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Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy -- Until You're 80 and Beyond
Chris Crowley, Henry S. Lodge, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147732
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 John and Michelle Presta got their start in bookselling in 1991 as the founders of a small bookstore, Reading on Walden, in Chicago. They got their start in politics about a decade later working on the campaign of then-congressional hopeful Barack Obama.
 This week, the American Booksellers Association unveils the 2009 Indie Bestsellers, the year's top-selling titles at hundreds of independent bookstores across the country in the categories of Hardcover Fiction and Nonfiction, Read More
 Since IndieBound.org first added videos back in August, the collection of fun, colorful book trailers has been growing rapidly. With more than 300 videos in the collection today, it's common to see a video appearing alongside a new frontlist title.
Here's a preview of the titles on the January Indie Next List flier, now on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement. A downloadable PDF version of the list will also be available beginning January 1 on BookWeb.org and IndieBound.org.
For the eight-week period ending November 17, 2009, and based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide.
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The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
Norton, $24.95, 9780393061024
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 The Winter 2009/2010 Kids' Indie Next List can now be seen in preview online. The four-page, full-color flier will be arriving at indie bookstores in the upcoming quarterly Children's White Box.
1. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
(Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780385737944)
"James Dashner's The Maze Runner is a fast-paced, disorienting, and frighteningly adventurous story, one that any fan of The Hunger Games or Lord of the Flies is sure to love." --Kyla Paterno, Garfield Book Company at PLU, Tacoma, WA
Here's a preview of the titles on the December Indie Next List flier, now on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement. A downloadable PDF version of the list will also be available beginning December 1 on BookWeb.org and IndieBound.org.
Each month, the Indie Next List Notables showcase notable and intriguing writing -- selections that have all been recommended by indie booksellers nationwide.
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About ABA
The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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During his five years as the New York Times restaurant critic, Frank Bruni was the most well-known and religiously followed food writer in New York City and, possibly, the country. Most readers were also probably familiar with his previous work as a Times reporter in D.C., his coverage of George Bush's 2000 presidential campaign, and his features in the Sunday Magazine.
