Chris La Tray, Adib Khorram, and William Kent Krueger have all made the September Indie Next List.

Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home
By Chris La Tray
(Milkweed Editions, 9781571313980, $28, Aug. 20, Biography)
“With Becoming Little Shell, Chris La Tray takes a very personal journey of introspection and familiar heritage and connects it to the larger social issues of the Métis and other Indigenous peoples. This book is an accomplishment.”
—Mara Panich-Crouch, Fact & Fiction Downtown, Missoula, MT

I’ll Have What He’s Having
By Adib Khorram
(Forever, 9781538739525, $28, Hardcover; 9781538739518, $17.99, Paperback, Aug. 27, Romance)
“A substitute teacher turned restaurant owner meets a sommelier in this completely charming ‘friends with benefits…oh, oops, we’re in love’ rom-com! Khorram’s impeccably-titled adult debut will surely be a big hit this fall.”
—Kate Storhoff, Bookmarks, Winston-Salem, NC

Spirit Crossing: A Novel
By William Kent Krueger
(Atria Books, 9781982179243, $28.99, Aug. 20, Mystery)
“A work of fiction can hold an abundance of truth. In this story, it’s not until the body of a missing white girl from a prominent family is found that a missing Indigenous woman gets attention from law enforcement. Lives are at stake on the path to the truth.”
—Casey Luke, The Book Shoppe, Boone, IA

Find the full list of Indie Next List Picks for September here.