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… […]
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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 […]

Sneak Peek: January 2025 Indie Next List
The January 2025 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MCCRAYS? by Tracey Lange 9781250328434 | 1/14/25 “A story about grief, love, and community, Lange’s third novel brings readers into a small town with deep roots. Lange’s characters are memorable, and their struggles feel epic yet real.” —Booklist BEAUTIFUL UGLY by […]

Sneak Peek: December 2024 Indie Next List
The December 2024 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield 9781250344311 | 12/3/24 “The skillfully written familial dynamics and the success of Armfield’s previous novel, OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA, make this an easy purchase recommendation for most libraries.” —Library Journal CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by […]

Sneak Peek: November 2024 Indie Next List
The November 2024 Indie Next List includes three Macmillan titles! IF I STOPPED HAUNTING YOU by Colby Wilkens 9781250292902 | 10/15/24 “This forced-proximity, enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy has plenty of chills and thrills. Readers will stay up late, with all the lights on, to finish Wilkens’s satisfying debut.”-Library Journal, starred review THE BLOODLESS PRINCES by Charlotte […]

Sneak Peek: October 2024 Indie Next List
The October 2024 Indie Next List includes EIGHT Macmillan titles! INTERMEZZO BY SALLY ROONEY 9780374602635 | 9/24/24 2 starred reviews! “Bestseller Rooney returns with a boldly experimental and emotionally devastating story of estrangement… The novel’s deliberate pacing veers from the propulsiveness of NORMAL PEOPLE and the deep character work contrasts with the topicality of BEAUTIFUL WORLD, but […]

Sneak Peek: May 2023 Indie Next List
The May 2023 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS BY TJ KLUNE9781250217448 | 4/25/23 “Readers who loved Klune’s (UNDER THE WHISPERING DOOR) previous works will find plenty of the author’s trademark charm, heart, and bittersweetness, while those looking for more hopeful robot stories, like A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT […]

Sneak Peek: April 2023 Indie Next List
The April 2023 Indie Next List includes EIGHT Macmillan titles! SOME DESPERATE GLORY by Emily Tesh9781250834980 | 4/11/23 3 starred reviews! “Tesh’s sweeping epic wrestles with the nature of hatred, vengeance, and radicalization. The political theme of breaking away from fascist ideology pairs beautifully with smart sci-fi worldbuilding—which encompasses shadow engine technology and time slips—and […]

Sneak Peek: March 2023 Indie Next List
The March 2023 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! WEYWARD by Emilia Hart 9781250280800 | 3/7/23 “Hart explores in her triumphant debut sexual desire, violence, and personal autonomy in the lives of three strong-willed English women from the 17th century to the present… Hart skillfully weaves together the stories of the determined women, showing how they […]