Trish Doller sailed away with readers’ hearts in her emotional yet adventurous romance, FLOAT PLAN. And, now in THE SUITE SPOT, Rachel Beck is building a romance from the ground up with the perfect brew of love, loss, and a chance to revamp her life. THE SUITE SPOT A LibraryReads pick! “This gentle, warm love […]
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Author Spotlight: Catriona Ward (3/18/22)
Catriona Ward is a master at creating dark and twisty psychological horror novels, and her newest book is no exception. Her latest novel, SUNDIAL, takes readers deep into the Mojave Desert as we follow Rob and her daughter Callie back to Rob’s childhood home, where secrets about the family and her own past are slowly revealed. […]
Author Spotlight: John Scalzi (3/9/22)
Hugo award winner and New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi’s latest standalone sci-fi adventure starts in the COVID-19 swept streets of New York City before introducing readers to a whole new dimension. With humor and tension, this newest escapist story is both uplifting and thrilling with massive dinosaur-like creatures–the world’s most dangerous pandas–and an […]
Sneak Peek: April 2022 Indie Next List
The April 2022 Indie Next list features 4 Macmillan titles! THE KAIJU PRESERVATION SOCIETY by John ScalziISBN 9780765389121 | on sale 3/15/22 A LibraryReads pick and 2 starred reviews! “A more ethical Jurassic Park meets the camaraderie of Parks and Recreation in this wonderfully witty and refreshingly earnest adventure yarn from Hugo Award winner Scalzi (REDSHIRTS).”–Publishers Weekly, […]
Focus on Memoirs (3/1/22)
Today we’re spotlighting memoirs with a focus on family with a deep dive into a complicated mother-daughter relationship and a glimpse into the Biden home growing up in Delaware. NEVER SIMPLE: A Memoir by Liz Scheier An Indie Next pick! “Scheier, a PW contributor, debuts with a stunning and generous account of living with her […]
Historical Spotlight (2/22/22)
This historical spotlight features a fast-paced reimagining of what happened during Agatha Christie’s 11-day disappearance, from an affair to murder + a deep dive into the history of real-life heiresses and what it meant for women of the time to be surrounded by fortune, gossip, and scandal. THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR BY NINA DE GRAMONT 2 […]
Sneak Peek: March 2022 Indie Next List
The March 2022 Indie Next list features 3 Macmillan titles! NEVER SIMPLE by Liz ScheierISBN 9781250823137 | on sale 3/1/22 “Scheier, a PW contributor, debuts with a stunning and generous account of living with her mother’s mental illness…strikingly, compassion trumps anger: ‘I loved her smoky cackle and her jokes…her whole-body storytelling,’ she writes. ‘Now that I have my own […]
Crime and Murder Spotlight (1/25/22)
We’re diving into crime fiction and nonfiction in this spotlight with a novel about murder and the dangers of storytelling + a bestselling author/journalist unravels one couple‘s lethal relationship. DEVIL HOUSE by John Darnielle 2 starred reviews and an Indie Next pick! “An impressively meta work that delivers the pleasures of true-crime while skewering it.”–Kirkus Reviews, […]
Sneak Peek: February 2022 Indie Next List
The February 2022 Indie Next list features 5 Macmillan titles! THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR by Nina de GramontISBN 9781250274618 | on sale 2/1/22 “The author weaves a clever, highly original, mesmerizing tale filled with strange and unexpected turns and concludes it in an unexpected but wholly satisfying manner. With its superb writing, strong characterizations, and wonderfully imaginative plot, this […]
Debut Spotlight (1/4/22)
We’re kicking off 2022 with a couple exciting debuts featuring a status-driven wedding planner who has to learn what it really means to weather a storm and a thrilling story of fame, fortune, and the blurred lines between fact and fiction. OLGA DIES DREAMING by Xochitl Gonzalez An Indie Next pick! “Warmhearted but tough-minded story […]