From last week's Indie bestseller lists, available at IndieBound.org, here are the recommended titles, which are also Indie Next Great Reads:
Hardcover
The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty (Erewhon Books, $32, 9781645662891). "I raced through this book. I cared for the characters, and I cared about their lives. I was devastated to learn it was the beginning of a trilogy! How will I live with the suspense?" --Nichole Bryant, Bryant Books & Music, Hastings, Neb.
Television: A Novel by Lauren Rothery (Ecco, $28, 9780063443327). "Such a fresh, nimble novel, with so much depth. It's a story about uncanny love and the inconvenience of celebrity, about restlessness and contentment and the ways we move between them." --Kristen Iskandrian, Thank You Books, Birmingham, Ala.
Paperback
Booked for Murder: An Old Juniper Bookshop Mystery by P.J. Nelson (Minotaur, $19, 9781250393487). "Madeline inherits her aunt's bookstore and mansion. She finds herself in the middle of much drama and mystery, with a murder to solve. In the midst of everything, Madeline finds kindred spirits and possibly a home." --Alexandra Bender, Fonts Books, McLean, Va.
Ages 3-6
Love Finds a Way by Vern Kousky (Roaring Brook Press, $18.99, 9781250334756). "That grouchy Owl had no chance of hiding from love when he got that guard dog, Brutus! I love it and you will, too." --Leslie Jennings, Brewster Book Store, Brewster, Mass.
Ages 8-14
Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes, illus. by Setor Fiadzigbey (Little, Brown Ink, $13.99, 9780316279673). "One of the most stunning and heartbreaking graphic novels you will ever read! Even more powerful and poetic than the original novel. A must-read for everyone." --Chris Abouzeid, Belmont Books, Belmont, Mass.
Ages 12+
The Obsession by Natasha Preston (Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9798217028009). "Holy cow, that can not be how it ends?! I have never been more invested in a story in my life! I need to know what happens next or my heart will forever be in my stomach!" --Morgan Tyndell, Arts & Letters Bookstore, Granbury, Tex.
[Many thanks to IndieBound and the ABA!]
