Claiming T-Mo, Eugen Bacon, Meerkat Press

Fearless, Raima Larter, New Meridian

Flowers of Mold, Ha Seong-Nan, Open Letter

Moxie, Alex Poppe, Tortoise Books

Plastered in Pretty, N.C. Marks, Nehesi Publications

Reinhardt’s Garden, Mark Haber, Coffee House Press

The Rink Girl, Mark Brazaitis, Hollywood Books International

Shades: Detroit Love Stories, Esperanza Cintron, Wayne State University Press

Spiritual Choreographies, Carlos Labbe, Open Letter

Tornado Season, Courtney Craggett, Black Lawrence Press

Unblinking, Lisa Lenzo, Wayne State University Press

We Might as Well Light Something on Fire, Ron MacLean, Braddock Avenue Books