| Year | Award | Product |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SPUR Award Winner | West Texas Kill - Thorndike Western |
| 2012 | SPUR Award Winner | Legacy of a Lawman - Five Star Publishing |
| 2012 | SPUR Award Finalist (Juvenile Fiction) | South by Southwest: A Western Story - Five Star Publishing and Thorndike Western |
| 2008 | CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title | Literature Criticism Online |
| 2008 | Spur Award Winner – Best Western Juvenile Fiction category | Doubtful Canon |
| 2008 | Spur Award Winner – Best Western Short Fiction Story category | Crucifixion River |
| 2008 | CODiE Award Finalist | Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center |
| 2007 | Agatha Award Finalist | A Real Basket Case |
| 2007 | RUSA Outstanding Reference Source | Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film |
| 2003 | CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title | Reference Guide to World Literature |
| 2003 | Booklist’s Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers 2003 | Literary Movements for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Literary Movements |
| 2003 | Booklist’s Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers | Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center |
| 2003 | New York Public Library Best Reference | Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion |
| 2002 | Booklist’s Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers | Shakespeare’s World and Work |
| 2001 | Booklist’s Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers | African Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them |
| 2001 | Booklist’s Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers | World Poets |