Official 2026 Kindle Book Awards

Congrats 2026 WINNERS!

Winners are pictured. Contact amber@thekindlebookreview.net to claim your badge. *Please note we are very backed up, and this may take time.

Horror/Suspense (Winner pictured. 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 (Winner pictured. 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 (Winner Pictured. 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 (Winner pictured. 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 (Winner pictured. 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 

Literary Fiction (Winner pictured. Finalists are listed in RED in no particular order, followed by Semifinalists)

• The Weight of Dreams by Nicole Sorrell
• The Immortal Woman by Su Chang
• And So Forth by Morris Panych and Ken MacDonald 
• Braving the Dawn: A Novel of New France by Peggy Joque Williams
• Dancing with Dragons by Jenni Ogden
• And So it Was for Mary by Aaron Denius 
• Addie Needs a Friend by Andrew Lott 
• The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly by Lewis K. Schrager 
• The Salamander (The Dawn of America Series Book 2) by Regan Walker
• Whiz Kid by Joel Burcat and David S. Burcat  
• One Fool’s Gold by Mark Howen  
• On the Road, Also in the World by Enze Yang 
• Olive Envy by D.R. Ransdell
• It’s Time by Robert Mattia   
• Christmas at the Old Mill by Jonny Thompson 
• Nearness of the Wild by Hilary Scharper 
• Did You Have the Life You Wanted? by Andrea Simon 
• Rathuun: King of the Prairie by David Fitzgerald 
• Finding Angus by L.K. Johnson   
• Behind Those Eyes by Tushar Chatterji 

Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Winner pictured. Finalists are listed in RED in no particular order, followed by Semifinalists)

• Muppit Boy and the Allergies of Evil by Michael J. Bowler 
• River Faces North by Anne M. Smith-Nochasak
• The Book of Chaos: Dragon’s War Saga Book #3 by Ray Strong 
• A Blanket of Steel by Timothy S. Johnston 
• Out of Tune by D.C. Greschner
• Wilma Wallaby Genius Girl Detective: Castle Caper by Sandi Jerome  
• Dangerous Deals by Angela White 
• A Shroud Undone by A.M. Woodbury   
• Vaka Sevah: The Great Ice (#1) by Lawrence Brown 
• She-Wolf: A Sapphic Beowulf Retelling by E.K. O’Connor 
• Grave Intentions: Book Two by Lilith Daniels  
• Erasing Emily by Francis Malka  
• Synapses by D.J. Erfert 
• Dragon Her Heels by R.J. Blain 
• Savages of the Bulk by Nathaniel Jungheim 
• River Becomes Shadow by Anne M Smith-Nochasak  
• Brilliant Genesia by Eva Barber 
• Falcata by Luke K. Wilson  
• Bound by Prophecy by Katherine Wheelwright 
• More than One by C.L. Fors  

**Readers’ Choice COMING SOON** The votes are being tallied! 

Book Cover: (Winner pictured directly below. Finalists are listed in RED in no particular order)

Daughter Unbound by Heather Jefferson 

Summer on Butterfly Bay by Judith Natelli McLaughlin 

The Cezanne Chihuahua by D.R. Ransdell 

Hazardous Lies by Stephen J. Wallace 

Braving the Dawn by Peggy Joque Williams 

*Rune by Chelsea Day Chevalier

*Come the Blood Moon Night by M. Flagg