On the cover of this month's Indie Next list is WE ARE CALLED TO RISE: A Novel, by Laura McBride
View from a bookseller
“Bashkim, Avis, Roberta, and Luis introduce us to a Las Vegas not apparent to the casual tourist. Beyond being residents of the same city, it is hard to imagine what could possibly link a third-grade Albanian immigrant, a middle-aged woman on the brink of divorce, a dedicated volunteer in the Child Advocacy System, and a young Mexican war veteran recovering from physical and mental trauma. Through their stories, we see tragedy and hardship, and, ultimately, what the human heart is capable of and the inseparable link between being human and making humane choices for ourselves and others.”
—Andrea Avantaggio, Maria’s Bookshop, Durango, CO
Indie Next authors talk about their books...
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Joanna Rakoff introduces her new book, MY SALINGER YEAR, about which Kathy Ashton from The King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, UT says: “Imagine that you’re a freshly minted graduate of a prestigious undergraduate writing program and the first job you apply for is at a famous, well-respected Manhattan literary agency. The agency avoids computers like the plague and the only two job requirements are fast and accurate typing on an IBM Selectric and answering J.D. Salinger’s fan mail. Yes, that Salinger! Rakoff aces the job interview and her regular conversations with Jim — as he is known in the office confines — as well as with other celebrity clients are recalled in what may be one of the most charming literary memoirs ever.”
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 “Collins deftly navigates Cormac McCarthy territory right out of the gate with her searing novel of real-life horse thief Jessie Hickman. Set mainly in the brutal Australian outback, The Untold follows Hickman as she tries to escape her convict life and brutal husband while a fellow thief and the sheriff search for her. Collins’s writing is gorgeous and unflinching, conjuring magic from history, dust, and dirt.”
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