A champion of indie and self-published books. Eclectic taste, supportive of small press and debut authors.https://indiecorner.net/https://indiecorner.net/posts/an-editorial-review-only-helps-if-readers-believe-a-human-wrote-it/https://indiecorner.net/posts/an-editorial-review-only-helps-if-readers-believe-a-human-wrote-it/Paid reviews are supposed to create trust. Synthetic language does the opposite.Tue, 05 May 2026 20:35:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/indie-spotlight-holler-whispers-by-t-l-bequette/https://indiecorner.net/posts/indie-spotlight-holler-whispers-by-t-l-bequette/Independent press mysteries live or die on whether they feel distinct.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/afrofuturism-short-stories-is-the-kind-of-anthology-that-earns-attention/https://indiecorner.net/posts/afrofuturism-short-stories-is-the-kind-of-anthology-that-earns-attention/Collections live or die on voice, range, and purpose. This one looks like it has all 3.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/false-war-looks-like-the-kind-of-book-that-does-not-blink/https://indiecorner.net/posts/false-war-looks-like-the-kind-of-book-that-does-not-blink/There are novels that ask politely for your attention, and there are novels that stare back until you give it to them.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/why-roger-spitz-doesnt-write-like-a-corporate-oracle/https://indiecorner.net/posts/why-roger-spitz-doesnt-write-like-a-corporate-oracle/The best thing about Disrupt with Impact might be that it refuses to perform certainty for the reader.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/disrupt-with-impact-a-business-book-that-earns-its-title/https://indiecorner.net/posts/disrupt-with-impact-a-business-book-that-earns-its-title/Most business books promise transformation. Few deliver a toolkit. Roger Spitz's Disrupt with Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable WorWed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/a-second-chance-by-asher-frend/https://indiecorner.net/posts/a-second-chance-by-asher-frend/Two best friends. One person who decides to come between them. What follows is a study in how manipulation actually works — not through explosions, but through quiet erosion. A Second Chance is indepeWed, 18 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/the-book-swap-still-feels-like-a-note-left-in-the-margins/https://indiecorner.net/posts/the-book-swap-still-feels-like-a-note-left-in-the-margins/Some romance novels are easy to enjoy and easy to forget. This one hangs around a little longer than that.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/exit-nowhere-is-the-kind-of-middle-grade-horror-that-actually-commits/https://indiecorner.net/posts/exit-nowhere-is-the-kind-of-middle-grade-horror-that-actually-commits/A lot of spooky middle grade fiction wants the mood without the nerve. Exit Nowhere has both.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/here-lyeth-has-more-bite-than-most-historical-fantasies/https://indiecorner.net/posts/here-lyeth-has-more-bite-than-most-historical-fantasies/This is the kind of historical fantasy that earns its darkness instead of using it like wallpaper.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/the-worst-ronin-understands-that-messy-heroes-are-more-fun/https://indiecorner.net/posts/the-worst-ronin-understands-that-messy-heroes-are-more-fun/A fallen warrior, a determined teenager, and a story smart enough to let failure stay visible.Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/the-wine-bible-is-what-happens-when-enthusiasm-gets-organized/https://indiecorner.net/posts/the-wine-bible-is-what-happens-when-enthusiasm-gets-organized/Few reference books manage to feel both encyclopedic and genuinely contagious. This one does.Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/old-tricks-new-treats-interview-part-9/https://indiecorner.net/posts/old-tricks-new-treats-interview-part-9/OLD TRICKS, NEW TREATS is book three of the BAG OF TRICKS trilogy: a compilation of short stories about San Francisco punks in the early 80's. When I first started writing these stories, they were wriSun, 23 Nov 2025 03:02:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/align-your-business-with-the-real-you-connect-with-yourself-create-what-matters-most-and-define-your-success-by-jennifer-musser/https://indiecorner.net/posts/align-your-business-with-the-real-you-connect-with-yourself-create-what-matters-most-and-define-your-success-by-jennifer-musser/Startups are exhilarating—and exhausting. Jennifer Musser knows. In Align Your Business with the Real You, she recounts building her business from scratch while unraveling years of burnout. Her messagSun, 20 Apr 2025 11:46:35 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/here-lyeth-by-johanna-frank/https://indiecorner.net/posts/here-lyeth-by-johanna-frank/Book Summary: In Here Lyeth, Lexxie, feeling angry and heartbroken, leaves her home after learning that her biological father lives in a village called Vereiteln Dorf. There, she becomes intrigued by Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:18:21 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/700/https://indiecorner.net/posts/700/Story Summary What if your child has special powers and can get people to do almost anything? What happens if the child is abducted? Izzie and Tristan were never mere humans. They are Charismites, witSun, 08 Dec 2024 11:06:36 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/champagne-widows-by-rebecca-rosenberg/https://indiecorner.net/posts/champagne-widows-by-rebecca-rosenberg/Summary: Sparkling Courage: Love, Loss, and the First Champagne Queen's Daring Legacy France, 1800s. Young widow Barbe-Nicole Clicquot possesses an extraordinary gift: Le Nez, an exquisite sense of smSat, 07 Dec 2024 09:42:22 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/bones-of-the-apostle-by-john-amos/https://indiecorner.net/posts/bones-of-the-apostle-by-john-amos/Story Summary: “Thomas, I’m bored. We need some excitement.” Back from their harrowing mission in the desert to recover a stolen statue of Aphrodite, detectives Flinders Petrie and Thomas Pettigrew haFri, 06 Dec 2024 12:42:04 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/the-case-of-the-stolen-goddess-by-john-amos/https://indiecorner.net/posts/the-case-of-the-stolen-goddess-by-john-amos/Story Summary: Flinders smiled. “Once more into the breach, my friend.” Now famous after their previous quest to find Cleopatra’s tomb, detectives Flinders Petrie and Thomas Pettigrew begin their nextThu, 05 Dec 2024 14:03:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/prioritize-us-unlock-lasting-love-with-one-simple-proven-test-by-nick-brancato/https://indiecorner.net/posts/prioritize-us-unlock-lasting-love-with-one-simple-proven-test-by-nick-brancato/Summary: What if the real reasons behind our arguments were hidden all along? The answer could change everything—starting today. Introducing Prioritize Us: Unlock Lasting Love with One Simple, Proven Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:38:10 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/thought-choice-power-charting-the-course-of-liberty-in-modern-society-by-plebeius/https://indiecorner.net/posts/thought-choice-power-charting-the-course-of-liberty-in-modern-society-by-plebeius/Summary: Thought Choice Power: Charting the Course of Liberty in Modern Society by Plebeius is a thought-provoking exploration of governance, civic responsibility, and the critical need for principledTue, 03 Dec 2024 13:38:59 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/apricot-marmalade-and-the-edmondson-transmittal-by-lon-orey/https://indiecorner.net/posts/apricot-marmalade-and-the-edmondson-transmittal-by-lon-orey/Summary: The war was not going well. The surprisingly effective Tet Offensive in late January 1968 had humbled and embarrassed the South Vietnamese and their American allies. It had sent a powerful meMon, 02 Dec 2024 18:13:30 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/tangles-a-cold-war-love-story-and-mystery-by-by-kay-smith-blum/https://indiecorner.net/posts/tangles-a-cold-war-love-story-and-mystery-by-by-kay-smith-blum/Summary: “In a well-crafted debut, Smith-Blum provides the reader a ringside seat to the birth of the nuclear age…a beautifully written, important story…Tangles packs a punch and hits close to home.” Sat, 30 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/draw-like-an-artist-100-cartoon-animals/https://indiecorner.net/posts/draw-like-an-artist-100-cartoon-animals/Step-by-Step Creative Line Drawing – A Sourcebook for Aspiring Artists and Designers (Volume 7) This is a very entertaining book about drawing animals. It has step-by-step instructions on how to draw Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:29:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/recipes-for-murder-66-dishes-that-celebrate-the-mysteries-of-agatha-christie/https://indiecorner.net/posts/recipes-for-murder-66-dishes-that-celebrate-the-mysteries-of-agatha-christie/In Recipes for Murder, author Karen Pierce has curated “66 dishes that celebrate the mysteries of Agatha Christie.” Pierce has broken each dish by decade, ranging from the 1920s to the 1970s. Each disThu, 28 Nov 2024 16:03:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/change-your-life-and-career-by-graduating-from-test-engineer-to-test-architect-in-21-days/https://indiecorner.net/posts/change-your-life-and-career-by-graduating-from-test-engineer-to-test-architect-in-21-days/“An excellent resource for anyone in the field of mobile test automation. Written for engineering students to current test engineers, this book starts with framework overview and goes through file andWed, 27 Nov 2024 16:54:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/hallucinating-stewards-a-potential-financial-crisis/https://indiecorner.net/posts/hallucinating-stewards-a-potential-financial-crisis/"Despite the Feds’ aggressive monetary policies, factors such as bank liquidity, high levels of government debt, wayward inflation, and worldwide health crises contribute to unprecedented perils. The Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:49:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/the-book-of-murder/https://indiecorner.net/posts/the-book-of-murder/Murder most malign, this is a description that Mat Murphy, former homicide prosecutor of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, would say about the cases he dealt with. The book takes the readeMon, 25 Nov 2024 16:20:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/cemetery-reflections/https://indiecorner.net/posts/cemetery-reflections/“A beautiful collection of photography displaying the extraordinary structures, intricate carvings, and colorful foliage that bring life to the cemeteries where our loved ones lie to rest. Cemetery ReFri, 22 Nov 2024 16:04:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/the-worst-ronin/https://indiecorner.net/posts/the-worst-ronin/In a faraway village, children have gone missing, and parents feared the worst. Fifteen-year-old Chihiro was offered the chance to prove her fighting skills to battle the demon terrorizing the villageThu, 21 Nov 2024 19:10:48 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/i-am-hatzegopteryx-i-am-prehistoric/https://indiecorner.net/posts/i-am-hatzegopteryx-i-am-prehistoric/Do you have a child that loves dinosaurs? Do you love dinosaurs? This book is the perfect book to help kids begin their love of reading. It combines simple words and fantastic illustrations to make a Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:10:12 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/exit-nowhere/https://indiecorner.net/posts/exit-nowhere/It all started with a research project in history class. Barret Eloise does not want to explore the creepiest place in town, known as Raithfield House, but she has a reputation to uphold as the smarteTue, 19 Nov 2024 16:26:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/beneath-these-cursed-stars/https://indiecorner.net/posts/beneath-these-cursed-stars/It’s been three years since Jasalyn was freed from the dungeons of the false king. Three long years of horrific flashbacks to the terror and torture inflicted. Drowning in rage and self-loathing, she Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:26:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/how-a-king-plays-64-chess-tips-from-a-kid-champion/https://indiecorner.net/posts/how-a-king-plays-64-chess-tips-from-a-kid-champion/Since this is book about chess was written by a kid, I thought it best to review it with a kid. Hit it, Aaron! How a King Plays: 64 Chess Tips from a Kid Champion by Oliver Bodell has lots of great tiFri, 15 Nov 2024 17:33:48 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/erased-an-actor-of-colors-journey-through-the-heyday-of-hollywood/https://indiecorner.net/posts/erased-an-actor-of-colors-journey-through-the-heyday-of-hollywood/Hollywood is the Great Dream Factory and peddler of lies. All those movies we watch will have the audience believing that the hero is the larger-than-life white guy riding in on his steed and saving tThu, 14 Nov 2024 16:35:18 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/a-certain-slant-of-light/https://indiecorner.net/posts/a-certain-slant-of-light/"C.P. Du Toit's A Certain Slant of Light is a refreshing and imaginative addition to the fantasy romance genre. With rich characterization and detailed world-building that blends African and European Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:43:35 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/the-book-swap/https://indiecorner.net/posts/the-book-swap/Tessa Bickers' debut novel The Book Swap is a delight for book lovers, especially those who like to write in the margins of their most beloved novels, but it isn't as lighthearted as one might expect Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:15:31 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/death-stake-trasker/https://indiecorner.net/posts/death-stake-trasker/In Death Stake, we rejoin Brad Trasker, who has been retired from the intelligence arena for a while. He currently works as head of security for an aerospace facility after an incident last year. WhenMon, 11 Nov 2024 22:53:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/vivienne/https://indiecorner.net/posts/vivienne/A national art museum wants to finally exhibit and recognize the startling work of a long-forgotten surrealist, Vivienne Volker. Vivienne and her family are heartened by the news. They live distantly Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:28:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/incidents-around-the-house-a-novel/https://indiecorner.net/posts/incidents-around-the-house-a-novel/Bela is a young girl living with her mother and father in a quintessential suburban household. Bela is loved very much by her parents, Russ and Ursula. Ursula is the disciplinarian while Russ is usualThu, 07 Nov 2024 20:32:44 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/the-one-week-writing-workshop-7-days-to-spark-boost-or-revive-your-novel-by-karin-adams/https://indiecorner.net/posts/the-one-week-writing-workshop-7-days-to-spark-boost-or-revive-your-novel-by-karin-adams/About the book: You've always wanted to write a novel and have been nurturing a great idea. Perhaps you’ve made a pile of notes—even written several chapters. But as you sit down alone with the blank Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:13:33 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/tangles/https://indiecorner.net/posts/tangles/I have been recommending this book to my friends as a horror story. It has everything I want out of a historical novel: characters that feel like they belong to the time period, rich details, a confliWed, 06 Nov 2024 19:43:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/beowulff-a-new-translation/https://indiecorner.net/posts/beowulff-a-new-translation/You’ve no doubt come across the old story of Beowulf at some point during your life, whether in a movie, referenced in a book, or read a translation . . . or if you’re really hardcore, perhaps you’ve Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:03:18 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/how-do-you-become-a-mad-scientist/https://indiecorner.net/posts/how-do-you-become-a-mad-scientist/What is a mad scientist? How exactly does one become mad at being a scientist? How to Become a Mad Scientist is a fun book to read during Halloween. This book is full of experiments to try so you can Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:02:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/the-year-of-what-if-a-novel/https://indiecorner.net/posts/the-year-of-what-if-a-novel/Carla Carter is the owner of a successful match-making agency and is on her way to the alter with a successful match for herself. Her fiancé, the board-game loving Tom, is surely strong enough to withTue, 29 Oct 2024 14:08:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/a-guest-at-the-feast/https://indiecorner.net/posts/a-guest-at-the-feast/Having only read Colm Toibin's fiction prior to picking up his most recent collection of essays A Guest at the Feast, I wasn't sure what to expect. I can promise you I did not expect him to talk so muMon, 28 Oct 2024 14:42:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/domestic-affairs-tales-of-american-males/https://indiecorner.net/posts/domestic-affairs-tales-of-american-males/"Readers will be in awe of Daniel M. Jaffe's collection of boundary-breaking and strangely intriguing short stories with hilarious, startling concepts such as sex angels and a man being instructed notFri, 25 Oct 2024 10:07:00 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/from-the-book-of-dreams-a-collection-of-poems/https://indiecorner.net/posts/from-the-book-of-dreams-a-collection-of-poems/"Giampaolo has once again created a collection of gems that will surely follow the footsteps of his first, Deep Craving. His beautiful verses cover a myriad of subjects, touching on them all with tendThu, 24 Oct 2024 22:26:28 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/how-america-works-and-why-it-doesnt-by-william-cooper/https://indiecorner.net/posts/how-america-works-and-why-it-doesnt-by-william-cooper/Book Summary: Americans in the twenty-first century are becoming increasingly untethered from both reality and the essential principles and traditions that have shaped the nation’s historic success. AMon, 15 Jul 2024 12:21:44 GMThttps://indiecorner.net/posts/part-9-interview-with-ellenmorris-tiegerman-author-of-past-lives-denied/https://indiecorner.net/posts/part-9-interview-with-ellenmorris-tiegerman-author-of-past-lives-denied/Professor Caitlyn Morrys, a passionate and vocal educator at a small college, finds herself at the heart of a fierce debate over academic freedom and teacher tenure. The situation takes a deadly turn Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:13:34 GMT