Here now are the results of this year’s BREW Readers’ Choice Award, a celebration of the books that resonated most with our readers across the globe! Thank you to everyone who participated and supported their favourite authors. On the lead is “Unheard” by Bhavini Bhargava crowned Book of the Year title with over 10,000 votes. Following closely is “My Lost Pages” by Sneha Sabu, earning the Honourable Mention with more than 4,000 votes.

🏆 Annual Winners and Finalists

BREW Readers’ Choice Award 2024-2025 Book of the Year

BREW Readers' Choice Award Book of the Year

BREW Readers’ Choice Award 2024-2025 Honourable Mention

BREW Readers' Choice Award Honourable Mention

BREW Readers’ Choice Award 2024-2025 Finalists

BREW Readers' Choice Award Finalist
  1. “The Velvet Hammer” by Chief Justice Belvin Perry, Jr. and Amy Mitchell
  2. “Merely Mortal” by Michelle M. Pillow
  3. “Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems” by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
  4. “The Butcher and the Bard” by J. E. Harter
  5. “Bunky and the Summer Wish” by Aleksandra Tryniecka
  6. “Saint Bloodbath” by Frederick Douglass Reynolds
  7. “Covered in Flour” by Charles Presti
  8. “Deception Bay” by N N Parker
  9. “Fiercely ME” by Stephanie Rowe
  10. “Grasslands” by Shekhar Khatri
  11. “Heir to the Ice Flame” by Rose Harvey
  12. “The Ghost in the Garden” by Alisse Lee Goldenberg
  13. “Werecats Emergent” by Mark J. Engels
  14. “No Going Back” by Susan Frances
  15. “The Spirituality in Science” by Benneth Iwuchukwu
  16. “Six Moons, Seven Gods” by Robert A. Walker
  17. “Harvest Cruise” by Rebecca Benison
  18. “Killing Shore” by K.A. Nelson
  19. “Building a Team: A Baseball Buddies Story” by Aaron Derr
  20. “My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosis” by Jennifer Gasner
  21. “Goyhood” by Reuven Fenton
  22. “Why in the World Are We Here?” by Clare-Rose Trevelyan
  23. “The Retirement Planning Roadmap” by Sweet Home Publishing
  24. “Of Friction” by S. J. Lee
  25. “Your Forgotten Sons” by Anne Montgomery
  26. “Glitches of Gods” by Jurgen “Jojo” Appelo
  27. “You Are There” by Felicity Wrangles
  28. “Until the Stars Align” by Carolyn Summer Quinn
  29. “The Street Between the Pines” by J.J. Alo
  30. “Bereft: A Story about Love, Loss, and Family” by M. A. Quigley
  31. “May I Come to Your Party?” by Grace A. Wolf
  32. “Belle And Chloe: Reflections In The Mirror” by Isabela Sardas, Ph.D.
  33. “A Different Lens” by Sheila Eve Arad
  34. “Things to Aim For” by Rodney Ross
  35. “I’m Beautiful Because I Am” by Azizi Tuere
  36. “The Treasure of Tundavala Gap” by Jeffrey K. Schmoll
  37. “Dreams and Metamorphoses” by Fabio Grandi
  38. “The Lilacs I Once Knew: Friddie’s Poems” by Roni Rosenthal
  39. “The Meaning of Okay” by Cortney Raymond
  40. “Journey of a Radiant Heart” by Niomi Nicci
  41. “Guilty of Stealing His Heart” by Nancy Lynn White
  42. “The Adventures of Angel” by Ross Alan Hahn
  43. “The Love Tank” by Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez
  44. “Circus Home: A Novel of Life, Love and New Jersey” by Jason Ollander-Krane
  45. “The Secret Life of Bears” by Joann Slead
  46. “Here There Be Monsters” by Josh Wright
  47. “My Place Among Them” by J. Stanion
  48. “Thomas the Terrible Tomcat Needs a Friend” by Zivile Cecilia Brubeck
  49. “The Soul Sistas Go To School!: (Too Cool for School?)” by Newton Vanriel
  50. “New American Monarch” by Marcel Fable Price
  51. “Rock, Crush and Roll” by Hunter Snow
  52. “A New Family for Tate” by Erika L. Turner, LCSW
  53. “The Only Anxiety Book for Teens You Will Ever Need” by Carla Picolli
  54. “Nature Ninja Saves the Natural World” by Tania Moloney
  55. “The First Unicorn” by Kathleen J. Shields
  56. “AI… Meets… AI” by Amber Ivey
  57. “The Bravest Soldiers” by Elaine Schroller
  58. “Praesidium” by McKinley Aspen
  59. “Cogitatio: Shadows in the Wind – Book Two” by McKinley Aspen
  60. Facts Are Stubborn Things” by Richard A Danzig
  61. “Sentience Hazard” by Alexandru Czimbor
  62. “Emma’s Fury” by Linda Rainier
  63. “Believe Nothing, Know Nothing” by Jean-Claude Koven
  64. “Until September” by Harker Jones
  65. Adventures of Fairies and Dragons” by Nancy Benson
  66. “Daughters of Green Mountain Gap” by Teri M. Brown
  67. “Fabric of Light” by Travis Sharp
  68. “Jar of Tears” by Kathleen Templeton
  69. “The Serpent’s Tongue (Nova 02)” by C. T. Emerson
  70. “Intrepid Spirit” by David Tunno
  71. “Taking Flight” by Jacques Sardas
  72. “Dreams and Illusions” by Rebecca Olmstead
  73. “Wayward Wings” by S. Slottje
  74. “Golden” by S.S. Turner
  75. “Punch Line” by Richard A. Danzig
  76. “Luck and Love in 1902” by Jody Gorran
  77. “Olympus Bound” by Zoë Routh
  78. “No Borders for Truth” by Martin J. Brown
  79. “Ain’t No Jazz in Kansas City” by Bruce Rodgers
  80. “The Sound of an Ordinary Life” by Alis Cerrahyan
  81. “Rogues of the Crosslands: Azoria’s Blade” by John Daze
  82. “Bad Love Medicine” by Kevin Schewe M.D.
  83. “The Bright Freight of Memory” by Greg Fields
  84. “Vermilion Harvest” by Reenita M. Hora
  85. “Ghost Train” by Natalie Anna Jacobsen
  86. “Navigating Life’s Challenges” by Luminescence Goh
  87. “The Ultimate Guide to Rapport” by Stig Ernsund
  88. “Nate’s Noisy Nose” by Frances Mackay
  89. “The Great Christmas Escape” by Janae Haddad
  90. “The Lonely Prisoner” by Michael J. Kundu
  91. “Black On Madison Avenue” by Mark S. Robinson
  92. “Me Power” by LaNysha T. Adams
  93. “The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life” by D. Terrence Foster MD
  94. “The Matters of Friendship” by Rona D. Drinkard
  95. “Hatfield 1677” by Laura C. Rader
  96. “Lasting Transformation: A Guide to Navigating Life’s Journey” by Abby Rosen PhD
  97. “Run for My Life” by Joseph P. Odonnell
  98. “Muddy the Water” by Jessica Barrows Beebe and Matt Barrows
  99. “Delaware Before the Railroads: A Diamond Among the States” by Dave Tabler
  100. “Fever of Unknown Origin” by Judith Ford
  101. “Soul Threads” by Camilla Fellas Arnold

🌟 Book of the Month Winners

BREW Readers' Choice Award Book of the Month

Congratulations to Bhavini Bhargava and all our winners and finalists! We will be in touch with you before January 2025 ends. A happy and prosperous new year to all! Keep shining!

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The BREW Readers’ Choice Award is a reader-driven literary prize presented monthly and annually. To qualify, books must have at least a 4.0 out of 5-star average review score. Readers then vote to select winners, with monthly winners advancing to the annual Readers’ Choice of the Year. Open to almost all genres, the award highlights books that resonate with readers, emphasizing popular appeal in addition to critical selection.

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24 thoughts on “Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the monthly and annual BREW Readers’ Choice Award 2024-2025!”
  1. Thank you so much for putting together and sharing the list of this year’s winners! Congratulations to every author👏🏽👏🏽. I saw I was selected as a finalist of Annual Readers’ Choice Award and THANK YOU for that ♥️👏🏽;

  2. […] Carolyn Summer Quinn, a multi-award-winning author and fine art photographer, grew up singing show tunes in the lively neighborhoods of Roselle and Scotch Plains, NJ, surrounded by her spirited and outrageous extended family. With a B.A. in English and Theater/Media from Kean University, she now thrives in the vibrant energy of New York City. Carolyn has penned 17 books (so far!), earning dozens of prestigious accolades, including the 2023 BREW Fiction Book Excellence Award for Historical Mystery of the Year for her novel Vanished on the Vaudeville Circuit and BREW Readers’ Choice Award 2024-2025 Finalist title for Until the Stars Align. […]

  3. […] United States, 18th Jan 2025, – The children’s book “I’m Beautiful Because I Am” by Azizi Tuere has been acknowledged with several awards. It was named Self-Confidence Book of the Year in the BREW Children’s Book Excellence Awards 2024. Additionally, it was a finalist for the BREW Readers’ Choice Award 2024-2025. […]

  4. Greetings!

    Thank you so much for for sharing the list of this year’s winners! Congratulations to them all👏🏽👏🏽

    I saw I was selected as a finalist and THANK YOU for that ♥️👏🏽;

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