From last week's Indie bestseller lists, available at IndieBound.org, here are the recommended titles, which are also Indie Next Great Reads:
Hardcover
Body Double: A Novel by Hanna Johansson, trans. by Kira Josefsson (Catapult, $27, 9781646223138). "A chance meeting between two women in a department store cafe leads to an affair of obsession in this captivating novel by Hanna Johansson, translated by Kira Josefsson. Perfect for fans of Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith." --Caitlin Baker, Island Books, Mercer Island, Wash.
Son of Nobody: A Novel by Yann Martel (W.W. Norton, $29.99, 9781324118138). "An absolutely stunning read. We follow a scholar as he pieces together a lost epic of the Trojan War: not of the mighty kings focused on during The Iliad, but of a common foot soldier's suffering during the ten long years of war." --Sierra Hollabaugh, The Bookery Cincy, Cincinnati, Ohio
Paperback
The Moonshine Women by Michelle Collins Anderson (A John Scognamiglio Book, $18.95, 9781496748300). "I love books about the strength, determination and devotion of women. This story of the incredible bonds and hardships of three sisters during Prohibition who will do what it takes to survive is all that and more." --Jane Simons, The Dog Eared Book, Palmyra, N.Y.
Ages 4-7
Gunnar the Viking's Great Pizza Adventure by Diego Vaisberg (duopress, $18.99, 9781464233630). "Gunnar shows that with bravery and creativity you can change the course of your life and shows us all that trying something new isn't always easy, but the results can be rewarding and delicious!" --Sally Sue Lavigne, The Storybook Shoppe, Bluffton, S.C.
Ages 8-12
Last Day Pool Party by Emma Steinkellner (Labyrinth Road, $21.99, 9798217031429). "This graphic novel follows six middle school graduates at a celebratory pool party. They all have concerns--a best friend moving away, dealing with feeling invisible, getting ridiculed on a viral video--and all navigate their issues in the best way they can." --Alex Weston, The King's English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ages 13+
Ellen Poe: The Forgotten Lore by Diana Peterfreund (Running Press Kids, $12.99, 9798894141688). "After moving in with her aunt in her spooky Edgar Allan Poe-themed B&B, Ellen starts having nightmares and visions that lead her to believe that she might be a descendent of the haunted writer." --Manda Barker, Raven Book Store, Lawrence, Kan.
[Many thanks to IndieBound and the ABA!]
