- “Stories from 125 Years of Ole Miss Football,” Neil White and Rick Cleveland, Nautilus “
- “The Guardians,” John Grisham, Doubleday
- “Stark Villains,” Steve Robertson, Crane Publishing Group LLC
- “The Secrets We Kept,” Lara Prescott, Knopf
- “The New Orleans Kitchen,” Justin Devillier, Lorena Jones Books
- “The Dutch House,” Ann Patchett, Harper
- “Return to Redemption Ridge,” Lottie Brent Boggan, Dragon Breath Press
- “Tap Code,” Carlyle Harris, Zondervan
- “Crooked Snake: The Life and Crimes of Albert Lepard,” Lovejoy Boteler, University Press of Mississippi
- “Life Between the Levees,” Melody Golding, University Press of Mississippi
Children and Young Adults
- “Dog Man: Fetch 22,” Dav Pilkey, Graphix
- “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” Jeff Kinney, Amulet
- “Dasher,” Matt Tavares, Candlewick Books
- “Theodore Boone: The Accomplice,” John Grisham, Dutton Books for Young Readers
- “Big Monty and the Cyborg Substitute,” Matt Maxx, Homestead Books
Compiled by University Press of Mississippi
Reported by Book Mart & Café (Starkville); Lemuria Books (Jackson); Lorelei Books (Vicksburg); Main Street Books (Hattiesburg); Square Books (Oxford)