Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 319 Blanc LaBelle and the Troll's Daughter Written by Nicholas Westbrook Mira stands between two worlds: a half-troll who never knew her human father. She wouldn’t blend in with humans and the other trolls in her clan consider her mother a traitor for loving her. When her mother passes away, Mira breaks free of the Under into the Above, navigating the human world in search of a new home. Matt hadn’t expected a magical world hiding beneath H

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 318 The Ballad of Inyanna Mortseoule Book One in The Myths of Endolia Series Written by MT Lynx LISTENER ADVISORY: STRONG LANGUAGE, MATURE SITUATIONS In a war-torn kingdom, love becomes a weapon, and betrayal ignites a relentless thirst for vengeance. In the battle-scarred realm of Endolia, where political intrigue coils through court and battlefield alike, loyalty is fragile, and passion can be deadly. Lady Inyanna Mortseoule has long resist

Twenty-four children between five and seven years old and four adults. What could possibly go wrong? “The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round…” I never thought I could enjoy a song less than “Baby Shark,” but here it was, in surround sound, volume on stun, in in various octaves. The drive from the school to the zoo was only eight miles. Still, I think I heard that chorus at least twelve dozen times because repetition, evidently, is the fou

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 317 What The Frizz?! How to Take Care of Your Wavy or Curly Hair No Dry Brushing Written by Stacy Schilling Rachel dry brushes her wavy hair and it always ends up frizzy and poofy! Her mom thinks dry brushing wavy hair is okay. Rachel is sad that her wavy hair looks frizzy and poofy. She wants to have pretty wavy hair. Rachel seeks help from The Frizz Girls and wants to know if it’s okay to brush her wavy hair, dry. Read and learn why The F

June 2026 There’s a lot that goes into becoming an Author. We study craft: outlining, plot development, and pacing. We steal the physical and emotional mannerisms of the strangers we encounter (and sometimes the people we know well). We eavesdrop on conversations in cafés and restaurants. We study maps. We go on deep-dive Google rabbit holes to validate hunches, and don’t dare erase our browser history in case we need to triple-check that information… even though we know

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 316 Marrow and Other Stories Miniatures Eight Women the Day They Turned Forty Written by Nora Gold LISTENER ADVISORY: Mature Situations The stories in this book are about women: passionate, intelligent, eccentric women, all of whom in their own way are struggling to find meaning, overcome grief, and become, somehow, more fully alive – whether intellectually, emotionally, or sexually. One of them is obsessed with irrigating a desert, another w

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 315 What The Frizz?! How to Take Care of Your Wavy or Curly Hair Find Your Hair Type Written by Stacy Schilling The Frizz Girls are a new kid's picture book series aimed at teaching young girls ages 5-13 on how to take care of their wavy or curly hair. For many young girls, some have parents, grandparents and guardians that don't know how to teach their young ones how to properly care for their wavy or curly hair. Adults also label a child'

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 314 Doubles Written by Nora Gold Doubles takes place in 1968 in an institution for troubled youth, and is told from the perspective of a brilliant, spunky, 12-year-old girl who is obsessed with math. Engagingly written and often funny, this novella explores how a sensitive young teenager changes over a six-month period from a polite, quiet “good girl” into a delinquent. Although set in the past, Doubles has direct relevance to today, with o

Click The Cover To Order! It was the usual crowd you’d see at these sorts of events; rack selections from Old Navy, Macey’s, L.L. Bean, and a few custom jobs from Rodeo Drive. Stereotypes were frequently assumed; few lived outside of what their costumes described. Occasionally, you’d find one or two who managed a bit of authentic sheen, but it was rare. As they milled about, over-imbibing and over-exaggerating, popular lyrics could be recognized by anyone who’d attended i

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 313 The ABCs of Wavy and Curly Hair Staring The Frizz Girls Written by Stacy Schilling The Frizz Girls want to teach you the ABC’s of wavy and curly hair complete with a glossary defining each word. This is a great resource to learn all the hair words to describe wavy and curly hair. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Stacy Schilling was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where she developed a passion for the visual arts at a young age. After

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 312 The Woman She Left Behind Written by Tom Huggler In the spring of 1862, widowed Rachel Barnum leaves three children in Michigan with her farm’s hired man to embark on either a fool’s errand or a hero’s journey. She will stop at nothing to find her son Dwight, a Union soldier dying days away on a Missouri battlefield. Mounting obstacles include an imposing Rebel force entrenched on a Mississippi River island. Rachel fears her chances of

Artwork by Michael Kucharski Click The Cover To Order! In a modest forest at the edge of a riverbank, some distance from the blackened kingdom, lived a man who understood life in ways few others could comprehend. He escaped from the tyrant decades ago when he saw the oncoming storm of his wrath. The man lived in concert with the world, moving from one sunset to the next in harmony with nature and the spirit of growth. He shared his life with two beautiful dogs who chose hi

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 311 5/15/26 Dragon Island: Football Season Written by Lisa Jacovsky Dragon Island: Football Season is an exciting, action-filled story about dragons who are passionate about football. With six teams, each made up of six players, the dragons have a unique ability to change their colors to match their team uniforms. One of the standout players is Ember, a deaf dragon with exceptional vision and a talent for creating winning strategies. Her s

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 310 This Fell Sergeant Book Two in the Eddie London Mysteries Written by Adam Dompierre What Happened in Room 310? Eddie London is a quick-witted and slightly-incompetent private eye—he’s also Lacey Matthews’ last hope. The young woman implores him to investigate her boyfriend’s fatal fall from a hotel balcony. While the authorities have ruled out foul play, Lacey refuses to believe them. As he pursues disparate leads, Eddie finds himself pul

May 2026 The goal of good fiction is to mirror real life or at least suspend disbelief to the point that the story is relatable. The books we write need to entertain readers in such a way that they can find themselves on the pages while simultaneously escaping from the mundane or frustrating pieces of their daily lives. This emotional and intellectual connection is why readers gravitate to their favorite genres; they see themselves somewhere in the story. Either they find