Following the success of last year’s #ReadIndies event, Lizzy and I thought it was worth repeating. So to support all the wonderful independent publishers, who continue to spoil us with a wealth of rich and entertaining reading material during the pandemic, we will read exclusively from their catalogues during the month of February.
We can’t read from them all, so we’re hoping that the many fellow bibliophiles, who joined us last year, will do so again. Newbies are most welcome too.
Don’t know what to read? Take some inspiration from the books that were read last year, (you can find it here), or from the catalogues of publishers featured on our new badge.
Incidentally these publishers are different from those featured on last year’s badge – there’s no favouritism here! Any book, magazine, comic or pamphlet, in any language, in any format, from any independent publisher around the world can be read for this event.
So there should be no difficulty in finding appealing reading material. The only problem Lizzy and I can foresee is cutting down our available choices to manageable levels …
Jan 03, 2022 @ 09:17:33
Well, I should have no trouble joining in with this, because nearly all the new releases I read are from Aussie independents!
Jan 03, 2022 @ 13:44:24
Hurrah! Look forward to seeing what you read, Lisa!!
Jan 03, 2022 @ 10:22:38
Fab! My reading is terrible still, but I’d really like to join in. I’ll look forward to seeing what everyone reads 🙂
Jan 03, 2022 @ 13:43:23
Hope you can join in Madame B – it should be fun!!!
Jan 03, 2022 @ 10:34:45
Ah, lovely to see you running this again! It’s an event I should be able to join in with relatively ‘naturally’ (if that makes sense), as I tend to read quite a lot from the indie presses generally.
Jan 03, 2022 @ 13:43:06
I know exactly what you mean! So many of my books come from indie presses, and this is a great way to showcase them. So looking forward to it!
Jan 03, 2022 @ 12:03:34
I love this idea! Independent publishers add so much to the book world, and this is a great way to give them some much-deserved attention.
Jan 03, 2022 @ 13:42:32
It’s certainly a reading event I’m very happy to be involved in. I love indie publishers and they produce some of my favourite books – so looking forward to it!
Jan 03, 2022 @ 15:28:49
Wonderful! Looking forward to this.
Jan 03, 2022 @ 15:52:51
Hurrah! Look forward to seeing what you read!!
Jan 03, 2022 @ 17:34:49
Ooh, lovely – I’m pretty sure I can do this “naturally”, too – I need to do all challenges from the TBR this year even more than normally but I must have something!
Jan 03, 2022 @ 18:38:13
Yes, that’s what I want to do. I’d rather not buy any new books but just pull what I have from the shelves by indie publishers. Looking forward to it!!
Jan 03, 2022 @ 17:41:44
I really enjoyed the event last year and read some extraordinarily unusual but enriching books. I will try and join this one as well.
Jan 03, 2022 @ 18:35:51
Excellent! It’s certainly a good way to explore new publishers and authors!
Jan 03, 2022 @ 18:42:00
I’ve got a couple of Canadian Indie books on my pile.
Jan 03, 2022 @ 18:43:49
Oh, that’s excellent! Indies from around the world are great! 😀
Jan 03, 2022 @ 20:25:08
Ooh excellent, I enjoyed this last year, so I will be joining in. I have so many books by indie publishers. So many to choose from.
Jan 04, 2022 @ 09:38:15
Yay! I’m sure you’ll have some wonderful books on the TBR – look forward to seeing what you read!
Jan 03, 2022 @ 22:11:42
Sure I’ll find something to join in with
Jan 04, 2022 @ 09:36:56
I’m sure you will Stu, with all your reading in translation!
Jan 03, 2022 @ 22:17:52
Fun! Love indies!
Jan 04, 2022 @ 09:36:35
Me too – some of the best books from via them!
Jan 04, 2022 @ 00:34:49
This was one of my favorite reading events last year, wonderful to see it continue!
Jan 04, 2022 @ 09:36:13
It’s great fun, and there are so many potential books to choose from that it isn’t a chore!
Jan 04, 2022 @ 03:37:18
How exciting! The event last year led me to some great indy publishers. Hopefully I’ll be organized enough this year to actually post something.
Jan 04, 2022 @ 09:34:18
There are so many great indie presses out there, so I’ll be interested to see what you dig out. Happy reading!!
Jan 04, 2022 @ 18:07:50
Hurrah, I loved it last year and definitely want to join again!
Jan 04, 2022 @ 18:46:23
Excellent! Look forward to seeing what you read!!
Jan 04, 2022 @ 19:08:15
It will be Fitzcarraldo February from me.
Jan 04, 2022 @ 19:44:29
Excellent! Love Fitzcarraldo’s books!
Jan 05, 2022 @ 01:32:31
I’m in! Not sure what I’ll read yet, but I’m sure I can find something suitable. Thanks for organising it again!
Jan 05, 2022 @ 14:19:43
Excellent! There are so many great indie publishers that it always seems to be there’s endless choice!!
Jan 07, 2022 @ 12:41:54
Yay! So wonderful! Glad to know that Read Indies is back! So excited! I loved participating in the first edition last year! Looking forward to participating in the second edition this year! Thanks so much for hosting this with Lizzy, Kaggsy 😊
Jan 07, 2022 @ 13:27:22
I love it too – so many great books and publishers to choose from!!!
Jan 08, 2022 @ 16:38:05
I’m making a small book tower already 😊
Jan 08, 2022 @ 17:04:30
LOL, I am too!!
Jan 10, 2022 @ 15:44:37
Oh I loved this last year! I’m sure I have something in the TBR that I could line up.
Jan 10, 2022 @ 15:48:45
Excellent! There are so many indies out there that I’m sure you can find something, and it’s wonderful to support them!!
Closing the books on 2021 – I read that in a book
Jan 10, 2022 @ 20:25:53
Jan 20, 2022 @ 18:55:36
You know I’ve got plllllaaaaans! 🙂
Jan 20, 2022 @ 20:31:58
Hurrah!!!
Jan 23, 2022 @ 15:45:08
I’ll read books by French indie publishers too.
Just remind me you definition of “indie publisher”.
Jan 23, 2022 @ 19:50:00
Yay! As for the definition, that’s fairly loose. It can encompass really small publishers who do limited runs by hand up to bigger outfits like Fitzcarraldo and Pushkin. It’s often debated as to what is indie or what isn’t but I think the main thing is that they’re not part of e.g. big publishers like Penguin etc (or presumably Gallimard in France?)
Jan 23, 2022 @ 20:29:38
OK. I’ll do my best to focus on smaller publishers and Gallmeister and Actes Sud are independant, still privately owned.
Jan 24, 2022 @ 06:32:54
Wonderful! 😊
January reading and February reading plans – I read that in a book
Jan 29, 2022 @ 21:31:33
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Lote by Shola van Reinhold #ReadIndies - Andrew Blackman
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