Verghese's new novel is a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick.


Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends is the #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2023.

Kingsolver's brilliant novel enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity. A November 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist. An April 2022 Indie Next Pick.

Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. The #1 Indie Next Pick for June 2023.

The exhilarating new novel by the bestselling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is the #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2022.

From the legendary actor comes a graphic novel about the making of a star-studded, multi-million-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II.

An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it. A March 2023 Indie Next Pick.

Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline's The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick.

A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick.

Stacey Abrams returns with a riveting and intricately plotted thriller, in which a blackmailed federal judge, a secret court and a brazen murder may lead to an unprecedented national crisis.

Anne Berest's novel is a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life, an enthralling investigation into family secrets, and poignant tale of a Jewish family devastated by the Holocaust and partly restored through the power of storytelling. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick.

The Booker Prize finalist and widely acclaimed author of Real Life and Filthy Animals returns with a deeply involving new novel of young men and women at a crossroads. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick.

Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.

In her new novel, Curtis Sittenfeld explores the neurosis-inducing and heart-fluttering wonder of love, while slyly dissecting the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the modern age. An April 2023 Indie Next Pick.

The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick.

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.

Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty.

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life.

Radiant with Mackesy's warmth and gentle wit, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse blends hand-written narrative with dozens of drawings.

James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health.

Part travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique--comedian Jamie Loftus takes you on a cross-country road trip in the summer of 2021, and reveals what the creation, culture, and class influence of hot dogs says about America now.

In this landmark biography, Jonathan Eig gives us a Martin Luther King Jr. for our times: a deep thinker, a brilliant strategist, and a committed radical who led one of history's greatest movements, and whose demands for racial and economic justice remain as urgent today as they were in his lifetime.

The bestselling poet and author of Keep Moving offers a lush and heartrending memoir exploring coming of age in your middle age.

For anyone uncertain about the direction of their life or unsure of how to move forward after a loss, Look for Me There is a poignant reflection that offers encouragement to examine our choices, take risks, and discover our truest selves.

Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author Timothy Egan tells the riveting story of the Klan's rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them.  

A groundbreaking exploration of the ancient rules women unwittingly follow in order to be considered "good", revealing how the Seven Deadly Sins still control and distort our lives and illuminating a path toward a more balanced, spiritually complete way to live.

One of our nation's most prominent writers finds the truth about how to live a long and happy life in the centenarian next door. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick.

From The New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art.

Diaz's book is an unparalleled novel about money, power, intimacy, and perception. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Haig's book is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived.

Reid's novel is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day.

A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick.

Dave's novel is a gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life--until he disappears.

From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.

In Hoover's honest, evocative, and tender novel, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can't stop thinking about her first love.

A rollicking feminist tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman's place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are.

The masterful follow-up to The Song of Achilles is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.

A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup.

Henry's novel about a romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut is a June 2020 Indie Next Pick.

An enthralling, romantic novel spanning time and space about two time-traveling rivals who fall in love and must change the past to ensure their future.

Miller's monumental debut novel is an action-packed adventure and epic love story that brilliantly re-imagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad.

France, 1714: In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever--and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, Emma Straub offers her own twist on traditional time travel tropes and a different kind of love story.

Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history.

From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.

In her hilarious new essay collection, Samantha Irby invites us to share in the gory particulars of her real life, all that festers behind the glitter and glam.

Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices.

All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering.

van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.

The Dawn of Everything fundamentally transforms our understanding of the human past and offers a path toward imagining new forms of freedom and new ways of organizing society.

The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on 25 years of experience from the storytelling experts at The Moth.

A deeply moving collection of personal essays by the bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down.

Dr. Anna Lembke explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain--and what to do about it.

Perfect for the anti-aviary or bird fanatic with a sense of humor, this snarky illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and--let's face it--true.

Millard's book tells the harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacy.

Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today.

A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs.

An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of "Dear Sugar" advice columns by the author of Wild--featuring a new preface and six additional columns.