Sneak Peek: November Indie Next List

The November 2023 Indie Next list includes SIX Macmillan titles!

BOOKSHOPS & BONEDUST: A LEGENDS & LATTES NOVEL BY TRAVIS BALDREE
9781250886101 | 11/7/23

2 starred reviews!

“Knowing where a character ends up often drains tension from a prequel, but Baldree avoids that pitfall because the joy of reading here isn’t a simple uncertainty over who lives or dies but rather watching friendships blossom and characters grow.”–Booklist, starred review

“Readers who have already explored Baldree’s world will be inspired to reread LEGENDS & LATTES, while new readers will find a fantasy story with many of the same pleasures that cozy mysteries offer their readers.”–Library Journal, starred review

A POWER UNBOUND: A LAST BINDING NOVEL BY FREYA MARSKE
9781250788955 | 11/7/23

2 starred reviews!

“Marske’s final, thrilling entry in The Last Binding trilogy reunites beloved characters as they use their wit and guile to thwart the power-hungry men plotting to steal magic from all of Britain… A charming, heart-thumping close to a world and characters fans won’t be ready to let go of.”–Booklist, starred review

“[This] doubles down on all the romance and magic that made the previous books in the trilogy so delightful… Marske again demonstrates her talent for balancing romance and fantasy action. This does the series proud.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review

THE HOUSE OF DOORS BY TAN TWAN ENG
9781639731930 | 10/17/23

“As in Tan’s other works, the narrative [focuses] on memory and loss, its lush, dreamy prose evoking the bygone days of colonial pre-WWII British Malaya amid musings on life’s ephemeral nature, while never losing its eye for injustice… This is a stunner.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review

SYSTEM COLLAPSE: A MURDERBOT DIARIES NOVEL BY MARTHA WELLS
9781250826978 | 11/14/23

“It’s a compelling setting, both in the conflicts that arise from the culture of the Corporation Rim and the deep history Wells has established. At the same time, she continues to evolve Murderbot in interesting directions… The characters and the world building remain engrossing and rewarding.”–Booklist, starred review

I MUST BE DREAMING BY ROZ CHAST
9781620403228 | 10/24/23

“Chast…leads readers on a trip through dream theories across the ages, from ancient Greece and Egypt to the Kabbalah, Freud and Jung’s interpretations, and modern evolutionary neuroscience… Chast perfectly captures the weird joy of dreaming—an act that is both universal and deeply personal.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review

BEING HENRY: THE FONZ…AND BEYOND BY HENRY WINKLER
9781250888099 | 10/31/23

“Though Winkler includes plenty of inside-Hollywood fare, the book’s frankness sets it apart from standard-issue actor memoirs. The result is a heartfelt chronicle of learning to love one’s self, shortcomings and all.”–Publishers Weekly