Indies Introduce

“Full of intrigue, deceit, adventure, and romance, Where We Go at Night is an imaginatively complex fae fantasy,” said Alyssa Raymond of Copper Dog Books in Beverly, Massachusetts.

“ElGendy paints a picture of despair, hope, injustice, and optimism while never forgetting that imprisonment of the body doesn't include freedom of the mind,” said Jamie Hope Anderson of Duck’s Cottage in Duck, North Carolina.

Inez Ray is the author of Buzzard, a Summer/Fall 2026 Indies Introduce selection.

Lenna Jawdat is the author of 70,000: Poems, a Summer/Fall 2026 Indies Introduce selection.

Seán Farrelly is the author of Tom Burne Has Left the Chat, a Summer/Fall 2026 Indies Introduce selection.

"I devoured this speculative, romantic debut young adult novel. Sydney Hoffman has a problem: she sees clocks that appear over peoples’ heads 72 hours before they die. And no, she can’t prevent their deaths. This page-turner has a pitch-perfect young adult voice, twists upon twists, and a killer, swoony romance.," said Michael Leali of Mrs. Dalloway's in Berkeley, California.

"It's All River played in my head like an indie art film with highly saturated colors and manic cinematography...these characters (especially Lucy) will not be easily forgotten," said Amani Jackson of The Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore, Maryland.

"This is not a romantasy, it is fantasy with heart, gritty yet beautiful, magical yet grounded at street level, and one I can't wait to come back to,” said Allie Cesmat of Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona.

“Very well written, timely and compelling, All That's Unseen helps explain why America's most rural areas have been hurt again and again by a government they support unceasingly,” said Jamie Anderson of Duck's Cottage in Duck, North Carolina.