The Bookstore Challenge 2022 - hosted by beckyramone

March - a book published by an independent press
 Any book not published by one of the big 5 publishing houses or their many, many imprints. 
All books added
The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century by Olga Ravn

The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century

Olga Ravn

136 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
Brolliology: A History of the Umbrella in Life and Literature by Marion Rankine

Brolliology: A History of the Umbrella in Life and Literature

Marion Rankine

179 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective slow-paced
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

The Penelopiad

Margaret Atwood

199 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical challenging reflective fast-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

163 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
The Empire by João Valente

The Empire

João Valente

270 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction literary
One's Company by Ashley Hutson

One's Company

Ashley Hutson

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir

Kai Cheng Thom

188 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ magical realism young adult adventurous emotional fast-paced
How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth by Kate Tellers, Meg Bowles, Sarah Austin Jenness, Jenifer Hixson, Catherine Burns

How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth

Kate Tellers, Meg Bowles, Sarah Austin Jenness, Jenifer Hixson, Catherine Burns

311 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative reflective medium-paced
The Lost Book of Adana Moreau: A Novel by Michael Zapata

The Lost Book of Adana Moreau: A Novel

Michael Zapata

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary adventurous challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced
There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt

There Are Trans People Here

H. Melt

65 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced