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Book Review: Anthropica

ANTHROPICA by David Hollander A genre-defying mindbender of a novel with a darkly comic take on the creation and destruction of human life. Check out what Nathaniel Drenner of Independent Book Review has to say about this Animal Riot Press novel.

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Book Review: Gathering Storm

GATHERING STORM by Sherilyn Decter is about a cool-headed woman persevering in the dangerous business world of prohibition America. Check out what Steph Huddleston of IBR has to say in this indie author book review.

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Book Review: Anthropica

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Book Review: Trove

TROVE by Sandra A. Miller is an inspirational, emotional, and funny memoir about searching for buried treasure in New York City. Check out what Felicia Nicole Hall of Independent Book Review has to say in her review of this Brown Paper Press title.

by IndieBookView July 30, 2020 0

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10 Free Literary Magazines Publishing Outstanding Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction

“10 Free Literary Magazines Publishing Outstanding Fiction, Poetry, & Nonfiction” by Anita Trimbur is a resource for readers and writers looking to jump into the wonderful world of lit mags. Check out this listicle including Hobart, Craft Literary, and more.

by IndieBookView July 29, 2020 0

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Book Review: Worldlines

WORLDLINES by Adam Guest is a mysterious psychological fantasy diving deep into alternate realities. Check out what IBR founder Joe Walters has to say about this indie author novel.

by IndieBookView July 28, 2020 2

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Book Review: High Cotton

HIGH COTTON by Kristie Robin Johnson is a collection of autobiographical essays about growing up black in America’s Deep South. Check out what IBR founder Joe Walters has to say about this Raised Voice Press book.

by IndieBookView July 23, 2020 0

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Book Review: Kingdom of the Silver Cat

KINGDOM OF THE SILVER CAT by Thomas M. Carroll is an enchanting experience you and your middle grade readers won’t want to leave. Check out what Jaylynn Korrell of Independent Book Review has to say about this indie author novel.

by IndieBookView July 21, 2020 0

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Book Review: Embrace of the Shade

EMBRACE OF THE SHADE by Amanda Muratoff and Kayla Mansur is a romantic fantasy adventure with darkness and passionate love. Check out what Steph Huddleston has to say in her review of this indie author novel.

by IndieBookView July 16, 2020 0

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Book Review: Runaway Blues

RUNAWAY BLUES by Pete Fanning is a feel-good family adventure for middle grade readers. Check out what Tucker Lieberman of Independent Book Review has to say about this Immortal Works novel.

by IndieBookView July 14, 2020 1

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How to Set a Yearly Reading Goal and Stick to It

“How to Set a Yearly Reading Goal and Stick to It” by Grace Stetson is a resource for readers who want to win their Goodreads Reading Challenge Goal, like Grace did with 52 books in a year. Check out how Grace Stetson did it and how you could too.

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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: Anthropica

Book Review: High Cotton

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Book Review: The Pope Lick Massacre

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Latest Posts

Book Review: Gathering Storm

Book Review: Anthropica

Book Review: Trove

10 Free Literary Magazines Publishing Outstanding Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction

Book Review: Worldlines

Book Review: High Cotton

Book Review: Kingdom of the Silver Cat

Book Review: Embrace of the Shade

Book Review: Runaway Blues

How to Set a Yearly Reading Goal and Stick to It