A Celebration of Small Press and Self-Published Books
THE DARK HEART OF EVERY WILD THING by Joseph Fasano is a beautiful and brutal examination of intimacy, grief, and man’s relationship with nature. Check out what Nathaniel Drenner has to say in his review of this Platypus Press novel.
IS THERE NOT A CAUSE? by Nathaniel Terrell is a healing collection of artistic reckoning. Check out what Madeline Barbush of IBR has to say about this Atmosphere Press poetry collection.
A runaway drama turns heist thriller in SANDSTORM by Joyce Yarrow, a women’s fiction novel of growing up too fast. Check out what Samantha Hui of IBR has to say in her review of this DX Varos Ltd novel.
WILTING AT GIN MILLS by Job Tyler Leach is a timely and absorbing literary novel where bar room regulars shed their social media identities & reveal their true selves. Check out what Frank Pizzoli has to say about this Milford House Press novel.
MOTHERS OF PINE WAY by Corrine Ardoin is a poignant and complex literary novel of small-town life and mothers’ impact on their children. Check out what Samantha Hui of IBR has to say about this Black Rose Writing novel.
in which i take myself hostage by Erik Fuhrer is another gorgeous book of poetry from Erik Fuhrer exploring where we fit in with nature. Check out what Joseph Haeger of IBR has to say about this Spuyten Duyvil Publishing title.
ZAHARA AND THE LOST BOOKS OF LIGHT by Joyce Yarrow weaves magical realism through an adventurous historical thriller. Check out what Joelene Pynnonen has to say about this Adelaide Books novel.
ST. MICHAEL’S POKER & DRINKING CLUB by Ned Randle is a religious satire that transforms into a thought-provoking study on personal growth. Check out what Madeline Barbush has to say about this Regal House Publishing novel.
NO WAY OUT by Betty R. Wall is a quick romantic thriller so full of twists that you’ll be leaving with whiplash. Check out what Chika Anene of IBR has to say about this Atmosphere Press novella.
NEWER TESTAMENTS by Philip Brunetti is an innovative existential novel told through hallucinatory poetics. Check out what Tucker Lieberman of IBR has to say about this Atmosphere Press novel.