The past, the present, the eerie future...the February 2024 Adult Read This Next! list shows the compelling stories come in many different guises.

Read what booksellers have to say here:

RTNext! Bookseller Resources:
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What SIBA Booksellers have to say:

Bride by Ali Hazelwood
The “couldn’t put down”-ness with this book was unreal. A new vampire, werewolf romance that had me enthralled from page one.
– Mekhala Villegas-Rogers from Tombolo Books in St. Petersburg, Florida

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum, Shanna Tan (Trans.)
A tender and wise exploration of the interior lives of a Korean bookshop staff and their customers. Each person's story unfolds quietly. As each one's past comes to meet their present, the community they form opens the way for change and hope. Lovely, in turns melancholy and gently humorous. A must read for all booklovers.
– Jan Blodgett from Main Street Books in Davidson, North Carolina

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
As meandering as There, There was propulsive, Wandering Stars takes a while to get going...That is not to say the first part is not interesting or well written—it’s both. It almost feels like two different books. The final hundred or so pages kept me engaged through to the end. Well-written and thought= provoking.
– Caleb Bedford from Lemuria Books in Jackson, Mississippi

The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
In a world where one may travel 20 years into the future or 20 years into the past just to take a look at what happened/will happen, which would you choose? This is the world where The Other Valley exists.
– Kelly Justice from Fountain Books in Richmond, Virginia

Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
Always insightful and frequently funny, this memoir was a joy to read even as the subject matter stung.
– Michelle Cavalier from Cavalier House in Books Denham Springs, Louisiana

And don't forget about the January/February Read This Next! Kids List:

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