YOUR NEXT BOOK CRUSH IS HERE ♥︎
Match with titles from indie publishers like Two Dollar Radio and Verso.
Featured Matches
I am: Into David Lynch films and Chelsea Wolfe. Love tarot and witchy stuff, but not the basic Instagram kind. Been reading Alan Moore comics
Seeking: Looking for something occult or esoteric but more underground/artistic.
I am: Obsessed with Everything Everywhere All At Once and Haruki Murakami. Listen to Japanese Breakfast and Weyes Blood.
Seeking: Something that bends reality a bit and maybe makes me feel less lost in my 20s
I am: Long-time bookseller, love Iris Murdoch and Angela Carter. Been reading mysteries lately. Big fan of BBC adaptations and Radio 4. My cat keeps me sane
Seeking: Maybe overlooked classics or literary fiction that doesn’t take itself too seriously?
ABOUT
Why Support Indies?
We celebrate independent publishing because these presses dare to be different. While mainstream publishers chase trends, independent presses champion unique voices, experimental works, and stories that deserve to be told. Each book from an independent publisher represents a labor of love – carefully curated, thoughtfully edited, and beautifully designed. At Palm Palm Books, we specialize in connecting readers with these sometimes hidden gems.
From avant-garde poetry to mind-bending fiction, from radical theory to gorgeous art books, our collection showcases the incredible diversity of independent publishing. Every purchase supports not just our bookstore, but the entire ecosystem of independent publishing – the editors who take chances on unknown authors, the designers who craft beautiful books, and the small teams who pour their hearts into every title. When you choose an indie press book, you’re not just buying a book – you’re supporting a more diverse, dynamic, and daring literary world.
Frequently Asked Questions
Featured Publishers
Which indie publishers do you feature?
A Public Space Academy Chicago Publishers AdHouse Books Akashic Books And Other Stories Angry Robot Apex Book Company Archipelago Bellevue Literary Press Biblioasis Bitter Lemon Press BOA Editions Bold Strokes Books Catapult Charco Press Chicago Review Press City Lights Publishers Coffee House Press Conundrum Press Copper Canyon Press Counterpoint Press Damiani Deep Vellum Publishing Dorothy, a publishing project Drawn and Quarterly Dreamspinner Press Editions Xavier Barral Europa Fantagraphics Galley Beggar Press Graywolf Press Grove Atlantic Hub City Press Interlink Publishing Iron Circus Comics JRP|Ringier MACK McSweeney’s Publishing Melville House Microcosm Publishing Milkweed Editions New Directions New Vessel Press New York Review Books Nightboat Books Onomatopee Open Letter Other Press Primary Information Prime Books PS Publishing Pushkin Press Radius Books Raw Dog Screaming Press Red Hen Press Restless Books RM Roma Publications Sarabande Books Secret Acres Seven Stories Press Small Beer Press Soft Skull Spector Books Sternberg Press Subterranean Press Tachyon Publications Theatre Communications Group Transit Books Two Dollar Radio Ugly Duckling Presse Undertow Publications Valiz Verso Wakefield Press Walther König Wave Books Wild Rose Press World Editions
What do you consider an indie publisher?
For our purposes, an independent publisher maintains full creative and financial autonomy, free from corporate ownership or institutional control. While they may partner with larger companies for distribution, indie presses make their own editorial and business decisions, control their publishing list, and maintain high quality standards. University presses and vanity publishers are not included.
Contact Us
How do I make contact?
You can contact Kate Thomas at kate@sixpenny.org
Can I send you my book?
If you are one of our featured publishers, we welcome any and all information about your upcoming titles! We spent a long time trying to find materials for books we can recommend and we always love if that is easier. If you are a publisher and we missed you for our list, please send us your catalog on Edelweiss and we look forward to taking a look.
About Palm Palm Books
Where are you located?
We are an experimental online bookstore with a provisional ABA membership, and we use Bookshop.org for fulfillment.
Our site raises funds for our future book truck of small press and under-hyped books soon to roam the jungles of Florida. We are based in Sarasota, FL. We have one year (2025) to raise funds for a book truck in order to be granted full membership with the ABA and Bookshop.org. We can also do events—we have the same ordering accounts as a brick and mortar store.
Why not just open a brick and mortar store we can come visit !?
It’s not financially feasible, we don’t have the capital and our focus on independent titles would not be sustainable in our small city. Kate, the owner, spent several years managing an indie bookstore and has been working in bookstores since the age of 15. So she knows some things 🪴
Do you have a zine? What is the what?
Yes, and we will be publishing it again as soon as we have our book truck. You can see previous issues at www.pennyzine.co.The zine is published and the store is owned by Sixpenny, LLC.
About Blind Date with a Book
How did you make Blind Date with a Book?
You can read about it on Medium here