Author Interview James Duffy
This week we interview author and legal beagle James R Duffy and discuss his newly published trilogy, “Talking a Nation Into Existence, The Year is 1787”.
5. The Life Impossible
by Matt Haig (Viking, ISBN: 9780593489277);
Last week: 5;
Weeks on List: 5
“Matt Haig’s new novel is filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick.”
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4. Somewhere Beyond the Sea
by TJ Klune (Tor Books, ISBN: 9781250881205);
Last week: 4;
Weeks on List: 4
“The hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and bestselling fantasy novels of the past decade. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick.”
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3. Playground
by Richard Powers (W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN: 9781324086031);
Last week: 3;
Weeks on List: 2
“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.”
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2. Tell Me Everything
by Elizabeth Strout (Random House, ISBN: 9780593446096);
Last week: 2;
Weeks on List: 4
“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.”
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1. Intermezzo
by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ISBN: 9780374602635);
Last week: 1;
Weeks on List: 2
“An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family–but especially love–from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick.”
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5. All Fours
by Miranda July (Riverhead Books, ISBN: 9780593190265);
Last week: 6;
Weeks on List: 8
“Miranda July returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious, and surprising novel about a woman upending her life. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.”
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2. The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books, ISBN: 9780593418918);
Weeks on List: 1
“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.”
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5. The Paris Novel
by Ruth Reichl (Random House, ISBN: 9780812996302);
Last week: 6;
Weeks on List: 2
“Ruth Reichl’s new novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances, and finding your true home. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.”
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5. Table for Two: Fictions
by Amor Towles (Viking, ISBN: 9780593296370);
Last week: 3;
Weeks on List: 4
“From Amor Towles, a richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories, including a novella featuring one of his most beloved characters. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick.”
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4. The Familiar
by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron Books, ISBN: 9781250884251);
Last week: 4;
Weeks on List: 3
“From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick.”
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3. The Women
by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press, ISBN: 9781250178633);
Last week: 2;
Weeks on List: 12
“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.”
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2. James
by Percival Everett (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385550369);
Last week: 1;
Weeks on List: 6
“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.”
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1. Funny Story
by Emily Henry (Berkley, ISBN: 9780593441282);
Weeks on List: 1
“Emily Henry’s shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common is a May 2024 Indie Next Pick.”
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