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The July Indie Next List e-newsletter, featuring the month’s 20 titles with bookseller quotes in addition to a Q&A with the #1 pick, was sent to more than 667,000 customers at 171 ABA member stores.

In addition to announcing the July monthly bestsellers and advance listening copies for booksellers, Libro.fm has revealed that it raised more than $67,000 for Black-owned bookstores on Juneteenth.

Lindsey Bartlett of the former Ellen Plumb’s City Bookstore called Fresh Water for Flowers “a splendid work that will keep readers absorbed to the last page.”

Libro.fm is celebrating Juneteenth, Black-owned bookstores, and Pride this month.

As the three siblings in The Second Home “struggle to untangle years of hurt, secrets, and betrayal, you ache for them to save their home and themselves,” said Maxwell Gregory of Lake Forest Book Store.

The June Indie Next List e-newsletter, featuring the month’s 20 titles with bookseller quotes in addition to a Q&A with the #1 pick, was sent to more than 670,956 customers at 171 ABA member stores.

Libro.fm is offering Stamped From the Beginning for $4.99 for the month of June, promoting a discussion of the title All Boys Aren’t Blue by journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson, and more.

Booksellers can sign up to send a series of e-newsletters to customers, with each email featuring a selection of titles by genre. The next crop: coming of age, family ties, and young adult titles.