Official 2026 Kindle Book Awards

Congrats 2026 Finalists!

Finalists are listed in no particular order: Contact amber@thekindlebookreview.net to claim your badge. *Please note we are very backed up and this may take a few days.

Horror/Suspense (Finalists are listed in RED in no particular order, followed by Semifinalists)

The Widdershin Widow by Jamie M. Samland
Tread Lightly by Elizabeth Kemp
Nowhere Land by Pamela K. Kinney
Wicked Shadow Whispers Volume 1: Beyond the Veil by Clifton Brown
A Wave of Breath by Tess Collins
Into the Depths: And Other Stories of the Strange and Macabre by Vincent Hebert
Wilshire Pointe by P. Mittra
The Short Road to Shadows by Heidi Hess
A Taste for Blood by Jason P. Crawford and C.L. Fors
Blood of the Damned: A Medieval Vampire Thriller by Antony Stanton
The 3^rd Estate: Secrets of the Manor by D.R. Berlin
Becoming Molly by Cody Tucker
You are the Thing that Scares in the Woods: A Horror Collection by Desiree Horton

Young Adult (Finalists are listed in RED in no particular order, followed by Semifinalists)

The Ghosts of Nothing (Book 1) by Cecily Walters
The Body in Zeller’s Barn by Arian Harandi
A Summer Lasts Forever by Tamar Anolic
Slip by L. Ryan Storms
Losing Austin by Michael J. Bowler
Pet Shop Girl (Willamette High Book 2) by Bebe Duncan
Rune: A Rebel Bloodline Story by Chelsea D. Chevalier
The Lost Hamsters and the Castle of Light by Michael Jude Schauer
Prickle Magic by Shaela D. Henke
The Vessel: A Dystopian Novel (Book 2 of the Devil Particle) by Kristin Oakley
Alice in Black by Bebe Duncan
Legend of the Last Star Knight: The Crown of Kings by Jonathan Sears
The Druid’s Tattoo: Best Girls Night Out Ever by James Gregory Kingston
Ashes of the Perfect State by Neesa Vora
Sour Apples: A Story of Friendship, Little League Dreams, and One Unforgettable 1970s Summer by Paul Jantzen
Forgotten Secrets of the Tuscarora Eye (Book 2) by D.L. Bush
Downfall by Abigail Morrison
Feathers of the Phoenix: Under the Norse Star by Cheryl Carpinello
Don’t Hide from the Night by Ellen Herbert
Enchanted Dragon Academy: The Magical Introduction by Jorri Rivers

Romance (Finalists are listed in RED in no particular order, followed by Semifinalists)

Baby ConSEALed by Leah Miles
Texas Winds by Dana Wayne
Sunset Ledge by Darlene DeLuca
Chasing Headlines by J. Rose Black
Till My Last Day by Deborah Swenson
Surrender the Dawn (Book #6) by Elizabeth St. Michel
Top Five by Judith Natelli McLaughlin
Summer in the Moon Garden by Kristie Booker
Ghosted by Lori Matsourani
The Art of Us by Jules Cohen
Hating Sam Slater by Carol Ericson
The Real Ones by J. Rose Black
Wildflower Season by Laurie Beach
Five Alarm Kiss by Angela Taylor
Summer on Butterfly Bay by Judith Natelli McLaughlin
Flight Plan by Lynn Campbell
Firestorm by Dana Wayne
Scarlet Wave by J.D. Harbor
Unmasked by Kelsey Chapman
Beware a Wallflower’s Wrath by Aubrey Wynne

Mystery/Thriller (Finalists are listed in RED in no particular order, followed by Semifinalists)

The Thunder Head by Dwight Holing
Before the Lights Go Out by Jafe Danbury
Treacherous Hack by Kevin G. Chapman
Wings of Madness by R. John Dingle
Hazardous Lies by Stephen J. Wallace
Together on our Own by Eliana Megerman
Three Days Earlier by Lynn Walker
Fan Base: A Novel by Jane Hartsock
Body Man: A Thriller by Al Pessin
The Nike Birds by E. R. Yatscoff
The Badass Widows: A Mystery by Valerie Saul
The Last Arrangement by Emerson Park
River of Mercy by Susan Clayton-Goldner
Hollow Voices by Michelle Corbier
Reap the Wind by Joel Burcat
Terror in the Desert Skies by Kathryn Lane
The Forgotten Night by J. T. Bishop
Subtle Frequency by Kathy Whyte
Her Last Few Days by Laurel Martin
Mr. Chaos’s Gardener by Francis Malka

Non-Fiction (Finalists are listed in RED in no particular order, followed by Semifinalists)

Z is for Zen: Life and Hard Times on the Dharma Road
Murder to Movies by Paul Drexler
The Fifth Chamber by Anne Gadger
Submerged by Henry Rausch
Behind the Badge by Scott Fleuter
Book of the Silenced by Gordana Smith
My Stranger – My Grandfather by Vincent Hebert
An Odyssey of Becoming: That Summer of 72 by Celeste Johnson and Bobby Young
Thawing: A Poetic Memoir by Taneesh Kaur
Time Measured Out! by Larada Horner-Miller
Daughter Unbound by Heather Jefferson
When the World Dies by D.E. Davis
REAL Confidence by Simone Knego
A Tale of Two Bostons by Barry Arthur Cotton
Just Remember the Happy Hours by Jim Burns
The Power of a Joyful Village by Derenda Schubert
Top Tick: Vanishing Valuations on the Contemporary Art Market by David Birkenshaw
When Vampires Drink Milk by Lori Black
My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels by Tom LeNoble
Split Ends: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as a Mirror to Wholeness by Stamatina Daniilidis