the indie NEXT listPainted HorsesA Novel, by Malcolm Brooks(Grove Press, 9780802121646, $26) “Brooks sweeps post-WWII American prosperity, ancient native traditions, and the rush to tame the still-wild West together in a novel driven by diverse and deeply realized characters that come together in a heart-pounding story. Catherine Lemay is a talented young archeologist defying the traditions of a ‘man’s world’ by accepting the challenge to explore a Montana

canyon slated for flooding for hydroelectric power. What she discovers is beauty, history, threats, and John H – a former mustanger, Army veteran, and enigmatic canyon dweller. Far from her comfortable New York home, Catherine embraces Montana’s stark conditions and with John H uncovers both secrets of the region and truths within herself. A breathtaking debut!”

—Cheryl McKeon, Book Passage, San Francisco, CA

Small Blessings

The Home PlaceA Novel, by Carrie La Seur(William Morrow, 9780062323446, $25.99)

Recommended by Darwin Ellis, Books on the Common, Ridgefield, CT

In the Kingdom of IceThe Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette,by Hampton Sides(Doubleday, 9780385535373, $28.95)

Recommended by Michael Wallenfels, University Book Store, Seattle, WA

TigermanA Novel, by Nick Harkaway(Knopf, 9780385352413, 26.95)

Recommended by Vladimir Verano, Third Place Books,Lake Forest Park, WA

This Is the WaterA Novel, by Yannick Murphy(Harper Perennial, 9780062294906, paper, $14.99)

Recommended by Susan Petrone, Loganberry Books,Shaker Heights, OH

The Book of LifeA Novel, by Deborah Harkness(Viking, 9780670025596, $28.95)

Recommended by Marika McCoola, Northshire Bookstore, Saratoga Springs, NY

Bad FeministEssays, by Roxane Gay(Harper Perennial, 9780062282712, paper, $15.99)

Recommended by Michele Filgate, Community Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY

Herbie’s GameA Junior Bender Mystery, by Timothy Hallinan(Soho Crime, 9781616954291, $25)

Recommended by Lisa Wright, Oblong Books & Music, Millerton, NY

The Mountaintop SchoolA Novel, by Ellen Cooney(Houghton Mi�in Harcourt, 9780544236158, $24)

Recommended by Deon Stonehouse, Sunriver Books, Sunriver, OR

The Good GirlA Novel, by Mary Kubica(Harlequin MIRA, 9780778316558, $24.95)

Recommended by Melanie Green, Bluebird Books, Hutchinson, KS

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 gI 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 .

A Novel, by Martha Woodroof(St. Martin’s Press, 9781250040527, $25.99)

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

The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingramby Paul Ingram, Julia Anderson-Miller (Illus.)(Ice Cube Press, 9781888160772, paper, $19.95)

Recommended by J. Harley McIlrath, Grinnell College Bookstore, Grinnell, IA

A Man Called OveA Novel, by Fredrik Backman(Atria, 9781476738017, $25)

Recommended by Rene Kirkpatrick, Eagle Harbor Book Company, Bainbridge Island, WA

The Mockingbird Next DoorLife with Harper Lee, by Marja Mills(Penguin Press, 9781594205194, $27.95)

Recommended by Ellen Davis, Dragonwings Bookstore, Waupaca, WI

A Colder WarA Novel, by Charles Cumming(St. Martin’s Press, 9781250020611, $26.99)

Recommended by Clay Belcher, Signs of Life, Lawrence, KS

Life DrawingA Novel, by Robin Black(Random House, 9781400068562, $25)

Recommended by Sheila Daley, Barrett Bookstore, Darien, CT

Further Out Than You ThoughtA Novel, by Michaela Carter(William Morrow Paperbacks, 9780062292377, $14.99)

Recommended by Linnie Greene, Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill, NC

The Magician’s LandA Novel, by Lev Grossman(Viking, 9780670015672, $27.95)

Recommended by Ken White, Books Inc., San Francisco, CA

World of TroubleThe Last Policeman, Book III, by Ben H. Winters(Quirk Books, 9781594746857, paper, $14.95)

Recommended by Bess Bleyaert, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey, MI

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Lucky UsA Novel, by Amy Bloom(Random House, 9781400067244, $26)

Recommended by Carol Schneck Varner, Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, MI

:Indies Introduce

AUGUST ’14

AlexThe Commandant Camille Verhoeven Trilogy,by Pierre LaMaitre,Frank Wynne (Trans.)MacLehose Press9781623651244, $14.99Recommended in hardcoverby Fran Keilty,The Hickory Stick Bookshop,Washington Depot, CT

Badluck WayA Year on the Ragged Edge of the West, by Bryce AndrewsAtria9781476710846, $15Recommended in hardcoverby Darwin Ellis,Books on the Common,Ridgefield, CT

Bitter RiverMinotaur9781250048967, $14.99Recommended in hardcoverby Carol Schneck Varner,Schuler Books & Music,Okemos, MI

EnonA Novel, by Paul HardingRandom House Trade Paperbacks9780812981773, $15Recommended in hardcover by Karen Briggs,Great Northern Books & Hobbies,Oscoda, MI

HothouseThe Art of Survival and the Survival of Art at America’s Most Celebrated Publishing House, Farrar, Straus & Giroux,by Boris KachkaSimon & Schuster9781451691917, $17.99Recommended in hardcoverby Mark LaFramboise,Politics and Prose Bookstore and Co�eehouse,Washington, D.C.

How the Light Gets InA Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, by Louise PennyMinotaur9781250047274, $15.99Recommended in hardcover by Carol Spurling,Bookpeople of Moscow,Moscow, ID

Announcing IndieBound Hardcover Books Now in Paperback

The Illusion of SeparatenessA Novel, by Simon Van BooyHarper Perennial9780062248459, $14.99Recommended in hardcover by Hannah Hester,Lemuria Bookstore,Jackson, MS

Let Him GoA Novel, by Larry WatsonMilkweed Editions9781571311030, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Nancy Simpson-Brice,Book Vault,Oskaloosa, IA

Lighthouse IslandA Novel, by Paulette JilesWilliam Morrow Paperbacks9780062232519, $15.99Recommended in hardcoverby Cathy Langer,Tattered Cover Book Store,Denver, CO

The ResurrectionistA Novel, by Matthew GuinnW.W. Norton9780393348811, $14.95Recommended in hardcoverby Jennifer Gwydir,Blue Willow Bookshop,Houston, TX

The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real MagicA Novel, by Emily Croy BarkerPenguin Books9780143125679, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Tonie Lilley,The Regulator Bookshop,Durham, NC

The Valley of AmazementA Novel, by Amy TanEcco9780062107329, $16.99Recommended in hardcover by Carol Hicks,The Bookshelf,Truckee, CA

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