A Celebration of Small Press and Self-Published Books
RELIEF BY EXECUTION: A VISIT TO MAUTHAUSEN by Gint Aras is a pocket-sized memoir about the author’s personal experience visiting one of the most notorious concentration camps in the world. Check out what IBR’s Liam Anthony has to say in his review of this Homebound Publications title.
LATE MIGRATIONS by Margaret Renkl is a beautiful essay collection filled with nature writing about love, loss, and everyday life. Check out what Jaylynn Korrell of Independent Book Review has to say about this highly acclaimed nonfiction book from Milkweed Editions.
BOTTLED GOODS by Sophie van Llewyn is a powerful, sophistocated, emotional delve into Soviet-era Romania through the eyes and heart of a young woman. Check out what Rosa Kumar of Independent Book Review has to say in her book review of this Fairlight Books novella.
AIN’T I A DIVA? by Kevin Allred is a revelatory and nuanced look at one of the world’s most treasured popular culture icons. Check out what Liam Anthony of Independent Book Review has to say about this nonfiction Feminist Press title.
THE SUMMER DEMANDS by Deborah Shapiro is an intimate novel of quiet growth and dynamic relationships. Check out what Jaylynn Korrell of Independent Book Review has to say about this Catapult novel.
KNITTING THE FOG by Claudia D. Hernandez is a memoir about sisterhood, resilience, and immigration from Guatemala to the U.S. Check out what Jaylynn Korrell of Independent Book Review has to say about this Feminist Press title.
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.