Lovestruck Maggot by Jarrett Brandon Early

A fast-paced, ruthless space-western where the only thing worse than the monsters are the people who profit off them
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https://independentbookreview.com/2026/05/12/lovestruck-maggot-by-jarrett-brandon-early/

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Jackdaw Affliction by S.G. Hyde

A deeply intimate novel—a devastating portrait of love, memory, family implosion, and all the good and bad we inherit
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https://independentbookreview.com/2026/05/07/jackdaw-affliction/

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Loosestrife for Porcupines by D.M. Gordon

Nimbly traversing the realities of our world, these poems present a full artistic vision through precise, humorous, and deeply serious accounts of the sights, sounds, and stories that surround us.
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https://independentbookreview.com/2026/04/30/loosestrife-for-porcupines-by-d-m-gordon/

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Lucena in the House of Madgrin by Goldeen Ogawa

Sometimes the only way to become yourself is to go through the door everyone else warned you about.
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https://independentbookreview.com/2026/04/23/lucena-in-the-house-of-madgrin-by-goldeen-ogawa/

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Backstitch by Marian Mitchell Donahue

A genre-defining reimagining of the artist novel, grounded in the generational consequences of artistic inheritance
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https://independentbookreview.com/2026/04/15/backstitch-by-marian-mitchell-donahue/

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Chorus of Crows by Sharon Wagner

There is a particular kind of fear reserved for the moment you realize the threat is not outside the house, but inside the mind.
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https://independentbookreview.com/2026/03/24/chorus-of-crows-by-sharon-wagner/

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Cirque Menagerie by K.J. Akers

Akers turns the circus into a gilded cage and longing into a house of mirrors in Cirque Menagerie.
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https://independentbookreview.com/2026/03/17/cirque-menagerie-by-k-j-akers/

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And Your Byrd Can Sing by Jim Roberts

A captivating historical drama with a killer premise and characters that will shatter your heart
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https://independentbookreview.com/2026/03/09/and-your-byrd-can-sing-by-jim-roberts/

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The Body In Zeller’s Barn by Arian Harandi

Fierce teens and found-family energy power this action-packed small-town murder mystery.
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https://independentbookreview.com/2026/03/03/the-body-in-zellers-barn-by-arian-harandi/

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Krackle’s Last Movie by Chelsea Sutton

Monsters, magic, and a missing person case collide in this riveting novella that doubles as a study of self-identity and the search for truth.
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https://independentbookreview.com/2026/02/23/krackles-last-movie-by-chelsea-sutton/

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