Spotlighting The Light of Kasaban by Thomas Howard Riley, the 7th place BBNYA 2025 finalist and a dark fantasy about forbidden magick, found family, and survival in an unforgiving desert city.
A BBNYA 2025 finalist spotlight for Floating Solo by Shelley Wilson, a warm women's fiction romance about fresh starts, solo adventure, and finding confidence again.
A BBNYA 2025 finalist spotlight for The Revenge of Captain Vessia by Leslie Allen — an adult fantasy romance with LGBTQIA2+ themes, dark stakes, and a vengeance-fueled twist.
A spiritually rich and contemplative literary novel, Anasazi Vision follows one woman's return to the Four Corners desert as grief, ancient wisdom, and an unexpected promise lead her toward healing, truth, and a vision the world may finally be ready to hear
Ariel: Dancing on TV by Ailish Sinclair is a BBNYA Semi-Finalist YA contemporary romance that blends resilience, fame, and first love. Set at a prestigious Scottish dance school housed in a shadowed castle, this emotionally charged story follows a sixteen-year-old girl determined to rise above a lifetime of pain and reclaim her future through dance.
BBNYA 2025 Semi-Finalist Spotlight for Enigma (Lost Colonies Book 1) by Ryan Southwick, an epic science fantasy adventure featuring high-stakes survival, advanced technology, and an interstellar race against time.