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What Else Would Madame Defarge Knit by Heather OrdoverShaping Shawls by Anna DalviWhat Would Madame Defarge Knit? by Heather OrdoverAncient Egypt in Lace and Color by Anna DalviThe Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design by Franklin Habit
Independently published knitting books
41 books — 125 voters
Captive by Jex LaneHard Edit by Andrea SmithThe Mermaid Murders by Josh LanyonThe Necromancer's Dance by S.J. HimesThe Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes
Best M/M Self-Published Books of 2016
68 books — 123 voters

The Color of Law by Richard RothsteinThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootMedical Apartheid by Harriet A. WashingtonWhen Affirmative Action Was White by Ira Katznelson
Breaking Brown Book Reads
96 books — 53 voters
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevinePrincess Academy by Shannon HaleSir Princess Petra's Talent by Diane Mae RobinsonSir Princess Petra by Diane Mae Robinson
The Ultimate Guide to the Independent Princess from A Mighty Girl
98 books — 26 voters

The Situation by Adriana LockeMY DAUGHTER NATASHA by Artie DimancheOFF SEASON by A.K. LandowCut Me Down by Winnie BrooksThe Beautiful Dead by Skyla Raines
Indie books - April '25 [part 2]
105 books — 20 voters
Villainous Fate by Amanda NicholeWhen We Lied by Claire ContrerasAfter All This Time by Jessica SydneyThe Problem with Players by Brittainy C. CherryThe Write Off by K.M. Gillis
Indie books - May '24 [part 1]
106 books — 19 voters

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki MurakamiThe End of Days by Jenny ErpenbeckTiger Milk by Stefanie de VelascoThe Dead Lake by Hamid IsmailovBoyhood Island by Karl Ove Knausgård
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2015 Longlist
15 books — 14 voters
A Change of Time by Ida JessenA Dream in Polar Fog by Yuri RytkheuCockroaches by Scholastique MukasongaTranquility by Attila BartisThe Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-Jan by Meng Hao-jan
Archipelago Books
117 books — 14 voters

Runnin’ No More by G.T. DípèThe Brass Wyvern by Bronte-Marie WessonName Her Holy by Aubrey EnnisSkate the Line by S.J. SylvisPucking Obsessed by Rosemary A. Johns
Indie books - February '25 [part 1]
108 books — 13 voters
They Also Ran by Irving StoneAlmost President by Scott FarrisHenry Clay by Harlow Giles UngerThe Rise of a Prairie Statesman by Thomas J. KnockA Godly Hero by Michael Kazin
"They Also Ran": Presidential candidates who didn't make it
135 books — 10 voters

Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. StevensonMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred WatsonSomeone at a Distance by Dorothy WhippleThe Victorian Chaise-longue by Marghanita LaskiConsequences by E.M. Delafield
Persephone Books
145 books — 10 voters
Wrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsTWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsThe Pendulum has Swung too far by Karl WigginsNight by Elie WieselSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
World-Shattering
22 books — 10 voters

My Awakening by David DukeThe Ralph Nader Reader by Ralph NaderReturn to Sender by Ralph NaderCrashing the Party by Ralph NaderEugene V. Debs Speaks by Eugene V. Debs
Third Party Presidental Candidates (nonfiction)
40 books — 6 voters
The Proof by César AiraThe Remainder by Alia Trabucco ZeránBrother in Ice by Alicia KopfThe Lime Tree by César AiraPure Hollywood by Christine Schutt
& Other Stories
68 books — 6 voters

Fit for Consumption by Steve BermanHive by Tim CurranDead Sea by Tim CurranSick Bastards by Matt ShawPlayground by Aron Beauregard
Best Indie and Small Press Horror
74 books — 6 voters
The Trouble with Champagne by Ariana ErazoHow to Juggle Ballads & Blades by Jess GalaxieIn Another Life by Molly McCarthyPucking Unhinged by London SnowTriple Pucked by Rosemary A. Johns
Indie books - October '25
55 books — 6 voters

Wintersweet by E. DaviesEnglish and History by Cait WoodsSapphire Scars by A.P. MoraezAlphas Like Us by Krista RitchieLove of the Egoist by Nero Seal
M/M Self-Published Books 2018
8 books — 5 voters
Fear of Food by Carol BacchiBeing and Being Bought by Kajsa Ekis EkmanCyberFeminism by Susan HawthorneIn Defence of Separatism by Susan HawthorneWild Politics by Susan Hawthorne
Spinifex Press
129 books — 5 voters

After All This Time by Lea RoseLucky Shot by K. BrombergInto The Light by Jasinda WilderSaving Grace by Alexandra BanksHoly Hearts by Amanda Richardson
Indie books - February '25 [part 2]
101 books — 5 voters
Maneater by Morgan ElizabethDaring Wicked Love by Rachel DonnanPlease Don't Go by E. SalvadorSilver Linings by Violet PageUntethered Heart by Emme Goode
Indie books - August '25 [part 2]
89 books — 5 voters

The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis by José SaramagoAusterlitz by W.G. SebaldThe Iraqi Christ by Hassan BlasimImmortality by Milan KunderaOut Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
Winners of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
23 books — 4 voters
Best Kept Vows by Maya AldenShattered Promise by Penelope BlackWildflowers by Kylie ScottFor The Promise by D.E. HaggertyVow of Obsession by Lucy Darling
Indie books - July '25 [part 2]
101 books — 4 voters

Cactus Heart by Clio EvansThrough Stormy Skies by Hallie AnneThe Awakening of Lora Abernathy by M.J. AnthonyChocolate Pudding and Wicked Queens by Chanté A. CampbellAshes of the Past by Kris Abbott
Indie books - November '25
32 books — 4 voters
CFM by Caitlin RosePinned Down by Rebecca RatheThe Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting by Naomi KuttnerUntouched Heart by Emme GoodeWhat You Forgot by Ashlynn Mills
Indie books - December '25
20 books — 4 voters

The Tales of Arcana Fortune by Hafsa.A. JawadA Song for the Earth by Shannon JadeRift by CB WoodsOff The Ice by Emma O'DeaA Wistful Symphony by Mandy C. Rodrigues
Indie books - June '25 [part 2]
102 books — 3 voters
Bride by Coronation by Maggie ColeA Song for the Earth by Shannon JadeFaeted to Fall by A.K. CaggianoBlood Sweeter than Honey by Chiara ForestieriHidden Harbor by Amelia Simone
Indie books - June '25 [part 3]
59 books — 3 voters

Say It Louder! by Tiffany CrossAfrican American Political Thought by Melvin L. RogersWhy Didn't We Riot? by Issac J. BaileyFrom Here to Equality by William A. Darity Jr.The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power by Jared A. Ball
Politics by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
7 books — 1 voter
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenBlack Beauty by Anna SewellThe Mayor Of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Broadview Press
23 books — 1 voter

Remember You're a One-Ball! by Quentin S. CrispI Wonder What Human Flesh Tastes Like by Justin IsisThe Dracula Papers, Book I by Reggie OliverRevenants by Daniel MillsThe Man Who Collected Machen and Other Weird Tales by Mark Samuels
Chômu Press
28 books — 1 voter
Cursed Dreams by Adele CartledgeBetween Regrets and Promises by Brooke FoxHonor and Claim by Lucy DarlingWEAVE YOUR MAGIC by Caroline HoggBillion Dollar Vow by Sharon Woods
Indie books - July '25 [part 3]
27 books — 1 voter

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