The Essence of Nathan Biddle, J. William Lewis, Greenleaf Book Group Press

Fragile Saints, Claire Ibarra, Adelaide Books

The Groundhog Forever, Henry Hoke, WTAW Press

Late Summer, Luiz Ruffato, Other Press

More Enduring for Having Been Broken, Gwendolyn Paradice, Black Lawrence Press

Nancy, Bruno Lloret, Two Lines Press

Origin Stories, Brigitte Lewis, Iron Horse Literary Review

A Sunday in Ville-d’Avray, Dominique Barbéris, Other Press

Ten Seconds In-Between, Doug Hoekstra, Better Than Starbucks Publications

Voices in the Evening, Natalia Ginzburg, New Directions Publishing

The World of Dew and Other Stories, Julian Mortimer Smith, Indiana University Press