5-Star Books in Five Words – #SmallPressBigStories
5-Star Books in Five Words
This is an occasional feature on the Hive which is one of our favourites, so we decided to bring it back for Runalong Womble‘s celebration of Small Presses! If you missed Jonathan’s incredible directory of Small Presses, or our appreciation post of our favourite presses, Womble is spear-heading a month-long celebration of presses which don’t fall under the Big 5 umbrella – #SmallPressGreatReads.
In this post, our contributors are going to recommend some of their favourite books published by small presses – using only five words!
Nils
Rebellion |
Titan Books |
| Homicidal | Vanished |
| sociopath | murderous |
| with | magician |
| pet | strikes |
| dinosaur! | again! |
Beth
Portal Books |
Titan Books |
| Heartwarming | Sumptuous |
| Lit-RPG | Xianxia, |
| with | Magic |
| fox | Mystery & |
| squirrels | TEA |
Gray
Wraithmarked |
Wraithmarked |
| Oops, | Fantasy |
| absorbed | Gladiators |
| the | ascend |
| Wraith | to |
| King! | Thrones |
Hil
Silver Sun Books |
Solaris |
| Vampire | Oldest |
| murder | corpse = |
| mystery | the |
| in | best |
| Oxford | date |
Lucy
Rebellion |
Cassiopeia Contemporary |
Titan Books |
| Why | Aliens | Watership |
| is | come | Down, |
| the | and | but |
| Oak | disrupt | with |
| gone? | hierarchy | murder |
Asha
Louise Walters Books |
Rebellion |
Macfarlane Lantern Press |
| Smart, | Kiki’s | Sixteen |
| queer, | Elven | wintry |
| unusual | Death | fairy |
| urban | Priest | tale |
| fantasy | Service | retellings |
Wizard’s Tower Press |
Handheld Press |
| Old-fashioned | Forgotten |
| boarding | classics |
| school – | of |
| ON | spooky |
| MARS | stories |
Jonathan
Unsung Stories |
Galley Beggar Press |
Titan Books |
| Mushrooms, | Dead | Lost |
| pregnant | God | sister |
| men | under | returns – |
| and | the | or |
| stories! | mud | not? |
Peter Owen Publishers |
Luna Press |
| Frozen | What’s |
| world | video |
| or | and |
| deranged | what’s |
| nightmare? | real? |
A huge thank you to our amazing contributors for all your recommendations!
What Small Press reads are your favourite? Comment below!
