Indie Picks: August 2015

IndieNextList_logoThis month we highlight books that have appeared on the Indie Next List, a hand-picked selection from booksellers across the U.S. Independent booksellers are and have always been discoverers of the next big thing, the next great read, the next bestseller, and the next undiscovered gem.


Not-My-Fathers-Son

Not My Father’s Son

By Alan Cumming

Every so often reading a memoir feels like a conversation rather than a strict narrative or—the death knell for memoir—a self-indulgent romp down memory lane. Cumming’s memoir is a gorgeous, intimate conversation and it reads beautifully. The pace is perfect, the presentation truly lovely, and I felt like a close friend rather than an impersonal audience. Cumming’s early life was a struggle and he hardly shies from relating details, but the driving force behind this book is the demonstration of the many ways one can bring oneself to peace after hardship.”

—Demi Marshall, Park Road Books, Charlotte, NC


Love-May-Fail

Love May Fail

By Matthew Quick

Recommended by Mary Laura Philpott, Parnassus Books, Nashville, TN


How-To-Build-A-Girl

How to Build a Girl

By Caitlin Moran

Recommended by Amanda Hurley, Inkwood Books, Tampa, FL


How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky

How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky

By Lydia Netzer

Recommended by Nancy McFarlane, Fiction Addiction, Greenville, SC


Landline

Landline

By Rainbow Rowell

Recommended by Paige Mushaw, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT


Where They Found Her

Where They Found Her

By Kimberly McCreight

Recommended by Teresa Steele, Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins, CO


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