Hardcover Fiction

by Brit Bennett (Riverhead Books, ISBN: 9780525536291); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 33 "Bennett's beautiful new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one Black and one white. A June 2020 Indie Next List Great Read."

by Maggie O'Farrell (Knopf, ISBN: 9780525657606); Weeks on List: 14 "O'Farrell's novel is a luminous portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and a tender re-imagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten. An August 2020 Indie Next List Great Read."

by Matt Haig (Viking, ISBN: 9780525559474); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 11 "Haig's latest is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived."

by V. E. Schwab (Tor, ISBN: 9780765387561); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 15 "France, 1714: In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever--and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for October 2020."

by Fredrik Backman (Atria, ISBN: 9781501160837); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 19 "An ingeniously constructed novel about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope--the things that save us, even in the most anxious times. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for September 2020."

by Robert, Jr. Jones (Putnam, ISBN: 9780593085684); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 2 "A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for January 2021."

by Anna North (Bloomsbury Publishing, ISBN: 9781635575422); Last week: 12; Weeks on List: 2 "North's novel is a riveting adventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West. A January 2021 Indie Next List Great Read."

by Tana French (Viking, ISBN: 9780735224650); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 15 "In French's latest novel of suspense, a former Chicago police officer retreats to a bucolic Irish village and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets."

by Ernest Cline (Ballantine, ISBN: 9781524761332); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 8 "Ready Player Two takes us on another imaginative, fun, action-packed adventure through the virtual universe, and jolts us thrillingly into the future once again."

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey, ISBN: 9780525620785); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 26 "A re-imagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, Mexican Gothic is a story about an isolated mansion in 1950s Mexico--and the brave socialite drawn to its treacherous secrets. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for July 2020."