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I had a longer intro written for this series of posts, but it ended up too long. (If you’re curious, it makes up a couple of paragraphs in my Welcome to Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week post). Here’s the compressed version:

One of the things that’s impressed me over the years is seeing the way that Self-Published Authors all tend to support each other. They don’t come across as competitors, you’re colleagues—teammates, almost. Once again this year for SPAAW, I’m exploiting that.

As an expression of that, I’ve asked some authors to promote 1-3 self-published works by someone else—to just give me a quick elevator pitch for them to help get the word out. Several of them replied with those lists (a few have resisted the call for particular titles and have just talked about some other authors–which is close enough for me). Naturally, I’ve asked them all for a quick bit about one of their books/series, too—they should get some attention as well, don’t you think?

An image of a pair of speech bubbles. The upper one reads 'JCM Berne Engages in:' and the lower reads Shameless Other-Promotion' with the Self-Published Author Appreciation raven circle in the upper left corner, and the Irresponsible Reader Pilcrow Icon in the lower left corner.

Other-Promotion:

Cover of The Prophet of Edan by Philip ChaseThe Prophet of Edan

by Philip Chase
An epic fantasy that seems to do what you expect until it absolutely doesn’t. The kind of deliberate pace, lavishness of description, and extensive worldbuilding you see in epic fantasy but with stunning twists that will knock your socks off.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Buy the Book on Bookshop.org

Cover of The Execution of Rooker Flynn by AR WithamThe Execution of Rooker Flynn

by AR Witham
This is a pirate adventure inside a portal fantasy that won’t let you go. Wonderful characters, fascinating story. The prequel novel (Legend of Black Jack) is almost YA but the Rooker Flynn trilogy definitely isn’t.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Buy the Book on Bookshop.org

Cover of Discovery by J.A.J. MintonDiscovery

by J.A.J. Minton
Cosmic horror near-future story with incredible characters operating across a broad swath of a story. Jerry Springer meets Chthulhu. You won’t regret it.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Buy the Book on Bookshop.org

A Bit of Self-Promotion by JCM Berne

Cover of Wistful Ascending by JCM BerneHybrid Helix

Rohan just wants a peaceful life after a decade of combat, acting as a living weapon of mass destruction for the il’Drach Empire. Of course, that doesn’t happen, because that wouldn’t be much of a series, would it?

Website ~ Linktree ~ Buy the First Book on Bookshop.org

Be sure to check out these books and show these Self-Published Authors some appreciation! They’re available at the links above or at the retailer of your choice!

Feel free to head over to my Bookshop.org page to see all the books I’m featuring this week (this may spoil some of the other lists, you’ve been warned). At least as many of them that Bookshop.org sells, anyway.

Visit the SPAAW 2026 Hub to see what other Self-Published Appreciation Posts are out there.

Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week circle logo and the Irresponsible Reader Pilcrow in front of an open book

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