Read This Next! April is all about the extraordinary in the ordinary, and the journeys we all take when we face everyday challenges. The April list is also special because it includes the debut book by Southern bookseller Annie B. Jones, owner of The Bookshelf in Thomasville, Georgia!

RTNX Bookseller Resources:
Edelweiss Collection | Flyer | Flyer Graphic

What SIBA Booksellers have to say:

Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put by Annie B. Jones
This collection of essays is deeply relatable. Perfect for those who stayed in their hometowns, for those who decided to lead a quieter life, and especially for those who have struggled with their faith.
– Claire McWhorter, River & Hill Books in Rome, Georgia

Audition by Katie Kitamura
Katie Kitamura's sparse, intricate, and always confident prose pushes this from a simple story into something way more beguiling. Audition explores performance, expectation, and how hard choices can shape the story of a life.
– Rachel Knox, Tombolo Books in St. Petersburg, Florida

A Drop of Corruption: An Ana and Din Mystery by Robert Jackson Bennett
A Drop of Corruption probes at the tantalizing false promises of autocracy, the thankless job of justice, and the oft-stifled battle cry of a society worth fighting for.
– Jordan April, Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
Heart-breaking and heart-healing. Abby Jimenez tackles two topics we don't see a lot in romance: long-distance relationships with tangible obstacles, and the harsh realities of caregiving for someone with dementia.
– Sarai Rivera, Spellbound Bookstore in Sanford, Florida

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
How can you not be charmed by Vera "gathering a bunch of new people who are obviously slightly terrified and brazenly accusing them of murder"? And feeding them, of course. I am really needing some homemade Chinese food right about now.
– Lisa Yee Swope, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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

About Read This Next!

Based on our booksellers' conviction that you can never have too many good books, Read This Next! is a list of books coming out next month that booksellers are especially excited about. Read This Next! Kids is a bimonthly list of forthcoming Children's and Young Adult Books receiving Southern indie bookseller love. Each list includes resources for booksellers, including an Edelweiss collection, downloadable flyer, and sharable graphic. All the included books are featured in The Southern Bookseller Review newsletter, and promoted as "Weekend Reads" on SIBA's social media channels, along with the bookstore which wrote the review.