There is something about having a new book at hand as the evenings come more quickly and the temperatures drop. Fantasy, fun, experimental, inspirational – the books on the November Read This Next! list are all curl-up-in-an-armchair worthy.

RTNext! Bookseller Resources:
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What SIBA Booksellers have to say:

Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang
Well damn, I'm going to be thinking about it for awhile. Blood Over Bright Haven is the perfect story for the person who wants to rage at the system of oppression against women and also the way in which religion and history are often used to tell a story that continues to make a person or people group be regarded as less than. Perfect for fall, perfect for the reader who wants to RAGE at the impacts of colonialism, racism, sexism.
– Morgan DePerno, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch
Pony Confidential galloped straight into my heart from page one. This cozy mystery is narrated by a ornery pony trying to clear the name of his beloved former owner Penny. It features rats, cats, birds and dogs aiding our hero in his redemptive quest and - oh, did I mention - this is based on The Odyssey? Easter eggs galore for the clever classicist.
– Maggie Robe, Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The Burrow by Melanie Cheng
The Burrow is a compact, moving story of a family tragedy. Beautifully written words show all believable family members as they deal with the death of the infant Ruby in a tragic accident.
– Nancy Pierce, Bookmiser, Inc. in Marietta, Georgia

The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (illus.)
Can a book be cozy, loving, encouraging, compassionate AND a threat to the brutal and cutthroat consumer capitalism of our era? The serviceberry is a bushy, underappreciated fruit tree native to Eastern North America that Kimmerer uses as inspiration to muse broadly on “abundance and reciprocity in the natural world.”
– Josh Niesse, Underground Books in Carrollton, Georgia

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) by Solvej Balle, Barbara J. Haveland (trans.)
Following the day-to-day minutiae of a woman continually reliving the 18th of November, Balle finds the beauty and torment in repetition and recursion and revision. Balle’s writing turns the reader into a balloon hitting a powerline—bright, weightless, fluorescent, until the shock comes. An absolutely stunning piece of fiction.
– Charlie Marks, Fountain Books 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.