Tell You, Fran Hawthorne, Stephen F. Austin State University Press
• I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom, Kim Dower, Red Hen Press
• In Custody, Lundy Bancroft, Raise the Roof Books
• In Search of Kinship, Page Lambert, Fulcrum Publishing
• In Search of Monsters to Destroy, Christopher J. Coyne, Independent Institute
• Insanely Sane, Jasmine Shouse, Motina Books
• Irresistible, Josh Bersin, IdeaPress Publishing
• Is It Supposed to Be This Hard?, Mary Pat Haffey, MS, Maeve Books
• Jimmy, Donald Provance Jr., Author Reputation Press
• Just a Bite, Boris Bacic, Butterdragons Publishing
• Kaleidoscopic Shades, David A Neuman, Gatekeeper Press
• Leaves to My Knees, Ellen Mayer, Nicole Tadgell (illustrator), Star Bright Books
• Letting the House Go, Robert Crooke, Unsolicited Press
• Library Lin's Curated Collection of Superlative Nonfiction, Linda Maxie, Spoon Creek Press
• Like a Complete Unknown, Anara Guard, New Wind Publishing
• Living Room, Laura Bylenok, The Backwaters Press/University of Nebraska Press
• Love's Legacy, Daniel Fallon, Amazonas Publishing
• Made Man, Jendi Reiter, Little Red Tree Publishing
• Maggie the Bag Lady, Virginia Nygard, Scattered Frost Publishing
• Microprediction Building an Open AI Network, Peter Cotton, The MIT Press
• Might Kindred, Mónica Gomery, University of Nebraska Press
• Moccasin Creek, Alan Mowbray, Agility Press
• Mom's Not Wipin' Your Bum, Lin Hawthorne, 3+1 Publishing
• Nature Is My Teacher, Prabhash Karan, Xlibris
• Night Swim, Joan Kwon Glass, Diode Editions
• No Ordinary Magic, Eileen McFalls, Street Scenes
• Not a Lot of Reasons to Sing, But Enough, Kyle Tran Myhre, Button Poetry
• Not Me!, Charlotte Stuart, Taylor and Seale Publishers
• Old Love Skin, Various, Mukana Press
• Once in a Lifetime, Suzanne Mattaboni, TouchPoint Press
• Payback, Joseph Badal, Suspense Publishing
• Promised Land, Danny Holst
• Proud Pada, S.G. Blaise, Lilac Grove Entertainment
• Psych Murders, Stephanie Heit, Wayne State University Press
• Psychedelics For Everyone, Matt Zemon , Psyched Publishing
• Psychological Secrets for Emotional Success, Dr. Kelly Rabenstein, Köehler Books
• Quadruplets, a Love Story, Janna Wagner, MagWag Press
• Reality Prism, MG. Paul E Vallely & John D. Trudel
• ReInception, Sarena Straus, Winding Road Stories
• Rough Justice, Burt Weissbourd, Rare Bird Lit
• Rune and Flash, Joe Canzano, Happy Joe Control
• Save the Village, Michele Herman, Regal House
• Saving Lives, Saving Honor, Jeremy Schwendiman
• Secret Waltz, Karen Lee Boren, Flexible Press
• Seeing Through New Eyes, Paddy Ladd, DawnSignPress
• Silence the Past, Gary L. Kreigh, AIA Publishing
• Someone Had to Die, Jack Luellen, Torchflame Books
• Something Bright, Ryler Dustin, Green Linden Press
• Sophia's Journal, Najiyah Maxfield, Daybreak Press
• Soul Winners, David Clary, Prometheus Press
• Spending Money and Having Fun, Barry Gotto, Lioncrest Publishing
• Street Pricing, Marcos Rivera, Pricing I/O
• Stress Test, William Cooper, Black String Press Group
• Summonings, Raena Shirali, Black Lawrence Press
• The Bone Records, Rich Zahradnik, 1000 Words A Day Press
• The Early Years A Memoir, Book 1, Ruth Claxton  , Stratton Press Publishing
• The Financial Mindset Fix, Joyce Marter, Sounds True
• The Forsaken Little Black Book, Julie T. Standig, Kelsay Books
• The Future of Smart, Ulcca Joshi Hansen, Capucia Publishing
• The King and the Beggar Lady, Wim Coleman, Madeira Press
• The Last Professional, Ed Davis, Artemesia Publishing
• The Life is Too Short Guy, Scott White, New Degree Press
• The Lottery Winner's Greatest Ride, Skip Johnson
• The Orphan of Pitigliano, Marina Brown, Gilberte Publishing
• The Other Twin, Karen Roberts Turner, Brown Girls Books
• The Price of Worthlessness, Gloria Eveleigh
• The Puppet Maker's Daughter, Karla M. Jay, Book Circle Press
• The Sacred Writings of St. John the Apostle, Rev. Dr. Henry B Malone, Authors Press
• The Sky We Shared, Shirley Reva Vernck, Lee & Low Books
• The Song and the Swallow, Matthew Anghelos March, FriesenPress
• The Unquiet Genius, Glenn Dyer, TMR Press
• The Vanishing Glaciers of Patagonia, Martin Sessions, Inspiring Publishers
• The Way a Wound Becomes a Scar, Emily Schulten, Kelsay Books
• The Wise Man, Michele Chynoweth, Elk Lake Publishing, Inc.
• Theo’s Deliciously Different Dumplings, Dr. Donna Housman, Brown Books Kids
• There Is No Backstage, Linda Stephens, BookBaby
• This Is Eden?, Nancy Radcliffe, AuthorHouse
• Thistles & Thorns, Jessica Lee Peterson, Written Dreams Publishing
• Thrive, Jeffrey J. Froh, Human Touch Press
• Tough as Nails, Karen J. Chisholm, Bookside Press
• Tree Lines, Various, Grayson Books
• Trouble at Turtle Pond, Diana Renn, Ftizroy Books
• Truth and Other Lies, Magie Smith, Ten16 Press
• Unfollowers, Leigh Ann Ruggiero, University of Massachusetts Press
• Unleashed, A Been-There, Amber Swenor, WorldChangers Media
• Untethered, Laura Whitfield, She Writes Press
• Vicious is My Middle Name, Kevin Dunn, Regal House Books
• Walking with Two Shadows, Margo Bowblis, Animal Soul Affirmations
• Wampanoag Art for the Ages, Lee Roscoe, Coyote Press
• We Shall Not Shatter, Elaine Stock, Amsterdam Publishers
• What Is Written on the Tongue, Anne Lazurko, ECW Press
• White Flag, Judy L. Mandel, Legacy Book Press
• Wild Muse, Phillip Howerton (editor), Cornerpost Press
• Winning the Mental Game, Dr. Amber Selking, Amplify Publishing
• Wisdom Anthology, Artemis Arts, Wise Ink
• Wolves Aren't Welcome, Cheryl Benner, Wild Iris Publishing
• Works of Art, Ben Chambers, Kieran Publishing
• Worse Than Murder, Stephen Wechselblatt, Barringer Publishing
• Yoga at the Museum, Teresa Anne Power, Stafford House Books
• You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Wayne State University Press

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