September Book Club Picks
LGBTQ+ sports romance, climate wolves, and feminine revenge await your vote...
We're back with our September Indie Lit Book Club selections!
If you're new here: every month we spotlight incredible indie authors and let YOU decide which book our community reads together. This isn't just another book club, it's a movement supporting stories crafted with love, grit, and pure creative magic. Stories that might not have million-dollar marketing budgets, but have something far more valuable: authentic voices and this amazing community backing them.
What Makes Our Book Club Different:
One indie gem per month - Quality over quantity
Slow-paced & pressure-free - Life's busy; we get it
Pure joy & support - Celebrating voices that deserve to be heard
This Month's Incredible Lineup:
We've curated three wildly different indie books that showcase the incredible range of independent publishing. Now comes the fun part—you get to choose which one we'll all dive into together.
✨ The Yank Striker's Journey by Jason Liegois - Author
Genre: Sports drama, LGBTQ themed
One secret. One choice. Everything changes.
Nineteen-year-old Daniel John "DJ" Ryan trades American football for the beautiful game, leaving everything familiar behind to chase his Premier League dreams with London's Donford FC. But DJ isn't just fighting for a spot on the pitch; he's navigating life as an openly bisexual athlete in the spotlight, while mentoring teen Brazilian sensation Lexx, who's facing his own challenges as a gay player.
As Donford makes their FA Cup run, both young men discover that the most important plays happen off the field, where emotional stakes run higher than any championship.
Perfect for fans of: Playing for Keeps
✨ New Animal by Eleanor Keisman
Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Crime, Popular Fiction
When Earth becomes uninhabitable, who inherits the world?
In a post-climate-collapse world, Pope leads his wolf pack in a desperate exodus from the furnace that Yellowstone has become. Their destination: the promised cooler territories of Canada. Their reality: a harrowing journey across a planet that humanity both depended on and ultimately destroyed.
As Pope becomes the last of his pack, every encounter with humans and wolves alike becomes a life-or-death negotiation for freedom, sanity, and survival.
Perfect for fans of: The Road meets Never Cry Wolf
✨ Justine's Rodeo: Betrayal. Revenge. Vengeance by Ashleigh Noelle
Genre: Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Black & African American Women's Fiction
She thought it was love. It turned into strategy.
This isn't your typical love story, it's a masterclass in soft power, feminine rage, and the art of the silent takeover. When heartbreak becomes the catalyst for something much more dangerous, Justine transforms betrayal into blueprint, wielding heels like weapons and executing vengeance with surgical precision.
A slow-burn, high-stakes thriller for every woman who's ever been underestimated and left holding both the blueprint and the bomb.
Perfect for fans of: Gone Girl meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
🗳️ VOTE NOW
The poll closes in one week, so don't sleep on this! Each of these books represents something special in the indie publishing world, and your vote will help us discover our next community obsession together.
Which story calls to you? The coming-of-age soccer romance, the haunting climate parable, or the elegant revenge thriller?
Cast your vote below and tell us which book you're most excited to discuss in the comments!
What Happens Next?
Once the votes are in, we’ll:
✔️ Announce the winner
✔️ Share a direct link to purchase the book
✔️ Open up an end-of-month discussion post for reflections, favorite lines and feedback.
A Few Gentle Guidelines:
💬 Share your thoughts kindly
🚨 Mark spoilers with a warning
🤝 Keep promos out of the comments
🎉 Celebrate storytelling and have fun
📚 Anyone can join the reading, voting and discussion, you don’t need to be a paid subscriber to participate.
But if you're a paid subscriber, your book will automatically be eligible for the book club. It’s one of the ways we highlight and support the writers who keep this space going.
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Absolutely mesmerizing. This reflection captures the raw essence of what it means to be humanflawed, fierce, and endlessly reaching for something beyond ourselves. The idea that our brokenness holds a kind of sacred power is both devastating and beautiful. “It doesn’t just speak; it witnesses” that line gave me chills. It’s rare to read something that feels like it’s watching you back.
Lovely writing by a wonderful poet. This novella examines what is lost as wildness erodes from the world.