A Celebration of Small Press and Self-Published Books
SHE IS A BEAST by Christina Rosso is an illustrated collection of feminist fairy tales, including both reimaginings and original fairy tales. Check out what Felicia Nicole Hall has to say about this Apep Publications book.
PROFESSOR EVERYWHERE by Nicholas Binge reminds us there is too much wonder in the world to let ourselves be bogged down by the failures of others to pursue it. Check out what Joshua Ryan Bligh has to say about this Proverse Publishing novel.
DEAD AIR by Michael Bradley is a Philadelphia thriller full of suspense and plot twists that doesn’t disappoint. Check out what Felicia Nicole Hall of IBR has to say about this Camcat Books novel.
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.
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 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.
DEAD MEN DON’T GET MARRIED by Steve Shrott is a delightful mystery with a private eye unlike any other. Check out what Steph Huddleston of IBR has to say in her review of this Cozy Cat Press novel.
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.
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.