“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.
Lee Chappel’s CRICKETS emits Gone Girl energy to give suspense readers chills. Check out what Alexandria Ducksworth of IBR has to say about this Bleau Press novel in her latest review.
NEVER HAVE I EVER by Isabel Yap is a debut short story collection of modern magic, young love, and Filipino folklore. Check out what Allison Manley has to say about this Small Beer Press book in her first review for IBR.
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.
CELEBRATE PEOPLE’S HISTORY (2nd Edition) edited by Josh MacPhee is a collection of posters dedicated to passionate people who stand up for what they believed in. Check out what Joe Walters of IBR has to say about this Feminist Press book.