Also, seriously... who needs more "stuff"? So buy a book.
Selling books is hard for many authors these days. Buying their books is a nice way to give a cool gift and support an artist.
Without further ado: My top 12 list of (mostly) Indie Books for EVERYONE on your list!
A link to buy each book is included. Happy Holidays!
12. Sci-Fi/Fantasy:
Sojourn: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction
This book started as a group of gamers and has turned into the #1 selling anthology of speculative fiction on Amazon. Plus, this is one of my awesome editor's projects and I love her.
11. For the dude on your list who loves music:
Cross Dog Blues
I met this author at a small business Saturday and loved his book. It's told with a blues voice that conveys a tone that follows exactly with the story.
10. For the dude on your list who likes humor books:
The Pequod's Coffin
This book is a great chance to laugh and be entertained by the idiocy of corporate America.
Flexible Wings
A compassionate and kind-hearted approach to the social topics: adjusting to moving and making new friends, struggling with trying something new (swimming), living in a military family, enjoying a rich cultural identity.
The Language of Flowers
This book deals with a similar girl to Seffra (although older) and does an absolutely stunning job with the language. It's honest and accurate and I loved it.
7. Book Club/Literary Fiction:
Yellow Crocus
The intertwining life of a slave and the child she helps raise. Strong female characters, conflict, morals.. unflinching honesty and beautiful writing.
6. Book Club/Literary Fiction:
(If it gets a slash, it gets 2 suggestions!)
The Pearl that Broke Its Shell
5. Nonfiction, Light-hearted:
I Work at a Public Library
A Light-hearted Wonderful Book by a Librarian who spends her days making the world a better place. No, really.
4. Memoir:
Hands of my father
I met this author at a small writing conference. The author is as fascinating, personable, and gregarious as any could be and his book reads so smoothly. A fascinating life!
3. Children's Picture Book:
Painting for Peace in Ferguson
Beautiful pictures with a rhythm to the words that follows the paintings that people did on boarded up windows amid the riots in Ferguson. I've read this approximately 1,000 times with my children and I love the words AND the pictures and the age-appropriate message that comes through.
2. Publishing:
Book Marketing is Dead
If you're interested in his book, you should totally check out his website. It's FULL of useful, nuts & bolts suggestions on improving your marketing.
1. Young Adult Memoir-style fiction:
Between Families
(obviously, it has to be my book, especially because I'm giving away all the rest of the old cover copies in preparation for the new cover. I'll be donating to child advocacy groups and individuals and colleges across the country until I run out.)
Check out the new cover! The new cover is only digital for now (and Derek Murphy made it for me,) but I'll post when a new cover is finalized after the 1st of the year.
