Highlighted Titles


Every issue, Highlighted Titles recognizes the best newly released, independently published titles received by our editorial staff. These books are honored for exhibiting superior levels of creativity, originality, and design and production quality. A Highlighted Title garners well-deserved attention for the book, author, and publisher.

Our current selection of standout, independently published books can be read below.


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Category: Autism / Communication

A Picture's Worth: PECS and Other Visual Communication Strategies in Autism

Woodbine House, Bethesda, MD, www.woodbinehouse.com; 146 page paperback, $19.95 (September 2011) ISBN: 1606130153


Category: Biography

Lily, Duchess of Marlborough

Dog Ear Publishing, Indianapolis, IN; www.DogEarPublishing.net;320 page softcover; (Nov 2011) ISBN-10: 1457507765


Category: Business / Branding

Brand Rituals: How Successful Brands Bond with Customers for Life

Spyglass Publishing Group, Inc., Mill Valley, CA; 192 page hardcover; $23.95 (January 2012) ISBN-10: 0984633707


Category: Business / Career

Nontraditional Careers for Women and Men: More Than 30 Great Jobs for Women and Men With Apprenticeships Through Phds

College & Career Press, Chicago, IL; www.CollegeandCareerPress.com; 288 page paperback; $19.95; (January 2012) ISBN-10: 0974525197


Category: Business / Creativity

Idea-Links: The New Creativity

Beaver's Pond Press, Edina, MN; www.beaverspondpress.com; 272 page paperback; $24.95 (April 2012) ISBN-10: 1592982751


Category: Business / Marketing

Pop-Up Retail: How You Can Master This Global Marketing Phenomenon

Bauhaus Press, New York, NY; www.popupinsider.com; 130 page hardcover; $24.95 (November 2011) ISBN-10: 0985271108


Category: Children's Fiction

Postcards from Pismo

Midlandia Press, Beaver, PA; www.midlandiapress.com; 182 pages paperback; $10.99 (May 15, 2012) ISBN-10: 0983724369


Category: Children's Non-Fiction Picture Book

Myths Understood! Series

Crabtree Publishing Company. New York, NY.; www.crabtreebooks.com.; 48 page paperback.; $9.95; Grade Level 5-8 (February 2012)


Category: Children's Picture Book

Ambition's Not an Awful Word

Ivy Court Press, Williamsburg, VA; www.ivycourtpress.com; 32 page hardcover; $16.95 (March 2012) ISBN-10: 0983607826


Category: Children's Picture Book

The Klampie Mystery

Mascot Books; www.mascotbooks.com; 32 page hardcover; $14.95 (May 2012) ISBN-10: 1620860317


Category: Children's Picture Book & CD

Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite

Charlesbridge Publishing, Watertown, MA; www.charlesbridge.com; 32 pg hardcover; $19.95; Ages 4-8 (Oct 2011) ISBN-1570917000


Category: Children's Picture Book / Dyslexia

Knees: The Mixed-Up World of a Boy with Dyslexia

Vanita Books, Akron, OH; www.vanitabooks.com; 128 pages paperback; $9.95 (May 1, 2012) ISBN-10: 0982636695


Category: Children's Picture Book / Health Issues

Kylie's Special Treat: A Food Allergy Fairy Tale

Publisher: Second Street Publishing, Glenwood Landing, NY; www.SecondStreetPublishing.com; 32 page Hardcover; $18.95 (May 2012) ISBN-10: 1935381008


Category: Cookbook

Ruby's Juke Joint Americana Cookbook

Bando Press, Austin, TX; www.rubysjukejoint.com; 166 page paperback w/ companion music CD; $21.95 (Jan 2012) ISBN-10: 0983782407


Category: Education / Parenting

Wasted Genius: How IQ & SAT Tests Are Hurting Our Kids & Crippling America

Lost Nation Books, Lancaster, NH; www.LostNationBooks.com; 278 page paperback (February 2011) ISBN-10: 1453896376


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