The October 2025 Indie Next List includes EIGHT Macmillan titles! RED CITY by Marie Lu 9781250885678 | 10/14/25 “Fans of fantasy and romantasy will thoroughly enjoy this book… Lu is a big name in the YA world, and her adult debut is bound to attract adult and teen fans alike.”—Booklist, starred review “Both heartbreaking and action-packed: […]
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Sneak Peek: September 2025 Indie Next List
The September 2025 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! HEMLOCK & SILVER by T. Kingfisher 9781250342034 | 8/19/25 “This darkly comic tale of mirrors and apples mixed with a budding romance, masterfully recounted by a charmingly blunt main character, will appeal to fans of reimagined fantasy fables.”—Booklist, starred review “The diagnostic mystery at the […]
Sneak Peek: August 2025 Indie Next List
The August 2025 Indie Next List includes SEVEN Macmillan titles! AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz 9781250357465 | 8/5/25 “Newitz packs this tale with simmering action, endearing characters, and political savvy, topping it all off with generous dollops of humor and imagination. It’s delicious.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review “This is a feel-good hopepunk story that will appeal to […]
Sneak Peek: July 2025 Indie Next List
The July 2025 Indie Next List includes SIX Macmillan titles! I GAVE YOU EYES AND YOU LOOKED TOWARD DARKNESS by Irene Solà 9781644453438 | 6/17/25 “As in her previous novel, WHEN I SING, MOUNTAINS DANCE (2022), Solà is interested here in local folklore passed through generations, especially of women and witchcraft… A fabulous achievement, at once […]
Sneak Peek: June 2025 Indie Next List
The June 2025 Indie Next List includes SIX Macmillan titles! #1 PICK: BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V. E. Schwab 9781250320520 | 6/10/25 “Schwab crafts intricate backstories for her leads, beautifully balancing the humanity and monstrosity of all three women while chronicling their transformations over time. The result is a haunting and […]
Sneak Peek: April 2025 Indie Next List
The April 2025 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE by John Scalzi 9780765389091 | 3/25/25 2 starred reviews! “WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE does what science fiction does best: offers a mirror up to society and explores how humanity might respond to sudden and seemingly impossible things… […]
Sneak Peek: May Indie Next List!
The May 2024 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! EVERY TIME I GO ON VACATION, SOMEONE DIES BY CATHERINE MACK 9781250325853 | 4/30/24 “The first entry in ‘The Vacation Mysteries’ series features author Eleanor Dash, who wants to finish her book tour in Italy so that she can get back to writing and fulfill […]
Sneak Peek: September Indie Next List
The September 2023 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! HE WHO DROWNED THE WORLD: A RADIANT EMPEROR NOVEL BY SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN9781250621825 | 8/22/23 2 starred reviews! “Parker-Chan has written a heart-racing, emotional story that is also heartrending and shockingly precise because readers will, by the end, know the characters and their aims and loves […]
Sneak Peek: November 2022 Indie Next List
The November 2022 Indie Next list features 4 Macmillan titles! EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END by C. L. PolkISBN 9781250849458 | on sale 11/8/22 2 starred reviews! “Combining the sensibilities of Raymond Chandler and Jim Butcher, with an achingly bittersweet tribute to the lesbian underground of the 1940s, this is a must-read for those who like their […]
Sneak Peek: October 2022 Indie Next List
The October 2022 Indie Next list features 3 Macmillan titles! LEECH by Hiron EnnesISBN 9781250811189 | on sale 9/27/22 3 starred reviews! “This is a must-read for readers looking for something new from the horror genre.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review “Readers who appreciate medical gross-outs as well as psychological terror in their fiction will adore LEECH. Fans of […]
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