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2011 Best of Indie: Literary Fiction


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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. Read full book review >
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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. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: April 8, 2011

"Teaches and informs while remaining a compelling, nonexploitative read."
A teenage boy must piece his past together after discovering he was kidnapped as a child. Read full book review >
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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. Read full book review >
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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. Read full book review >