The Publishers Lunch Deluxe newsletter for this week revealed the upcoming Indie Next List for the month of May.

On this list, were 4 of AU’s own. Check out these delicious and entirely consuming spring reads.

The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

Published May 14th, 2024

Christina Lauren, the instant New York Times bestselling and “reigning romance queens” (PopSugar), returns with a delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in order to receive a massive inheritance.

Summers At The Saint by Mary Kay Andrews

Published May 7th, 2024

Told with Mary Kay Andrew’s warmth, humor, knack for twists, and eye for delicious detail about human nature, Summers at the Saint is a beach read with depth and heart.

How To Read A Book by Monica Wood

Published June 18th, 2024

How to Read a Book is an unsparingly honest and profoundly hopeful story about letting go of guilt and seizing second chances. With the heart, wit, grace, and depth of understanding that has characterized her work, Monica Wood illuminates the decisions that define a life and the kindnesses that make life worth living.

Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skelien Charles

Published April 30th, 2024

The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman’s World) The Paris Library returns with a brilliant new novel based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France.