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Advice from IR Approved Author Elaine Patterson: "Trust your voice, trust yourself, do what you love and do not be deflected by others. And get a great editor!" | IndieReader
‘Welcome to ‘Homecomings: 52 Ways Back to Ourselves’ – a collection of reflective soliloquys intended to help you to return to you.
IR Approved Author John Shekleton: "Bellosio tells a intriguing story of different societies with different beliefs struggling to live together." | IndieReader
John F. Shekleton's BELLOSIO: An Age of Miracles is a deeply imagined work of sci-fantasy that boasts effortless pacing, lush details, and very little hand-holding.
IR Approved Author Tammy Cranston: "Depending on the species, trees outlive humans, so what stories they could tell..." | IndieReader
Rooted: A Seedling's Journey follows the life of a young seedling with a big dream. Guided by Grandpa Oakey, his journey is fraught with physical discomforts, drought, and terrifying storms threatening to uproot him. However, the real test comes when he faces a devastating loss that pushes him to find his voice and strength.
IRDA Winning Author Jenna Tico: "[I write] About fourteen seconds per day, or however long I can get before my eldest child spills juice all over my foot, and my youngest decides to eat the remote control." | IndieReader
Cancer Moon is a journey through the decade of my twenties, coming-of-age in a time and place where I was constantly told my feelings were too much to handle; and ultimately, not only claiming them, but owning them as an essential part of my power.
IRDA Winning Author Douglas A. Burton: "I'm motivated mostly by the insatiable urge to communicate." | IndieReader
The Heroine's Labyrinth is a practical alternative to Joseph Campbell's hero's journey, in which the archetypal patterns create a powerful narrative arc in numerous stories across numerous genres that have a heroine as the lead character.
IRDA Winning Author Rodney Nelsestuen: "My first short story was written in seventh grade. It was a science fiction story of how a hole in the ozone layer was threatening to kill us all." | IndieReader
“TOO MANY STONES is an emotionally powerful novel... ...A luminous pastoral novel about how a young teen's sexual awakening and rape drastically change her life and those of everyone close to her..."
IRDA Winning Author Dr. Khashayar Farzam Tells All About His Book | IndieReader
The Doctor's Perspective: A Look at Testosterone, Wellness and Performance explores the intricate relationship between hormones, metabolic health, and performance, offering an evidence-based analysis of these often-misunderstood topics. Written by a physician, this book delves into the science behind testosterone replacement therapy, anabolic steroids, and performance-enhancing drugs, separating medical facts from myths and misinformation.
IRDA Winning Author Linda Rönn: "The words almost write themselves when I’m sad or mad. Then I edit when I’ve calmed down." | IndieReader
This memoir shares my deeply personal journey—from the joy of a positive pregnancy test to the heartbreak of a termination for medical reasons (TFMR). The events unfold during the first Trump administration, when women’s healthcare faced relentless challenges.
IRDA Winning Author Kim Hays: "Since I was a child, reading books by my favorite authors has given me immense pleasure. I like the idea that one of my books could make a reader that happy." | IndieReader
Andi Eberhart is biking home on an icy winter night when she is killed in a hit-and-run. Her devastated partner, Nisha, is convinced the death was no accident since Andi had been receiving homophobic hate mail for years.
IRDA Winning Author Paul Redvers Brown: "The struggle of immigrants trying to succeed without abandoning their country of birth is a story everyone needs to understand and appreciate." | IndieReader
A teenage boy promises his Italian grandfather that he will write a book about him. Fifty years later, he does and is shocked by what he discovers.
IRDA Winner Angela Chaidez Vincent: "If you enjoy narrative poems featuring bad-ass women, lyricism in language, formal variety, strange inventiveness, humor, and an indomitable spirit, you will enjoy this book." | IndieReader
Arena Glow sings the women of the arena: the rodeo arena, the cockpit of a small plane, the boys’ club of engineering, the confines of a murderous board game, the Colosseum in which women also desired to fight as gladiators, the traditional marriage.
IRDA Winning Author Thom Kudla: "I am motivated by understanding myself and the world. Most importantly, I am driven by an undying desire to find meaning in what more often than not seems like what Camus would call “the benign indifference of the universe.” | IndieReader
Waking Up at the Gates is an epiphanic poetic journey from the deathly daily grind of the working world to the imaginative mindscapes of creative rebirth. This book guided me through a fatally difficult time in my life; I hope it can do the same for those who read it.
IRDA Winning Author Melanie Hooyenga: "Anyone looking for a unique twist on the missing sibling trope with more than one gasp-inducing twist should read Eve’s story." | IndieReader
All Eve Ellaway wants is to escape to college, start a life of her own, and finally sever the connection to her twin sister Gen who disappeared when they were babies. Because while the rest of the world moved on from the kidnapping, Gen’s still very much alive at home.
IRDA Winnner Melissa Connelly Tells All About her Book | IndieReader
What if Lolita told her story? What Was Lost spans the years of social upheaval from 1970 to 2000. Marti comes of age in a seemingly idyllic small town while hiding the sexual relationship she’s having with an older man. She returns as an adult to face the demons of her past.
IRDA Winning Author Katy Motiey: "I write because I have stories to tell and as therapy." | IndieReader
The book is fiction based on a true story, about a custody battle and civil lawsuit my mother faced in 1970s Iran with her inlaws, before the fall of the Shah and after my father suddenly passed away from brain cancer in London in 1971.
Book Marketing Gold: Street Teams, Super Fans + Micro Influencers (Oh My!) | IndieReader
By Penny C. Sansevieri, Founder and CEO of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., is a bestselling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. Did you know that 95% of books are sold via personal recommendation? If that’s news to you, it shouldn’t be. Think about the last time a friend recommended a product […]
Author Kristine Meldrum Tells All About her IRDA-Winning Book | IndieReader
Parkinson's: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise is the first book to comprehensively explain how the latest scientific research on Parkinson's exercise is a genuine therapy to reduce PD symptoms and can provide life-changing results, putting the person with PD back in control.
Advice from IRDA Winning Author Brian D McLean: "Stay focused and committed to your project: See it through to completion. I think, that in itself, is probably the greatest reward." | IndieReader
The motivating influence for Our Global Crisis was not derived from a typical source of inspiration, such as a single event or a feeling. In fact, it evolved slowly over the course of the last decade of the 20th century.