New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books from Indie Presses to Add To Your TBR
Today, I’m bringing you some new SFF releases and some slightly older releases that are from indie presses. I know some places are still languishing under unbearable heat; in Colorado we’ve been lucky enough to be getting almost nightly rain and cool breezes and oh, it has been so good. It means I can mow the lawn while listening to a book without passing out in a puddle of sweat. I hope everything is cooling down and looking up for you as well!
Bookish Goods
Some Are Just Looking for Cool Birds Mug by LaughablePrintables
A mug that is the intersection between Lord of the Rings and ornithology (see below) feels like a perfect combination for this edition of the newsletter. $18
New Releases
In the Shadow of the Fall by Tobi Ogundiran
Ashâke has long yearned to hear the voice of one of the orisha, which will signal her turn to be made a priestess and go out into the world. But year after year, the orisha has ignored her until, in desperation, she tries to summon and trap one of them — and instead, she receives a terrible vision that catches the attention of an enemy sect and puts her front and center in an ancient war that still burns across her world.
The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton
Very few realize was an utterly ruthless profession ornithology is, but Professor Beth Pickering knows well —even before her capture of a rare bird is foiled by the villainous Professor Lockley. What she doesn’t know about is Professor Lockley’s regard for her, kept tightly under wraps because they are rivals. But rivals will have to be partners as the Birder of the Year competition is announced if either wants even a chance at winning. And worse, something foul is afoot…
For a more comprehensive list of new releases, check out our New Books newsletter.
Riot Recommendations
It’s been a minute since we looked at indie/small press releases, so here are two for you to check out!
Fog & Car by Eugene Lim
Jim Fog and Sarah Car used to be married. Used to be. But now Jim is stuck in the midwest, wallowing in what once was, what might have been, and Sarah has moved to New York and is determined to move on without a backward glance. But the two are still connected through a shared friend, one they find they both need to hunt down…and that quest connects them back together in a way that becomes ever more cryptic and strange, to the point where souls get exchanged.
Concerning the Future of Souls by Joy Williams
This collection of short stories features the angel in charge of transporting souls, Azrael, as he considers his friendship with the Devil, the basic impossibility of his job, and his odd relationship with Death itself.
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