The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA) and BiblioLabs announce the winners of the 2024
Self-Publishing EBook Awards. Following the model of the current BCALA Literary Awards, the awards honor the best
self-published EBooks in fiction and poetry by an African American author in the U.S.  This is the nineth time BCALA and
BiblioLabs have given this innovative award. The recipients will receive their awards during the National Conference of
Librarians of Color in New Orleans, LA in 2024.

The fiction category winner is Your Turn by Lavelle Andrew Miller. Your Turn is an engaging crime story about Seven
House, a former detective who was falsely convicted of killing a police officer. The story is structured around House’s
release from jail after doing a twenty-year term, with help from his old acquaintance, Terk Swift. The book illustrates an
atmosphere of suspense and mystery along with plot twists that awaken the reader’s curiosity and fosters doubts in
their perceptions. Lavelle’s credibility in bringing out life experiences inside the prison and the details depicted
from House’s point of view enhances the story’s realism. This novel is a reflection on
the thorough analysis of the imperfections of the justice system and the striking
reality of wrongful conviction. Lavelle is currently working on his second book, The
Things I Missed, which is scheduled to be released in Early Spring of 2025.

Source- BCALA