Publishers are once again offering specials on 10 adult titles and 10 kids’ titles [7] chosen by panels of American Booksellers Association member booksellers from across the U.S. as the top debuts of the upcoming publishing season.

The Summer/Fall 2019 Indies Introduce program  [7]features titles for adults, young adults, and middle grade readers, all publishing between June and November 2019.

Jen Kraar of City of Asylum Bookstore [8] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, said that being on the Kids’ Indies Introduce panel was extremely rewarding experience which she highly recommends to other booksellers.

“It was interesting to read the body of middle-grade and young adult debut titles as a crop and to see the trends that are coming up,” she said. “I looked forward to our panel discussions and hearing other booksellers’ opinions. I learned to look at genres I’m not usually drawn to in a deeper way. The panel gave me a window to other booksellers and their customers’ tastes; I’m so impressed with my articulate and intelligent colleagues.”

Erika VanDam of RoscoeBooks [9] in Chicago, Illinois, who served on the adult panel, said being a panelist for the Adult Indies Introduce program has been one of the most enlightening and fun experiences she has ever had as a bookseller.

“What a treat to be an early reader of so many promising new authors’ works, and to play a part in the promotion of these authors across our bookselling community,” said VanDam. “As a result of serving on the Indies Introduce panel, I read books I otherwise might not have read and befriended bookselling colleagues I otherwise might not have met. I can’t recommend the experience highly enough.”

For stores that have taken part in past Indies Introduce promotions, there’s no need to sign up to take advantage of publishers’ Summer/Fall offers; however, stores that are new to Indies Introduce must complete the Indies Introduce sign-up form [10] by June 7 in order to participate in the program.

To access the list of titles with bookseller blurbs and full details on publishers’ offers, booksellers will need a BookWeb.org login name and password (e-mail [email protected] [11] for login information). The Indies Introduce logo is available for download in the Marketing Assets section [12], which is located under BookWeb’s “For Booksellers” tab, and sell sheets will be included in the June Monthly Box mailing.

The Summer/Fall 2019 Indies Introduce Adult Debuts are: