THE HUMAN ORIGINS OF BEATRICE PORTER AND OTHER ESSENTIAL GHOSTS by Soraya Palmer (Catapult, 2023) is about a traumatized family reckoning with the stories – good and bad, painful and joyful – that have made them who they are.
HOW LONG IS NOW by Joshua Corey is a poetic rumination on art and loss with equal parts family drama, travelogue, and literary mystery. Check out what Nick Rees Gardner has to say in his book review of this Spuyten Duyvil novel.
30 IMPRESSIVE INDIE BOOKS OF 2022 is a book list of indie press and indie author books that cover a range of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Presses include Two Dollar Radio, Mason Jar Press, Split/Lip Press, and more.
30 Indie Books to Look Out for in Early 2023 is a literary listicle compiled by IBR founder Joe Walters, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from small to mid-sized publishers like Mason Jar Press, Two Dollar Radio, and more.
JERKS by Sara Lippman is a collection of short fiction that bounces between harmlessly fun, erotic, and oddly cathartic. Check out what Lindsay Crandall of IBR has to say about this Mason Jar Press title.
SEND HER BACK AND OTHER STORIES by Munashe Kesake is a collection of sharp and incisive short stories interrogating the varied experiences of being a Zimbabwean immigrant in America. Check out what Genevieve Hartman has to say about this Mukana Press book.
LEAP THIRTY by Diane Lowell Wilder is a poetry collection about a life lived and all the melancholy experiences that go with it. Check out what Joseph Haeger has to say about this June Road Press book.
This book list features 45 books we’re excited about from indie presses and indie authors in 2022. Includes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from presses like Mason Jar Press, Malarkey Books, UNC Press, and more.
RX by Garin Cycholl is a thoughtful allegorical snapshot of rural USA. Check out what Joelene Pynnonen has to say about this Atmosphere Press novel.
BORN INTO THIS by Adam Thompson is a stark, moving window into Aboriginal life in Australia. Check out what Genevieve Hartman of IBR has to say about this Two Dollar Radio book.