IndieBound

The 15th annual Celebration of Bookselling and Author Awards Luncheon recognized the authors and illustrators who have helped to make bookselling meaningful, rewarding, fulfilling, and fun for independent booksellers over the past year.

The June Indie Next List’s 12 “Now in Paperback” titles are featured with bookseller quotes on a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending May 17, 2015.

Here is a look at the top 10 children’s titles for the summer publishing season and an additional 37 titles organized by age group featured on the Summer 2015 Kids’ Indie Next List flier, arriving at stores in the upcoming Children’s White Box.

Kelly Jones is the author of Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, a Spring 2015 Indies Introduce debut title for middle-grade readers. Tegan Tigani of Queen Anne Book Company said this Summer Kids’ Indie Next List pick was “sweet and funny, with a touch of magic and tons of chickens!”

Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See, talks to BTW about what the support of independent booksellers has meant to the success of his book. Doerr will be at the May 28 Celebration of Bookselling to receive the Indies Choice Book of the Year Award for Fiction.

Five of this year’s Indies Choice and E.B. White award-winning authors and illustrators will be at next week’s Celebration of Bookselling and Author Awards Lunch, along with a number of honor award recipients and Indie Next List favorites. The event will also feature a special tribute to former ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz.

Leslie Parry is the author of Church of Marvels (Ecco), a Spring 2015 Indies Introduce debut novel for adults. “Church of Marvels is in the same realm as The Night Circus and you will not be disappointed whatsoever with this fabulous work of debut fiction,” said Annie Philbrick of Bank Square Books.

Sabaa Tahir is the author of An Ember in the Ashes, a Spring 2015 Indies Introduce title for young adults. “The world-making here is astounding and will consume your every thought until the very last page — and even then you won’t want to let go,” said Sarah Chen of Mysterious Galaxy.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending May 3, 2015.

Robin Stevens is the author of the Spring 2015 Indies Introduce debut novel for middle grade readers Murder Is Bad Manners. “I loved this book for its utterly relatable characters, its enticing narrative voice, and pitch-perfect representation of an all-girls school social dynamic,” said Maggie Tokuda-Hall, formerly of Books Inc.

Publishers are offering specials on 10 adult titles and 10 children’s titles chosen by panels of booksellers from across the U.S. as the top debuts of the summer/fall 2015 season. Featured titles include adult fiction, middle grade, and YA publishing between June and October 2015.

Distinguished poet Elizabeth Alexander is the author of The Light of the World, a heartbreaking memoir about the sudden death of her husband and the memories that make up a family. 

Here are the titles on the June Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 19, 2015.