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Fast-growing indie publishers: 5 standouts of 2024
Mar 14 2025
It has not been easy for smaller independent publishers to prosper in the post pandemic world. Rising costs coupled with flat industry sales have forced them to seek savings, often by limiting marketing efforts. And while larger houses can use acquisitions to create better operating efficiencies to protect their bottom lines, most indie presses don’t have that option. So in February a number of indie publishers formed two groups, the Stable Book Group and Publishers Cooperative, to share resources. “Publishers Cooperative is about collaboration to maximize economies of scale,” says Ulysses Press owner Keith Reigert, who is involved with both groups.
BookBrowse Book Club
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Dream Count
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A searing new novel from the bestselling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists, exploring four women’s desires.
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The Jackal’s Mistress
by Chris Bohjalian
From the New York Times bestselling author of Hour of the Witch, a Civil War love story of a Confederate wife and a wounded Yankee.
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Jane and Dan at the End of the World
by Colleen Oakley
Date Night meets Bel Canto in this hilarious tale.
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Fagin the Thief
by Allison Epstein
A thrilling reimagining of the world of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of the infamous Jacob Fagin, London’s most gifted pickpocket, liar, and rogue.
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Girl Falling
by Hayley Scrivenor
The USA Today bestselling author of Dirt Creek returns with a story of grief and truth.
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Raising Hare
by Chloe Dalton
A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, and loss through one woman’s friendship with a wild hare.
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The Dream Hotel
by Laila Lalami
A Read with Jenna pick. A riveting novel about one woman’s fight for freedom, set in a near future where even dreams are under surveillance.
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The Antidote
by Karen Russell
A gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town.
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