Task 4: A Book Published by an Indie Press

[Violet]

I chose The Last Policeman by Ben Winters. It sounds pretty interesting....serial killer, gumshoe cop, and the end of the world.

[Abby]

I'm planning to read Miss Mapp by E.F. Benson, published by Wildside Press.

[Maureen]

I was planning on reading "Blackwater" by Jeremy Sachill which is a non-fiction book published by Nation Books. I found Nation Books on this link: http://www.newpages.com/books/publishers

But I've since learned that Nation Books is an imprint of Perseus Books which isn't one of the big 5 but doesn't look like it's independent either.

Thoughts?

[Book Riot]

Maureen wrote: "I was planning on reading "Blackwater" by Jeremy Sachill which is a non-fiction book published by Nation Books. I found Nation Books on this link: http://www.newpages.com/books/publishers

But I've..."

Perseus is an independent press, so go for it!

[Maureen]

Book Riot wrote: "Maureen wrote: "I was planning on reading "Blackwater" by Jeremy Sachill which is a non-fiction book published by Nation Books. I found Nation Books on this link: http://www.newpages.com/books/publ..."

Yay, thanks!

[Mary Sue]

I recently received an ARC copy of Hold of the Bone by Baxter Clare. It is published by Bywater Books - is that considered an indie press?

Just finished this one and I'm sorry to say that I didn't really enjoy it.

[Book Riot]

Mary Sue wrote: "I recently received an ARC copy of Hold of the Bone by Baxter Clare. It is published by Bywater Books - is that considered an indie press?"

Go for it!

[Valerie]

Just finished Descent- published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. It was a wonderful thriller!

[Chris]

I'm going to read Ada's Algorithm: How Lord Byron's Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age published by Melville House for this one, so I'm sure I've got it covered. However...

I was going over other books I've read this year, and discovered that Dune (a re-read) was originally published by Chilton! (Yes, the auto-repair handbook company.) Would that count too? I'm not stressing over details, but it's kind of fun to think about. How does one handle a book that has been published and re-published so many times in so many editions by different companies?

[Martha]

I'm going to be reading The Priory by Dorothy Whipple, published (or republished) by Persephone Books. http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/abou...

[Erin]

Violet wrote: "I chose The Last Policeman by Ben Winters. It sounds pretty interesting....serial killer, gumshoe cop, and the end of the world."

Oh! I totally have this on my TBR shelf; didn't realize it was an indie press. I'll read this one too.

[Jen]

For this task, I read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, which was published by Bloomsbury Publishing. I really liked it once it got going. (It was a little dry and dull in the beginning.)

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Leslie (updates on SG)]

I was going to count any of Elena Ferrante's books. Instead, I will use the book I'm currently reading, Alexandrian Summer, because it introduces me to an intriguing indie, New Vessel Press.

[Kim]

Britany wrote: "Finished by Gabrielle Zevin-- 4 Stars!!

Loved this little gem of of a novel. This is a book for book lovers. When we have words, ..."

So, Algonquin is an indie press?

I read this earlier this year and liked it a great deal despite the fact that it made me cry while reading it. Not so much a fan of that.

[Book Riot]

Kim wrote: "Britany wrote: "Finished by Gabrielle Zevin-- 4 Stars!!

Loved this little gem of of a novel. This is a book for book lovers. When..."

Algonquin is indie!

[Robin P]

Most people loved it, but I thought it was unoriginal chick lit, way too many dramas in a small town and a child unlike any real child would be. I think readers were swayed by the fact that it takes place around a bookstore with people who love books so they didn't mind any flaws.

[Bea]

Robin wrote: "Most people loved it, but I thought it was unoriginal chick lit, way too many dramas in a small town and a child unlike any real child would be. I think readers were swayed by the fact that it take..."

Robin, what book are you writing about?

[Beachesnbooks]

I read All is Forgotten, Nothing is Lost by Lan Samantha Chang for this challenge. It's published by W. W. Norton & Company. I would highly recommend it--it talks a lot about the nature of writing and learning about writing, as well as the nature of love. It's short but very powerful.

[Melissa]

I read Tinkers, by Paul Harding. A quiet little book, a debut novel, from a small little independent press that out of nowhere won the Pulitzer a few years back. I really enjoyed it.

[Robin P]

Bea wrote: "Robin wrote: "Most people loved it, but I thought it was unoriginal chick lit, way too many dramas in a small town and a child unlike any real child would be. I think readers were swayed by the fac..."

Sorry, it got separated from the earlier comment, I was referring to The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel

[Katie]

I read The Westing Game. I remember it being really great as a kid, and it was originally published by an indie press. I'm pretty sure it has since been published by a bigger press, but I'm still counting it here!

[Winter]

HarperCollins is indie?

[Zach]

I just finished Escape from Baghdad by Saad Hossain, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... , from The Unnamed Press. Would I be correct in assuming this is indie? Either way it was fantastic.

[Book Riot]

Winter wrote: "HarperCollins is indie?"

Nope, they are not an indie press.

[Sam]

I read 'Vernon God Little' by DBC Pierre. I saw a play adaptation earlier this year by Tanya Ronder and enjoyed both.

[Paulette]

Such a lovely read with great photographs - savored The Shepherd's Life: A People's History of the Lake District by James Rebanks. Great story of how he got started as an author!

[Jennifer]

I read The Transcriptionist: A Novel by Amy Rowland for this task. I gave it two stars. It was a rather depressing book. I'm glad it's over, and that I've checked one more task off my list. :)

[Kathleen]

I read A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride (published by Coffee House Press).

[Liz]

Reading Detroit: A Biography by Scott Martelle from Chicago Review Press.

[Katie]

Check out my review of "Seriously Mum, What's an Alpaca?" by Alan Parks, published by Ant Press (www.antpress.org)

[Stephanie]

I read House of Rejoicing: Part 1 of The Book of Coming Forth by Day for this challenge. Wonderfully dark historical fiction!

[Jeannette]

I just finished In the Company of Sherlock Holmes for this one. A lot of fun stories in it if you're a Sherlock fan or a mystery fan - which I am. :-)

[Angie]

Planning on something by Graywolf Press (The Empathy Exams or Citizen), or maybe Into the Go-Slow by the Feminist Press. This is one of my last remaining challenges, and it has been instructive to see how difficult it is to find something independent.

[Nancy]

I read Ragnarok: The End of the Gods by A.S. Byatt, which was published by Canongate, an indie press in the UK. I didn't know this when I picked up the book, which was been on my shelves at home for the past year after I snagged it at a book festival. But for some reason I was studying the publishing information at the front of the book and wondered if Canongate was independent, and so it is.

[Michelle]

Minnow by James McTeer, Hub City Press. A mystical quest set in the Lowcountry of SC.

[Kate]

i just finished The Snow Child published by Back Bay Books- is that considered Indie Press? When I googled them, I know they belong to Brown, Little, but articles do note that they are Indie- am I correct? Thanks. Very good book BTW.

[Book Riot]

Kate wrote: "i just finished The Snow Child published by Back Bay Books- is that considered Indie Press? When I googled them, I know they belong to Brown, Little, but articles do note that they are Indie- am I ..."

They're not an indie press since they're an imprint of Little, Brown, but you can probably find a way to use that book for one of your other challenges!

[Melanie]

Does Humble Bundle count as an indie press?

[Book Riot]

Melanie wrote: "Does Humble Bundle count as an indie press?"

Is it one of the books from a Humble Bundle? Check the publisher on it because it might!

[Melanie]

Dream Haven books, Minneapolis? It seems like it is in which case I will read a play titled Day of the Dead that was part of the recent Humble Bundle release of Neil Gaiman's works.

[Book Riot]

Melanie wrote: "Dream Haven books, Minneapolis? It seems like it is in which case I will read a play titled Day of the Dead that was part of the recent Humble Bundle release of Neil Gaiman's works."

Go for it!

[Jayne]

I read The Lewis Man by Peter May, published by Quercus. It is part of a mystery series that takes place in Scotland's Outer Hebrides.

[Krishna]

How about McSweeney's Publications?

[Book Riot]

Krishna wrote: "How about McSweeney's Publications?"

Those would count!

[Miss Jones]

For this task I read Song of the Shank by Jeffrey Renard Allen. This novel was publishef by Graywolf Press. I added this book tobmy TBR list after reading such glowing reviews in the NYTs Book Review. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed with this book. It was extremely difficult to read and often times I found the chapters to be a bit long-winded. I was ready to give up after the first chapter but sadly I have not mastered the art of giving up on a book yet.

[Diane]

I decided to read , published by OR Books, for this task.

[CallMeSensei]

The Last of the Firedrakes

I've actually read a lot of stuff that fit under this category this year. For this challenge, I chose a fantasy novel reminiscent of Arthurian legend, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and a hodgepodge of fairy tales.

Check out my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1374793953

[Kate]

Just finished "The Goddess of Small Victories" FINALLY! Was in one of the recommendations from BookRiot. A little slow at times, otherwise good. Only a few more categories to go.....

[Amber]

I read On Immunity by Eula Biss. Great nonfiction read!

[Caro]

Can Image comics can be considered Indie Press?