Congratulations to the 2024 BookLife Prize Semifinalists!

Following the announcement of the quarterfinalists, 25 books from five fiction categories advanced to the semifinal round of the 2024 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest. Stay tuned for the announcement of the finalists.

General Fiction

The Astronomer by Brian Biswas

Dancing with Dragons by Jenni Ogden

Helen Bonaparte by by Sarah D'Stair

Naked Girl by Janna Brooke Wallack

Mating Habits of Fireflies by by M.C. St.Clair

 

Middle Grade/YA

Awaken the Dawn by Ellis K. Popa

Becoming Carly Klein by Elizabeth Harlan

Eat and Get Gas by by  J.A. Wright

Falcon by by Jane Singer

I Hunt for Stars Alone by Ricardo Quintana-Vallejo

 

Mystery/Thriller

The Bluff by Bonnie Traymore

Death of the Ice Angel by J.C. Ceron

Murder in the Mangroves: A Pete Brown Mystery by Angie Ross

Shitamachi Scam by Michael Pronko

Valuing Only Us by Cory Desmond Wolfe

 

Romance/Erotica

Bad Fae by Elizabeth Stevens

The Cruel Dark by Bea Northwick 

The Exception by Marian Bruno

Flipping the Birdie by S.L. Woeppel 

Not Quite a Scandal by Bliss Bennet 

 

Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror

Harriet's Escape by N.D. Jones

The Limits of My World by Gregory Coles

Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death by Maria Vale

Ride the Snake Road by LeRoy Wow

Walking the Dusk by Mike Robinson