A Celebration of Small Press and Self-Published Books
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NEGRO GIRLS by Camille Acker is a stunning short story collection that puts Black women on center stage and glues its audience to their seats. Check out what Joe Walters of IBR has to say about this Feminist Press title.
THE PRISONER OF THE CASTLE OF ENLIGHTENMENT by Therese Doucet is a dark fairytale romance set in the intellectual landscape of Enlightenment France. Check out what Rosa Kumar of Independent Book Review has to say of this DX Varos Ltd. novel.
WHEN TOTEMS FALL by Wayne C. Stewart is a page-turning political/military thriller with dueling protagonists and a high tech quotient. Check out what Gary Corbin of IBR has to say in his review of this indie author title.
THE KING OF VIOLINS: The extraordinary life of Ma Sicong, China’s greatest violin virtuoso by M.G. Crisci and Cheng Ken Chi, PHD is a haunting true story of one man’s passion for music, family, and his country. This indie author title is reviewed by Liam Anthony of IBR.
HOUSE OF APOLLO by Maxwell Olin Massa is an eccentric dystopian take on the modern Apollo. Check out what Madeline Barbush of Independent Book Review has to say about this novel published by Whiskey Tit.
FATHERS OF EDENVILLE by Corrine Ardoin is an effectual exploration of small-town life. Check out what Samantha Hui has to say about this literary novel from Black Rose Writing in her second IBR review.
THE EAGLE AND THE SPARROW by Claire Youmans is the seventh book in the Toki-Girl and Sparrow-Boy series, a middle grade fantasy series exploring Japanese history. Check out what Tucker Lieberman of Independent Book Review has to say about this indie author title.
A LITTLE CHATTER by Terry Connell is a short story collection that provides slices of life with surgical precision. Check out what Joshua Ryan Bligh of Independent Book Review has to say in his review of this indie author title.
THE LOWER CANYONS by John Manuel is a profound adventure of churning rapids and political turbulence. Check out what Madeline Barbush has to say in her first IBR review of this Atmosphere Press novel.
THE INEXPLICABLE GREY SPACE WE CALL LOVE by Chuck Augello is a short story collection about people searching for connection, sometimes without even realizing they are. Check out what Nathaniel Drenner of Independent Book Review has to say in his latest review of this Duck Lake Books title.