Christodora: A NovelBy Tim Murphy(Grove Press, 9780802125286, $27)

Recommended by Shawn Donley, Powell’s Books, Portland, OR

The Summer That Melted Everything: A NovelBy Tiffany McDaniel(St. Martin’s Press, 9781250078063, $25.99)

Recommended by Pierre Camy, Schuler Books & Music, Grand Rapids, MI

Dark Matter: A NovelBy Blake Crouch(Crown, 9781101904220, $26.99)

Recommended by Ed White, Hudson Booksellers, Marietta, GA

The Book That Matters Most: A NovelBy Ann Hood(W.W. Norton & Company, 9780393241655, $25.95)

Recommended by Jenny Stroyeck, The Homer Bookstore, Homer, AK

The Indie NEXT List

F i n d m o r e i n d e p e n d e n t b o o k s e l l e r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a t I n d i e B o u n d . o r g I n d i e B o u n d i s a m o v e m e n t o f t h e A m e r i c a n B o o k s e l l e r s A s s o c i a t i o n . A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d .

AUGUST ’16

Indies IntroduceIndie Next List titles are available as Kobo e-Books at participating bookstores

The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko: A NovelBy Scott Stambach(St. Martin’s Press, 9781250081865, $25.99)

Recommended by Pamela Klinger-Horn, Excelsior Bay Books, Excelsior, MN

Textbook Amy Krouse RosenthalBy Amy Krouse Rosenthal(Dutton, 9781101984543, $27)

Recommended by Kimberly Daniels, The Country Bookshop, Southern Pines, NC

The Woman in Cabin 10: A NovelBy Ruth Ware(Gallery/Scout Press, 9781501132933, $26)

Recommended by Linda Bond, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA

The Secret Language of Stones: A NovelBy M.J. Rose(Atria Books, 9781476778099, $25)

Recommended by Paula Longhurst, The King’s English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, UT

Behind Closed DoorsBy B.A. Paris(St. Martin’s Press, 9781250121004, $25.99)

Recommended by Stephanie Crowe, Page & Palette, Fairhope, AL

The Muse: A NovelBy Jessie Burton(Ecco, 9780062409928, $27.99)

Recommended by Susan Taylor, Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, NY

Carousel Court: A NovelBy Joe McGinniss, Jr.(Simon & Schuster, 9781476791272, $26)

Recommended by Luisa Smith, Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA

Mr. Eternity: A NovelBy Aaron Thier(Bloomsbury, 9781632860934, $26)

Recommended by Ed Conklin, Chaucer’s Books, Santa Barbara, CA

The Bones of Paradise: A NovelBy Jonis Agee(William Morrow, 9780062413475, $25.99)

Recommended by Amanda Hurley, Inkwood Books, Tampa, FL

Riverine: A Memoir From Anywhere But HereBy Angela Palm(Graywolf Press, 9781555977467, trade paper, $16)

Recommended by Sam Kaas, Village Books, Bellingham, WA

I Will Send Rain: A NovelBy Rae Meadows(Henry Holt & Company, 9781627794268, $26)

Recommended by Lori Fazio, R.J. Julia Booksellers, Madison, CT

Half Wild: StoriesBy Robin MacArthur(Ecco, 9780062444394, $24.99)

Recommended by Peter Sherman, Wellesley Books, Wellesley, MA

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living: A NovelBy Louise Miller(Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, 9781101981207, $26)

Recommended by Rebecca Speas, One More Page, Arlington, VA

Arrowood: A NovelBy Laura McHugh(Spiegel & Grau, 9780812996395, $27)

Recommended by Brenda Jordan, Murder By the Book, Houston, TX

The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman: A NovelBy Mamen Sánchez(Atria Books, 9781501118852, $24)

Recommended by Nichole McCown, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

THIS MONTH’S #1

Another Brooklyn: A NovelBy Jacqueline Woodson(Amistad, 9780062359988, $22.99)“National Book Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson has crafted a beautiful, heart-wrenching novel of a young girl’s coming-of-age in Brooklyn. Effortlessly weaving poetic prose, Woodson tells the story of the relationships young women form, their yearning to belong, and the bonds that are created – and broken. Brooklyn

itself is a vivid character in this tale—a place at first harsh, but one that becomes home and plays a role in each character’s future. Woodson is one of the most skilled storytellers of our day, and I continue to love and devour each masterpiece she creates!”

—Nicole Yasinsky, The Booksellers at Laurelwood, Memphis, TN

The Ninemile WolvesBy Rick Bass(Mariner, 9780618263028, $13.95) Originally published in hardcover in 1992 “A skilled and astute nature writer as well as a fine prose stylist, Bass is the perfect narrator for this provocative, profound, and poignant story of the reintroduction of wolves into Montana. With sympathy for

the rangers, the ranchers, and especially the wolves themselves, Bass brings all of his skills as an expert fiction writer and naturalist to the interwoven inhabited landscape of Montana. His empathy for the wolves and evocation of their lives is astounding and is matched by his rendering of the perceptions of the rangers who study and live alongside them. This is a testimony to the possibility of cohabitation of human, wolf, and the rest of the wild world.”—John Evans, DIESEL: A Bookstore, Santa Monica, CA

Light YearsBy James Salter(Vintage, 9780679740735, $16) Originally published in hardcover in 1975“When I first read Light Years in the early ‘80s it was like discovering an instant classic. Thirty-five years later, I found myself underlining passages, revisiting old friends. We meet Nedra and Viri in 1958 in

New York – ‘conjugal life in its purest, most generous form’ – as Salter observes the dissolution of a perfect marriage. Scenes fill with friends and family at dinner parties in book-lined apartments and country houses. One is left with a deep sense of melancholy, as Light Years is as bittersweet as it is intensely satisfying.”—Melanie Fleishman, Arcadia Books,Spring Green, WI

The Death and Life of Great American CitiesBy Jane Jacobs(Vintage, 9780679741954, $16.95) Originally published in hardcover in 1961“I only read The Death and Life of Great American Cities in the ‘90s, but it changed my experience of cities, and so my world. Jacobs’

critique of 1950s urban renewal and her analysis of what makes cities successful were revelatory and eventually changed city planning. I cheered when she won her epic battle with Robert Moses to stop plans for a four-lane highway through New York City’s Washington Square Park with the help of ‘nobody but a bunch of mothers,’ as Moses called them. Clearly, we are all in her debt.”

—Carole Horne, Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA

IndieBound Hardcover Great ReadsNOW IN PAPERBACK

Revisit RediscoverTake a fresh look at these old favorites.

Missing Pieces: A NovelBy Heather GudenkaufMIRA9780778319313, $15.99Recommended in hardcoverby Nancy Simpson-Brice,The Book Vault,Oskaloosa, IA

House of Thieves: A NovelBy Charles BelfoureSourcebooks Landmark9781492633082, $15.99Recommended in hardcoverby Stephanie Crowe,Page & Palette,Fairhope, AL

The Japanese Lover:A NovelBy Isabel AllendeAtria Books9781501116995, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Anna Eklund,University Book Store,Seattle, WA

Barefoot to Avalon:A Brother’s StoryBy David PayneGrove Press9780802125170, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Sharon Wheeler,Purple Crow Books,Hillsborough, NC

City on Fire: A NovelBy Garth Risk HallbergVintage9780804172950, $17Recommended in hardcover by Melinda Powers,Bookshop Santa Cruz,Santa Cruz, CA

Along the Infinite Sea:A NovelBy Beatriz WilliamsBerkley9780425278994, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Dell Marie Swearer,Bluebird Books, Hutchinson, KS

Dragonfish: A NovelBy Vu TranW.W. Norton & Company9780393352870, $15.95Recommended in hardcoverby Sherri Gallentine,Vroman’s Bookstore,Pasadena, CA

The Nature of the Beast:A Chief Inspector Gamache NovelBy Louise PennyMinotaur9781250022103, $15.99Recommended in hardcoverby Sarah Pease,Buttonwood Books & Toys,Cohasset, MA

The Tsar of Love and Techno: StoriesBy Anthony MarraHogarth9780770436452, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Cody Morrison,Square Books,Oxford, MS