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David Desmond, for his novel The Misadventures of Oliver Booth. Not only did Desmond win in my category of the 2009 Indie Book Awards, he placed third over all. Desmond’s book has also won a slew of other awards that you’ll find listed on his website. He’s a neuropsychologist from Palm Beach who happens to be Donald Trump’s nephew. Not exactly your cutting image of Indie, I know. But if there is anyone qualified to satirize the rich and famous, it’s this guy.