IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites

From last week's Indie bestseller lists, available at IndieBound.org, here are the recommended titles, which are also Indie Next Great Reads:

Hardcover
Aftertaste: A Novel by Daria Lavelle (Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668061596). "A captivating and innovative debut novel that seamlessly blends food writing with the supernatural. A deliciously unique and deeply poignant narrative interwoven with themes of grief, healing, and letting go." --Kyra Tatlow, Book Love, Plymouth, Mass.

State Champ by Hilary Plum (Bloomsbury, $26.99, 9781639735433). "When a doctor at a women's health clinic is arrested for providing abortions post-Dobbs, Angela, the receptionist, goes on hunger strike in an attempt to free her. The angry, darkly funny prose hits like shards of shattered glass." --Grace Harper, Mac's Backs, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Paperback
Left of Forever: A Novel (Spunes #2) by Tarah DeWitt (St. Martin's Griffin, $18, 9781250329448). "Left of Forever is a wonderful second-chance romance about two people finally finding their way back to each other as they road trip up the western coast. If you love to yearn, you will love this." --Kaylie Padgett, Women & Children First, Chicago, Ill.

Ages 4-8
Here Is a Book: A Picture Book by Elisha Cooper (Abrams Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781419766756). "So very sweet. I like the cyclical story, starting with an artist and ending with an artist, and it was fun to journey with the book as it was made. The illustrations are gorgeous!" --Thea Lamarre Anderson, LaLa Books, Lowell, Mass.

Ages 8-12
Bashir Boutros and the Jewel of the Nile by George Jreije (HarperCollins, $19.99, 9780063382244). "This little gem of a book is sprinkled with adventure and delights, and reminders that in the midst of the distractions of our everyday personal struggles, we can still make choices that help change the world around us in powerful, positive ways. Hooray for Bashir!" --Michelle Souliere, The Green Hand Bookshop, Portland, Maine

Teen Readers: An Indies Introduce Title
All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665952651). "All the Noise at Once is a captivating read about Aiden, a Black, autistic teen, his love of football, his struggle with identity, and his fight against injustice after a jarring experience with the police. I was cheering Aiden on to the very end." --Kalli King, Rediscovered Books, Boise, Idaho

[Many thanks to IndieBound and the ABA!]

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