Indie Book Review

Warning! Some of the titles have colorful language! In today's show I review Moving Parts by Prabda Yoon. Prabda's collection of surrealism will massage your reader brain into literary submission. Absolute must read. Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: Moving Parts by Prabda Yoon

And THIS is why we rock with translations! In today's show I review Where The Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda. Aoko's collection of reimagined Japanese ghost stories delivers developed female protagonists with stories that capture real life and current culture from Japan. I loved this collection so much! Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: Where The Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda

It's Metatron Press Month! In today's show I review The Nerves by Lena Suksi. Lena's debut collection of poetry is overflowing with desire, sexual pleasure both mentally and physically, and the journey towards knowing ourselves after being known by another. Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: The Nerves by Lena Suksi

It's Metatron Press Month! In today's show I review ?bédayine by Kaitlyn Purcell. Kaitlyn's debut collection tells the story of a young indigenous woman's hardships and redemption on the road to self discovery. Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: ?bédayine by Kaitlyn Purcell

It's Metatron Press Month! In today's show I review Confirmation Bias by Ivanna Baranova. Ivanna's debut collection of poetry paints a world of intimate understanding through the reality of confirmation bias and her lived experiences. Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: Confirmation Bias by Ivanna Baranova

It's Metatron Press Month! In today's show I review Tropico by Marcela Huerta. Marcela's debut collection of poetry intimately sifts through memories of her father while coming to terms with her grief in his absence. Leave a review about what you loved from the podcast! Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: Tropico by Marcela Huerta

What Up Fam! In today's show I review A Girl Returned by Donatella Di Pietrantonio. Donatella's first English translation tells the story of a young Italian girl forced into a new family in a new world that she never knew existed. Leave a review about what you loved from the podcast! Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: A Girl Returned by Donatella Di Pietrantonio

What Up Fam! In today's show I review Inconvenient Daughter by Lauren J. Sharkey. Lauren's debut novel is a coming of age story about a transracial Korean adoptee crashing head first into every obstacle life can throw at her, while searching for who she truly is within. Leave a review about what you loved from the podcast! Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: Inconvenient Daughter by Lauren J. Sharkey

What Up Fam! In today's show I review Tapping Out by Nandi Comer. Nandi covers the intricacies of the black female experience, as well as the realities of being a migrant and an immigrant, with the backdrop of crowd pleasing showmanship in masked wrestling. Leave a review about what you loved from the podcast! Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: Tapping Out by Nandi Comer, Northwestern University Press

What Up Fam! In today's show I review Make Love Your Religion: How To Put Love First & Succeed At Doing What You Love by David Nazario. David Nazario’s debut work provides an exclusive look at the steps he has taken to ensure that his passion and driving force are his “work”. This is what living the dream is all about. Leave a review about what you loved from the podcast! Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: Make Love Your Religion: How To Put Love First & Succeed At Doing What You Love

What Up Fam! In today's show I review Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom. Tressie is a writer, sociologist, and professor, who holds no punches back when letting her thoughts and desires be known in support of equal opportunity for women of color in the writing world, and society in general. Leave a review about what you loved from the podcast! Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: https://thenewpress.com/books/thick

Welcome to the first show for Indie Book Review! I'm so excited to finally launch the show and cover the best independent literature with you! In today's show I review Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay In Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli. In this essay, Valeria recounts stories she interpreted for unaccompanied minors detained at the border of Mexico while seeking safety and asylum in the United States of America. Thanks for listening, leave a review! Check out my Booktube, Written Reviews, and Weekly Column here: www.brandenprintup.com/writing Purchase the book here: https://coffeehousepress.org/products/tell-me-how-it-ends