SIBA booksellers have had their say! Five new books have been selected for the March Read This Next! list.

Read This Next! highlights new books that are receiving exceptional, and exceptionally enthusiastic, buzz from Southern indie booksellers. Each of the selected books has several enthusiastic cheerleaders among Southern indie booksellers...phrases like "I can't wait to give this to our customsers!" and "Already my favorite book of the year!" are common feedback from booksellers about the chosen books. SIBA always makes a point of putting the store excitement and buzz around these books in front of their publishers, raising store visibility with the industry.

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What SIBA Booksellers have to say:

The Strange by Nathan Ballingrud
I devoured this novel! A wonderful cyberpunk mashup of The Martian Chronicles with an edgy western/horror vibe. Anabelle is furious, fearless and my new favorite young heroine.
– Maggie Robe, Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC

Decent People by De'Shawn Charles Winslow
A compelling mystery that also deftly contends with racism, homophobia, classism and corruption. Charles De’Shawn Winslow’s fluid writing and pacing combine with wonderfully drawn characters--including the glorious busybody Josephine Wright--to make a truly marvelous novel.
–Stephanie Jones-Byrne, Malaprop’s in Asheville, NC

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Perfect for readers who enjoy emotionally tender stories about complicated families. With themes of grief, mental illness, forgiveness, and loyalty, Hello Beautiful is about the cost of being true to oneself regardless of the consequences.
–Jessica Nock, Main Street Books in Davidson, NC

The Only Game in Town by Lacie Waldon
Waldon’s best yet! Book editor Jess lives happily with her father in the town where she grew up. She spends her days avoiding the mean girls that tortured her in high school until the death of the town’s eccentric millionaire sends the entire population into a scavenger hunt for his fortune.
–Andrea Richardson, Fountain Books in Richmond, VA

Ramen for Everyone by Patricia Tanumihardja, Shiho Pate (Illus.)
I love the family in the kitchen story, and that it goes disastrously when Hiro first tries for himself, but knowing what individuals uniquely love allows him to tailor the perfect ramen for each in a way someone out of the household never could.
–Lisa Yee Swope, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, NC

Current Read This Next! books and what SIBA booksellers have to say about them can always be found at The Southern Bookseller Review