From last week's Indie bestseller lists, available at IndieBound.org, here are the recommended titles, which are also Indie Next picks:
Hardcover
The Long Knives Are Crying by Joseph M. Marshall III (Fulcrum, $24.95, 9781555916725/1555916724). "This is a wonderful historical novel--the second in a series--about the Lakota. Beginning in the few months before the Battle of the Little Bighorn, this a story of compassion, friendship, courage, and hope told by an aging warrior. One of Marshall's best works."--Richard Daley, Pass Christian Books, Pass Christian, Miss.
Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason by Russell Shorto (Doubleday, $26, 9780385517539/038551753X). "Descartes' Bones is wonderful--a balanced presentation of Science, God, and everything in between."--Kelly Curran, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Paperback
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks (Orbit, $7.99, 9780316033671/0316033677). "In a world of poverty, cruelty, and (literally) cut-throat intrigue, young Azoth must turn his back on everything, even his only friends, to become apprentice to the realm's most deadly assassin. A fantastic page-turner from an astonishing new author."--Greg Baldino, Schuler Books & Music, Lansing, Mich.
For Ages 9 to 12
The Bone Magician by F.E. Higgins (Feiwel & Friends, $14.95, 9780312368456/0312368453). "Keen characters and insightful writing kept me reading late into the night. Benedict Patagus, master of the art of corpse raising; Beag Hickory, poet, scholar, and professional potato-thrower; and our hero, Pin Carpue, are alone in the Dark City. Pin seeks his destiny and befriends the apprentice Bone Magician. I loved this cast of misfits and their adventures."--Scott Fultz, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, Mequon, Wis.
[Many thanks to IndieBound and the ABA!]