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.
DON’T POKE THE BEAR by Robin D’Amato is about living, loving, and struggling in ‘90s New York. Check out what Alexandra Barbush of IBR has to say about this Atmosphere Press novel.
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.
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.
“25 LGBTQ Books You’ll Love from Indie Presses” is a book list curated by Tucker Lieberman to help readers find great LGBTQ books in the best of small press lit. Books include Broken Metropolis, Fiebre Tropical, and more.
THIS I CAN TELL YOU by Brandy Spering is a quietly harrowing memoir that explores a father’s sudden violent death. Check out what Tucker Lieberman of IBR has to say about this Perennial Press memoir.
AMNESIA by Hal Y Zhang is a bold and staccato dance with form and sound that explores an identity pulled in multiple directions. Check out what Joshua Ryan Bligh has to say about this Newfound poetry chapbook.
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.
“30 Indie Press Books You Might Have Missed from the Start of the Pandemic” by Mara Franzen is a book listicle of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books published in Spring 2020. Presses include Milkweed, Split/Lip Press, Bull City Press, and more.