If books have a particularly powerful role in your life, you're our type. Here you'll find the best authors and books from indie and small-press publishing. We publish three online magazines: Shelf Unbound, Middle Shelf & Foreground. Join our Facebook community for reviews, author inspiration, book cover eye candy, writing competitions and to connect with other people enchanted by the power of the
written word. Shelf Media Group is the publisher of Shelf Unbound indie book review magazine, Middle Shelf: Cool Reads for Kids magazine, and Foreground art magazine. Shelf Unbound indie book review magazine features the best of small press and self-published books. Middle Shelf curates the best fiction and non-fiction books for readers 8 to 14. Read by parents, teachers, and librarians as well as kids, visually dynamic Middle Shelf features interviews with authors and illustrators, book reviews, excerpts, and more. Foreground, with the tagline "fine art for the culturally curious," launched in 2013 with the goal of connecting readers with the best of fine art, artists, exhibitions, and publications. Shelf Media hosts the annual Shelf Unbound Writing Competition for Best Independently Published Book, receiving entries from June 1 to October 1 each year. In addition to prizes, the winner, finalists, and more than 100 notable books from the competition are featured in the December/January 2015 issue of Shelf Unbound magazine. Shelf Media also hosts the Foreground Competition for Best Independently Published Art or Photography Book, receiving entries until June 5. In addition to prizes, the winner, finalists, and more than 100 notable books from the competition will be featured in a special issue of Foreground magazine. Shelf Media also offers professional-level copyediting and proofing for self-published and traditionally published authors through its Author Services division.