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 Garden: A Novel by Nick Newman (Putnam, $29, 9780593717738). "This book is creepy. It has a ton of twists and turns. What is actually happening and what comes from the mother's twisted imagination? Should the sisters keep going the way they always have, or take a look at the outside?" --Andrea Iriarte, Molly's Bookstore, Melrose, Mass.
Mutual Interest by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith (Bloomsbury, $28.99, 9781639733323). "Using a marriage of convenience as the framework for this layered portrait of queer love, Wolfgang-Smith's historical fiction feels timeless yet speaks perfectly to the present. Mutual Interest feels new and unexpected in the best way." --David Vogel, Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Paperback
Wandering Stars: A Novel by Tommy Orange (Vintage, $18, 9780593311448). "Wandering Stars is an epic tale grounded in truth and elevated by Tommy Orange's phenomenal storytelling. He brings a gruesome slice of U.S. history to life and gives voice to a generation of Native people who live its legacy." --Claire Benedict, Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, Vt.
Ages 4-8
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665938150). "Young children--and their parents--will surely relate to the absolute joy Mabel feels when it's the day the garbage truck comes to her house. A delightful story beautifully illustrated." --Vicky Titcomb, Titcomb's Bookshop, East Sandwich, Mass.
Ages 8-12
Halfway to Somewhere by Jose Pimienta (Random House Graphic, $21.99, 9780593569450). "Moving as a kid is always tough, but it's even more complicated when you're navigating a new language and new family dynamics. Halfway to Somewhere does such a great job honoring all the different facets of Ave's experience. Strongly recommend for classrooms!" --Milo Michels, University Book Store, Seattle, Wash.
Teen Readers
The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith (HarperCollins, $19.99, 9780063372528). "I am obsessed with this book and cannot stop talking about it even weeks after reading it. Set in an alternate Victorian era England, The Rose Bargain is gripping from the very first page." --Tara Leimkuehler, Parnassus Books, Nashville, Tenn.
[Many thanks to IndieBound and the ABA!]
