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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Indie Press Books

Bookriot feels there are a ton of great and interesting indie press books out there worth discovering. Here's a selection of 100 of them. How many of these have you read?
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Fifteen Dogs (André Alexis)
Fifteen Dogs
1
André Alexis
Only the Strong (Jabari Asim)
Only the Strong
2
Jabari Asim
We Show What We Have Learned and Other Stories (Clare Beam)
We Show What We Have Learned and Other Stories
3
Clare Beam
The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine (Alina Bronsky)
The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine
4
Alina Bronsky
Chronicle of the Murdered House (Lucío Cardoso)
Chronicle of the Murdered House
5
Lucío Cardoso
The Last Horror Novel in the History of the World (Brian Allen Carr)
The Last Horror Novel in the History of the World
6
Brian Allen Carr
I'll Tell You in Person (Chloe Caldwell)
I'll Tell You in Person
7
Chloe Caldwell
The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington (Leonora Carrington)
The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington
8
Leonora Carrington
Florence in Ecstasy (Jessie Chaffee)
Florence in Ecstasy
9
Jessie Chaffee
Home (Leila S.Chudori)
Home
10
Leila S.Chudori
Alice + Freda Forever (Alexis Coe)
Alice + Freda Forever
11
Alexis Coe
The Complete Lockpick Pornography (Joey Comeau)
The Complete Lockpick Pornography
12
Joey Comeau
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead (Barbara Comyns)
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead
13
Barbara Comyns
The Redemption of Galen Pike (Carys Davies)
The Redemption of Galen Pike
14
Carys Davies
Grace (Natashia Deón)
Grace
15
Natashia Deón
Eve Out of Her Ruins (Ananda Devi)
Eve Out of Her Ruins
16
Ananda Devi
A Spare Life (Lidija Dimkovska)
A Spare Life
17
Lidija Dimkovska
This Must Be the Place (Sean H.Doyle)
This Must Be the Place
18
Sean H.Doyle
The Folly of Loving Life (Monica Drake)
The Folly of Loving Life
19
Monica Drake
Margaret the First (Danielle Dutton)
Margaret the First
20
Danielle Dutton
Black Cloud (Juliet Escoria)
Black Cloud
21
Juliet Escoria
Windeye (Brian Evenson)
Windeye
22
Brian Evenson
The Days of Abandonment (Elena Ferrante)
The Days of Abandonment
23
Elena Ferrante
The Gloaming (Melanie Finn)
The Gloaming
24
Melanie Finn
Cottonmouths (Kelly J.Ford)
Cottonmouths
25
Kelly J.Ford
Patricide (D.Foy)
Patricide
26
D.Foy
Old Filth (Jane Gardam)
Old Filth
27
Jane Gardam
Fat City (Leonard Gardner)
Fat City
28
Leonard Gardner
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
29
Jewelle Gomez
Kalpa Imperial (Angélica Gorodischer)
Kalpa Imperial
30
Angélica Gorodischer
We Are All Completely Fine (Daryl Gregory)
We Are All Completely Fine
31
Daryl Gregory
Guapa (Saleem Haddad)
Guapa
32
Saleem Haddad
The Widow Nash (Jamie Harrison)
The Widow Nash
33
Jamie Harrison
Elegy on Kinderklavier (Arna Bontemps Hemenway)
Elegy on Kinderklavier
34
Arna Bontemps Hemenway
All Backs Were Turned (Marek Hlasko)
All Backs Were Turned
35
Marek Hlasko
What Narcissism Means to Me (Tony Hoagland)
What Narcissism Means to Me
36
Tony Hoagland
Turtle Diary (Russell Hoban)
Turtle Diary
37
Russell Hoban
Falling in Love With Hominids (Nalo Hopkinson)
Falling in Love With Hominids
38
Nalo Hopkinson
Escape From Baghdad! (Saad Hossain)
Escape From Baghdad!
39
Saad Hossain
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
40
Richard Hughes
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