Indies Introduce Interview

Robin MacArthur is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut Half Wild: Stories, a collection of connected stories depicting the hardscrabble lives of people living in rural Vermont. 

Michelle Pretorius is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut The Monster’s Daughter, which Linda Sherman-Nurick of Cellar Door Books described as “part mystery, part historical fiction, part science fiction, and, above all, a page-turning read.”

Margot Harrison is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut The Killer in Me, which Valerie Koehler of Blue Willow Bookshop called a “must-read thriller for teens.”

Atef Abu Saif is the author of The Drone Eats With Me: A Gaza Diary, a Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut. Mary Fran Buckley of Eight Cousins said Abu Saif’s account is “testimony that must be heard.”

Adriana Mather is the author of How to Hang a Witch, a Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut that “truly stands out as unique in the realm of teen fiction,” said Lisa Nehs of Books & Company.

Katie Kennedy is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut Learning to Swear in America, “the story of a fledgling teen finally getting the chance to be a kid,” said Janelle Smith of Auntie’s Bookstore.

Hubert Mingarelli is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut title A Meal in Winter: A Novel of World War II, which Sam Kaas of Village Books called “quietly devastating.”

Yaa Gyasi is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut title Homegoing: A Novel, which Sarajane Giddings of Blue Door Books called “a stunning debut.”

Martin Seay is the author of The Mirror Thief, a Winter/Spring 2016 Indies Introduce title that “will leave readers breathless,” said Jeremy Ellis of Brazos Bookstore.

Elnathan John is the author of the Winter/Spring 2016 Indies Introduce title Born on a Tuesday, which Jenny Lyons of The Vermont Book Shop called “a powerful and compelling debut novel.”

Harriet Reuter Hapgood is the author or The Square Root of Summer, a Winter/Spring 2016 Indies Introduce debut title for young adults. Johanna Albrecht of Flyleaf Books described the novel as “a rewarding and wholly enjoyable reading experience.”

Sean McGinty is the author of The End of FUN, a Winter/Spring 2016 Indies Introduce debut title for young adults. Will Walton of Avid Bookshop called the novel “fresh, smart, and chock-damn-full of heart.”

Jeff Zentner is the author of The Serpent King, a Winter/Spring Indies Introduce debut for young readers and a Spring Kids’ Indie Next List pick. Erin Barker from Hooray for Books! called The Serpent King “a contemporary Southern novel about loyalty, betrayal, and becoming your most honest self.”

Molly Prentiss is the author of Tuesday Nights in 1980, a Winter/Spring Indies Introduce debut title for adults and an April Indie Next List pick. Anmiryam Budner of Main Point Books called the novel “immersive and satisfying.”

Rosalie Knecht is the author of the Winter/Spring Indies Introduce debut title Relief Map, which Linda McLoughlin Figel of {pages: a bookstore} called “a rich and memorable read from an exciting new talent.”