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 Champagne Letters: A Novel by Kate MacIntosh (Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668061886). "This novel is an exciting glass of history and present day that celebrates a strong woman, pouring in journal entries from an 18th-century connoisseur of early champagne with a modern tale of deception, love, and revenge. Well worth the time and read!" --R. Aimee Chipman, The Bluestocking Bookshop, Holland, Mich.
A Monsoon Rising: A Novel by Thea Guanzon (Harper Voyager, $32, 9780063277304). "Talasyn and Alaric must prepare for the Moonless Dark and the eruption of the Voidfell. This book is equally funny and heartbreaking as we find out more about their pasts, the present, and how it affects their actions. A stellar Hurricane Wars installment." --Lisa Kroger, Village Books, The Woodlands, Tex.
Paperback
Alice Sadie Celine: A Novel by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright (Simon & Schuster, $17.99, 9781668021606). "Written in gorgeous prose that dives deeply into each of the three women's characters and backstories, with a level of suspense that kept me wondering how things would turn out in the end. This novel is unique and surprising. A great read." --Christine Bell, Roundabout Books, Bend, Ore.
Ages 4-8
Between You and Me by Rob Sanders, illus. by Raissa Figueroa (Clarion, $19.99, 9780063239593). "Moving to a new place can be hard and frightening, but it can also be wondrous and fun like this uplifting picture book about new places, new friends, and new adventures." --Stephanie Staton, CoffeeTree Books, Morehead, Ky.
Ages 6-11
Bog Myrtle by Sid Sharp (Annick Press, $19.99, 9781773218922). "I LOVE THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL! Fantastic illustrations perfectly depict the story's changing moods. Problems are solved righteously with humor. And I love that spiders are depicted as the intelligent, valuable creatures they are." --Kay Wosewick, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, Wis.
Teen Readers: An Indies Introduce Title
Tangleroot by Kalela Williams (Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250880666). "Sometimes your family history is as tangled as the vines on the ground. When Noni is forced to make a new home in the 'Big House' built by an enslaved ancestor, she may discover truths about herself and her family that none could have imagined." --Sally Sue Lavigne, The Storybook Shoppe, Bluffton, S.C.
[Many thanks to IndieBound and the ABA!]
