From last week's Indie bestseller lists, available at IndieBound.org, here are the recommended titles, which are also Indie Next Great Reads:
Hardcover
Season of the Swamp: A Novel by Yuri Herrera, trans. by Lisa Dillman (Graywolf Press, $26, 9781644453070). "There isn't a writer out there like Yuri Herrera, one of my favorite Latin American writers. His newest novel is just as brilliant. An extraordinary, vivid, and ingenious novel. I couldn't look away from the minute I started reading." --Oscar Almonte Espinal, Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books, Philadelphia, Pa.
A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang (St. Martin's Press, $32, 9781250289469). "As enchanting as it is heartbreaking, A Song to Drown Rivers follows a young woman turned deadly spy, who uses her beauty and charm as a devastating weapon to topple kingdoms. This book will take your breath away!" --Claire Deeds, Covered Treasures Bookstore, Monument, Colo.
Paperback
America Fantastica: A Novel by Tim O'Brien (Mariner, $19.99, 9780063318519). "A brilliant romp across the continent. Boyd Halverson feels the urge to shake things up. So, he gets up from his Kiwanis Club brunch, strolls across the street to a bank with a .38 revolver, robs it, and takes Angie Banks, the teller, hostage. Away we go!" --Deon Stonehouse, Sunriver Books & Music, Sunriver, Ore.
Ages 4-8
We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang (Tundra Books, $18.99, 9781774882023). "As a human, this book resonated with me. X. Fang has the best illustrations out there right now. I love the warmth she adds to each drawing. Her books are a blast, and I'm excited to see this one. Each book feels like a classic." --Claire Margetts, Weller Book Works, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ages 8+
How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger (Greenwillow Books, $15.99, 9780063158146). "A sweet graphic novel. Watching Tara learn to navigate high school and experience her first crush was a complete joy. Hunsinger does an amazing job depicting the all-encompassing feeling of a first crush and all of the anxiety that comes with it." --Izzy Zox, Back Cove Books, Portland, Me.
Teen Readers
Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson (HarperTeen, $19.99, 9780063255951). "It starts with a malfunctioning petrichor candle. Soon, the house is up in flames--and so are Marlowe's summer plans. With singular, dry wit, and sinister disquiet, Johnson crafts a novel with such suspenseful foreboding that you'll be racing with shaking fingers to the end." --Emily Gilbow, House of Books, Kent, Conn.
[Many thanks to IndieBound and the ABA!]
