Official 2026 Kindle Book Awards

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Horror/Suspense (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

Into the Depths: And Other Stories of the Strange and Macabre by Vincent Hebert
Tread Lightly by Elizabeth Kemp
Nowhere Land by Pamela K. Kinney
Wilshire Pointe by P. Mittra
The Short Road to Shadows by Heidi Hess
Wicked Shadow Whispers Volume 1: Beyond the Veil by Clifton Brown
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
The Widdershin Widow by Jamie M. Samland
A Wave of Breath by Tess Collins

Young Adult (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

Pet Shop Girl (Willamette High Book 2) by Bebe Duncan
Rune: A Rebel Bloodline Story by Chelsea D. Chevalier
A Summer Lasts Forever by Tamar Anolic
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
Losing Austin by Michael J. Bowler
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
Slip by L. Ryan Storms
Forgotten Secrets of the Tuscarora Eye (Book 2) by D.L. Bush
The Ghosts of Nothing (Book 1) by Cecily Walters
Downfall by Abigail Morrison
Feathers of the Phoenix: Under the Norse Star by Cheryl Carpinello
The Body in Zeller’s Barn by Arian Harandi
Don’t Hide from the Night by Ellen Herbert
Enchanted Dragon Academy: The Magical Introduction by Jorri Rivers

Romance (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

Ghosted by Lori Matsourani
Chasing Headlines by J. Rose Black
Surrender the Dawn (Book #6) by Elizabeth St. Michel
Texas Winds by Dana Wayne
Top Five by Judith Natelli McLaughlin
Summer in the Moon Garden by Kristie Booker
Baby ConSEALed by Leah Miles
The Art of Us by Jules Cohen
Sunset Ledge by Darlene DeLuca
Hating Sam Slater by Carol Ericson
The Real Ones by J. Rose Black
Till My Last Day by Deborah Swenson
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 (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

The Forgotten Night by J. T. Bishop
Treacherous Hack by Kevin G. Chapman
Wings of Madness by R. John Dingle
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
Hazardous Lies by Stephen J. Wallace
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
Before the Lights Go Out by Jafe Danbury
Terror in the Desert Skies by Kathryn Lane
The Thunder Head by Dwight Holing
Subtle Frequency by Kathy Whyte
Her Last Few Days by Laurel Martin
Mr. Chaos’s Gardener by Francis Malka

Non-Fiction (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

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
Behind the Badge by Scott Fleuter
Time Measured Out! by Larada Horner-Miller
Daughter Unbound by Heather Jefferson
When the World Dies by D.E. Davis
Z is for Zen: Life and Hard Times on the Dharma Road
Murder to Movies by Paul Drexler
REAL Confidence by Simone Knego
A Tale of Two Bostons by Barry Arthur Cotton
Just Remember the Happy Hours by Jim Burns
The Fifth Chamber by Anne Gadger
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
Submerged by Henry Rausch
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