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Full List Flier Full List Excel
September/October '26 Kids' Next List View
July/August '26 Kids' Next List View July_August 2026 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
May/June '26 Kids' Next List View May_June2026KidsIndieNextList_2Share.xls
March/April '26 Kids' Next List View March_April 2026 Kids Indie Next List_2share.xls
Winter 2026 Reading Group Guide INL Preview View
January/February '26 Kids' Next List View January_February 2026 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
November/December '25 Kids' Next List View November_December 2025 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
Indie Gift Guide 2025 View 2025 Indie Gift Guide for Genre Lovers_2Share.xlsx
Fall 2025 Reading Group Guide INL Preview View Fall 2025 Reading Groups Grid Final.xlsx
September/October '25 Kids' Next List View September_October 2025 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
Summer 2025 Reading Group Guide INL Preview View Summer 2025 Reading Groups Grid Final.xlsx
July/August '25 Kids' Next List View July_August 2025 Kids Indie Next List_2Stores.xls
May/June '25 Kids' Next List View May_June 2025 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
Spring 2025 Reading Group Guide INL Preview View Spring 2025 Reading Group List for Merge.xlsx
March/April '25 Kids' Next List View March_April 2025 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
Winter 2025 Reading Group Guide INL Preview View Winter 2025 Reading Group Guide_2Share.xlsx
January/February '25 Kids' Next List View January_February 2025 Kids Indie Next List_ 2Share.xls
November/December '24 Kids' Next List View November_December 2024 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
Fall 2024 Reading Group Guide INL Preview View Fall 2024 RGG_2Share.xlsx
Indie Gift Guide 2024 View 2024 Indie Gift Guide for Genre Lovers_2Share.xlsx
September/October '24 Kids' Next List View September_October 2024 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
Summer 2024 Reading Group Guide INL Preview View Summer 2024 Indie Next for Reading Groups_2Share.xlsx
July/August '24 Kids' Next List View July_August 2024 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
May/June '24 Kids' Next List View May_June 2024 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
Spring 2024 Reading Group Guide INL Preview View Spring 2024 Indie Next for Reading Groups_2Share.xlsx
March/April '24 Kids' Next List View March_April 2024 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
Winter 2024 Reading Group INL Preview View Winter 2024 Indie Next for Reading Groups_2Share.xlsx
January/February '24 Kids' Next List View January_February 2024 KNL_2Share.xls
November/December '23 Kids' Next List View November_December 2023 KNL_ 2Share.xls
Indie Gift Guide 2023 View 2023_IndieGiftGuideforGenreLovers_2Share.xlsx
Fall 2023 Reading Group INL Preview View Fall2023_INforReadingGroups_2Stores.xlsx
September/October '23 Kids' Next List View September_October 2023 Kids Indie Next List_4Share.xlsx
July/August '23 Kids' Next List View July_August 2023 KNL_2Share.xls
Summer 2023 Reading Group INL Preview View Summer 2023 INL Reading Group List_2Share.xlsx
May/June '23 Kids' Next List View May_June 2023 KNL_2Share.xls
Spring 2023 Reading Group INL Preview View Spring 2023 Indie Next for Reading Groups (updated 2-3-23).xlsx
March/April '23 Kids' Next List View March_April 2023 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
Winter 2023 Reading Group INL Preview View Winter-2023-ReadingGroups_2share.xlsx
January/February '23 Kids' Next List View January_February 2023 Kids' Next List_2Share.xls
November/December '22 Kids' Next List View November_December 2022 Kids Indie Next List-2Share.xls
Indie Gift Guide 2022 View 2022 Indie Gift Guide for Genre Lovers- 2share.xlsx
Fall 2022 Reading Group INL Preview View Fall 2022 Reading Group List_2Share.xlsx
September/October '22 Kids' Next List View September-October_2022_KNL-2Share.xlsx
Summer 2022 Reading Group INL Preview View Summer 2022 Reading Group List_2Share.xlsx
July/August '22 Kids' Next List View July_August 2022 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
May/June '22 Kids' Next List View May_June 2022 Kids Indie Next List_2Share.xls
Spring 2022 Reading Group INL Preview View Spring2022_Indie Next for Reading Groups_toShare.xlsx
March/April '22 Kids' Next List View March_April 2022 Kids INL_2Share.xls
Winter 2021-2022 Reading Group INL Preview View
January/February '22 Kids' Next List View January_February 2022 Kids INL_2Share.xls
Indie Gift Guide 2021 2021 Indie Gift Guide_toshare.xlsx
November/December '21 Kids' Next List View November_December 2021 Kids INL_2share.xls
Fall 2021 Reading Group INL Preview View Fall2021_ReadingGroupList_toshare.xlsx
September/October '21 Kids' Next List View Sept-Oct 2021 KNL_2share.xlsx
July/August '21 Kids' Next List View July_August 2021 Kids' INL_2Share.xls