April 15, 2024
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Our fifth annual Indie Issue celebrates and highlights the rich diversity of independently published books.
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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LATE BLOOMER
By Mazey Eddings
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IN TONGUES
By Thomas Grattan
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PRACTICE
By Rosalind Brown
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HOW TO BECOME THE DARK LORD AND DIE TRYING
By Django Wexler
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MY FIRST BOOK
By Honor Levy
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AMÉRICA DEL NORTE
By Nicolás Medina Mora
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THE SILVERBLOOD PROMISE
By James Logan
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SANDWICH
By Catherine Newman
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MIND GAMES
By Nora Roberts
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ISABEL AND THE ROGUE
By Liana De la Rosa
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OUT ON A LIMB
By Hannah Bonam-Young
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THE PHYSICS OF SORROW
By Georgi Gospodinov Angela Rodel
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LADY SCANDAL
By Laura Lee Guhrke
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MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS
By Emil Ferris
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HOW IT WORKS OUT
By Myriam Lacroix
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EARLY SOBRIETIES
By Michael Deagler
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MOOD SWINGS
By Frankie Barnet
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THE STARDUST GRAIL
By Yume Kitasei
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ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF
By Onyi Nwabineli
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WIVES LIKE US
By Plum Sykes
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CURVY GIRL SUMMER
By Danielle Allen
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THE LOCKMASTER
By Christoph Ransmayr Simon Pare
NONFICTION
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ONE WAY BACK
By Christine Blasey Ford
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SWOLE
By Michael Andor Brodeur
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HEART OF AMERICAN DARKNESS
By Robert G. Parkinson
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SWIMMING PRETTY
By Vicki Valosik
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ADVENTURES IN VOLCANOLAND
By Tamsin Mather
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LOOK AWAY
By Jacob Kushner
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THE ART OF DYING
By Peter Schjeldahl
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THE TRUTH ABOUT IMMIGRATION
By Zeke Hernandez
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JOYFUL RECOLLECTIONS OF TRAUMA
By Paul Scheer
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MORE, PLEASE
By Emma Specter
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CODE DEPENDENT
By Madhumita Murgia
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DEVIL'S CONTRACT
By Ed Simon
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UNDER A ROCK
By Chris Stein
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DIE HOT WITH A VENGEANCE
By Sable Yong
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T-SHIRT SWIM CLUB
By Ian Karmel Alisa Karmel
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GET ME THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES
By James Parker
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WHY WAR?
By Richard Overy
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ORIGIN STORY
By Howard Markel
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SILK
By Aarathi Prasad
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MAGICAL/REALISM
By Vanessa Angélica Villarreal
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SUPERCONVERGENCE
By Jamie Metzl
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CATLAND
By Kathryn Hughes
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BURN BOOK
By Kara Swisher
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DON'T LOOK LEFT
By Atef Abu Saif
TEEN
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NOW, CONJURERS
By Freddie Kölsch
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ADVENTURES OF MARY JANE
By Hope Jahren
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SAINT-SEDUCING GOLD
By Brittany N. Williams
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THE CALCULATION OF YOU AND ME
By Serena Kaylor
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QUEERCEAÑERA
By Alex Crespo
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SLEEP LIKE DEATH
By Kalynn Bayron
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THE DEEP DARK
By Molly Knox Ostertag
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SHIFT HAPPENS
By J. Albert Mann
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BROWNSTONE
By Samuel Teer Mar Julia Ashanti Fortson
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WIDE AWAKE NOW
By David Levithan
CHILDREN'S
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WHAT WE WEAR WHEN WE TAKE CARE
By Sarah Finan
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TOUCH THE SKY
By Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic Chris Park
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THE PELICAN CAN!
By Toni Yuly
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ANATOMY OF LOST THINGS
By Shawn K. Stout
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I SEE COLOR
By Valerie Bolling Kailei Pew Laylie Frazier
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COUNTDOWN TO YESTERDAY
By Shirley Marr
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WE WHO PRODUCE PEARLS
By Joanna Ho Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
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THE LAST APPLE TREE
By Claudia Mills
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MY DADDY IS A COWBOY
By Stephanie Seales C.G. Esperanza
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CESARIA FEELS THE BEAT
By Denise Rosario Adusei Priscila Soares
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THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN BONE
By Sara Varon
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RED BIRD DANCED
By Dawn Quigley
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FINDING THINGS
By Kevin Henkes Laura Dronzek
INDIE
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INFLAMED
By Anne E. Belden Paul Gullixson Lauren A. Spates
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THE CUSSER CLUB
By Randall Northcutt Randall Northcutt
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THE AIRLINE TRANSITION MANUAL
By Richard Swindell Jolanda Witvliet Andrew Ross
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AM I TOO OLD TO SAVE THE PLANET?
By Lawrence MacDonald
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PROFILES
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