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September 6, 2018By Erin Somers

Enger’s Virgil Wander Tops October Indie Next List

September 6, 2018By Erin Somers

The ABA named Virgil Wander by Leif Enger as its No. 1 pick for October. Other picks include Stuart Turton’s The 71/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, and Imogen Hermes Gowar’s The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock, both excerpted and available for download in our Buzz Books 2018 Fall/Winter. The rest of the list:

Waiting for Eden, by Elliot Ackerman
November Road, by Lou Berney
Heartland, by Sarah Smarsh
All You Can Ever Know, by Nicole Chung
A Spark of Light, by Jodi Picoult
The Real Lolita, by Sarah Weinman
Transcription, by Kate Atkinson
Night Moves, by Jessica Hopper
Man With a Seagull on His Head, by Harriet Paige
The Clockmaker’s Daughter, by Kate Morton
Bitter Orange, by Claire Fuller
The Witch Elm, by Tana French
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, by Hank Green
The Labyrinth of the Spirits, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
There Will Be No Miracles Here, by Casey Gerald
Washington Black, by Esi Edugyan
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die, by James Mustich

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