BTW Interviews

21 Jul
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

Charlotte McConaghy on August Indie Next List Top Pick “Once There Were Wolves”

“Once There Were Wolves affirms the importance of our connections to the human and more-than-human worlds that sustain us, worlds we sever at our own peril,” said Ben Platt of Jackson Hole Book Trader.

 
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29 Jun
Cat Problems by Jory John and Lane Smith

Jory John and Lane Smith on July/August Kids' Indie Next List Top Pick "Cat Problems"

“I am so psyched that there’s a new Jory John and Lane Smith book!" said René Kirkpatrick of University Book Store.

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25 Jun
T.J. Newman Falling

A Q&A With T.J. Newman, Author of July's Top Indie Next List Pick

“Falling is an absolute masterclass in unique suspense fiction,” said Shelby Roth of Naughty Dog Books in Nashville, Indiana.

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22 Jun
Catherine Raven and her book cover Fox & I

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Catherine Raven

“Fox & I is a beautifully-written, thoughtful blend of memoir and nature writing that will inform and inspire and make you feel,” said Ariana Paliobagis of Country Bookshelf.

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14 Jun
Don't Hate the Player cover image with author Alexis Nedd

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Alexis Nedd

Abby Rauscher of Books Are Magic called Don’t Hate the Player “by far one of my top favorite YA novels to have come out within the last few years — it’s sharp, smart, funny, and the voice is absolutely incredible.” 

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04 Jun
Rainbow Milk by Mendez

An Indies Introduce Q&A With Paul Mendez

“Paul Mendez has crafted an enlightening story that is rich with culture and resolute in challenging the Black queer monoliths in literature," said Deidre Dumpson of WORD Bookstores.

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28 May
Indies Introduce author Ly Tran

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Ly Tran

"Though filled with struggle and pain, House of Sticks manages to glide on wings of hope and possibility," said Carrie Koepke of Skylark Bookshop.

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25 May
Morningside Heights

A Q&A With Joshua Henkin, Author of June's Indie Next List Top Pick

Sarah Fox of Titcomb's Bookshop said Morningside Heights is "a winner with so much heart! I highly recommend it.”

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25 May
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

An Indies Introduce Q&A With Ava Reid

“I was deeply impressed with this fantasy novel and its connections with Hungarian and Jewish mythology and folklore," said Olivia Edmunds-Diez of Boulder Book Store.

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20 May
Catch the Rabbit by Lana

An Indies Introduce Q&A With Lana Bastašić

Chris Lee of Boswell Book Company said of Catch The Rabbit, "It’s a story of how a person can misunderstand her friend and herself and then be completely wrecked and rebuilt as she grows to a new understanding of her world. Prepare to be split in two.”

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