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The Dream Keeper by Mikey BrooksThe Dreamstone by Mikey BrooksWish You Weren't by Sherrie PetersenFaery Swap by Susan Kaye QuinnThe Stone Lions by Gwen Dandridge
Best Middle Grade Books by Indie Authors
74 books — 63 voters
The Earth Is Full by B.D. RiehlThe Windgate by Braxton A. CosbyGreater Than Rubies by Hallee BridgemanMiracles in Disguise by Michelle Lynn BrownMaid for Martin by Samantha Lovern
Indie Christian - 2013 New Releases
35 books — 56 voters

The Cavalier by Israh AziziThe Syrian Virgin by Zack LoveComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesMad Love by Lynessa Layne
Author-Pubs Worth Reading
22 books — 54 voters
Technological Slavery by Theodore John KaczynskiIndustrial Society and Its Future by Theodore John KaczynskiAnti-Tech Revolution by Theodore John KaczynskiThe Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn RandLiberation Day by Eric Martin
Individualist nonfiction
47 books — 39 voters

The Noise Effect by Stevie TurnerSongs of My Selfie by Constance RenfrowThe Theater of Dusk by Lizbeth GabrielGalactic Energies by Luca RossiAntiques and Murder by Elle Griffin
Great Indie Novellas
25 books — 21 voters
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark by Charlie J. EskewThe Five Acts of Diego Leon by Alex EspinozaSincerely, Confusingly, Yours by Hailey GonzalesTake Me to Your Nerdy Leader by Hailey GonzalesStrange Worlds by Hailey Gonzales
Self Published/Small Press Books By People Of Color
26 books — 20 voters

First Light by Adam SigristTrial by Fire by Margarita GakisRomance Quartet by Farzana MoonEchoes from the Lost Ones by Nicola J. McDonaghBelligerent by B.N. Mauldin
Books by Fable Press
11 books — 16 voters
Revenge by Yōko OgawaThe Mussel Feast by Birgit VanderbekeButterflies in November by Auður Ava ÓlafsdóttirStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi KawakamiThe Corpse Washer by Sinan Antoon
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2014 Longlist
15 books — 13 voters

HHhH by Laurent BinetSessiz Ev by Orhan PamukThe Detour by Gerbrand BakkerThe Last of the Vostyachs by Diego MaraniBundu by Chris Barnard
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 Longlist
16 books — 12 voters
Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala YousafzaiThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan AikenThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisThe Silver Chair by C.S. LewisVoyage on the Great Titanic by Ellen Emerson White
Independent Girls in Children's/YA Lit
47 books — 11 voters

Anthem by Ayn RandAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandWe the Living by Ayn Rand1984 by George Orwell
Individualist fiction
36 books — 10 voters
Midnight Moonlight by V.J. ChambersSlow Burn by V.J. ChambersSkin and Blond by V.J. ChambersRed Hot Alphas by Jo RavenRed Hot Obsessions by Clarissa Wild
Best Books by V.J. Chambers
68 books — 7 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas TalebThe Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert CamusCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Independent: Things to do before 30: read these 33 books
33 books — 7 voters
The Legend of Wild Horse Beach by Bronwen WebbDorothea Duck and Her Little Companion by Jennifer K. LaffertyThe Brave Souls Club by Danielle ViveritoFour is a little, Four is a LOT by Cheska KomissarSally McNally's Journey to Nowhere by Caroline Nallen
Indie Children's Books published from 2010
7 books — 6 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Squid, the Vibrio & the Moon by Ailsa WildAzaria by Maree CooteThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneA Kids Book About Executive Functioning by Iris Wong
Challenging/Interesting Picture Books
11 books — 6 voters
Anne with an E by April Michelle BrattenThe Circus of Forgetting by Barbara DuffeyPastries and Other Things History Has Tried To Choke Us With by Margaryta GolovchenkoThese Walls Are Starting to Glow by Karen (prev. Karen Bjork Ku...Wolf Skin by Mary McMyne
Dancing Girl Press
104 books — 5 voters

Knight by Kristen AshleyFor You by Kristen AshleyUgly Love by Colleen HooverOutlander by Diana GabaldonExistence by Abbi Glines
Classic Indie Romance Books You Should Have Read By Now
28 books — 4 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverIn the Woods by Tana FrenchGet Shorty by Elmore LeonardThe Bean Trees by Barbara KingsolverA Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
Bad Luck: A Scott Roth Mystery
26 books — 4 voters

Counternarratives by John KeeneThe Story of the Lost Child by Elena FerranteThe Sympathizer by Viet Thanh NguyenOreo by Fran RossI Can Give You Anything But Love by Gary Indiana
50 Best Independent Press Books of 2015 (Flavorwire)
51 books — 3 voters
Prophet Fever by Wren HanksZoonosis by Kelly BoykerSalsa Night at Hilo Town Tavern by Kristofer CollinsThe Exhibit by Lauren Eggert-CroweSlut Songs by Jade Hurter
Hyacinth Girl Press
49 books — 3 voters

Geezer Dad by Tom LaMarrJazzy's Quest by Carrie GoldmanAwakening East by Johanna GartonLadybug Love by Kat LaMonsThe New Crunch Time Guide to Parenting Language for Haiti Ado... by Kat LaMons
Books by Marcinson Press
9 books — 1 voter
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
2016 - Pattzgrimaldo
17 books — 1 voter

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