INDIE
Released: July 10, 2011
"A dense, somewhat unfocused historical tale that boasts compelling characters and a plot that ultimately packs a wallop."
Allen explores an early, largely uncelebrated patriot who helped bring about American independence.
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INDIE
Released: Dec. 27, 2010
"A testament of remarkable clarity and humanity, wrung from dark experience."
A Jewish teenager views World War II from a very precarious perch—Nazi-occupied Latvia—in this quietly harrowing memoir.
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INDIE
Released: June 27, 2011
"An accomplished, creative memoir by a writer with serious literary tools—West Virginia, we hardly knew your soulful depths."
Veteran short-story writer Ayer strikes gold with these enchanting sketches of the motley relatives and neighbors who peopled her mother's rural West Virginia girlhood—back when the 20th century was young and spry.
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INDIE
Released: Sept. 1, 2011
"An entertaining tale of an off-kilter mind coping with shady surroundings, told with literary flair."
Creeping schizophrenia takes the reins of a young doctor's mind in this subtle psychological mystery.
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INDIE
Released: May 5, 2011
"The wobbly science of its premise notwithstanding, this is a fascinating, enjoyable sci-fi yarn."
In this postapocalyptic science-fiction allegory, diminutive tribal humans share the world, and a deeply intertwined society, with hordes of insects.
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INDIE
Released: Feb. 7, 2011
"A wonderful, quick-witted alternative to the typical romance novel."
INDIE
Released: Jan. 13, 2011
"A fine disaster tour-guide, replete with interesting factoids and vivid reportage."
The many varieties of natural and manmade catastrophe are catalogued and mined for sightseeing opportunities in this absorbing compendium-cum-travelogue.
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INDIE
Released: Sept. 20, 2011
"If you can't afford a plane ticket to Tehran, visit the Daytons' House.
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A compelling family saga that spans nearly a century and paints a loving, true-to-life portrait of a nation.
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INDIE
Released: July 22, 2011
"Fast-paced, energetic and fun; a dime novel for modern intellectuals."
Watt O'Hugh tangles with love, danger and high adventure in Drachman's engaging tale of Western science fiction and amazing fantasy.
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INDIE
Released: Jan. 15, 2011
"A rollicking, complex read.
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A densely plotted, gay coming-of-age novel starring the talented Erik, whose lengthy history is half hard-boiled Jim Thompson mayhem and half Martha Grimes youthful fantasia, heavily laden with crime, war (both international and domestic), alcoholism and, ultimately, personal triumph.
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INDIE
Released: Dec. 31, 2010
"Unpolished but intricate and fun, even as the plot turns tragic."
A terrorist sleeper agent has fallen in love with his adoptive country, but the arrival of other jihadists threatens to place him back on a dangerous path.
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INDIE
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
"Finch treats serious issues whimsically without being flippant, to deeply entertaining effect."
A fast-paced, bizarre, iconoclastic farce anchored by an endearing filial relationship between a journalist and his assistant.
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INDIE
Released: March 31, 2011
"Lively, informative and thoroughly beguiling."
The English language gets pulled up by its roots for purposes of entertainment, enlightenment and vocabulary building in this sprightly linguistic romp.
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INDIE
Released: Jan. 1, 2010
"A smart, entertaining send-up of celebrity under siege."
A rock star searching for his soul embarks on an underworld picaresque in this gonzo satirical romance.
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INDIE
Released: July 4, 2010
"A satisfying, well-crafted reminder of how one family's story can encapsulate the cultural history of America as a whole."
Godges presents a vast narrative depicting what it means to be an American, told through the lens of an expressive family story.
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INDIE
Released: July 26, 2011
"An absolutely wonderful debut with the potential to become a YA classic."
In a modern take on both Kafka and T.H. White, a young girl learns about life as a human by spending time in her pet ferret's world.
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INDIE
Released: April 15, 2011
"A beguiling blend of high-concept narrative and old-school literary chops."
This scintillating collection of a novella and eight short stories uses offbeat character studies to wrestle with snaky issues of identity and self-knowledge.
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INDIE
Released: April 8, 2011
"Teaches and informs while remaining a compelling, nonexploitative read."
INDIE
Released: Feb. 6, 2011
"Fast cars, fast women and fast thinking comprise this solid, utterly entertaining thriller."
Driving a Volkswagen Beetle with an alternative engine-technology, an engineer races from New York to Paris and tries to outwit those bent on stealing the car.
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INDIE
Released:
"A fine, gripping page-turner infused with a deep historical sensibility."
INDIE
Released: June 24, 2010
"Old-fashioned but never stodgy; a charming story about a bygone time where even magic seems possible."
In Johnson's novel, faith and mysticism bring two people on uncertain paths together in the mountains of Appalachia.
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INDIE
Released: Jan. 1, 2011
"Gorgeous illustrations, humorous dialogue and a moving narrative make this a stunning debut."
As the seasons pass, a wise and beautiful tree must persuade a jolly woodcutter not to chop her down.
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INDIE
Released: May 4, 2011
"A moving, effective tale that urges readers to place greater importance on environmental conservation."
INDIE
Released: Jan. 27, 2011
"A delightfully playful cross-genre novel whose science fiction is every bit as enjoyable as its historical fiction."
A French journalist encounters the American Civil War--and something even stranger--in 1861 Kentucky.
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INDIE
Released: Nov. 23, 2011
"Against a vivid sci-fi backdrop, Lange brings a light touch to heavy material, with a fast-paced, funny story to boot."
In this smart, entertaining sci-fi tale, conflict between men and women has reached interplanetary proportions.
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INDIE
Released: June 17, 2011
"A well-crafted, sardonic look at university life."
LaRue's novel satirizes the backbiting politics and scandals of a mediocre Southern university through the eyes of its faculty.
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INDIE
Released: March 21, 2011
"Lawrence does a masterful job of drawing readers into his fully realized, morally complex vision of the future."
INDIE
Released: May 12, 2011
"On-target insights that will illuminate and enrage the average citizen."
Learsy (Over a Barrel, 2007) offers a chronological and critical perspective on the power wielded by Big Oil and Wall Street.
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INDIE
Released: March 2, 2011
"Deserves to be a cult classic."
A crazy, wild journey up an Appalachian Trail paved with the stones of a philosophical quest.
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INDIE
Released: Dec. 3, 2009
"A gripping thriller with as many twists and turns as a cross-country road trip."
A young man set to inherit his dead father's fortune runs into a charismatic drifter on a cross-country trip in this thriller from Maffei (
And of the Holy Ghost, 2010, etc.).
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INDIE
Released: Feb. 14, 2011
"A provocative romp that pits men against women and goddesses against God to remind us that lust is with us, maybe to the end of times."
When two Wiccan goddesses bring their unfettered sexuality and eco-feminist fervor to Atlantis Springs, Mont., the town's ruling Christian patriarchy are unamused--until our witchy heroines expose what's really going on under the local covers.
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INDIE
Released: Jan. 1, 2011
"A deftly crafted tale of an absorbing character in dire straits; readers will be pulling for Rebecca Plotnik."
The grinding tribulations of a promising young woman breaking from the bad habits sewn by her upbringing.
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INDIE
Released: Sept. 27, 2010
"An utterly readable fusion of vampire fiction and labyrinthine whodunit powered by a highly intelligent narrative containing deep existential speculation and numerous philosophical references; Anne Rice meets Dashiell Hammett at a Zen Buddhist monastery."
INDIE
Released: April 4, 2011
"A lucid, powerful argument for letting dying patients go gentle into that good night."
Orfali's compelling manifesto explores the fraught ethics and surprisingly convenient practical details of physician-assisted dying.
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INDIE
Released: Jan. 12, 2011
"At times laugh-out-loud funny, occasionally just weird for the sake of weird, but consistently entertaining."
A drug trial participant blogs about his experiences on an experimental medication and questions whether the strangeness in his life is a side-effect or just weirdness as usual.
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INDIE
Released: July 12, 2011
"A small book that could point readers toward big money they never knew they had."
A bantam-sized guidebook brimming with tips on how to search for unclaimed property that belongs to you.
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INDIE
Released: Aug. 15, 2011
"A sharp coming-of-age story that makes history come alive."
In Pugh's debut novel, a young woman from California joins the Freedom Riders in 1961, gets arrested and jailed in Mississippi, and learns that not everyone appreciates a hero.
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INDIE
Released: July 5, 2011
"A skillful blend of passion, mystery, politics and history, set in a perfectly rendered Provence."
INDIE
Released: Nov. 4, 2010
"The kind of dangerous book that makes you want to remove most of your clothing, climb in a dugout and just start paddling."
INDIE
Released: Nov. 10, 2011
"A subtle, absorbing portrait of the immigrant experience."
An illegal immigrant struggles to find a home in America in this moving tale of loneliness and belonging.
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INDIE
Released: Feb. 18, 2011
"A tour de force in breadth and depth."
Schaefer's debut is an in-depth critical assessment of the Russo-Chechen conflict that reflects a deep understanding of counterinsurgency in general and how it relates to that region specifically.
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INDIE
Released: June 3, 2011
"Darkly entrancing tales whose pages bleed struggle, trauma and madness."
A new edition of the late author's macabre stories set along the Eastern Front during World War II.
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INDIE
Released: Feb. 14, 2011
"An erudite look at disease from within and without, digressive but ultimately a convincing argument for a paradigm shift in the way we treat what ails us and position ourselves in our eco-political communities."
A detailed brazening out of big questions via a discourse on sickness and heath, mind and body, and human society and the environment.
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INDIE
Released: Nov. 5, 2010
"An honest, engaging self-portrait of a woman who forever changed racial and gender dynamics in media."
INDIE
Released: Jan. 14, 2011
"A triumphant and eloquent collection that never shies away from the emotional and intellectual entanglements of love and lust, connection and manipulation, the momentary and the eternal.
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A compact yet thematically and stylistically wide-ranging verse collection that contains lyrical and nuanced explorations of love, power, impermanence and aging.
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INDIE
Released: June 24, 2011
"Memorable characters, macabre scenes and a dazzling portrayal of reality will leave readers anxious for book two in the Gabriel McCray series."
Detective Gabriel McCray, the prime suspect in the Malibu Canyon serial killings, grapples with the ghosts of his tormented past in Stevens' (Follow Your Dreams, 2009, etc.) dark murder mystery.
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INDIE
Released: Sept. 29, 2011
"Taylor has taken his love for a specific film and turned it into something greater--a beautiful compendium of not just memorabilia, but commentary on the importance of community in the art of filmmaking."
Loaded with archival material, Taylor's coffee table book captures the impact a major Hollywood production can have on the area in which it was filmed, as well as the people who live there.
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INDIE
Released: Feb. 15, 2010
"An extremely important contribution to the field of Mormon fiction, whose current growth just might make all that explication unnecessary in the future."
In this novelistic collection of short stories, a gay Mormon missionary struggles to make sense of sexuality and spirituality in 1970s Italy.
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INDIE
Released: July 1, 2011
"Nearly impossible to put down."
Wooten's novel is an earnest coming-of-age tale as well as an inventive look at the contested borderland between science and faith.
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INDIE
Released: July 20, 2011
"An utterly winning, deceptively smart collection of mishaps, plot twists and grinning one-liners."
