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Book Review: I Don’t Think of You (Until I Do)

I DON’T THINK OF YOU (UNTIL I DO) by Tatiana Ryckman is a heartbreakingly honest excavation of longing, modern romances. Check out what Joe Walters of Independent Book Review has to say in his latest review.

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Book Review: Psychopomps

PSYCHOPOMPS by Alex Difrancesco is a truly superb LGBTQ+ essay collection about what it means to become and be your authentic self. Check out what Liam Anthony of Independent Book Review has to say about this 2019 Accomplices title.

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Book Review: Farewell Olympus

FAREWELL OLYMPUS by Jack Messenger is an intelligent, often funny literary mystery novel with a tight plot and complex characters. Check out what Helen Barnes of Independent Book Review has to say in her latest indie book review.

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Stories About My Punk Rock Buick: Tyler Barton’s The Quiet Part Loud

Tyler Barton’s THE QUIET PART LOUD is flash fiction at its best, at its quickest, and its most confounding. Check out more of what Sean Alan Cleary has to say about this flash fiction collection from Split Lip Press for his debut review at Independent Book Review.

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7 Amazing Bookstores in Philadelphia

Jaylynn Korrell of Independent Book Review hit the streets of Philadelphia to discover new and old bookshops all throughout Philly. Find out which ones she chose in her latest article, “7 Amazing Bookstores in Philadelphia.”

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Book Review: The Girl & The Fox Pirate

THE GIRL & THE FOX PIRATE by Kate Gehan is a short story collection that hurls you into a world that is equal parts strange and mesmerizing. Check out more of what Stan Rastogi has to say about it in his latest IBR book review.

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Book Review: The Word for Woman Is Wilderness

THE WORD FOR WOMAN IS WILDERNESS by Abi Andrews is a terrific new novel with a strong feminist voice. Check out what Jaylynn Korrell has to say about this Two Dollar Radio title in her latest IBR book review.

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Book Review: So My Mother, She Lives in the Clouds

SO MY MOTHER, SHE LIVES IN THE CLOUDS by Christopher D. DiCicco is a magic realist short story collection filled with heart, sound, and all the emotion you could ask for. Check out what Joe Walters has to say in his independent book review.

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Interview with Sarah Kornfeld

Sarah Kornfeld (author of WHAT STELLA SEES) sits down with Independent Book Review’s Jack Messenger to discuss writing, climate change, the art world, and more. Discover what makes this author tick in our latest author interview.

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Book Review: What Stella Sees

WHAT STELLA SEES by Sarah Kornfeld is a magical tale of epilepsy and artistry. Check out what Jack Messenger has to say about this excellent debut novel in his latest independent book review.

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Independent Book Review wants to help you discover your next favorite book—and to help the authors who are writing them. Books that you’ve just got to hear about are being published by small presses and self-publishers every day, but they’re rarely on the shelves of your local bookstore. Why? Because they weren’t published by the Big Five. And you know what? We think that kind of sucks.

In April 2018, we started IBR to encourage our audience to put their trust in small press and self-published books and to feel great about reading the lesser-known authors who aren’t always getting the attention they deserve.

We publish only good reviews at IBR, despite reading many more of them, so that you can trust each new publication as a recommendation from our team. In addition to publishing reviews, blog posts, interviews, and more, we also offer literary services to help authors improve their unpublished books and to help them get their published ones into the hands of more readers.

Featured ReviewsSee all posts

Book Review: I Don’t Think of You (Until I Do)

Book Review: Farewell Olympus

Book Review: The Word for Woman Is Wilderness

Book Review: So My Mother, She Lives in the Clouds

Book Review: This Distance

Book Review: Mars by Asja Bakić

Latest Posts

Book Review: I Don’t Think of You (Until I Do)

Book Review: Psychopomps

Book Review: Farewell Olympus

Stories About My Punk Rock Buick: Tyler Barton’s The Quiet Part Loud

7 Amazing Bookstores in Philadelphia

Book Review: The Girl & The Fox Pirate

Book Review: The Word for Woman Is Wilderness

Book Review: So My Mother, She Lives in the Clouds

Interview with Sarah Kornfeld

Book Review: What Stella Sees

About

In April 2018, we started IBR to encourage our audience to put their trust in small press and self-published books and to feel great about reading the lesser-known authors who aren’t always getting the attention they deserve.

Featured ReviewsSee all posts

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In April 2018, we started IBR to encourage our audience to put their trust in small press and self-published books and to feel great about reading the lesser-known authors who aren’t always getting the attention they deserve.

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