This is part of my ongoing series on using Awards Lists as a RA tool. Click here for all posts in the series in reverse chronological order. Click here for the first post which outlines the details how to use awards lists as a RA tool.
Earlier this week the Independent Book Publisher Association announced their 2025 winners here.
They are a treasure trove of recommendations and an amazing collection development resource. These are the very best of independently published books in almost 60 categories in all genres, fiction and nonfiction, and for all ages of readers. And you can access the archive of past winners right here.
Take a look and consider adding some of these titles to your library. And don't forget to use Forward Reviews to add indie books all year long.
See below for the linked list of winners in every category. You have multiple options in every category.
2025 WINNERS - FOR BOOKS WITH A COPYRIGHT DATE OF 2024
Below is a list of the 37th annual IBPA Book Award program winner. One Gold winner and two Silver winners were announced in each category during a LIVE awards ceremony on the evening of May 16, 2025 at the Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront in St. Paul, MN. Click on any category name below to see the three finalists in each category. Congratulations to all!
NOTE: Starting with the 37th annual book award program in 2025, the Independent Book Publishers Association announced the rebranding and expansion of its book award program. Part of that rebranding was a name change for the award program, from the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award to the IBPA Book Award.
Art & Photography
Biography & AutobiographyBlack/African American Communities
Body, Mind & Spirit
Business & Career
Coffee Table Book
CookbookDisabled Communities
Education
Fiction: General
Fiction: Historical
Fiction: Mystery & Thriller
Fiction: Romance
Fiction: Science Fiction & FantasyFirst Nations/Indigenous Communities
Gift Book
Graphic Novel
Health & Fitness
History
HumorInspirational
Latina/o/e CommunitiesNeurodivergent Communities
Parenting & FamilyPoetry
Political & Current Events
Professional & Technical
Psychology
ReferenceReligion
Self-Help
Sports & Recreation
TravelChildren's Picture Book (0-3 years)
Children's Picture Book (4-7 years)
Middle Grade/Young Adult: Nonfiction
Cover Design: Small Format, Fiction
Cover Design: Small Format, Nonfiction
Cover Design Children's/Young Adult
Interior Design
Interior Design: Children's/Young Adult
Audiobook: Fiction
Audiobook: Nonfiction
Audiobook: Children's/Young AdultBest New Voice: Nonfiction
Best New Voice: Children's/Young Adult
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Fiction
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Nonfiction
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Children's/Young Adult
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