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Find my recommendation for this thrilling, clever, and utterly hilarious graphic novel about a literary-inspired vampire hunting pig in the American Bookseller Association’s July & August Kids issue of Indie Next.

Ham Helsing #1: Vampire Hunter by Rich Moyer Crown Books for Young Readers, 9780593308912, $12.99, Ages 8-12

“Ham Helsing is a surprising delight and a fresh take on the vampire-hunting legend. This graphic novel is chock-full of hammy humor, perfect puns, and swashbuckling adventure.” —Cat Chapman, The Oxford Exchange, Tampa, FL

Ham Helsing was also a Kids Indies Introduce nominee!

Here are the nominated titles the ABA Children’s Indies Introduce panel discussed that are being published this upcoming month, which ones made the final list, and ways to get them into your hands.

Find my recommendation for A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes & more in the American Bookseller Association’s February issue of IndieNext!

A Thousand Ships: A Novel by Natalie Haynes Harper, 9780063065390, $27.99 “From The Aeneid to The Iliad and The Odyssey, classic stories of the Trojan War are implicitly reliant on the role of women, however reticent they are portrayed. Finally — finally! — we have a retelling that does women, girls, and goddesses justice. Through the perspective of women in various places and times during the war, Natalie Haynes constructs an epic collage that follows the warriors, refugees, oracles, muses, wives, and daughters of Troy, Greece, and beyond in one of the most famous conflicts in world history.” —Cat Chapman, The Oxford Exchange, Tampa, FL

Find my recommendation for Jackie Polzin’s Brood & more in the American Bookseller Association’s March issue of IndieNext!

Brood: A Novel by Jackie Polzin Doubleday, 9780385546751, $24 “Over the course of a year, told in a collection of snapshots, Brood shows the life of a woman grieving by doing anything but. She gives herself purpose by taking care of a small flock of chickens, as well as finding small but kind, funny, or wry ways of interacting with her neighbors, eccentric mother-in-law, and caring husband, Percy. There are plenty of clever and funny moments from scene to scene (not to mention the odd and interesting analyses of a chicken’s life and point of view), but the beauty in this book lies in the narrator’s acceptance of the everyday, and of all the things — bad, good, but mostly in-between — that come therein.” —Cat Chapman, The Oxford Exchange, Tampa, FL