Eerdmans Publishing has announced that four of its books have been recognized as finalists for the 17th annual Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards. The Right Word by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet, Crazy by Linda Vigen Phillips, The Big Book of Slumber by Giovanna Zoboli and illustrated by Simona Mulazzani, and Way Below the Angels by Craig Harline were selected as finalists.

Each year, Foreword Reviews—a nationally distributed magazine—shines a light on select indie publishers, university presses, and self-published authors with outstanding publications. Over the next three months, a panel of more than 100 volunteer librarians and booksellers will determine the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award winners in 63 categories based on their experience with readers and patrons.

“After 17 years, our awards program has become synonymous with quality because our editors set such a high bar on the finalist round, which makes it especially tough for the judges who select the winners,” said Victoria Sutherland, publisher of Foreword Reviews. “In every genre, our judges will find an interesting, high-quality selection of books culled from this year’s entries.”

Foreword Reviews will celebrate the winners during a program at the American Library Association Annual Conference in San Francisco on Friday, June 26 at 6 PM at the Pop Top Stage in the exhibit hall.

The Editor’s Choice Prize for Fiction, Nonfiction, and Foreword Reviews’ 2014 INDIEFAB Publisher of the Year Award will also be announced during the presentation.

Foreword Magazine Inc. is a media company whose publications include FOLIO: an award-winning quarterly print magazine, Foreword Reviews, and a website devoted to independently published books. The magazine features reviews of the best new titles from independent publishers, university presses and noteworthy self-published authors.

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