The June Indie Next list features a whopping SEVEN Macmillan titles!
RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston
PW Best Book of the Summer + May LibraryReads Pick + Three starred reviews!
“The much-loved royal romance genre gets a fun and refreshing update in McQuiston’s debut…. A clever, romantic, sexy love story.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Readers will be eager to see more from McQuiston after this extremely promising start.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
“In between sweet and steamy love scenes, RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE allows readers to imagine a world where coming out involves no self-loathing; where fan fiction and activist Twitter do actual good; and a diverse, liberal White House wins elections. This Blue Wave fantasy could be the feel-good book of the summer.”–Booklist, starred review
MAGIC FOR LIARS by Sarah Gailey
“Above all, Gailey shows us that humans are humans, even when they are magic, and they are still flawed, damaged, and oh so interesting.”–Booklist, starred review
“Gailey’s debut is an energetic modern fantasy that plays rough with relationships and personal beliefs, from youth to adulthood… Highly recommended for all collections.”–Library Journal, starred review
STAY SEXY & DON’T GET MURDERED: The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Winter 2019 Indies Introduce Pick!
“[T]here is not a dud in the collection, and readers will be left feeling like they just had a kiki with two very funny, if slightly obsessed, friends.”–Booklist, starred review
IN WEST MILLS by De’Shawn Charles Winslow
PW Best Book of the Summer + Library Journal Editors’ Pick & Best Debut + Two starred reviews!
“Winslow’s heroine isn’t easy to like. But over time, she reaches into your heart and touches it deeply. So does this book.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Winslow has a finely tuned ear for the way the people of this small town talk, and his unpretentiously poetic prose goes down like a cool drink of water on a hot day.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
THE NIGHT BEFORE by Wendy Walker
LibraryReads author of ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN and EMMA IN THE NIGHT
“Skilfully manipulating tension and using breathless pacing, Walker keeps that question in the air until the final twist unmasks secrets about Laura’s disappearance and the murder in her past.”–Booklist
THE SCENT KEEPER by Erica Bauermeister
“An artfully crafted coming-of-age story that will take the reader on an exquisite olfactory adventure.”–Kirkus Reviews
THE HISTORY OF LIVING FOREVER by Jake Wolff
Two starred reviews!
“The epic sweep and sly humor in the midst of enormous anguish will remind readers of Michael Chabon’s work as they relish this heady exploration of grief, alchemy, and love.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Wolff’s wild, hilarious, and moving adventure is rooted in reason and the tough truths of life: how easy it is to hurt the ones we love; that forgetting is easier than forgiving; and that life (with an elixir or not) is never long enough.”–Booklist, starred review
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