indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 06/10/2026Greek mythology fans; this one is for you! Here’s what Bookseller Kate Simpson from Curiosity House Books had to say about Daphnis and Chloe @biblioasis.bsky.social: 022
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 06/10/2026Happy Book Birthday to Partita by Barbara Kingsolver! Kingsolver returns with another heart-wrenching novel about life, love, and art that will surely have you engrossed all week. 📚🎧☕ Learn more about Partita at indiebookstores.ca/tbl. 020
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 06/10/2026Transport your young reader into new and fun alternate universes with the TBL’s Best Kids Books of the Year, selected by Canadian indie booksellers! 110
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 05/10/2026If you read nothing else this month; make this the book you read. Bookseller Lisa Greaves from Octopus Books raves about End Times Fascism, available now. 010
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 02/10/2026Thank you, Leiliani for your message! ♥️We’re so ecstatic for everyone to add Housing Inc. to their personal curriculum this fall and continue the discussion with fellow book lovers. Housing Inc. (@houseofanansipress) is out now! @leilanifar 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 01/10/2026A young Métis man searching for his missing father finds himself arguing with a dying glacier? Take a look at what bookseller Joanna Graham from @mcnallyrobinson.com had to say about A Glacier’s Guide to Dying 031
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 29/09/2026Can you guess why today is our favourite day of the month? 5 shiny new books have made it off the printing presses into indie bookstores today! 😀 There’s too much love to go around to fit into one caption, so make you visit our website at indiebookstores.ca/tbl to learn more. 011
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 28/09/2026Thank you for your message, Bonnie! Canadian booksellers know exactly how to spot outstanding reads from all over the world, and your book is absolutely no exception. Peck & Peck arrives on October 13. Available for preorder now at your favourite indie retailer! 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 25/09/2026This week’s indie bestsellers are in! Canadian readers are being captivated by some of the most pertinent and BUZZIEST books this month. Check them out at your local indie bookstore. Have you started reading any of the books on this list? 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 24/09/2026This wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock—all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei. Bookseller Dorothy Graham from Analog Books shared with us what readers will love about this latest novel. 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 23/09/2026Bookseller Sophia Ross Eckert from The Spaniel's Tale shared with us why readers are about to be obsessed with Exit Party. @harpercollins.bsky.social 010
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 22/09/2026Exploring one of the most pressing issues of our time, Housing Inc. looks at the makings of the decades-long global housing crisis. This fall, pick up a new book to learn about a new topic that will expand your mind. @houseofanansi.bsky.social 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 22/09/2026Happy Book Birthday to Said the Dead by @doireann.ni.ghriofa! This ghostly new novel that bends the limits of time, space and genre brings all the autumnal vibes needed for your next fall read. 👻 🍂 Learn more at indiebookstores.ca/tbl 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 21/09/2026Thanks so much for your message, Carol Bruneau! The plot sounds so incredible. Local stories are special literary treasures readers can eagerly anticipate. The Little Way is out now. You can find it at a local indie bookstore near you. 📚 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 16/09/2026Thank you so much for your message, Emily! Readers are going to be blown away by your new novel, out now! 🤸 ✨ Stay tuned to this space for an exclusive sneak peek of the novel. 010
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 15/09/2026Bookstores everywhere have been graced with some standout new reads. 🤯 There’s new dystopian fiction, Greek retellings, and a sharp insight into the contemporary right to dive into this week. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts! 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 12/09/2026Author Amanda Peters returns with her latest novel following one woman as she confronts buried truths, lost love and the fragile future she alone must protect. Here’s why bookseller Angela Torgerson from @mcnallyrobinson.com fell in love with this story. Find it at your local indie bookstore now. 041
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 12/09/2026It’s an honour to get to celebrate Canadian-published books like yours, Colin! Don’t miss out on this gorgeous modern Greek retelling of true love, innocence, beauty, and finding a light through the darkness. Daphnis and Chloe is out September 15. 🔖 @biblioasis.bsky.social 031
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 10/09/2026Your Breath in Charcoal peers into the mind of its irrepressible and relentlessly quotable East Coast everyman. Bookseller Norine McGinn from Bookmark Fredricton shared her thoughts on this coming-of-age tale: 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 09/09/2026 St.John’s upcoming novel and Top Pick of the The Booksellers’ List for Fall, Exit Party, invites readers into a nonstop adventure of doppelgangers and multiuniverses set in 2031 California that is both daunting yet hopeful. Available September 15. Learn more at indiebookstores.ca/tbl 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 08/09/2026Happy #NewReleaseTuesday to 3 juicy new books off the TBL list for Fall! Fans of R.F. Kuang, be sure to look out for the special limited hardcover edition of Taipei Story, featuring gorgeous stencilled edges. 😮 You won’t be able to stop staring at it. 001
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 03/09/2026Take your walking adventures to the next level with this collection of writings by powerful female voices, including Jenny Odell, Miriam Toews, Andrea Gibson, Zalika Reid-Benta, Janika Oza, Ann-Marie MacDonald, and Catherine Hernandez. The audiobook will soon be available from @coachhousebooks. 🎧 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 01/09/2026September is starting off with a 💥with three new books exploring identity, social connection and an engrossing saga on reclaiming a family legacy. Any of these books will pair well on your next solo coffee date. ☕ 😍 Learn more about these TBL selections for Fall 2026 at indiebookstores.ca/tbl 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 01/09/2026It’s the most thrilling literary season of the year and a whole new list of exceptional reads are rolling out with it! 🍂 📚 Say hello to twenty books selected by indie booksellers for this season’s Booksellers’ List! Check out the Fall 2026 selections at indiebookstores.ca/tbl. 🔗 010
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 01/09/2026Follow mysteries, ambitions, and misunderstandings that ricochet and echo through a close-knit family and the woman and her garden at its centre. Bookseller Brandi Morpurgo from Daisy Chain Co shared with us what makes her so excited for readers to pick this one up: 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 31/08/2026Calling all music history buffs; you’re going to want to stay for this! Read the untold story of Canadian electronic music from post-war labs to global pop. Here’s what bookseller Joanne Saul from Type Books had to say about it: 020
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 31/08/2026Never Whistle At Night: Back for Blood Part II delivers another hit for every savvy horror fan that will sate your darkest appetites and leave you slavering for more. Here’s what bookseller Michael Hamm from Bookmark Halifax shared with us about this book: 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 31/08/2026 Wise, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny, Natalie Sue’s sophomore novel is a story about burning out, starting over and finding your people in the most unexpected places. Read what Stephen Davidson from The Spaniel's Tale thought about this stand-out sequel 010
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 28/08/2026From the award-winning and bestselling author of Five Little Indians, comes an unforgettable powerful family saga. Bookseller Miranda Marion from @mcnallyrobinson.com told us what about this book make its completely unforgettable: 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 27/08/2026 Author Téa Mutonji offers a taut, piercing exploration of race and privilege, codependency and the ways in which world-defining friendships can be both beautifully and excruciatingly life-altering in My Person. Bookseller Felicia Quon from Flying Books shared with us what’s in store for readers: 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 22/08/2026Be swept away, challenged, and engrossed in this thought-provoking love story. Leila and Khaled is a lyrical, unflinching meditation on belonging, memory, and the enduring wounds of colonialism. It’s no surprise why booksellers are loving this selection. 020
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 20/08/2026Part essay collection, part “accidental memoir of sorts," Richard Kelly Kemick’s Decadence gathers up the odds and ends of living what makes a modern life, quiet and desperate as it may be at times, worth celebrating and living. 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 18/08/2026In the market for something new and refreshing?☀️ Two riveting stories hit shelves today just in time for horror and literary fans alike. Find the full list of TBL selections for Summer all available now at an indie retailer near you. Let us know what's on your end-of-Summer TBR in the comments! 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 15/08/2026Have a bit of spare time this evening? 🍵 📚 Start a new read! The Summer TBL list is bursting with Canadian-authored gems, highly-anticipated sequels, love and friendship, making any of these reads a wonderful evening escape. Are you currently reading any of these? 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 15/08/2026Emily McBride's Queen Mab is a riveting portrait of madness, motherhood, the myths that haunt us, and the families who keep us tethered. Here’s what bookseller Angela Torgerson from @mcnallyrobinson had to say about this poignant novel on self-discovery: 001
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 13/08/2026How can we define what’s true in the age of misinformation? 💭 Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies offers sociological, historical, philosophical, and literary perspectives on conspiracy theories to help cut through the fog of questionable claims we encounter every day. 010
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 13/08/2026Which riveting new summer read is the Reese's Book Club pick for August and also the most voted on pick on the Summer TBL list? 😱 If you guessed The Wild Beneath by @doctorkellyanderson, you’d be correct! Be a part of the buzz and join in reading this one this month. 110
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 11/08/2026Today is absolutely stacked with new Summer TBL releases! 🤩 🔥 From hilariously relatable office comedies and friendship break-ups to finding home away from home to a love story that reckons with home and belonging, four juicy tales are now available to explore while they're hot. 041
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 06/08/2026We Were Forbidden is the newest translated work from a resurfaced literary talent you should pick up this month. Baylee Adams, a bookseller from @daisychainbookco, shared with us why new and returning fans of Harpman will want to pick this one up: 020
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 05/08/2026If you had a calling, would you follow it even if it meant leaving everything familiar behind? This season’s Top Pick is a thought-provoking, immersive read that captivated the hearts of Canadian indie booksellers. Read why bookseller Colin Holt from @bolenbooks got lost in this novel: 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 04/08/2026Happy New Release Tuesday! Two new TBL summer selections have finally arrived and we know book lovers are going to love them. Learn more about these Summer selections and more at indiebookstores.ca/tbl 020
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 03/08/2026Thank you so much for your message, Ben! Grab your copy for yourself or a friend at a local indie bookseller near you today. 📚 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 31/07/2026Looking for your next unputdownable summer read? ☀️ From the beloved, award-winning author of the culture-changing hits Lost Children Archive and Tell Me How It Ends comes her most powerful and page-turning novel yet about a mother and daughter travelling together after expectations collapse. 031
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 29/07/2026Thanks, Richard! Life’s hard, but reading great books like Decadence makes it easier. 🙂↕️ You can check out this “accidental memoir of a sort,” that will make you laugh out loud at an indie bookstore near you now. @biblioasis.bsky.social 021
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 28/07/2026Two new heavy-hitting titles have hit the shelves today! 🤩 Will you be adding these to your next indie book store trip? Let us know in the comments! 020
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 27/07/2026Your next great summer read has arrived for you. 🕶️🏖️ Which vibe are you choosing? 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 23/07/2026Colson Whitehead, a two-time Pulitzer winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author, presents an exuberantly entertaining novel that vividly brings to life 1980s New York in the magnificent final volume of his Harlem Trilogy. Here’s what bookseller John Toews from @mcnallyrobinson.com had to say: 021
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 21/07/2026Happy Book Birthday to Cool Machine! 👏 From #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead, an exuberantly entertaining novel that brings to life 1980s New York in the magnificent final volume of his Harlem Trilogy. 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 19/07/2026Take advantage of the dog days of summer with the Summer TBL Bingo Challenge! 🙌👊 Explore stories on family secrets, preserving culture, healing, the challenges of navigating life from Russia to Montreal and India to occupied Palestine, and the strength found in shared truths. 000
indiebookstores.ca @indiebookstores.ca · 18/07/2026From Writers' Trust Weston Prize-winning author and renowned Canadian epidemiologist Dan Werb. Our Wild Familiars brings to spectacular life the world’s most successful synanthropes–or wild animals who live alongside humans–from bats, raccoons, and crows, to some of its weirdest. 010
![Daphnis and Chloe by Colin McAdam, a Fall Selection for the Booksellers' List. Quote from Bookseller Kate Simpson [I loved this retelling of the Greek classic by a Canadian author! There is sheer joy in reading such beautiful prose. Daphnis and Chloe is a meditation on love and all its opposites, and on our human struggles to overcome pain, fear, and our failings—all with the reminder that the sun will rise each morning. Love, innocence, and beauty will prevail in the darkest of times.For fans of Miller’s Circe, Atwood’s Penelopiad, or Netflix’s KAOS.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreihpoocp7dblqmupdaspy5zo3i53kp2rtarz2vryhfvxzyltzrq7r4)
![End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, a Fall Selection for The Booksellers' List [End Times Fascism is one of the most important books of this decade. At a time when we are faced with increasing crises around the world, ever destabilizing activity from our neighbour to the south, and a growing sense of despair, this is the book we need. Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor make the links and connections readers need to understand how power is being manifested, how we are being impacted, and what we need to do. This is literally going to be a lifesaver.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreiekw6a3uofdledtttly6ihpivoexmiyei6fpfkeunsbbnqbu4mumy)
![[Combining wildfire evacuations with family turmoil, the pursuit of a pregnant buffalo with the search for a missing man, and the loving (and infuriating) interactions between siblings and parents with the surreal world of giants and talking glaciers, A Glacier's Guide to Dying is a breathtaking story that I struggled to put down. Michelle Porter's writing is urgent, colloquial, funny, and powerful. She strikes the perfect tone for a novel that blends our collective ecological grief with the personal longings of its characters as they struggle to live between shifting, complicated worlds.] quote from bookseller Joanna Graham from McNally Robinson Booksellers.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreico57uirofwvipvzxf2h47mydjxbmuizq3h2i6xwnycnhovr3xlum)
![Booksellers' List "Top Pick" badge beside the cover of Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel; a short recommendation from Sophia Ross Eckert of The Spaniel’s Tale Bookstore (Ottawa) praising its immersive, post-collapse, politically minded fiction.
[Exit Party is my favourite Emily St. John Mandel novel since Station Eleven. Set after the collapse of two versions of the United States, the novel plays with perspective, form, and character to create worlds that resemble our own while diverging in fascinating ways. This is an immersive and thoughtful novel, perfect for readers who appreciate both the personal and the political.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreiabpprxlbfelrf5jlcgurcdjfqciaf6r2p47s2b3jdsalai4ccmzy)
![Book promotion showing the cover title "Housing Inc.: A Global Takeover and Our Fight for Home", a Booksellers' List selection seal, and a short blurb framing housing as a human requirement and outlining barriers to access. Laura Ash from Another Story Bookshop says
[How does one begin to describe home? Storytellers use wondrous language and metaphor to express it. Children draw boxes in an array of colors to show it. People make signs and take to the streets to protect it. In Housing Inc., Leilani Farha writes that "Housing is not a luxury. It is a requirement for human existence." She shares stories of what home means to many, explains the barriers that stop people from having one, and provides a framework to shift the understanding of housing from financial asset to a "foundation from which people build stable, dignified lives.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreifjyt6y6tlxnhp2zfzq4ndxl4mqp3725dptneicta7lad5uo5qdte)
![The Birthing Tree by Amanda Peters: dark blue cover with gold block title over sketched oak leaves, a round "The Booksellers' List Selection" badge, and a short bookseller blurb praising its emotional, Mi'kmaq-rooted, multigenerational story.
[The Birthing Tree is a quietly compelling yet intensely emotional novel. The novel follows the journey of a young woman as she seeks to uncover long-buried family secrets and come to terms with herself and her legacy, all while feeling the pull of the Mi'kmaq traditions that call to her. A lush and beautiful read with a main character, Atiel, that you will be unable to let go of when the last page is read!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreidqfgj7snd62rud2on6sxbuwnns2fzeprlku2gh5rrv6ydoap7ryu)
![Book promotion card highlighting Nicholas Herring's novel Your Breath in Charcoal as a The Booksellers' List selection, accompanied by a bookseller endorsement from Norine McGinn praising the novel as [I am always excited to champion a favourite Atlantic Canadian title, and Your Breath in Charcoal by award-winning PEI author Nicholas Herring will be what I reach for this fall. His writing is thoughtful, humble, funny, and will appeal to a wide range of readers. I can't wait to share it with my customers!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreicvqhua5shlym55itoantlukk24chqu4oe4b35an7mfreyeqfbcx4)
![A photo of Fall TBL selection Women, Walking edited by Zahra Ebrahi and Jane Farrow. Bookseller Alison Dunn from Beggars Banquet Books said [We’re excited to share Women, Walking, which explores the experiences of a wide range of women, many Canadian, as they journey on foot towards themselves. This intriguing collection will be on our gift-giving lists this year and will please walkers and armchair-adventurers alike.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreigao7nm3x4bmavw4s3cdi2l4ul2elvauujwix6hurligq6djm46si)
![Booksellers List Summer Selection, Asha In Her Garden by Anita Rau Badami. [Set in Montreal and India, this story of a woman later in life reflecting on the heartbreaking realities of a life well lived, and the transformative power of clarity in her final years, is a must-read for this summer. I am eager to share Asha in Her Garden with our readers!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreihpbowg5qpkrqo752zt5rmfsq3dg3skeaaete236n775fffyik6me)
![Booksellers' List Summer Selection, A Nation of Tinkerers. [Far beyond familiar folk and rock legends, A Nation of Tinkerers uncovers the innovators, experimenters, and underground scenes that helped shape Canada’s electronic sound. Blending music history, technology, and cultural critique, it traces how synthesizers, studios, and creative collaboration transformed modern music. An eye-opening read for music lovers, culture buffs, and anyone curious about the hidden origins of today’s soundscape.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreihw2sdr642zrykjrq743a6tcmrn7nr3aoby5n4onax72hlw32j2m4)
![The Booksellers' List Summer selection Back for Blood. Back for Blood is bringing all the Halloween vibes this month. 👻 Enriched with twisted psychological tales to gore-filled monster hunts, this Indigenous dark fiction collection from the team that brought you Never Whistle At Night delivers another hit for every savvy horror fan that will sate your darkest appetites and leave you slavering for more. Here’s what bookseller Michael Hamm from @bookmark shared with us about this book:
[Following the phenomenal response to the first collection, we are so very eager to present this new set of stories to both those who are familiar with Never Whistle at Night and all the readers yet to experience one of the best anthologies of contemporary horror writing from an Indigenous viewpoint.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreiec2pmikijwepsdrlpbxcv4nfcgd4tech74g2g7ajmlvaehuj7o3a)
![Booksellers' List Summer Selection, You'll Love It Here [If you liked I Hope This Finds You Well, then You’ll Love It Here should be a hit! Natalie Sue leans into a mix of sharp workplace satire and underlying unease. This one is a bit darker and more biting, but still carries the familiar niche she’s carved for herself of making uncomfortable dynamics feel weirdly funny.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreibq2rz2cfznke2nsghtnoqfpqwfse4la5f4chpfnbvfhbourmt2vi)
![The Booksellers' List Summer selection Eliza Sunshine by Michelle Good. [Following three generations of Cree women, Eliza Sunshine is a heart-wrenching and heart-warming story of adversity, intergenerational trauma, and keeping stories alive. Michelle Good’s writing is incredibly beautiful and her talent for storytelling makes every one of her books a memorable experience.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreibi3cyr7h77udai47g227tqfvzakmr5rougylxnha36jvbvzky6ye)
![Photo of Booksellers' List Summer Selection, My Person by Tea Mutonji [My Person nails the intimacy and intensity of a friendship that slowly splinters into a very messy breakup. Téa Mutonji is so good at capturing the resentment, dependence, microaggressions, and all the small betrayals that build over years between people who once felt inseparable. Sharp, addictive, and uncomfortable in all the best ways.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreic7ep6aqmeltki37uczbdl37a4eljouupheyugz6utl5zkvwfx47m)
![The Booksellers' List Summer Selection Leila & Khaled by Nyla Matuk. Bookseller from Another Story Bookshop, Anjula Gogia, said [Leila and Khaled is a gorgeous twist on the modern romance novel. Set in current day Occupied Palestine, the novel follows Leila on her first journey to Palestine, where she meets Khaled, a son of Palestine. What ensues is a lyrically stunning, compelling love affair. Brimming with history, passionate and precise, Leila and Khaled is a must read from artist, poet and writer Nyla Matuk.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreigkk5gk65qzajikz4t5lw5uoxx25akspknn342wv4ej2cecdz5z4m)
![The Booksellers' List Summer Selection Decadence by Richard Kelly Kemick.
[Oh! The storytelling! It is the kind of storytelling you want to take your time with. Racing through this decade’s worth of memoir/essays won’t work. One at a time, with space in between, is the way to read Decadence. I think readers will find parts of themselves in the quirky and truly surprising connections that Richard Kelly Kemick makes. They will feel seen. It will be the kind of “feeling seen” that comes when you begin to find your people. Awkward, odd, and completely wonderful.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreihnopm32gc2s75aoeklphe4jrw6lzwsygxa33esjuybqiqi3ew32e)
![The Booksellers' List Summer Selection, Queen Mab by Emily McBride. Mcnally Robinson Bookseller, Angela Torgerson said [Queen Mab held me in its grasp from the very first chapter. The writing is spellbinding, weaving together an ethereal tale of motherhood and the ties that bind, seemingly effortlessly, alongside mythology, mischief, heartbreak, and sorrow. The characters enchant the reader, and the young mother, Maddie, will stay with you for a very long time after finishing the novel.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreick34w3jpw6r2z3mvcnxsl5ypn5m5ctamjipx44pqekj2aqkb5ura)
![[Listening to Lee Kuhnle and Nathan Radke on The Uncover Up podcast is a joy. The engaging duo offers up advice on how to critically engage with online media as AI becomes more embedded in our everyday lives—a wild ride that no one bought a ticket for. Informative and entertaining, with the perfect mix of history and conspiracy, this book will satisfy all truth seekers out there.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreiajucj4lkkgkc5a5ihc3cyjxc4gsowyw7x5y24zz6pcntenkq7ctq)
![[Jacqueline Harpman blew me away with I Who Have Never Known Men and we are so lucky to get another one of her books translated into English. We Were Forbidden intrigues with a selection of short stories focused on defiance, sure to capture readers with Harpman’s sharp insight and distinctive style. ]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreiaspjxauqmlhueqoq3t2vbr7lbgci735oo3hkxnecjw575udeyo2u)
![Booksellers' List Top Pick Selection for Summer 2026, The Wild Beneath [It’s easy to see why Kelly Anderson’s The Wild Beneath has been voted the perfect summer read by indie booksellers from across the country. Lyrical, haunting, and threaded with quiet magic, this novel sweeps readers into a world where grief, love, and the pull of the sea collide.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreibi7n3wencno2v24szxi37g5lkenvovbzl22nf5p57melyxct52ii)
![The Booksellers' List selection Beginning Middle End by Valeria Luiselli. Bookseller Sarah Lilleyman from Spencer Books said
[At once a road novel, a love letter to the majesty of Sicily and myth, and an exploration of mother and daughterhood, Beginning Middle End is an exquisite story that I didn’t want to, well, end. When a mother arrives in Sicily with her daughter after the breakdown of her marriage, she’s seeking connection to her grandmother’s archeological work and a way to reimagine her family’s future. But her daughter sees things differently, and we get to experience the story from both vantage points. Valeria Luiselli is a beautiful writer, and this is a uniquely powerful and uplifting novel.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreigj5mfbnd5prsrz5oxpqnfiwj42zojnfqyezo5hmnrja7yuds6kca)
![The Booksellers List selection, Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead. John Toews Bookseller from Mcnally Robinson Booksellers said [The climax of Colson Whitehead’s thrilling Harlem Trilogy is another brilliant visit to a lost New York, one more decade on. Not simply a work of crime fiction (although it is a masterpiece of the genre), this book serves as the capstone to an unparalleled project. This is the social history of a city in transition as exemplified by those that live and strive on its streets and in the shadows, pulsing with music and elevated by some of the finest dialogue and descriptive writing around.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreicwuzikenkhuphavmtgz5zgedfjhgtnn2d4jewuq3a3lbpp74qtzq)
![Summer Booksellers' List selection Our Wild Familiar by Dan Werb. Bookseller Joshua Cockerill from Type Books said [Coming at a time when we’re in desperate need of rethinking our relationship to human and more-than-human habitats, Our Wild Familiars turns an international lens on animals who have adapted to cities. Dan Werb provides stories that will soften your heart and factoids that will blow your mind. An important book about the climates we create and the ones we share. ]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cmea7fw6o7m7xxu635kx3my2/bafkreiagfdb7tohw5efxkr5hm7bz7gtzwsampd3xllgasgpl7v6ydznwxq)