IndieReader Discovery Awards 2023 Entrants
Added as our reviewers read them, find the latest verdicts for the 2023 IndieReader Discovery Award entrants, leading up to the big winner announcement in June!
THE C.R. PATTERSON AND SONS COMPANY (Black Pioneers in the Vehicle Building Industry, 1865-1939) is an award-winning biographical work by author Christopher Nelson unearthing the…
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ME POWER by LaNysha T. Adams is an arresting and hard hitting motivational textbook that teaches readers how to find and harness their own power…
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Adira James digs deep into her soul and allows readers a glimpse into the horrifying world of the childhood she survived. WHAT THEY COULDN’T TAKE…
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Suffering from retrograde amnesia following a hit-and-run accident, thirty-one-year-old, Veronica “Vonny” Kwan can remember nothing from the last nine years. As she struggles to piece…
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Jeff Lanier’s FOR THE MINDS AND WILLS OF MEN is a sophisticated art espionage page-turner that is also a profound introspection on an intriguing time,…
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A delight from the very first line, AS TIME GOES BY by W. Royce Adams is a self deprecating, existential novel as a man known…
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DELOS: THE MOON’S EYE follows the adventure of teenage twins with supernatural abilities, including the threat of capture they try to avoid and the destiny…
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BEHIND THE SOUND CART by Patrushkha Mierzwa offers an incredible guide to sound production in the film industry, showing readers how to navigate a career…
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Bloody from the beginning (though only mildly so) MAPKEEPER: Journey Through the North by Emily McKeehan and Natalea Waller is a magical interplanetary fantasy that…
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A fantasy world comes to life in the fictional land of Etria, where three young brothers begin their training to become knights — following in…
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John DeGuire’s NELLY THE JELLY AND CAMILLE THE EEL’S DEEP SEA ADVENTURE explores the intricate ecosystems of seas and oceans–including various sea creatures and how…
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THE JOURNEY by Mark T. Rasmussen is a ‘semi-interactive’ book (a playlist peppered throughout for e-readers). Predominantly written in the present tense, pushing the narrative…
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Freelancers know the so-called “Gig Economy” can be anywhere from scant to lucrative and back again; the ups and downs of working for oneself can…
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A seemingly small (but very big) accomplishment is celebrated in a special way in JANA’S BRIGHTLY-COLOURED SOCKS by Sally Fetouh, when a little girl with…
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While classified by the author as science fiction, Sam Sumac’s AIN’T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS reads more like a funny memoir with every chapter…
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Written by Jeff Hopkins, DIRECTED BY McCARDLE O’HANLON follows an Irish director as he tries to make a film about the life of the first…
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SURVIVAL ISN’T MANDATORY by Janet Pfeifer is the dynamic and inspirational coming-of-age memoir about a young girl having to mature in the face of hard…
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Life can be a struggle for lonely people whose anxiety, depression, and feelings of self-doubt define their lives. MY NAME ISN’T JOE by James Thomas…
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Fred Rutter sets out an unforgettable journey when he agrees to drive an RV across America for a friend and he details it all in…
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Straight-laced doctor-to-be Kate falls head first into the wild world of hacker-extraordinaire Fabian when he turns up unconscious in her emergency room. THE OUTCAST follows…
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Set near the end of the Victorian Era, a French fisherman and English aristocrat search for an old ship thought to be loaded with Spanish…
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Ellen D. Davidson’s WIND couches environmental stewardship and social awareness in a young adult fantasy epic that follows a plucky flawed heroine on an otherworldly…
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In a fantasy tale for older children and young adults, the main characters in THE HAWK’S FLIGHT: Book Two of the Three Brothers Trilogy by…
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MARY, MOTHER OF GRACE AND MERCY is a Christian book that takes a closer look at the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, from the…
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A colorful and short bedtime story for preschoolers who like to turn the pages, WOLVES AREN’T WELCOME by Cheryl Benner and illustrator Jeffrey Ebbeler is…
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“Hen” parties are all the rage these days when young women are about to get married–Las Vegas is the place to be for these festivities.…
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THE PEOPLE’S LAWYER by Bobby H. Caldwell and Shaundale R. Johnson is essential reading for those wanting to understand more about one of the most…
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PHARONI is told in a first-person memoir-like narrative from the perspective of a screenwriter about his group of friends and how their lives change after…
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WULLIE THE MAHAAR GOME (Book 1: Blackhope Scar) tells how the boring life of an ordinary boy changes when his great uncle gifts him with…
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DARK CLOUD COUNTRY by Daniel Firth Griffith is an arresting anthology of intense poetry and essays about the WILDING of the regenerative agriculture movement. Sectioned…
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When country music star, Michael (“Mickey”) Chambers falls off stage, his wife and manager, Briscoe, attempts to mitigate the gossip. But, when rumors of Michael’s…
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Manny Garcia’s GLOSSARY OF LIFE is filled with advice on how to live an abundant life filled with joy, balance, and inner peace. With a…
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It isn’t always easy for young people to “find themselves” on the path to adulthood. ISABEL’S STARRY NIGHT — The Magical Quest for Alchemy by…
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Susan Rogers and John Roosen provide a fun and unusual twist on the cozy mystery with DEAD MAN’S POSE, packing a great deal of mystery…
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S. C. Selvyn’s THE TRIALS OF IIDARWOOD is a compelling YA fantasy with multiple main characters featuring various points of view, remarkable world-building and a…
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AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT launches B.T. Polcari’s Mauzzy & Me cozy mystery series. Sara Donovan is a student at the University of Alabama, in love…
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