Indies Introduce Interview

The Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick “establishes its unique tone and lyrical beauty from the opening sentence,” said Joe Strebel of Anderson’s Bookshops.

Robert Seethaler is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut A Whole Life, which Ingrid Goatson of Boulder Book Store called “a rare kind of book that will be hard for anyone not to love.”

Kate Beasley is the author of Gertie’s Leap to Greatness, a Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut for middle-grade readers. 

Krystal Sutherland is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce young adult debut Our Chemical Hearts, “a beautiful story of young love, loss, and healing,” said Jill Stein of J&J’s Children’s Books.

Heather Tucker is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut The Clay Girl, “a beautifully written story of strength and resilience,” said Joe Strebel of Anderson’s Bookshop.

Catherine Leroux is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut The Party Wall, which Valerie Welbourn of Novels & Novelties Bookstore said is the best book she’s read in a long time.

Sungju Lee is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce young adult debut Every Falling Star, an “all-around stunning memoir of survival,” said Clarissa Murphy of Brookline Booksmith.

Alexander Weinstein is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut Children of the New World: Stories, which “hums with creative energy,” said Pete Mulvihill of Green Apple Books.

Sandra Evans is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce middle-grade debut This Is Not a Werewolf Story, which Lisa Nehs of Books & Company said is “a wonderful mix of mythology, mystery, and suspense.”

Robin MacArthur is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut Half Wild: Stories, a collection of connected stories depicting the hardscrabble lives of people living in rural Vermont. 

Michelle Pretorius is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut The Monster’s Daughter, which Linda Sherman-Nurick of Cellar Door Books described as “part mystery, part historical fiction, part science fiction, and, above all, a page-turning read.”

Margot Harrison is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut The Killer in Me, which Valerie Koehler of Blue Willow Bookshop called a “must-read thriller for teens.”

Atef Abu Saif is the author of The Drone Eats With Me: A Gaza Diary, a Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut. Mary Fran Buckley of Eight Cousins said Abu Saif’s account is “testimony that must be heard.”

Adriana Mather is the author of How to Hang a Witch, a Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut that “truly stands out as unique in the realm of teen fiction,” said Lisa Nehs of Books & Company.

Katie Kennedy is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut Learning to Swear in America, “the story of a fledgling teen finally getting the chance to be a kid,” said Janelle Smith of Auntie’s Bookstore.