Indie Book Picks for the Month

Expert recommendations for your summer reading. [View In Browser]( [Penguin Random House]( [Indie Picks]( Take a look at the compelling stories that indie booksellers are recommending for July! “ Moshfegh is the modern bard of violence and delusion ... Captivating and brutal, this is a heady novel of ideas that will grab you hard and shake away any scraps of complacency you might have left. Chris Lee, [Boswell Book Company]( [Lapvona]( [Shop Now]( [Buy Now from IndieBound]( [Buy Now from Libro.fm]( [Lapvona]( By Ottessa Moshfegh In the village of a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test. This spellbinding novel represents Ottessa Moshfegh’s most exciting leap yet. [Read More ▸]( “ As with Blake Crouch's other novels, he pulled me into the alternate world he created for this book almost immediately, and I couldn't put it down until its incredibly climactic conclusion. Stuart McCommon, [Novel]( [Upgrade]( [Shop Now]( [Buy Now from IndieBound]( [Buy Now from Libro.fm]( [Upgrade]( By Blake Crouch Intimate in scale yet epic in scope, Upgrade is an intricately plotted, lightning-fast tale that charts one man’s thrilling transformation, even as it asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity — and our boundless potential. [Read More ▸]( “ I loved this gorgeous, mythic tale of a Caribbean mermaid pulled from the sea ... Haunting and sensual, this is a powerful addition to the canon of Caribbean literature. Robin Stern, [Books Inc.]( [The Mermaid of Black Conch]( [Shop Now]( [Buy Now from IndieBound]( [Buy Now from Libro.fm]( [The Mermaid of Black Conch]( By Monique Roffey This enchanting tale of a cursed mythical creature and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her is "a daring, mesmerizing novel ... single-handedly bringing magic realism up-to-date" (Maggie O’Farrell, bestselling author of Hamnet). [Read More ▸]( [FIND YOUR LOCAL INDIE BOOKSTORE]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Preferences]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( Penguin Random House LLC 1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019 ©2022 Penguin Random House LLC