Labor Day is almost here — time to try to get in those last pages before the beach weather wanes. And we have plenty of ideas to share! This month’s indie list is all about fitting in just one more summer read, whether you are looking for entertainment or education or a little of both.
Jacqueline Lamba: The Forgotten Surrealist by Salomon Grimberg
Biography / Art
Long overshadowed by her husband, André Breton, Surrealist painter Jacqueline Lamba emerges as a major 20th-century artist in this richly researched biography.
Dear Deer by Dale V. Atkins, PhD
Childrens
When two children find a baby deer in distress, their forest adventure becomes a gentle lesson in compassion, observation and respect for the natural world.
Chaos Reveals It: Leadership Lessons and Stories from the Front Lines of 9/11, Disasters, Diplomacy, Business, and Beyond by Bradford E. Billet
Leadership
A gripping memoir and leadership playbook revealing how to lead through uncertainty, make critical decisions under pressure and thrive when chaos strikes. From 9/11 to diplomacy, Billet draws on his decades of front-line crisis response.
Redemption Initiative: The Good Samaritan by C. L. Morrissey
Crime Fiction
A reformed criminal creates a covert program that forces offenders to confront the harm they’ve caused, raising provocative questions about justice, remorse and whether redemption can be earned.
Health Care: Compassion in Action by Gregory Gallivan
Health
A practical vision for transforming U.S. healthcare through patient empowerment, medical education reform and compassionate, common-sense solutions.
The Weirding Storm: A Dragon Epic by Thomas Davis
Fantasy
Dragons wage war, witches twist fate, and a spirit bear seeks a human soul in this mythic epic poem where transformation blurs every boundary — and love is the fiercest magic of all.
How I Got My Kicks on Route 66 by Ronn Perea
Autobiographical Fiction
Musical theater producer Ronn Perea trades song and dance for a fresh venture: The Duke City Comedy Club. But when tragedy strikes, he wonders if he’ll ever laugh again.
God Doesn’t Relapse: Sex, Drugs, and the Life That Almost Killed Me by Matt Grace
Memoir
In this USA Today bestseller, Matt Grace recounts his harrowing descent into addiction and the spiritual reckoning that led him to more than 20 years of sobriety, purpose and service.
a written self-portrait: ‘On Psychosis’ a Novella Vol. I by Louis Gale
Experimental Fiction
An experimental plunge into one man’s restless mind as psychosis, travel, drugs and fractured reality collide in a nonlinear story about identity, perception and the limits of consciousness.
Conquer the Planet: A Modern-Day Global Enslavement Handbook by Sir Lawrence McAlister
Satire
Fictional oligarch Sir Lawrence McAlister reveals his “handbook” for world domination in this award-winning, darkly comic critique of power, propaganda, control and modern society.
