"Read more books!" That should be everybody's New Years Resolution. The books on the January Read This Next! list are described by their bookseller fans as haunting, joyful, scrappy, unexpected, and tough. Read This Next! books will bring your reading to the next level.

RTNX Bookseller Resources:
Edelweiss Collection | Flyer | Flyer Graphic

What SIBA Booksellers have to say:

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
A beautifully haunting thought-provoking story about societal views and motherhood while also dabbling with witchcraft. There are moments where you laugh, feel scared, and even cry. That's the beauty of this book, everything comes with a price.
– Caylee Wilson, Midtown Reader in Tallahassee, Florida

The Harder I Fight the More I Love You by Neko Case
Electric, angry, joyful, scrappy, and full of life - I could not get enough of Neko Case's memoir. A celebration of the power of art and the power that comes from being our true selves in the world - an unforgettable read!
– Caleb Masters, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
I loved the way this book explored the ideas of trauma, PTSD, and loss as well as how resilience and strength can grow out of them. The ending brought together the past and the present in a beautiful way, and showed the power we all have to preserver and learn from our past traumas.
– Baldwin & Co. in New Orleans, Louisiana

Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su
Built on the premise of Build-a-Bear gone funhouse mirror build-a-boyfriend, Blob really is a love story, but maybe not in the way that you expect. At the core Blob is about falling back in love with the parts of yourself that you’ve thought you lost forever.
– Mikey LaFave, Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia

We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin
Emily Austin has the ability to make those of us that think differently feel seen. She tackles tough subjects --complex family dynamics, being an outsider in your community and battling mental illness -- with care, humor and wit!
– Kelley Barnes, Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, North Carolina

Current Read This Next! books and what SIBA booksellers have to say about them can always be found at The Southern Bookseller Review.

About Read This Next!

Based on our booksellers' conviction that you can never have too many good books, Read This Next! is a list of books coming out next month that booksellers are especially excited about. Read This Next! Kids is a bimonthly list of forthcoming Children's and Young Adult Books receiving Southern indie bookseller love. Each list includes resources for booksellers, including an Edelweiss collection, downloadable flyer, and sharable graphic. All the included books are featured in The Southern Bookseller Review newsletter, and promoted as "Weekend Reads" on SIBA's social media channels, along with the bookstore which wrote the review.