Sneak Peek: November 2026 Indie Next List

The November 2026 Indie Next List includes four Macmillan titles!

O NOW! by Niall Williams
9781639739530 | 11/10/26

“Back to Faha, Ireland, for a short story of surpassing sweetness… Williams’ sentences are so lilting they almost scan as poetry… This uplifting reading experience could provide an effective emergency rescue for your next bad mood or dark day.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

TO DREAM IN DARKNESS by Ann Liang
9781250289483 | 10/27/26

“Liang (A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS, 2024) returns to adult fiction after a sojourn into YA territory, this time presenting a lush, vivid romance about the God of Death and Rujia, the woman he is destined to kill… Liang’s world building and knowledge of history and lore are on display here, and fans of intricate romance will love this tale of love and loss in China’s Celestial Realm.”—Booklist

THE KILLING OF A CHESTNUT TREE by Oliver K. Langmead
9781250448613 | 10/27/26

“Readers will yearn for further Havelock and Sebastian cases, particularly if every intriguing puzzle to come overflows with this much compassion, kindness, and healing insight.”—Library Journal

THE SLANTWISE HISTORIES: COLLECTED STORIES by Alix E. Harrow
9781250345363 | 10/20/26

Dive into a dazzling collection of short fiction from Alix E. Harrow, the New York Times bestselling author of THE EVERLASTING and STARLING HOUSE. THE SLANTWISE HISTORIES: COLLECTED STORIES presents the best known short fiction of Alix. E. Harrow as well as five all-new stories. The collection also includes the author’s preferred text of previously published stories, and Amazon Original short stories.