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the indie NEXT list The Light of the World A Memoir, by Elizabeth Alexander (Grand Central Publishing, 9781455599875, $26) “It is hard to find the right words to do justice to this very special book. Yes, it is by one of our greatest contemporary poets, Elizabeth Alexander, who wrote ‘Praise Song for the Day’ for President Obama’s first inauguration, so the language is gorgeous. And yes, it is a memoir of losing her husband at a young age and so it is, in parts, gut-wrenchingly sad. And yes, it is an ode to an extraordinary man we come to feel we know as an artist, chef, father, friend, and lover. But, above all, it is as beautiful a love story as I have ever read, and it lifts readers up and gives us hope and makes us believe. I will urge it on everyone I know.” —Carole Horne, Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA The Given World Whispering Shadows A Novel, by Jan-Philipp Sendker (Atria/37 INK, 9781476793641, $25.99) Recommended by Stephanie Crowe, Page & Palette, Fairhope, AL The Daylight Marriage A Novel, by Heidi Pitlor (Algonquin Books, 9781616203689, $24.95) Recommended by Sharon Nagel, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI How to Start a Fire A Novel, by Lisa Lutz (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780544411630, $25) Recommended by Terry Gilman, Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, San Diego, CA The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain (Gallic Books, 9781908313867, trade paper, $14.95) Recommended by Anne Holman, The King’s English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, UT The Turner House A Novel, by Angela Flournoy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780544303164, $23) Recommended by Kim Fox, Schuler Books & Music, Grand Rapids, MI Luckiest Girl Alive A Novel, by Jessica Knoll (Simon & Schuster, 9781476789637, $25) Recommended by Kerry Spaulding, University Book Store, Mill Creek, WA The Wonder Garden by Lauren Acampora (Grove Press, 9780802123558, $25) Recommended by Bob Smith, UConn Co-op Bookstore at Storrs Center, Storrs, CT The Green Road A Novel, by Anne Enright (W.W. Norton, 9780393248210, $26.95) Recommended by Linda Bond, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline (St. Martin’s Press, 9781250010117, $27.99) Recommended by Nona Camuel, CoffeeTree Books, Morehead, KY Find more independent bookseller recommendations at IndieBound.org IndieBound is a movement of the American Booksellers Association. All rights reserved. A Novel, by Marian Palaia (Simon & Schuster, 9781476777931, $25) Recommended by Cheryl McKeon, Book Passage, San Francisco, CA The Last Bookaneer A Novel, by Matthew Pearl (Penguin Press, 9781594204920, $27.95) Recommended by Coleen Colwell, BookSmart, Morgan Hill, CA The World Is on Fire Scrap, Treasure, and Songs of Apocalypse, by Joni Tevis (Milkweed Editions, 9781571313478, trade paper, $16) Recommended by Lauren Harr, Malaprop’s Bookstore, Asheville, NC Girl at War A Novel, by Sara Nović (Random House, 9780812996340, $26) Recommended by Dawn Rennert, The Concord Bookshop, Concord, MA Church of Marvels A Novel, by Leslie Parry (Ecco, 9780062367556, $26.99) Recommended by Cathy Langer, Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver, CO The Book of Aron A Novel, by Jim Shepard (Knopf, 9781101874318, $23.95) Recommended by Darwin Ellis, Books on the Common, Ridgefield CT Where They Found Her A Novel, by Kimberly McCreight (Harper, 9780062225467, $26.99) Recommended by Teresa Steele, Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins, CO The Bone Tree A Novel, by Greg Iles (William Morrow, 9780062311115, $27.99) Recommended by Cody Morrison, Square Books, Oxford, MS The Memory Painter A Novel, by Gwendolyn Womack (Picador, 9781250053039, $26) Recommended by Barbara Peters, The Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ Pieces of My Mother A Memoir, by Melissa Cistaro (Sourcebooks, 9781492615385, $24.99) Recommended by Lynn Riehl, Nicola’s Books, Ann Arbor, MI MAY ’15 Indie Next List titles are available as Kobo e-Books at participating bookstores Read more. Indies Introduce (see other side)
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the indie NEXT listThe Light of the WorldA Memoir, by Elizabeth Alexander(Grand Central Publishing, 9781455599875, $26)“It is hard to find the right words to do justice to this very special book. Yes, it is by one of our greatest contemporary poets, Elizabeth Alexander, who wrote ‘Praise Song for the Day’ for President Obama’s first inauguration, so the language is gorgeous. And yes, it is a memoir of losing her
husband at a young age and so it is, in parts, gut-wrenchingly sad. And yes, it is an ode to an extraordinary man we come to feel we know as an artist, chef, father, friend, and lover. But, above all, it is as beautiful a love story as I have ever read, and it lifts readers up and gives us hope and makes us believe. I will urge it on everyone I know.”
—Carole Horne, Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA
The Given World
Whispering ShadowsA Novel, by Jan-Philipp Sendker(Atria/37 INK, 9781476793641, $25.99)
Recommended by Stephanie Crowe, Page & Palette, Fairhope, AL
The Daylight MarriageA Novel, by Heidi Pitlor(Algonquin Books, 9781616203689, $24.95)
Recommended by Sharon Nagel, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI
How to Start a FireA Novel, by Lisa Lutz(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780544411630, $25)
Recommended by Terry Gilman, Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, San Diego, CA
The Red Notebookby Antoine Laurain(Gallic Books, 9781908313867, trade paper, $14.95)
Recommended by Anne Holman, The King’s English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, UT
The Turner HouseA Novel, by Angela Flournoy(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780544303164, $23)
Recommended by Kim Fox, Schuler Books & Music,Grand Rapids, MI
Luckiest Girl AliveA Novel, by Jessica Knoll(Simon & Schuster, 9781476789637, $25)
Recommended by Kerry Spaulding, University Book Store,Mill Creek, WA
The Wonder Gardenby Lauren Acampora(Grove Press, 9780802123558, $25)
Recommended by Bob Smith, UConn Co-op Bookstore at Storrs Center, Storrs, CT
The Green RoadA Novel, by Anne Enright(W.W. Norton, 9780393248210, $26.95)
Recommended by Linda Bond, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA
Every Fifteen Minutesby Lisa Scottoline(St. Martin’s Press, 9781250010117, $27.99)
Recommended by Nona Camuel, CoffeeTree Books, Morehead, KY
F i n d m o r e i n d e p e n d e n t b o o k s e l l e r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a t I n d i e B o u n d . o r gI n d i e B o u n d i s a m o v e m e n t o f t h e A m e r i c a n B o o k s e l l e r s A s s o c i a t i o n . A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d .
A Novel, by Marian Palaia(Simon & Schuster, 9781476777931, $25)
Recommended by Cheryl McKeon, Book Passage,San Francisco, CA
The Last Bookaneer
A Novel, by Matthew Pearl(Penguin Press, 9781594204920, $27.95)
Recommended by Coleen Colwell, BookSmart, Morgan Hill, CA
The World Is on FireScrap, Treasure, and Songs of Apocalypse, by Joni Tevis(Milkweed Editions, 9781571313478, trade paper, $16)
Recommended by Lauren Harr, Malaprop’s Bookstore, Asheville, NC
Girl at WarA Novel, by Sara Nović(Random House, 9780812996340, $26)
Recommended by Dawn Rennert, The Concord Bookshop, Concord, MA
Church of MarvelsA Novel, by Leslie Parry(Ecco, 9780062367556, $26.99)
Recommended by Cathy Langer, Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver, CO
The Book of AronA Novel, by Jim Shepard(Knopf, 9781101874318, $23.95)
Recommended by Darwin Ellis, Books on the Common, Ridgefield CT
Where They Found HerA Novel, by Kimberly McCreight(Harper, 9780062225467, $26.99)
Recommended by Teresa Steele, Old Firehouse Books,Fort Collins, CO
The Bone TreeA Novel, by Greg Iles(William Morrow, 9780062311115, $27.99)
Recommended by Cody Morrison, Square Books, Oxford, MS
The Memory PainterA Novel, by Gwendolyn Womack(Picador, 9781250053039, $26)
Recommended by Barbara Peters, The Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ
Pieces of My MotherA Memoir, by Melissa Cistaro(Sourcebooks, 9781492615385, $24.99)
Recommended by Lynn Riehl, Nicola’s Books, Ann Arbor, MI
MAY ’15
Indie Next List titles are available asKobo e-Books at participatingbookstores Read more.
Indies Introduce(see other side)
Flying ShoesA Novel, by Lisa HoworthBloomsbury9781620403037, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Cathy Langer,Tattered Cover Book Store,Denver, CO
Herbie’s GameA Junior Bender Mystery,by Timothy HallinanSoho Crime9781616955403, 15.95Recommended in hardcoverby Lisa Wright,Oblong Books & Music,Millerton, NY
The Invention of WingsA Novel, by Sue Monk KiddPenguin Books9780143121701, $17Recommended in hardcoverby Lynn Pellerito Riehl,Nicola’s Books,Ann Arbor, MI
Last Night at theBlue AngelA Novel, by Rebecca RotertWilliam Morrow Paperbacks9780062315298, $14.99Recommended in hardcoverby Arsen Kashkashian,Boulder Book Store,Boulder, CO
Leaving TimeA Novel, by Jodi PicoultBallantine Books9780345544940, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Deb Fliegel,River Lights Bookstore,Dubuque, IA
A Man Called OveA Novel, by Fredrik BackmanAtria Books9781476738024, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Rene Kirkpatrick,Eagle Harbor Book Company,Bainbridge Island, WA
Announcing IndieBound Hardcover Books
Not My Father’s SonA Memoir, by Alan CummingDey Street Books9780062225078, $15.99Recommended in hardcoverby Demi Marshall, Park Road Books,Charlotte, NC
The Queen of the TearlingA Novel, by Erika JohansenHarper Paperbacks9780062290380, $12.99Recommended in hardcoverby Jerry Brown,The Bookstore,Radcliff, KY
The Sea Insideby Philip HoareMelville House9781612194363, $17.95Recommended in hardcoverby Brian Boecki,Between the Covers,Harbor Springs, MI
That NightA Novel, by Chevy StevensSt. Martin’s Griffin9781250066831, $15.99Recommended in hardcoverby Janice Hunsche,Kaleidosaurus Books,Metamora, IN
We Are Called to RiseA Novel, by Laura McBrideSimon & Schuster9781476738970, $15Recommended in hardcoverby Andrea Avantaggio,Maria’s Bookshop,Durango, CO
WonderlandA Novel, by Stacey D’ErasmoMariner Books9780544483897, $14.95Recommended in hardcoverby Josh Christie,Sherman’s Books & Stationery,Bar Harbor, ME
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