Today we’re spotlighting debuts with a sweeping family story set in seaside Maine, a dystopian thriller in a world run by artificial intelligence, and an accomplished photographer framed for murder. HAVEN POINT by Virginia Hume “Hume’s debut follows three generations of Demarest women against the backdrop of an upscale summer community on the Maine coast…Fans […]
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Debut Spotlight (5/4/21)
This debut spotlight includes the suspenseful story of a photographer’s obsession, a Greek myth retelling, an epic fantasy filled with goblins and goddesses, an all girls’ boarding school with deep secrets, and a romantic story set against a Cape Cod summer. THE PHOTOGRAPHER by Mary Dixie Carter An Indie Next pick! “Delta Dawn, the narrator […]
Debut Spotlight (3/2/21)
This debut spotlight features a little something for everyone, including literary fiction, short stories, and contemporary romance! OF WOMEN AND SALT by Gabriela Garcia “Garcia’s dexterous debut chronicles the travails of a Cuban immigrant family. Carmen, a Cuban immigrant living in Miami, is worried about her daughter Jeanette’s addiction to drugs and alcohol…This riveting account […]
Debut Spotlight (2/2/21)
This debut spotlight dives into a gripping novel about an unlikely friendship and the environment, a story of the #MeToo movement at a New England all girls boarding school, and an exploration of womanhood and motherhood by a renowned journalist. THE RAIN HERON by Robbie Arnott “Following a coup in an unnamed country and a […]
Debut Spotlight (1/6/21)
This debut spotlight revolves around stories of friendship, featuring a gripping fateful night that will follow four friends for the rest of their lives, a timely novel about estranged childhood friends, and a tale of family bonds and abnormal friendships. BEFORE THE RUINS by Victoria Gosling “British author Gosling’s stellar debut focuses on four childhood […]
Women 2020: The Summer of Debuts (7/13/20)
Today we spotlight female debut authors with a psychological thriller set in the beautiful French countryside, twelve stories mixing tragedy and comedy, and a sci-fi alternate history set in the early 2000s–check it all out here. THE SAFE PLACE by Anna Downes An Indie Next pick! “Emily Proudman has just lost her temp job, bombed […]
Debut Spotlight: NOTHING CAN HURT YOU (6/25/20)
Inspired by a true story, today we spotlight a haunting debut set in 1997, as the pieces of a college student’s death come together. When Sara Morgan was killed in the woods surrounding her college, her boyfriend’s confession raised more questions than it answered. This story of voyeurism and obsession examines gender violence and the […]
Debut Spotlight: THE SECOND HOME (6/4/20)
This beach season, dive into a sophisticated debut about second homes, second families, and second chances. THE SECOND HOME by Christina Clancy has all the family drama, devastating secrets, and palpable characters that a reader could ever want. Set in Cape Cod and moving through the lives of three siblings, THE SECOND HOME is the […]
Debut Spotlight + Jane Austen Spotlight (5/26/20)
Today we set the spotlight on two of our favorite things: debuts and Jane Austen (!) with a big-hearted novel of a community in Austen’s final home town and the transformation of the bookish ugly duckling of the Bennet sisters to a woman with choices of her own. THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY by Natalie Jenner […]
#FridayReads and Debut Spotlight: TAKE ME APART
For today’s #FridayReads and debut spotlight, we’re reading Sara Sligar’s TAKE ME APART, a fresh and seductive psychological suspense debut. This novel–about family, art, and mental illness–stars emotionally raw thirty-something Kate who relocates from NYC for a position archiving famous photographer Miranda Brand’s life. While reviewing Miranda’s personal files, she becomes more curious about her […]