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Best Indie Books of May

FICTION

LUCKY SHOT

by Rebecca Jenshak

A smart hockey romance that will leave readers swooning. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

MAKE FOREVER NOW

by Roger Mitchell

An authoritative and compelling remembrance of an underappreciated poet. Full review >

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FICTION

A VILLAIN’S HOPE

by S.E. McPherson

An absorbing novel with deftly drawn characters, heart-stopping action, and genuinely felt romance. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

AN ADVENTURE LOG

by Jim Doti

A vivid and thoroughly inviting anthology of happy escapades. Full review >

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NONFICTION

BLUE HELMET

by Edward Carpenter

An edifying and powerful memoir of a U.N. peacekeeper’s year in a troubled land. Full review >

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