April 15, 2023
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Our fourth annual indie issue highlights the outstanding indie books being published today.
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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THAT REMINDS ME
By Derek Owusu
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THE WILL OF THE MANY
By James Islington
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THE ROAD TO DALTON
By Shannon Bowring
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LUCKY DOGS
By Helen Schulman
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THE RACHEL INCIDENT
By Caroline O'Donoghue
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FAT TIME
By Jeffery Renard Allen
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CODE OF THE HILLS
By Chris Offutt
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MILD VERTIGO
By Mieko Kanai Polly Barton
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CHARM CITY ROCKS
By Matthew Norman
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MORTAL FOLLIES
By Alexis Hall
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YOUR LOVE IS NOT GOOD
By Johanna Hedva
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FIREWORKS EVERY NIGHT
By Beth Raymer
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DROWNING
By T.J. Newman
NONFICTION
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GAME OF EDGES
By Bruce Schoenfeld
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THE SULLIVANIANS
By Alexander Stille
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SUFFERAH
By Alex Wheatle
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HEAD ABOVE WATER
By Shahd Alshammari
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PRESIDENT GARFIELD
By C.W. Goodyear
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RECODING AMERICA
By Jennifer Pahlka
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V IS FOR VICTORY
By Craig Nelson
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GIRLS AND THEIR MONSTERS
By Audrey Clare Farley
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I FEEL LOVE
By Rachel Nuwer
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24 HOURS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
By Nora Neus
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BATTLE OF INK AND ICE
By Darrell Hartman
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ANAÏS NIN
By Léonie Bischoff Jenna Allen
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BROTHERS AND SISTERS
By Alan Paul
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SOLDIERS DON'T GO MAD
By Charles Glass
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WHAT AN OWL KNOWS
By Jennifer Ackerman
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REVOLUTIONARY SPRING
By Christopher Clark
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ENCOUNTERISM
By Andy Field
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CHAOS KINGS
By Scott Patterson
TEEN
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SING ME TO SLEEP
By Gabi Burton
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GOOD AS GOLD
By Candace Buford
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THOSE WHO SAW THE SUN
By Jaha Nailah Avery
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MAGE AND THE ENDLESS UNKNOWN
By SJ Miller
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WHEN IT ALL SYNCS UP
By Maya Ameyaw
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AMERICA REDUX
By Ariel Aberg-Riger
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MONSTROUS
By Sarah Myer
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THE MOONLIT VINE
By Elizabeth Santiago McKenzie Mayle
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THE ETERNAL RETURN OF CLARA HART
By Louise Finch
CHILDREN'S
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THE WISHING FLOWER
By A.J. Irving Kip Alizadeh
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GREAT WHITE SHARK
By Claire Saxby Cindy Lane
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THE SEARCH FOR THE GIANT ARCTIC JELLYFISH
By Chloe Savage
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THE OJJA-WOJJA
By Magdalene Visaggio Jenn St-Onge
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STARBOARD
By Nicola Skinner
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ANY BODY
By Katharina von der Gathen Anke Kuhl Shelley Tanaka
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THE ORDER OF THINGS
By Kaija Langley
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SALAT IN SECRET
By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Hatem Aly
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A FIRST GUIDE TO DOGS
By John Bradshaw Clare Elsom
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PICTURE DAY
By Sarah Sax
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MARTINA HAS TOO MANY TÍAS
By Emma Otheguy Sara Palacios
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CODE RED
By Joy McCullough
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GRANNY CAME HERE ON THE EMPIRE WINDRUSH
By Patrice Lawrence Camilla Sucre
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IN THE NIGHT GARDEN
By Carin Berger
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SIMON AND THE BETTER BONE
By Corey R. Tabor
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REMIND ME
By Linda Shute
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GINNY OFF THE MAP
By Caroline Hickey Kelly Murphy
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NOT A MONSTER
By Claudia Guadalupe Martínez Laura González
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CAPE
By Kevin Johnson Kitt Thomas
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THE DEEP!
By Lindsey Leigh
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AFTERWARD, EVERYTHING WAS DIFFERENT
By Jairo Buitrago Rafael Yockteng Elisa Amado
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HIDDEN HOPE
By Elisa Boxer Amy June Bates
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THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF
By Donna Barba Higuera Cynthia Alonso
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THE LAST FALLEN REALM
By Graci Kim
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BEFORE COLORS
By Annette Bay Pimentel Madison Safer
INDIE
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NOBODY KNEW SHE WAS THERE
By Andrew Glascoe
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PORTRAITS FROM LIFE
By George Franklin
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MURDER IN THIRD POSITION
By Lori Robbins
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A PERSISTENT ECHO
By Brian Kaufman
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THE GIRL WHO COUNTED NUMBERS
By Roslyn Bernstein
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HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF COLLEGE
By Elliot Felix
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OBSERVER
By Robert Lanza Nancy Kress
More In This Issue
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New Audiobooks: Listen and Laugh -
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The Making of a Modern Medusa Myth -
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8 Verse Novels for Teens Who Love Poetry -
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Growing Up Too Fast: 4 Poignant Middle-Grade Books -
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3 New Books To Read for the Waco Anniversary -
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Return Trip to Indieland -
PROFILES
A Boy, His Dog, and a Happy Ending -
PERSPECTIVES
April’s Best Fiction Is Music to Our Ears -
