From last week's Indie bestseller lists, available at IndieBound.org, here are the recommended titles, which are also Indie Next picks:
Hardcover
Darling Jim: A Novel by Christian Moerk (Holt, $25, 9780805089479/0805089470). "Will a diary found in the dead-letter bin solve the mystery behind three dead women discovered in a locked house? Set in a small Irish village, Darling Jim is a dark, erotic, and bloody tale. Shivers."--Becky Milner, Vintage Books, Vancouver, Wash.
The Thoreau You Don't Know: What the Prophet of Environmentalism Really Meant by Robert Sullivan (Collins, $25.99, 9780061710315/0061710318). "Robert Sullivan's refreshing, empathetic biography revives the Thoreau of the work, aptly freeing him from the straits of clichés and revealing an inspiring, living intellect that reaches though the years. I loved it!"--Mary Taft, Prairie Lights Books, Iowa City, Iowa
Paperback
First Execution by Domenico Starnone, translated by Anthony Shugaar (Europa, $15, 9781933372662/1933372664). "What begins as a Mediterranean noir quickly shifts into a puzzle from Pirandello and Calvino country, as the author begins removing sequences from the story and rewriting others. A profound meditation on political beliefs and mortality, with plenty of surprises."--Nick DiMartino, University Book Store, Seattle, Wash.
For ages 4 to 8
Funny Farm by Mark Teague (Orchard, $16.99, 9780439914994/043991499X). "It's spring and Edward heads out to visit relatives on the farm for the first time--and discovers that there is so much to see and do! Wonderful illustrations--detailed and light-hearted--add a humorous twist to the simple story."--Kathleen Lehman, Dragonwings Bookstore, Waupaca, Wis.
[Many thanks to IndieBound and the ABA!]
Hardcover
Darling Jim: A Novel by Christian Moerk (Holt, $25, 9780805089479/0805089470). "Will a diary found in the dead-letter bin solve the mystery behind three dead women discovered in a locked house? Set in a small Irish village, Darling Jim is a dark, erotic, and bloody tale. Shivers."--Becky Milner, Vintage Books, Vancouver, Wash.
The Thoreau You Don't Know: What the Prophet of Environmentalism Really Meant by Robert Sullivan (Collins, $25.99, 9780061710315/0061710318). "Robert Sullivan's refreshing, empathetic biography revives the Thoreau of the work, aptly freeing him from the straits of clichés and revealing an inspiring, living intellect that reaches though the years. I loved it!"--Mary Taft, Prairie Lights Books, Iowa City, Iowa
Paperback
First Execution by Domenico Starnone, translated by Anthony Shugaar (Europa, $15, 9781933372662/1933372664). "What begins as a Mediterranean noir quickly shifts into a puzzle from Pirandello and Calvino country, as the author begins removing sequences from the story and rewriting others. A profound meditation on political beliefs and mortality, with plenty of surprises."--Nick DiMartino, University Book Store, Seattle, Wash.
For ages 4 to 8
Funny Farm by Mark Teague (Orchard, $16.99, 9780439914994/043991499X). "It's spring and Edward heads out to visit relatives on the farm for the first time--and discovers that there is so much to see and do! Wonderful illustrations--detailed and light-hearted--add a humorous twist to the simple story."--Kathleen Lehman, Dragonwings Bookstore, Waupaca, Wis.
[Many thanks to IndieBound and the ABA!]