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!
WHITE COAT WAYS: A History of Medical Traditions and Their Battle With Progress by Brian Elliott is an exploration into the benign rituals of medical…
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When a wealthy, over-indulged young woman takes a job that might actually help someone other than herself, she finds something she didn’t bargain for. Colorful,…
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Written and illustrated by Beth Davis with sharp bright colors to help give it a special glow, LACINDA THE LION IS A SUPER YOUNEEK BEAST …
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THE REPROBATES by Benjamin Grose is an uncompromising riot of a read voiced by the unnamed manager of a dilapidated nightclub, Munks, whose ruthless capacity…
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Readers will be caught up in the whirlwind that is JUST A GIRL IN THE WHIRL, a coming-of-age story giving voice to the issues of…
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Angela J Dawson’s RED is a friends-to-lovers love story with an added complication of distance of the entire Australian country. It is a journey not…
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Andy McD’s X is a thrilling murder mystery involving a serial killer who leaves nine helpless victims and an impossible case for the police department…
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Warring sisters Jesse and Jennifer are thrown together with a brother they never knew existed as one of the conditions to collect a large inheritance…
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The journey into the land of depression is a difficult one that an ordinary person might not comprehend. In her memoir EMPTY CUPBOARDS, Stacey Powells…
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MAP OF A SOUNDLESS CLOCK, second book in The Golden Dolphin series by Matthew Rudd Reynolds, is a Young Adult fantasy adventure, with strange characters…
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Life’s lessons are never-ending and Dennis O’Donnell’s, 40 FOR 40 (Forty stories, sayings, and lessons learned from a non-celebrity, Costco-shopping, minivan-driving, extremely grateful married father…
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Paul Hudon’s conversational wisdom in A COMPLETE LIFE (Discovering Your Authentic Self) gives steps to discover the true inner voice, the source of love. Beyond…
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Author David J. Mason–the title subject’s great grandson–describes the brutality of slavery and the importance of determination in THE SELF-LIBERATION OF PARSON SYKES, an inspirational…
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WISHING ROCKS: Find Your Anchor by Macall S. Robertson is a gently enchanting tale of ‘the longest day’, told through the eyes of a young…
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J.A. Carter-Winward’s poetry collection IF IT STINGS. . .THAT MEANS IT’S WORKING is a layered collection in form and content and a small book casting…
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Jonathan Mass’s KLAREANA (The Human Child) is a fast-paced science fiction novel juggles a well-crafted plot and careful characterization without sacrificing any of the ethical…
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A DREAM OF SHADOWS by Peter Eliott is a magnificent, beautifully articulated book; the protagonist, Vazeer, is a smuggler in the crime-ridden, dangerous Hell’s Labyrinth.…
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M.S. Izbicki makes a strong debut with her dark YA dramedy DANI CAPELLO: Shadows of Men. Combining the R-rated Catholic schoolgirl shenanigans of Derry Girls…
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HEALING FROM HIDDEN ABUSE by Shannon Thomas, LCSW uncovers the dangerous nature of psychological abusers who leave no trail of physical mayhem but constantly damage…
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HEALTH IN FLAMES by V. Thomas George is an enlightening book educating readers about how the modern, capitalistic world is detrimental to our overall physical…
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Written with more than the typical flowery words of most poetic verses, VIOLET by Sabrina Simon offers true meaning and realism behind her personal moments.…
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Re-evaluating one’s life after a tremendous loss is never any easy task and it’s usually never a good idea to make drastic changes on impulse…
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A quick lesson: Never fool with the local mafia. Which is what outsider Jessie Strick does when she challenges Mayor Richard Hackman, Sharpsburg, Ohio, mayor,…
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With bite-sized chapters and clear guidance, Kris Wilder and Lawrence Kane’s WINNING IN THE DOJO AND YOUR LIFE is an excellent roadmap for anyone looking…
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NO MOUNTAIN TOO HIGH by Rod Setterlund is a beautiful, inspiring memoir detailing the author’s uphill village development mission in a secluded village based in…
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W. Alan Sprague’s TOSS OF A COIN neatly details the weariness, horror, and randomness of the life of a Union soldier in the Civil War as…
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Reading a story about a virus putting an entire city, and more, at risk would have sounded straight out of science fiction just three years…
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Reading Heather Killough-Walden’s fantastical story, MONSTERS, Book Two, without understanding the multiverse characters is akin to beginning Harry Potter in the series’ fourth book. (The…
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Mike Murphey’s THE OUTLAW GILLIS KERG… PHYSICS, LUST, AND GREED SERIES (Book 4) is a fascinating sci-fi tale involving time travel, artificial intelligence, an outlaw,…
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J.J. Walsh’s SUPERSIZE ISLAND tells the story of an average, emotionally unattached and guilt-ridden protagonist finally choosing to participate in society. But the first job…
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Tara Platt’s PREP SCHOOL FOR SERIAL KILLERS draws on a fantastic (albeit macabre) premise, where – in a dystopian future – certain children who score…
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The toll of war is more than an accounting of fallen bodies and the destruction of homelands; war affects families indefinitely. AN ENEMY LIKE ME…
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Jonathan Day’s SEBASTIAN AND THE MIGHTY TOKEN is a sensitive and graceful exploration of discovering one’s inner strength. Sebastian’s journey of overcoming grief and finding…
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ONE AMERICA (Continuing the Destructive Path of Division) by Shawn Cosner, a veteran and self confessed ‘blue collar worker’–writes eloquently and succinctly with a plea…
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Mark Zipse’s science fiction novel BROADKILL BILL mixes literary references of the past with a high tech future. Welcome to 2117. Robots have exterminated humans,…
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DOWN ON COURT FIVE (Lessons Late in Life) by Vivian Witkind is the book to pick up and read slowly and meditatively when seeking solace…
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