Best Books of 2019

Best Indie Books of the Year

  • THE PATRON SAINT OF LOST GIRLS October 8, 2018
FICTION
THE PATRON SAINT OF LOST GIRLS by Maureen Aitken
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HIGH DIVE by Elizabeth Amon
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  • THE TROUBLE WITH CHRISTMAS September 24, 2019
ROMANCE
THE TROUBLE WITH CHRISTMAS by Amy Andrews
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  • AMAZING THINGS ARE HAPPENING HERE April 15, 2019
FICTION
AMAZING THINGS ARE HAPPENING HERE by Jacob M. Appel
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  • EISENSTEIN'S MONSTER October 27, 2016
FICTION
EISENSTEIN'S MONSTER by A.V. Bach
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  • THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF BONTHE AND OTHER STORIES OF WEST AFRICA August 29, 2018
FICTION
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF BONTHE AND OTHER STORIES OF WEST AFRICA by Gregory A. Barnes
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  • WILLOUGHBY'S WORLD OF WONDER January 1, 2019
FICTION
WILLOUGHBY'S WORLD OF WONDER by Stephen Barnwell illustrated by Stephen Barnwell
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  • GO DOWN THE MOUNTAIN April 23, 2019
FICTION
GO DOWN THE MOUNTAIN by Meredith Battle
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  • IN SEARCH OF AL HOWIE October 8, 2019
BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
IN SEARCH OF AL HOWIE by Jared Beasley
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