The November 2025 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow 9781250799081 | 10/28/25 “Harrow (STARLING HOUSE) once again skillfully writes a story of love, loss, and choosing one’s own path, no matter what anyone else says (or writes). Her epic worldbuilding balances the intimate lives of remarkable characters to […]
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Sneak Peek: October 2025 Indie Next List
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: […]

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: May 2025 Indie Next List
The May 2025 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! BRIGHTER THAN SCALE, SWIFTER THAN FLAME by Neon Yang 9781250357342 | 5/6/25 “Yang’s (THE GENESIS OF MISERY) emotion-laden novella will be a hit with fans of dragons and slow-burn romantasy. Readers of Aliette de Bodard and the ‘Singing Hills Cycle’ series by Nghi Vo will […]

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: March 2025 Indie Next List
The March 2025 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! #1 PICK: WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy 9781250827951 | 3/4/25 3 starred reviews! “McConaghy’s descriptions of nature’s glory and terror are galvanic, the psychological struggles wrenching, the suspenseful action spectacularly choreographed. McConaghy has attained new heights of intensity and lacerating ecological conviction in this […]

Sneak Peek: February 2025 Indie Next List
The February 2025 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! THE QUEENS OF CRIME by Marie Benedict 9781250280756 | 2/11/25 “In this excellent novel, Benedict (coauthor with Victoria Christopher Murray of THE FIRST LADIES) vividly brings to life real Golden Age mystery novelists and a 1930s setting… Fans of Benedict’s previous novels and those who enjoy […]

