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.
Category: Top Stories
Book Review: I Love Myself When I Am Laughing…
I LOVE MYSELF WHEN I AM LAUGHING…AND THEN AGAIN WHEN I AM LOOKING MEAN AND IMPRESSIVE is a celebration of the life and work of the undervalued Zora Neale Hurston. Check out what Joe Walters has to say in this IBR book review of this Feminist Press title.
Book Review: The Pope Lick Massacre
THE POPE LICK MASSACRE by Eric Butler is a supernatural horror novel telling the horrifying story of the Goatman rumored to haunt Pope Lick Creek. Check out what Alexandria Ducksworth of Independent Book Review has to say about this indie author book.
Book Review: The Names of All the Flowers
THE NAMES OF ALL THE FLOWERS by Melissa Valentine is a personal memoir from the sister of a brother who was killed in the streets of Oakland, CA. Check out what Independent Book Review’s Jaylynn Korrell has to say about this Feminist Press title.
Book Review: Trust Me
TRUST ME by Richard Z. Santos is a fast-paced novel about desperate people trying to make it in the world. Check out what Ruben Degollado has to say in his book review of this Arte Publico Press thriller novel.
Book Review: People I’ve Met from the Internet
PEOPLE I’VE MET FROM THE INTERNET by Stephen van Dyck is a compulsive, nuanced, and intelligent book that documents just how much the internet has defined and redefined our relationships. Check out what Liam Anthony has to say about this Ricochet Editions memoir.
Book Review: The Great American Deception
THE GREAT AMERICAN DECEPTION by Scott Stein is a science fiction comedy novel with plenty of action and laughs. Check out what R. Read of Independent Book Review has to say about this Tiny Fox Press title.
The Painful Tangibility of It All: Davon Loeb’s The In-Betweens
THE IN-BETWEENS by Davon Loeb is a lyrical memoir about family, growing up, and identity in America. Check out what Sean Alan Cleary of Independent Book Review has to say about this Everytime Press nonfiction book in “The Painful Tangibility of It All.”
Book Review: Before and After the Book Deal
BEFORE AND AFTER THE BOOK DEAL: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book by Courtney Maum is a resource for writers who want to know more about traditional book publishing. Check out what Joe Walters has to say about this Catapult nonfiction book.
Book Review: Transference
TRANSFERENCE by B.T. Keaton is a strong science fiction novel with a satisfying futuristic premise. Check out what Joe Walters has to say about this indie author title in his latest for Independent Book Review.