Hardcover Fiction

by Percival Everett (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385550369); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 37 "Percival Everett's new novel is a brilliant, action-packed re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2024."

by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ISBN: 9780374602635); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 10 "An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family--but especially love--from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick."

by Haruki Murakami (Knopf, ISBN: 9780593801970); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 2 "A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable for these strange post-pandemic times, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a singular and towering achievement by one of modern literature's most important writers. A December 2024 Indie Next Pick."

by Claire Keegan (Grove Press, ISBN: 9780802158741); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 20 "Keegan's landmark novel is a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2021."

by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books, ISBN: 9780593418918); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 22 "Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet. The #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2024."

by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books, ISBN: 9781250328137); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 5 "The 19th mystery in Louise Penny's bestselling Armand Gamache series."

by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Press, ISBN: 9781250178633); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 43 "The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others."

by Richard Powers (W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN: 9781324086031); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: 10 "Set in the world's largest ocean, this awe-filled novel explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize in a still-unfolding oceanic game, and interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterization, profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick."

by Elizabeth Strout (Random House, ISBN: 9780593446096); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 12 "From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick."

by Miranda July (Riverhead Books, ISBN: 9780593190265); Last week: 13; Weeks on List: 29 "Miranda July returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious, and surprising novel about a woman upending her life. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick."