Skip to main content
search
BookTrib.
Tag

indie authors

ListiclesPopularPotpourri

A Bouquet of 10 Indie Discoveries for May

This May, we’re celebrating the flourishing creativity of indie authors. The Indie Discovery List is back with a fresh crop of books ready to surprise, unsettle, move and entertain. These 10 indie titles branch out in every direction — from literary fiction to art-inspired coming-of-age, forbidden love, AI speculation, Victorian…
BookTrib
May 19, 2026
ListiclesPopularPotpourri

10 Hidden Indie Gems for Indie Bookstore Day

Independent Bookstore Day is this weekend! In case you aren't familiar, it's an annual event that falls on the last Saturday in April — a national one-day party celebrating indie bookstores across the country, both online and in-store. This year, we’re thinking beyond bookstores to the whole "indieverse" of publishing…
BookTrib
April 24, 2026
Romance

Playlists for 2 Romance Novels We Adore

As a huge lover of books and music, it only makes sense that the two would go together. When I’m sitting down to read, I’m not just picking a random playlist, I’m searching for those specific songs that I know will go perfectly with the tone and the atmosphere of…
Rachel Carter
September 28, 2015
MiscellanyPop Culture

One of These Self-Published Books Will Win $5,000

For the past three years, Publishers Weekly and its website for self-published books, BookLife, have awarded the BookLife Prize to a book that has been completed without the help of a traditional publishing house — authors have edited, printed and promoted their book independently. Since establishing its BookLife site, Publishers…
Joanna Poncavage
December 11, 2018