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“Above Self-Help” gets a 4+ Star Rating #indiebooks ##AboveSelfHelp #spiritualgrowth

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Lois Requist is an author, poet, and active leader in her community. She is someone you will enjoy getting to know, especially in her newest book and memoir, “Leaving the Faith of Our Fathers.”

Her memoir shares experiences that are entirely relatable to many Americans today. In this book, she shares how she gradually shifted away from her religious upbringing and how that impacted her ambition, motherhood, marriage, and close relationships with family and friends.

As a reviewer says, “It is a memoir of our divisive times”, which is incredibly spot on.

📖 You can find Leaving the Faith of Our Fathers locally in Benicia at @bookshopbenicia and online at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Walmart, Bookshop.org, World of Books, Books A Million, and Strand Books. Lois Requist is an author, poet, and community leader based in Benicia, California.

In her newest book, "Leaving the Faith of Our Fathers," she shares how she gradually shifted away from her religious upbringing and how that impacted her ambition, motherhood, marriage, and close relationships with family and friends.

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Darin S. Cape is featured in IndieReader’s “An Open Book” author interview. 📖

Go behind The Killing Machine, learn more about Darin, SHP Comics, and what’s coming next.

Scan the QR code or see the comments below to read the full interview.

Learn more about The Killing Machine at SHPComics.com.

#DarinSCape #TheKillingMachine #IndieReader #SHPComics #IndieComics #SciFiComics #GraphicNovels #ComicBooks

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A wonderful review by IndieReader. ✨
The novel received 4/5 stars and was described as:
“An intelligent, immersive novel in four parts,” with “lush descriptions and intimate examinations of character.”
That means a great deal to us, because Arabian Unseen was conceived as something larger than a conventional novel — a literary phantasmagoria moving through the Gulf across time, memory, history, and the unseen.
Four books. Four perspectives. One world.
Thank you, IndieReader, for taking the journey.
Read the full review → link in bio.
#ArabianUnseen #HTMarebridge #IndieReader #BookReview #LiteraryFiction #HorrorFiction #GulfLiterature #ArabianGulf #UAE #AmReading #IndieAuthor #Bookstagram #LiteraryHorror #NewFiction

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It was such an honor to be chosen for an Open Book Interview with IndieReader!

Being given the opportunity to talk about All That Was Left Unsaid on a deeper level was truly a wonderful experience. Writing a book is such a personal journey, and so much of what inspired this story lives beneath the surface of the pages. This interview gave me the chance to share more about the inspiration behind the book, where Katrina’s journey came from, and the themes that became so important to me as the story unfolded.

I was also able to delve deeper into the heart of the novel and talk about the themes of betrayal, self-discovery, healing, identity, forgiveness, and what it means to find your way back to yourself after spending so much of your life putting everyone else first.

After keeping this story close to me for so long, it’s incredibly special to now have the opportunity to talk openly about it and share some of the story behind the story.

If you have a few moments, I would love for you to read the interview and learn more about All That Was Left Unsaid, the inspiration behind it, and what went into bringing Katrina’s story to life.

Thank you, IndieReader, for giving me the opportunity to share more about my book and my journey as an author.

Take a moment to read the full interview!

Link in bio!

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#allthatwasleftunsaid

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The Game was selected as eReader News Today’s Book of the Day, so the Kindle edition is 99 cents today.

It’s a story about power, poker, and a conspiracy that plays out inside a business deal. It won the 2026 @indie_reader Discovery Award for Popular Fiction earlier this year.

The sequel, Beyond Control, comes out December 10, so this is an inexpensive way to start at the beginning.

Both books are linked in my bio.

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All Through The Crown turns ONE! 🎂✨

One year ago, we helped bring a very special book into the world…

What a joy it has been to watch this story find its way into little hands, big imaginations, classrooms, homes, and hearts over the past year.

This book has taken us on adventures, sparked movement, inspired smiles, and reminded us just how powerful a good story can be.

So today, we’re celebrating All Through The Crown — and everyone who has read it, moved with it, shared it, cheered it on, and helped make its first year so special. 💛

Happy 1st birthday! Here’s to many more stories, adventures, and little readers to come. ✨📖

You can find All Through the CROWN on shelves at:
Colorado
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Arizona
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Michigan
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California
@timbrebooks
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Florida
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Online
@kindcotton
@movewithme_books
@bookanauthor

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Honored to have been named the @indie_reader Kids Nonfiction Winner for The Castoff Canine! 🏆📚🐾 So grateful to see this special story recognized. 100% of my proceeds are donated.

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Some reviews judge a book. Others cross its threshold—and return having understood the fire beneath its words.

IndieReader awarded Through the Gates of Wrath 4.0/5 and IR Approved, calling it “a thoughtful and emotionally powerful fantasy.”

What means most is that the review saw beyond the steel. It recognised the philosophical depth, moral tension, the bond between Dallet and Elowen, and a poetic voice forged with genuine purpose.

The review appeared some months ago, yet its words have lost none of their force.

Now, the Gates are opening wider.

*Through the Gates of Wrath* is available in ebook, paperback, hardcover, and as an audiobook on Google Play. Its Audible release is approaching, while preparations are also beginning for editions in more than one language.

Given my profound love for Thailand, Thai is likely to be the first—not through calculation, but from pure affection for a country held close to my heart.

Read the complete IndieReader review through the link in my bio.

Step beyond the Gates.

The Dance of Force has only begun.

#ThroughTheGatesOfWrath #Darktavian #TheDanceOfForce #IndieReader #IRApproved EpicFantasy DarkFantasy PhilosophicalFantasy FantasyBooks Bookstagram IndieAuthor FantasyAudiobook A red-and-black copy of Through the Gates of Wrath stands before monumental shadowed gates. Text announces its 4.0/5, IR Approved IndieReader review.

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Who were you yesterday?
Who are you today?
Who will you become tomorrow?
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Jonah Tarver returns to answer these three questions in "I WAS, AM, WILL BE," the follow-up to J.R. Rice's award-winning coming-of-age novel "Broken Pencils."

At twenty-five, Jonah is carrying grief, heartbreak, and a crisis of identity and purpose. He leaves America for a three-month journey across Europe. but distance cannot always silence the ghosts we carry with us.

Preordering supports an independent Black Oakland author and helps this book build momentum before its release. Early supporters can also choose one FREE digital bonus: (more offer details coming soon)

📖 I Was, Am, Will Be (Mini-Issue) @iwasamwillbejr
or
✏️ Broken Pencils (Sample Pack) @brokenpencilsjr

I WAS, AM, WILL BE
Available October 2, 2026.
Written by J.R. Rice @imjrice
Published by Afterword Press @afterwordpress
Cover Art by Jason Rodriguez @art87jr
Beats By Lax the Monk @laxthemonk

🔗 PREORDER NOW
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📖 Link in bio, afterwordpress.com, and jrrice.com

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#IWasAmWillBe #JRRice #BrokenPencils #preorder #newbook

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My book, A College Account, got professionally reviewed by @indie_reader The full review is on their website. If you’re interested in reading the book, two links for purchase and a full synopsis are in my bio. It’s available in print or ebook. Happy reading! #author #selfpublishing #bookish #college

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None of this happens without every single reader who picked up The Stonecaster, Thank you! 🌊

Amazon Best Seller, IndieReader Approved, Literary Titan Book Award & Readers Choice Gold Winner.

thestonecaster.com

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