Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 50 self-published titles below, with descriptions provided by their authors. Some of these writers are waiting to be discovered; others have a track record and a following and are doing it on their own. If you are a self-published author interested in listing titles in this section, please visit publishersweekly.com/pw-select for more information.

Fiction

Catch a Falling Star: The CASA Chronicles, Vol. 1

Keith Julius. Keith Julius. $13.99 paper (314p), ISBN 978-0-9969607-2-4; $2.99 e-book, ASIN B01GKQKWLY

Amazon, BN.com

Aleisha Turner is a heroin addict. Following an overdose, her children are taken from her. She struggles to restore normalcy to her life and bring her family back together.

Chance on Safari

Mark Piper, illus. by Grange Wallis. Kavanagh Press. $1 e-book, ISBN 978-0-9874700-3-4

Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Kobo

Chance is a 13-year-old boy who lives and works on a vast cattle station in northern New South Wales. Set in Depression-era Australia of the late 1930s.

Echoes of My Clan: A Gypsy’s Story

Rocio Vargas Herrera. Xlibiris. $19.99 paper (330p), ISBN 978-1-5035-9239-1; $4.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-5035-8618-5

Amazon

This is Carlota’s journey from the horrors of the Spanish Civil War and World War II—her clan will take the reader through it all.

Killing the Kardashians: A Satirical Novella of Modern Day Banality

Todd Houghton. Anonymous Capitalistic Publications. $8 paper (138p), ISBN 978-0-692-80282-3

Amazon

When sociopathy meets stupidity, Keeping Up with the Kardashians suddenly becomes Killing the Kardashians.

Not All of Me Is Dust

Frances Maureen Richardson. CreateSpace. $15.95 paper (333p), ISBN 978-1-5153-5882-4

Amazon

A young Jesuit priest struggles to find his life’s purpose while supporting his two sisters through their crises of faith.

Nqobile: The Story of Becoming

Mandhla Mgijima. BookBaby. $15.95 paper (354p), ISBN 978-0-7974-8760-4; $2.99 e-book, ASIN B01MG9BBH2

Amazon, BN.com, BookBaby, Kobo

Troubled by feelings of racial inferiority, Nqobile, a Zimbabwean student in America, fruitlessly searches for meaning in black consciousness ideas and religion until he searches within.

Stargazer Lilies or Nothing at All

Stephen Lomer. Port Nine Publishing. $5.99 paper (114p), ISBN 978-1-5405-1971-9; 99¢ e-book, ASIN B01NBI4GKT

Amazon

A collection of short stories that has a little something for everyone.

Wanna-Be’s

Mark Connelly. Mark Connelly Productions. $2.99 e-book, ASIN B01FJAQWE8

Amazon

Failed screenwriter Winfield Payton becomes the lone white employee at a black savings and loan. Skating between the worlds of white and black, Payton flies high until the inevitable crash.

Wives of the Saints

Kathy Cecala. Diamond Spring Press. $14.99 paper (240p), ISBN 978-1-5405-8691-9

Amazon

Restless wives versus stodgy husbands: Can love conquer all?

The Year Santa Stubbed His Toe

William M. Hayes. William M. Hayes. $2.99 e-book, ASIN B01MFXJA2Y

Amazon

Santa injures his toe so badly he needs the aid of his best elves to make the deliveries on time. A simple solution to what could be a potentially disastrous Christmas, right? Wrong!

Poetry

God & Other Poems: Final Poems

Paul Carroll. Big Table Books. $9.99 paper (88p), ISBN 978-1-5334-6011-0

Bigtablebooks.com, Amazon

A poet writes his last poems full of inspiration, wonder, humor, and sarcasm. They talk of meeting God, “suffocating death,” and writing a poem “the birds will understand.”

Poetic Therapy

Greg Ware. Twinapath Publishing. $14.99

paper (89p), ISBN 978-0-9968607-4-1

Amazon

A book of 70 poems that not only mirror society but inspire reflection.

Words of Yellow Hammer an Unacceptable Injun: The Long Occupation and Other Matters

Milton Blake. Tamarack Publishing.

$12.99 paper (230p), ISBN 978-1-5371-3601-1

Amazon

Blake climbs into the skin of a cantankerous, eloquent Native American called Yellow Hammer, who stares with unblinking eyes at the staggering history of the American Indian.

Mystery/Thriller

Champ: The Misanthrope of the Year

Erik Pollet. CreateSpace. $19.99 paper (561p), ISBN 978-1-5335-6784-0

Amazon, BN.com

Champ is at best a poor excuse for a human and at worst a private detective. As a man who can feel no physical pain, he’d rather be the man who’s left alone with his hutch.

The CleanSweep Conspiracy: A Matt Tremain Technothriller (Dystopian World Chronicles, Book 1)

Chuck Waldron. Bublish. $4.99 e-book, ASIN B01MG3C377

Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com, Kobo

Blogger Matt Tremain, covering rioting in Toronto, uncovers a conspiracy to rid the city of “undesirables.” He puts his life on the line to expose CleanSweep.

The Courtyard Corpse

Sherry Lodge. CreateSpace. $2.99 e-book, ASIN B01MRZ8VU0

Amazon

Can daytime concierge and around-the-clock sleuth Cassie Hall discover who murdered golfer and resident millionaire Kip Ace before it’s too late?

Defiled

Mike Nemeth. Morgan James Publishing. $21.95 paper (346p), ISBN 978-1-68350-001-8

Amazon, BN.com

An intractable renegade, his exploitative wife, her capricious twin sister, and one dogged detective become entangled in a case that cannot be resolved in a courtroom.

Elvis the Gunslinger

Romey Connell. Elvis the Gunslinger. $9.69 paper (224p), ISBN 978-0-9976490-9-3

Amazon

A gunslinging, dog-riding cat (a blend of James Bond and John Wayne) is on a mission with his sidekick to foil mobsters who are holding the only son of a wealthy family for ransom.

Levels: A Talbot Singh Mystery

D.H. Richards. Shirtsleeve Press. $4.99 e-book, ASIN B01LWY1B9R

Amazon

In a megacity of the future, Singh is a small-time fixer torn between authorities from the rich upper levels and organized crime from poor lower levels while investigating a murder.

SF/Fantasy/Horror

Abe Lincoln on Acid

Brian Anthony & Bill Walker. Walker & Anthony Publications. $17.95 paper (334p), ISBN 978-0-9897457-7-2; $1.99 e-book, ASIN B01FV4W6MO

Amazon

When Lincoln awakens in the turbulent 1960s, he embarks on a psychedelic quest to save his country from a final reckoning. Will Abe succeed, or will he turn on, tune in, and drop out?

Akiri: The Scepter of Xarbaal

Brian D. Anderson and Steven Savile. Longfire Press. $3.99 e-book, ASIN B01MA3PZWQ

Amazon

A new fantasy adventure set in a world of mad kings, fantastical creatures, and terrible magic.

Montenegro, Book One: Cemetery Candles

Estela Vazquez Perez. Outskirts Press. $2.99 e-book, ASIN B011EQ8U14

Outskirtspress.com, Amazon, BN.com, Books-A-Million

This horror story of forbidden love traverses decades in which characters slip into macabre realms as they consort with vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and witches.

Terra 12: Paradise Found

Ryan Baxter. Ryan Baxter. $6.99 e-book, ISBN 978-0-9915974-6-8

Amazon, BN.com, Smashwords

In 2298 the barrier that has restricted man to his solar system has been breached. Twelve ships are tasked to locate a Terra-like planet. But who expected to find a world like Terra?

Romance & Erotica

Other Side

Ray Hollar-Gregory. Ray Hollar-Gregory. $11.99 paper (228p), ISBN 978-0-9975448-0-0

Amazon

Viewed through the experiences of Jordan Baros, a young attorney, this story is an attempt to explore the duality of personality and character.

Tied in Illusion

K.C. Rob. CreateSpace. $9.99 e-book, ASIN B01N9GMIZM

Amazon, Kobo, Smashwords

When Dr. Sophie Devero meets Dr. Jack Carson, she can’t help but want to desperately to get to know him. But another man is interested in Dr. Devero and will stop at nothing to get her.

Nonfiction

7-10 Split: My Journey as America’s Whitest Black Kid

Michael Gordon Bennett. Bennett Global Entertainment. $16.95 paper (330p), ISBN 978-0-9864162-0-0; $9.99 e-book, ASIN B00UO6ZOAO

Amazon, BN.com

At age five, the author escapes America’s fractious racial climate for the friendly streets of Madrid, Spain, only to return three years later to be captured by hatred’s web.

Burning the Vines: A Memoir

Michelle Mazal. Vivid Publishing. $23.95 paper (168p), ISBN 978-1-925515-54-1

Vividpublishing.com.au, Amazon

A morality story of the dehumanizing effects that parental abuse of alcohol can have on families, children in particular, at times harrowing and poignant.

Deliverance Mary Fields, First African American Woman Star Route Mail Carrier in the United States: A Montana History

Miantae Metcalf McConnell. Huzzah Publishing. $21.95 paper (532p), ISBN 978-0-9978770-0-7; $9.99 e-book, ISBN 978-0-9978770-1-4

Amazon, BN.com

Former slave Mary Fields perseveres to transform the lives of nuns, Indians, homesteaders, and in the process, her own. With daring grit, this pioneer fights for her rights and wins.

Doing More with Less: Organizational Learning and the OLSET Tool

Anthi Theiopoulou. CreateSpace. $21 paper (112p), ISBN 978-1-5405-1373-1

Amazon

The author presents breakthrough research in organizational learning to guide you in bolstering your organization’s future by making it learn sustainably.

Federal Prison Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Surviving the Federal Bureau of Prisons

Christopher Zoukis. Middle Street Publishing. $49.95 paper (TKp), ISBN 978-0-692-79973-4

Amazon, Prisonlegalnews.org

This survival guide to the Federal Bureau of Prisons teaches soon-to-be and current federal inmates everything they need to know about federal incarceration.

God’s Word or Human Reason? An Inside Perspective on Creationism

Jonathan Kane, Emily Willoughby, and T. Michael Keesey. Inkwater Press. $39.95 hardcover (424p), ISBN 978-1-62901-372-5

Amazon, BN.com, Powell’s Books

Five former young-Earth creationists explore how the scientific method does more to glorify God than to denigrate him.

Healing Wisdom for a Wounded World: My Life-Changing Journey Through a Shamanic School (Book 1)

Weam Namou. Hermiz Publishing. $15 paper (341p), ISBN 978-0-9776790-4-1; $3.99 e-book, ASIN B01B8VGDSM

Amazon, BN.com, Ingram

Namou recounts her life-changing journey through author and mystic Lynn V. Andrews’s four-year shamanic school.

Hood: Trailblazer of the Genomics Age

Luke Timmerman. Bandera Press. $29.95 hardcover (425p), ISBN 978-0-9977093-0-8

Amazon

The story of Leroy Hood, who developed the first automated DNA sequencer—the tool that forever changed biology.

Intuition: Language of the Soul, Book One (The Blue Book)

Tyger Kahn. BookBaby. $19.99 paper (218p), ISBN 978-1-4835-7252-9

Amazon

Kabbalistic insight into the world of clairvoyance and self-discovery, guiding individuals onto the path of finding their purpose in life.

Jay: Short Stories, Insights, and Lessons from a Life of Hope and Abundance

Jay Reed. Lulu Publishing. $9.99 paper (76p), ISBN 978-1-4834-5769-7; $4.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-4834-5770-3

Amazon, BN.com, Books-A-Million, Lulu

From struggling but happy child to reflective adult, Reed covers the spectrum of emotions with hope always on the horizon.

Let Go, Heal, Be Happy: An In-Depth Roadmap to Life-Long Emotional Mastery

Mark Linden O’Meara. Soul Care Publishing. $19.95 paper (336p), ISBN 978-0-9812717-8-1

Amazon, BN.com, Chapters, Indigo

Sometimes life can leave you with unresolved emotions. Learn about emotions, gain insight, develop new beliefs, heal, and let go to transform adversity into strength, resilience, and joy.

Manly Manners: Lifestyle & Modern Etiquette for the Young Man of the 21st Century

Wayne James. iUniverse. $52.95 hardcover (840p), ISBN 978-1-4917-9427-2

Amazon, BN.com, iUniverse

A cutting-edge treatise on international manners and etiquette. Everything from how to conduct oneself at an audience with the pope to the etiquette of gay saunas is discussed.

Marketing for CEOs: Death or Glory in the Digital Age

Ben Legg. Marketing for CEOs. $24.99 paper (148p), ISBN 978-0-692-66929-7

Amazon, BN.com

If you’re a chief marketing officer, read this before your CEO does.

Middle East Affairs: War Adventures of Zahos Hadjifotiou in Tobruk, El Alamein and Rimini

Zahos Hadjifotiou. Stergiou. $12.99 paper (178p), ISBN 978-1-5349-0637-2; $7.80 e-book, ISBN 978-1-910370-83-4

Amazon, BN.com

The book recounts the author’s true adventures in legendary events of World War II (the siege of Tobruk and the battles of El Alamein and Rimini) in 1941, when Zahos was 17 years old.

The Power of KM: Harnessing the Extraordinary Value of Knowledge Management

Brent N. Hunter. Spirit Rising Productions. $9.99 e-book, ASIN B01MG3EGOQ

Amazon

A step-by-step, comprehensive, integrated, holistic, and universal KM strategy that can be utilized in any organization.

Speaking What Is Not: Finding a Way to Wholeness

Richard Atwood. Outskirts Press. $14.95 paper (151p), ISBN 978-1-4787-7379-5

Outskirtspress.com, Amazon, BN.com

This book attempts to integrate Eastern and Western perspectives by comparing and contrasting the ideas and practices of human philosophy and the human condition.

Tales of Titans: From Rome to the Renaissance, Vol. I

Rich DiSilvio. DV Books. $11.99 paper (152p), ISBN 978-0-9976807-8-2; $2.99 e-book, ISBN 978-0-9976807-9-9

Amazon, BN.com, Ingram, OverDrive

DiSilvio brings great historical figures to life in concise essays with engaging narratives.

Technocracy in America: Rise of the Info-State

Parag Khanna. CreateSpace. $7.99 e-book, ASIN B01LX46FXZ

Amazon

The best form of government is not American democracy but the “direct technocracy” found in other countries from which America must learn if it wants to lead the 21st century.

UnSend: Email, Text, and Social Media Disasters...and How to Avoid Them

Kent Alan Robinson. CreateSpace. $22.55 paper (206p), ISBN 978-1-5187-3812-8

Amazon

This book deconstructs recent disasters arising from the use of electronic communication. The stories act as modern parables, teaching lessons that are applicable to all who these mediums.

Children’s/YA

Bedtime for Buzzy

T.J. Hackworth, illus. by Sean Baptist. Downtown & Brown Ventures. $14.95 hardcover (28p), ISBN 978-0-9977391-0-7; $2.99 e-book, ISBN 978-0-9977391-1-4

Amazon, BN.com, IndieBound, Target

A young boy is playing with his toys and doesn’t want to go to bed. One by one his toys come to life and convince him that going to sleep is the best way to continue his adventures.

Fantasy World

C.R. Sturgill. DreamHeart Books. $10.99 paper (284p), ISBN 978-0-9885653-5-7; 99¢ e-book, ASIN B01MSK8SZS

Amazon

After getting transported to Nibiru, unpopular Spence gets a chance to finally earn respect from his classmates. But leading them on the gods’ quest might result in all their deaths.

Miss E.

Brian Herberger. Bublish. $12.99 paper (256p), ISBN 978-0-9974875-4-1; $4.99 e-book, ASIN B01CF47D44

Amazon, Apple iBooks, BN.com

A high school girl in 1967 deals with her father leaving for Vietnam, a challenging history assignment, and a mysterious woman with a secret that’s been hidden away for decades.

Prince Pounce-a-Lot

Fay Lorraine Sueltz. AuthorHouse. $20.99 paper (50p), ISBN 978-1-5049-5549-2; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-5049-5857-8

Amazon

Prince, a loving but selfish puppy, writes about his true life adventures as he grows into a gorgeous standard poodle. He discovers teamwork, and his occasional leadership makes everyone happy.

Rebirth of the Dark Ones

Clint Charles Fryer. iUniverse. $8.95 paper (84p), ISBN 978-1-4401-0924-9; $3.99 e-book, ISBN 978-1-4401-0925-6

Amazon

A young boy named Foo, with the help of his true love, crazy old wizards, and mystical creatures, helps a young king battle the evil sorceress Anjelika over the kingdom of Jetskia.

Steak at Stake: A Food Allergy Story

Desirée DeNourie, illus. by James Balkovek. Mascot Books. $14.95 hardcover (38p), ISBN 978-1-63177-176-7

Mascotbooks.com, Amazon, BN.com

Cole loves eating at restaurants, especially when steak is on the menu. The problem is Cole has many food allergies and sometimes people struggle with tolerance.

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