Unreliable narrators, unhinged characters, and anti-heroes -- Read This Next! November is a rambunctious collection of memorable and irrepressible voices.

RTNX Bookseller Resources:
Edelweiss Collection | Flyer | Flyer Graphic

What SIBA Booksellers have to say:

Best Offer Wins: A Novel by Marisa Kashino
Meet your new favorite anti-hero, Margot. She's smart, she's accomplished, she's driven ... but she's also stressed and desperate for a forever home. If you like stories that make you laugh and cringe in equal measure, this is the perfect appalling tale for you!
–Maggie Robe, Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

I, Medusa: A Novel by Ayana Gray
I'm always up for an origin story and especially like to hear a familiar tale from a different character's perspective. I, Medusa delivers this and more. Gray explores timely themes of power, diversity, agency and humanity through a mythological lens.
– Ginger Young, Wordsworth Books in Little Rock, Arkansas

The White Hot: A Novel by Quiara Alegría Hudes
A perfectly flawed narrator who I found myself in equal measures horrified by and empathizing with throughout the novel. April's rage screams from the pages at times and quietly seethes at others. Abandonment is at the heart of this novel but also reclamation of the self.
– Kelsey Jagneaux, Tombolo Books in St. Petersburg, Florida

Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore by Char Adams
his book not only delves into the intricacies of running a black bookstore but also explores the vibrant narratives and rich experiences within these spaces. They offer a deep dive into the triumphs and trials that bookstore owners face and a nuanced understanding of the dedication and passion involved.
– VaLinda Payne-Miller, Turning Page Bookshop in Goose Creek, South Carolina

Flat Earth: A Novel by Anika Jade Levy
This book spoke to me on levels that nothing else this year has even come close to. Anika Jade Levy is no stranger to the art, good writing, or insufferable people you meet in your 20s, and her debut novel homes in on these facts and crafts a dystopian, frolicking book I could not put down.
– Grace Sullivan, Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia

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.