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IRDA Winners Susan Rogers and John Roosen on Going Traditional: “They’d have to have a pretty good reason and plan of what they would do for our works. Why? We have spent 3 years learning how to do all the tasks and have been very successful.”

Ric Peters and Elaina Williams escape to the breathtaking wilderness of Tasmania, Australia seeking tranquility in its breathtaking landscape. But their dream of an idyllic retreat is shattered on the notorious Devil’s Island, where a...

IRDA Winning Author Melissa K. Magner on her Motivation: “Love of the craft. I started writing because I loved it, and I still write because I love it.”

Of the Sun and Sea follows a grieving young woman who comes into possession of an otherworldly power and finds herself implicated in the plight of another realm—one which forces her to overcome darkness both...

IRDA Winning Author John Blossom: “I write for the excitement of experiencing playful creative ideas that turn into obsession over contributing something worthwhile to the American canon.”

The shamanistic dreams of Mahina Moemoea, a native Hawaiian teenager living on a ranch in Waimea, were passed down to her on the maternal side of her influential family. Her dreams are compelling but so...

IRDA Winning Author David Griffiths: “The best part is knowing it’s cool to be “indie” (like most of the best rock bands).

In search for answers after his mother’s tragic death, a grieving teenage boy discovers his gift of communing with the dead – or so he believes. But as he starts to hear voices in his...

IRDA Winning Author Alretha Thomas Tells All About Her Book

In 2009, Barbara falls under suspicion when her seven-year-old daughter goes missing in New York. Ten years later, while on the cusp of her dream career, Leslie must face a devastating secret from her past. 

Announcing the 2025 Discovery Awards Winners!

Meet the winners of the 2025 IndieReader Discovery Awards!

2024 IRDA Winner Daniel Babka Tells All About His Award-Winning Book

During the summer of 1960, five imaginative, adventurous 13-year-olds roamed a small town that had an incredible one-of-a-kind history of strange, improbable happenings going back decades.

IR Approved Author Peter Hargraves on the Best and Worst parts of being Indie: “The best: I get to write exactly what I want. The worst: having to market my work.”

In a far future of reduced human presence two fairly ordinary people are forced by their circumstances to do difficult things to survive including consorting with a race of genetically engineered cougars which many humans...

Advice from Multiple IR Approved Author Stella Atrium: “Count the cost, both in time sacrifice and investment of money. Be certain that you and your family can afford the roller-coaster path of a vanity project.”

A rewarding travelogue through a richly drawn world, this arresting series-starter invites new readers into the world of tribes on Dolvia with an enticing hook.