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Independent Book Review: Marco Polo Mother & Son by Thoreau Lovell
Exceptional writing immerses readers in missed opportunities as two lives run parallel but never intersect in Marco Polo Mother & Son by Thoreau Lovell. Reviewed by Lauren Hayataka.
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The Lineup: 4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in March
Looking for your next horror read? Here are four March 2024 indie and small press releases you won’t want to miss.
Playlist for Unsuited
By Erin Carrougher In the heart of the Pacific Northwest lies Augland 54, a lavish theme park that serves as a playground for the privileged, and a prison for the less fortunate. The Suits indulge in the luxury of choosing their physical forms and living out their wildest fantasies. Meanwhile, the Suitless are confined to […] More
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Electric Lit: 15 Small Press Books You Should Be Reading
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in InterviewsInterview with Author Carolyn Mitchell Boykin
You only get one chance for a first impression, so here’s mine. My life has been one continuous journey of improbability rendered possible. From birth to present its been a ‘shaking my head’ experience. The essence of it all is what makes me a writer. Inside my head, I think, everything that I have ever […] More
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in ArticlesBook Launch Cancelled (And Everything Else for the Next Two Years, Too)
by Roy Freirich One of the lesser, but no less real, downsides of the pandemic was lost opportunity. For so many, it was opportunities that may not come again—the closing of a window of peak ability for athletes (think of Olympic hopefuls set to try-out), or of distribution for an indie film years in the […] More
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Kirkus Reviews: Best Indie Books of January
Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.
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Independent Book Review: The Best Books We Read in 2023
THE BEST BOOKS WE READ in 2023 is a collaborative book list by the reviewers at IBR in which they review the best books they read this year irrespective of their publication date. It consists solely of books by indie presses and indie authors.
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Song Playlist for The Porn Star’s Daughter by Kay Stephens
The title to my new adult romance novel, The Porn Star’s Daughter, explains a lot! It’s written about Tali, the daughter of…well…a porn star. Tali escapes Los Angeles, the epicenter of her mother’s world, and attends college in New Orleans with plans to leave her scandalous past behind. But what Tali wants isn’t what she […] More
Foreword Reviews: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Marjorie Liu
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld: A powerful wizard protects her right to self-determination in Patricia A. McKillip’s fantasy classic “The Forgotten Beasts of Eld”. “Every time I read “The Forgotten Beasts of Eld”, I am filled with love,” writes Marjorie Liu in her…