Sneak Peek: August 2026 Indie Next List

The August 2026 Indie Next List includes four Macmillan titles!

MEET ME IN THE GARDEN by Nina LaCour
9781250810472 | 8/4/26

“Critically acclaimed author LaCour (YERBA BUENA, 2022) returns with a masterpiece that stands as an exceptional work of historical fiction. Spanning from 1944 New Orleans to 1965 Los Angeles, the story vibrates with the profound emotions and vivid details of the Great Migration… Full of the grief of losing a father and the joy of creative awakening, this character-driven beauty is an immersive, heartfelt triumph. It is a fantastic must-read that will resonate deeply with fans of Alice Walker and Brit Bennett.”—Booklist, starred review

SEA OF CHARMS by Sarah Beth Durst
9781250400673 | 7/28/26

“This cute and quirky cozy romantasy, the third standalone set in the world Durst established in THE SPELLSHOP, takes to the Crescent Islands Empire’s seas to find adventure, love, and family… As in previous installments, the revolution subplot plays out in the background and off-page while the story proper stays focused on the everyday stakes of ordinary—if fantastical—lives. Readers will find it a warmhearted and thoroughly entertaining escape.”—Publishers Weekly

LOST AND FOUND by Tarah DeWitt
9781250329462 | 8/4/26

“DeWitt (LEFT OF FOREVER) handles fraught topics with remarkable grace in this stirring contemporary… DeWitt does a masterful job capturing Bea’s grief twinned with tentative hope for the future, as well as sensitively illustrating Silas’s trauma. This heartbreaker is sure to linger long in readers’ minds.”—Publishers Weekly

TRIAGE by Claudia Rankine
9781644454008 | 8/4/26

“Poet and essayist Rankine (JUST US) delivers an innovative, genre-defying mix of narrative and criticism centered on a contentious friendship… [Rankine] demonstrates how a complicated friendship can force self-reflection and change. It’s a thought-provoking response to a broken world.”—Publishers Weekly