50 Independently published books worth reading
I recently saw a list of 50 indie books worth reading, but it didn't include any of my favourites, so I thought I'd make my own list. These books, in no particular order, are some that I have read and enjoyed. They include self-published and those published by small publishers. These authors are often overlooked in favour of the bestsellers from major publishing houses, which is sad because there is a wealth of talent out there. Yes, there are lots of great books published by traditional publishers, but so many self-published books these days are just as good.
Some of the authors on my list have written lots of other great books, but I'm only listing one book from each author so that I can mention as many talented writers as possible!
Here's my list:
1. Into The Light, by Darcia Helle
2. The Guardian's Apprentice, by J. Michael Radcliffe
3. Gone, by Julie Elizabeth Powell
4. Horse Latitudes, by Quentin R. Bufogle
5. Crooked Moon, by Lisette Brodey
6. You Wish..., by Terry Tyler
7. 33 Days: Touring In A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing A Dream., by Bill See
8. Joe Soap, by Andrew Peters
9. Metallic Dreams, by Mark Rice
10. Love & The Goddess, by Mary Elizabeth Coen
11. On The Holloway Road, by Andrew Blackman
12. Rock'n'Roll Suicide, by Geoffrey David West
13. Walkout, by Jason McIntyre
14. Playmates, by Jess C. Scott
15. Fastian: An Edgeweir Tale, by Jay Finn
16. An Eye For An Eye For An Eye, by Marc Nash
17. Northern Whispers, by Helle Gade
18. Contemplations: An Anthology of Short Fiction & Poetry, by L.M.Stull
19. The Conversationalist, by Justin Bog
20. The Rock Star in the Mirror, by Sharon E. Cathcart
21. The Funny Adventures of Little Nani, by Cinta Garcia de la Rosa
22. Ten Minutes in Heaven, by Ben Ditmars
23. Shadows of the Realm, by Dionne Lister
24. A Poet's Journey: Emotions, by Marta Moran Bishop
25. Sign of the Times, by Susan Buchanan
26. Pearls, by Tasha Harrison
27. The Bone Cradle, by C.E. Trueman
28. Beyond my Control: One Man's Struggle with Epilepsy, Seizure Surgery & Beyond, by Stuart Ross McCallum
29. Sink or Swim, by Stacy Juba
30. The Other Room, by James Everington
31. Oblivious, by Neil Schiller
32. The Word Gang, by Mark McKenna
33. Losing Addison, by Marty Beaudet
34. Harmony Bay, by Tom Gahan
35. Pixels of Young Mueller, by Jerry Schwartz
36. The Day the Flowers Died, by Rebecca May
37. My Schizophrenic Life: The Road to Recovery from Mental Illness, by Sandra Yuen MacKay
38. Cursed, by Jeremy C. Shipp
39. The Beatle Man, by Scott M. Liddell
40. Four Years from Home, by Larry Enright
41. What Remains, by Rosemary Poole-Carter
42. Fade, by Darren Smith
43. Musical Chairs, by Jen Knox
44. Caviar Dreams, by Judy Nichols
45. Breathing into Stone, by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
46. Rock & Roll Homicide, by R.J. McDonnell
47. Here All Along, by Lori Osterman
48. Adventures in Mother-Sitting, by Doreen Cox
49. A Song Apart, by Jeffrey Baer
50. Stone Cold, by Jenny Hilborne
This is by no means an exhaustive list, and I'm sure I've left out a few of my favourites! I hope you'll try a few books from this list.
Happy Reading!
Some of the authors on my list have written lots of other great books, but I'm only listing one book from each author so that I can mention as many talented writers as possible!
Here's my list:
1. Into The Light, by Darcia Helle
2. The Guardian's Apprentice, by J. Michael Radcliffe
3. Gone, by Julie Elizabeth Powell
4. Horse Latitudes, by Quentin R. Bufogle
5. Crooked Moon, by Lisette Brodey
6. You Wish..., by Terry Tyler
7. 33 Days: Touring In A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing A Dream., by Bill See
8. Joe Soap, by Andrew Peters
9. Metallic Dreams, by Mark Rice
10. Love & The Goddess, by Mary Elizabeth Coen
11. On The Holloway Road, by Andrew Blackman
12. Rock'n'Roll Suicide, by Geoffrey David West
13. Walkout, by Jason McIntyre
14. Playmates, by Jess C. Scott
15. Fastian: An Edgeweir Tale, by Jay Finn
16. An Eye For An Eye For An Eye, by Marc Nash
17. Northern Whispers, by Helle Gade
18. Contemplations: An Anthology of Short Fiction & Poetry, by L.M.Stull
19. The Conversationalist, by Justin Bog
20. The Rock Star in the Mirror, by Sharon E. Cathcart
21. The Funny Adventures of Little Nani, by Cinta Garcia de la Rosa
22. Ten Minutes in Heaven, by Ben Ditmars
23. Shadows of the Realm, by Dionne Lister
24. A Poet's Journey: Emotions, by Marta Moran Bishop
25. Sign of the Times, by Susan Buchanan
26. Pearls, by Tasha Harrison
27. The Bone Cradle, by C.E. Trueman
28. Beyond my Control: One Man's Struggle with Epilepsy, Seizure Surgery & Beyond, by Stuart Ross McCallum
29. Sink or Swim, by Stacy Juba
30. The Other Room, by James Everington
31. Oblivious, by Neil Schiller
32. The Word Gang, by Mark McKenna
33. Losing Addison, by Marty Beaudet
34. Harmony Bay, by Tom Gahan
35. Pixels of Young Mueller, by Jerry Schwartz
36. The Day the Flowers Died, by Rebecca May
37. My Schizophrenic Life: The Road to Recovery from Mental Illness, by Sandra Yuen MacKay
38. Cursed, by Jeremy C. Shipp
39. The Beatle Man, by Scott M. Liddell
40. Four Years from Home, by Larry Enright
41. What Remains, by Rosemary Poole-Carter
42. Fade, by Darren Smith
43. Musical Chairs, by Jen Knox
44. Caviar Dreams, by Judy Nichols
45. Breathing into Stone, by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
46. Rock & Roll Homicide, by R.J. McDonnell
47. Here All Along, by Lori Osterman
48. Adventures in Mother-Sitting, by Doreen Cox
49. A Song Apart, by Jeffrey Baer
50. Stone Cold, by Jenny Hilborne
This is by no means an exhaustive list, and I'm sure I've left out a few of my favourites! I hope you'll try a few books from this list.
Happy Reading!
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
Darcia
(new)
May 08, 2014 05:48AM
Fantastic list, Maria! I'm honored to be included!
reply
|
flag
Darcia wrote: "Fantastic list, Maria! I'm honored to be included!"I love all your books, Darcia! I used to read only bestsellers, and I'm sure most people just go to their nearest bookstore or look at the bestseller lists before buying a book. I hope this list helps show people that it's worth trying books by new and unknown authors. All the writers on the list are so talented.
Thanks a lot, Maria! So happy to be included in a list with so many fine authors!
Amazing list! I'm honored to be included with such wonderful authors and great friends :-)
Thanks so much for including me, Maria; when I saw you'd tagged me on Twitter I thought, hmm, will it be YW or The Other Side! Actually, I haven't heard of half of these, so it's interesting to see the other choices Big thanks for all you do for me xxx
What an incredible list, Maria; I found some of my favorites there, too :-) I'm honored to be included, especially because this is a list compiled by you.
Thank you for including my book, Maria. I've read some of these titles and noticed a number of my favorite indie authors on your list.
Cinta wrote: "Thanks a lot, Maria! So happy to be included in a list with so many fine authors!"I love Little Nani's stories :) x
Ben wrote: "Amazing list! I'm honored to be included with such wonderful authors and great friends :-)"You're welcome, Ben. I have to find time to read more of your books :)
Terry wrote: "Thanks so much for including me, Maria; when I saw you'd tagged me on Twitter I thought, hmm, will it be YW or The Other Side! Actually, I haven't heard of half of these, so it's interesting to se..."Was hard to choose, Terry!! But I love both books, and Nine Lives, of course. Have to find time to read the rest of your books xx
Doreen wrote: "What an incredible list, Maria; I found some of my favorites there, too :-) I'm honored to be included, especially because this is a list compiled by you."Your book is very special, Dody. Hope this will bring you some more readers x
Jenny wrote: "Thank you for including my book, Maria. I've read some of these titles and noticed a number of my favorite indie authors on your list."You'e welcome, Jenny! Need to find time to read the rest of your books. The only problem with my favourite authors is that they write too fast, and I can't keep up with my reading list! :)
ps, that 50 Indie books worth reading that is currently being done by a certain site - I had a good look at it one day. It's mostly just big groups of friends (mostly US) all banding together and nominating each other, over and over for every category a book could possibly fit in, so that the nominations are all very odd books, often with hardly any reviews or anything - completely open to abuse, and has been abused. I was trying to publicise the poll, but no 'real' nominations stand a chance.
Terry wrote: "ps, that 50 Indie books worth reading that is currently being done by a certain site - I had a good look at it one day. It's mostly just big groups of friends (mostly US) all banding together and ..."Oh, I see... Oh well, at least my list is real :)
Jerry wrote: "It's so nice of you to include my book on your list, Maria. Thank you!"Of course! Pixels had to be included! :)
Thank you for this list, Maria. I've read a few...shall be looking out for some others :) x x
Angela wrote: "Thank you for this list, Maria. I've read a few...shall be looking out for some others :) x x"That's great! They all deserve to be read :) xx
Thank you so much for including Crooked Moon on your list, Maria. I am honored. There are many books on this list that are on my TBR list, including some of your latest ones. Thank you for all that you do to support your fellow authors.
<3 <3
I am truly honoured to see my book included in your list, Maria. There are a few here that I have read and enjoyed immensely. Your psychological thriller Haunted would definitely be on my list!Thank you! Ross
Lisette wrote: "Thank you so much for including Crooked Moon on your list, Maria. I am honored. There are many books on this list that are on my TBR list, including some of your latest ones. Thank you for all th..."
All your books are great, Lisette! Love them all, but Crooked Moon is my fave :) xx
Stuart wrote: "I am truly honoured to see my book included in your list, Maria. There are a few here that I have read and enjoyed immensely. Your psychological thriller Haunted would definitely be on my list!Th..."
Thanks, Ross! That's great to hear :) x
Thank you for including me in this incredible list of books and authors. You rock, Maria! xx
Helle wrote: "Thank you for including me in this incredible list of books and authors. You rock, Maria! xx"I love your poetry and photography, Helle :) xx
