Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Joe Walters founded Independent Book Review in 2018. During his time as the marketing and publicity director at a small press in Oregon, he discovered how difficult it was for small press and self-published books to get the attention they deserved. So he hopped on the internet, came up with a name, got confused for a million straight hours, and made Independent Book Review happen. In addition to his IBR work, he has been a marketer for Sunbury Press, Paper Raven Books, and Inkwater Press. He is the author of The Truth About Book Reviews and is the guy behind the Write Indie newsletter.
Currently reading: On Submission by Michael C. Seidlinger
For press and interview inquiries, please contact jwalters@independentbookreview.com. (Not a submissions email!)
Creative Director & Senior Reviewer
Jaylynn Korrell has been writing reviews and blog posts for IBR since the beginning. She takes the photographs and manages the IBR Instagram page too. She reads all genres but is drawn to books with a strong female lead. In her spare time, she likes to play board games and take road trips around America. Find her on social media @Jaylynnkorrell, or check out her favorite IBR publication: Ten Awesome Indie Presses You Should Know About.
Reviewers
Alexandria Ducksworth | Joelene Pynnonen | Samantha Hui | Kathy L. Brown | Toni Woodruff | Andrea Marks-Joseph | Jadidsa Perez | Warren Maxwell | Melissa Suggitt | Tomi Alo | Nick Rees Gardner | Erin Britton | Elizabeth Zender | Erica Ball | Elizabeth Reiser | Chelsey Tucker | Lauren Hayataka | Eric Mayrhofer | Victoria Lilly | Frankie Martinez | Haley Perry | Addison Ciuchta | Peter Hassebroek | John M. Murray | Peggy Kurkowski
IBR Beta Readers
Joe Walters | Jaylynn Korrell | Alexander Smith | Emily Benoit | Hadley Moore | Erica Ball | Kathy L. Brown | Timothy Thomas | Jadidsa Perez | Andrea Marks-Joseph | Toni Woodruff | Warren Maxwell | Nick Rees Gardner | Erin Britton