the indie NEXT listThe Storied Life of A.J. FikryA Novel, by Gabrielle Zevin(Algonquin, 9781616203214, $24.95) “Fikry is a bookseller with a small shop in a sleepy island resort town off the coast of Massachusetts. He’s a bit cantankerous, but with good reason: his wife, the ‘people person’ of the relationship, has recently died and his prized possession, a rare copy of Tamerlane, has gone missing. Despite those losses, there’s one strange addition, a baby girl left on his doorstep with an

explicit request for Fikry to take her in. Zevin’s novel offers the reality of both death and rebirth, held together by the spirit of the bookstore. It’s a romantic comedy, a spiritual journey, and if you include the chapter openings, a collection of short story criticisms as well. In short, it’s a celebration of books and the people who read them, write them, and sell them.”

—Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI

The Empathy Exams

The Intern’s HandbookA Thriller, by Shane Kuhn(Simon & Schuster, 9781476733807, $25)

Recommended by Billie Bloebaum, Powell’s Books at PDX, Portland, OR

The PloverA Novel, by Brian Doyle(Thomas Dunne Books, 9781250034779, $24.99)

Recommended by Alden Graves, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT

Mimi Malloy, At Last!A Novel, by Julia MacDonnell(Picador, 9781250041548, $25)

Recommended by Valerie Koehler, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX

Murder at Cape Three Pointsby Kwei Quartey(Soho Crime, 9781616953898, $26.95)

Recommended by Janice Hunsche, Kaleidosaurus Books, Fishers, IN

The Cairo Affairby Olen Steinhauer(Minotaur, 9781250036131, $26.99)

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

My Wish ListA Novel, by Grégoire Delacourt, Anthea Bell (Trans.)(Penguin Books, 9780143124658, paper, $15)

Recommended by Jenny Lyons, Vero Beach Book Center,Vero Beach, FL

Roosevelt’s BeastA Novel, by Louis Bayard(Henry Holt, 9780805090703, $27)

Recommended by Karen Briggs, Great Northern Books & Hobbies, Oscoda, MI

Strange HarvestA Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller’s Tragic Quest for Primitive Art, by Carl Hoffman(Morrow, 9780062116154, $26.99)

Recommended by Kenny Brechner, Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers, Farmington, ME

The BohemiansMark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature, by Ben Tarnoff(Penguin Press, 9781594204739, $27.95)

Recommended by Trayce and Jerry Finney, Hiram Books, Hiram, GA

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 .

Essays, by Leslie Jamison(Graywolf Press, 9781555976712, paper, $15)

Recommended by Danielle Dubois Dimond, Brazos Bookstore, Houston, TX

The Book of DuelsFlash Fiction, by Michael Garriga, Tynan Kerr (Illus.)(Milkweed Editions, 9781571310934, paper, $18)

Recommended by Lindsay Pingel, Inkwood Books, Tampa, FL

The Collector of Dying Breaths

A Novel of Suspense, by M.J. Rose(Atria, 9781451621532, $25)

Recommended by Stacey Harris, Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL

Inappropriate BehaviorStories, by Murray Farish(Milkweed Editions, 9781571311078, paper, $16)

Recommended by Nancy Simpson-Brice, Book Vault, Oskaloosa, IA

Learning to Walk in the Darkby Barbara Brown Taylor(HarperOne, 9780062024350, $24.99)

Recommended by Hannah Johnson-Breimeier, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI

And the Dark Sacred NightA Novel, by Julia Glass(Pantheon, 9780307377937, $26.95)

Recommended by Anderson McKean, Page & Palette, Fairhope, AL

Astonish MeA Novel, by Maggie Shipstead(Knopf, 9780307962904, $25.95)

Recommended by Amanda Skelton, Union Avenue Books, Knoxville, TN

In ParadiseA Novel, by Peter Matthiessen(Riverhead, 9781594633171, $27.95)

Recommended by Sheryl Cotleur, Copperfield’s Books, Sebastopol, CA

Mind of Winterby Laura Kasischke(Harper, 9780062284396, $24.99)

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

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Frog MusicA Novel, by Emma Donoghue(Little, Brown, 9780316324687, $27)

Recommended by Kat Bailey, Bookshop Santa Cruz,Santa Cruz, CA

APRIL ’14

The Ashford AffairA Novel, by Lauren WilligSt. Martin’s Griffin9781250027863, $15.99Recommended in hardcoverby Nicola Rooney,Nicola’s Books,Ann Arbor, MI

The Burgess BoysA Novel, by Elizabeth StroutRandom House Trade Paperbacks9780812979510, $15Recommended in hardcoverby Alden Graves,Northshire Bookstore,Manchester Center, VT

Burial RitesA Novel, by Hannah KentBack Bay Books9780316243926, $15Recommended in hardcoverby Keaton Patterson,Brazos Bookstore,Houston, TX

Eighty DaysNellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World, by Matthew GoodmanBallantine Books9780345527271, $16Recommended in hardcover by Linda Bond, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA

FeverA Novel, by Mary Beth KeaneScribner9781451693423, $16Recommended in hardcover by Carol Hicks,The Bookshelf,Truckee, CA

FloraA Novel, by Gail GodwinBloomsbury9781620401224, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Hunter Coleman,The Alabama Booksmith,Birmingham, AL

Announcing IndieBound Hardcover Books Now in Paperback

GulpAdventures on the Alimentary Canal, by Mary RoachW.W. Norton9780393348743, $15.95Recommended in hardcover by Rosemary Pugliese,Quail Ridge Books & Music,Raleigh, NC

Leaving Everything Most LovedA Novel, by Deborah CrombieA Maisie Dobbs Novel,by Jacqueline WinspearHarper Perennial9780062049612, $15.99Recommended in hardcoverby Lorna Ruby,Wellesley Bookshop,Wellesley, MA

Mrs. PoeA Novel, by Lynn CullenGallery Books9781476702926, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Cheryl McKeon,Book Passage,San Francisco, CA

The ReturnedA Novel, by Jason MottHarlequin MIRA9780778317074, $14.95Recommended in hardcoverby Heather Christman,Warwick’sLa Jolla, CA

The River of No ReturnA Novel, by Bee RidgewayPlume9780142180839, $16Recommended in hardcoverby Annie Leonard,The Next Chapter,Knoxville, IA

Woke Up LonelyA Novel, by Fiona MaazelGraywolf Press9781555976729, $15Recommended in hardcoverby Cody Morrison,Square Books,Oxford, MS

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