A Celebration of Small Press and Self-Published Books
INNOCENCE LOST by Sherilyn Decter is the glowing first novel in the Bootleggers’ Chronicles series, a historical mystery set in Prohibition Philadelphia. Check out what Joe Walters of Independent Book Review has to say in his latest book review.
TIME TO RUN by Susan C. Muller is a thrilling race toward freedom. Check out what Jaylynn Korrell of Independent Book Review thinks of this heart-pumping mystery thriller novel.
WILD LIFE by Kathy Fish is a sharp and vivid flash fiction collection, sure to keep you looking inward. Check out more of what Joe Walters of Independent Book Review has to say about this Matter Press title.
Joe Walters is a developmental editor with an eye for novel improvement. Check out what he has to say in his latest Independent Book Review blog post, “31 Specific Strategies for Improving Your Novel.”
THIS NEVER HAPPENED by Liz Scott is a genuinely personal memoir, a tug of war between compassion and resentment. Check out what Jaylynn Korrell of Independent Book Review has to say about this University of Hell Press title.
MOSTLY DEAD THINGS by Kristen Arnett is a LGBTQ literary novel about taxidermy, familial hand-me-downs, and the quest for vulnerability. Check out what Joe Walters of Independent Book Review has to say about this Tin House Books title.
ARID DREAMS by Duanwad Pimwana and translated by Mui Pooposakul deposits you among the triumphs and struggles of working class that is at once foreign and familiar. Check out what Joshua Ryan Bligh has to say about this short story collection from Feminist Press.
A PEOPLE’S GUIDE TO PUBLISHING by Joe Biel is an intensely readable guidebook to starting and sustaining a book business from the ground up. Check out what Joe Walters of Independent Book Review thinks of this nonfiction title from Microcosm Publishing.
“10 Literary Organizations with Writing Centers, Classes, and Community” is a resource for writers of all experience levels across the country. With organizations in far-off places like California and Boston, this Independent Book Review blog post might be just the thing to get you involved.
LEARN TO SWIM by Joseph Haeger is quiet and heartfelt nonfiction about loyalty, friendship, and letting go. Check out what Joe Walters has to say in his latest IBR book review of this University of Hell Press title.