IndieReader Discovery Awards 2022 Entrants
Added as our experts review them, find the latest from the 2022 IndieReader Discovery Awards, leading up to the big winners announcement in June 2022!
Small business owners face a number of challenges on a daily basis, especially in today’s COVID-19 world. WARRIOR ENTREPRENEUR by Zachary L. Green is more…
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Bonnie Griesemer’s SADIE AND CHARLEY FINDING THEIR WAY is the story of a little girl who experiences a loss, and a raccoon with special abilities.…
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Drawing from real-life issues and science fiction, Austin Farmer’s THE PHANTOM CIRCUIT is a tense and gripping novel with an intriguing plot that will leave…
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A.I. Fabler’s AGENDA 2060: The Future as It Happens is a fictional account of today’s politically correct world of cancel culture, identity politics, and woke…
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Businessman, artist and author Bruce Glass provides a clear-sighted and comprehensive overview of the threats – and possible advantages – of climate change in THE…
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Author Jami Fairleigh uses controversial and current themes to tell an incredible story full of fresh and interesting ideas in the fantasy OIL AND DUST,…
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Teenage demons, spirituality, and life-changing decisions take an 18-year old college student and the girl he falls in love with into an eye-opening journey into…
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THE ROAD HOME, Book 2 in Christina Berry’s sexy romance Lost in Austin series, focuses on Jake Sixkiller, a musician whose favorite hobby is sex.…
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LADY BE GOOD: The Life and Times of Dorothy Hale by Pamela Hamilton is a fictional yet historical account of Ziegfeld Follies’ girl, actress, and…
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A demon-turned-assassin who spends his free time as a serial killer is the target for John Hart and his crew in BLACK’S SPOT, Lou Berthelson’s…
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Sara B. Fraser’s JUST RIVER seems simple at first, but the author manages to skillfully create a complex and unexpected web of relationships. The narrative…
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One event, most would agree, can shift a person’s life plans. In THE STORIES OF OUR LIVES, Brandy Isadora has written 18 stories capturing one…
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Barry Ziman takes a dark view of the idealism of public service is his fast-paced political thriller GIRLS, CRIMES, AND THE RULING BODY. When the…
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MATCH: A MEDICAL MURDER MYSTERY. Mystery/suspense/thriller, women’s issues. Amy S. Peele. A bi-coastal whodunit, exhibiting a real sensitivity to women’s issues. Two characters occupy main…
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Anyone who has ever felt concern about the effects of “bad energy” versus “good energy” will likely find succor perusing Danielle Ingenito’s IT’S NOT YOU,…
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Family ties act more like shackles when a vengeful adversary gets her hands on a deck of magical tarot cards in the second installment of…
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FIGHTING FOR A FUTURE by Shabnam Ighani vividly follows the author’s arduous and harrowing journey as she battled countless tribulations while executing her path to…
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PIECES OF MY HEART by Shawna Scott gives readers a simple look at powerful moments in the author’s life, from love, romance, disappointment and self-acceptance.…
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An interesting, true-to-life, and entertaining read for both men and woman, Clint Arthur’s WISDOM OF THE MEN is an autobiographical look at celebrity schmoozing that…
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Victoria Clayton’s GRIEF IN THE VAN is a compelling memoir on surviving tragedy and loss. From the onslaught of emotions that comes with caring for…
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Tim Paumen’s THOUGHTS FROM THE QUIET KID is a series of aphorisms/headlines that detail the author’s thoughts in short chapters, from ‘finish what I started’…
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DAMAGED PEOPLE by Thomas Avant is a study and dissection of narcissism as it has manifested in the American era of Trump, racism, and Evangelical…
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The essays collected in Tarn Wilson’s IN PRAISE OF INADEQUATE GIFTS are a deeply personal exploration of the author’s relationship with childhood, family, trauma, mental…
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A brotherhood of Marine vets. Hawaii. Clean cops, crooked cops. Millions of American dollars to be officially destroyed. Government endeavoring to scam the people; people…
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Class in India, political and police corruption, sexual harassment along with unchecked violence/injustice are but a few of many forceful, compelling realities delved into in…
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HOME IN A HUNDRED PLACES by Sarah Dayan Mueller spans the adventurous life of Raymond–from his childhood in Egypt to young adulthood with an older…
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Matt Simons’ A BATTLE FOR TOMORROW (End of Earth Book 1) explores themes of armed conflict, bereavement, and time travel. The author’s prose is well-paced…
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Brimming with fantastical plot twists and otherworldly beings, Joseph T. Humphrey’s Young Adult novel BRANDED explores potent themes of Light and Dark.
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ISKOCĒS TIPISKAK (A Spark in the Dark) is a thoughtfully written, compellingly honest and immensely interesting memoir of life as an indigenous man in Saskatchewan…
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Brenda Lyne’s enjoyable, fast-paced novel SISTER LOST rather quickly abandons the traditional haunted house setting to become a detective story. But what really stands is…
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An active imagination and a good sense of humor–combined with knowledge of political affairs (including misstatements by former President Trump and members of POTUS’ retinue)–make…
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A.M. Johnson’s DEAR MR. BRODY is a blend of heartwarming emotion and steamy passion that tells the story of love that transcends all odds.
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Relationships with signs, guides, mentors, trickster energy, family, The Universe, and one’s own personal growth are carefully explored in Elizabeth Radcliffe’s joyful SOULWORK (Connecting with…
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Providing a keen-eyed, yet calmly centrist look at several year’s worth of Coronavirus events from the perspective of a medical doctor specializing in geriatrics, Andrew…
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A thought-provoking and suspenseful thriller, Phil M. Williams’s REDEMPTION follows a story of love, conspiracies, hidden truths, and lost innocence. The characters are intense, the…
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