Award category archive

Indie Next – #1 Pick Winners

Browse Indie Next #1 Pick winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Indie Next history.

Indie Next #1 Pick Cross-year archive

2026

Indie Next #1 Pick results for the 2026 award year.

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And Now, Back to You

Borison, B.K.

Heartstrings Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

Mar-2026 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The First Time I Saw Him

Dave, Laura

Hannah Hall Series · Book 2 · Thriller

Jan-2026 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Vigil

Saunders, George

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2026 Indie Next #1 Pick *

2025

Indie Next #1 Pick results for the 2025 award year.

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Best Offer Wins

Kashino, Marisa

Standalone · Thriller

Dec-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Schwab, V.E.

Standalone · Fantasy

Jun-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Heart the Lover

King, Lily

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy

Knightley, Brigitte

Dearly Beloathed Series · Book 1 · Fantasy Romance

Jul-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Katabasis

Kuang, R.F.

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

My Friends

Backman, Fredrik

Standalone · Literary

May-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Tilt

Pattee, Emma

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Mar-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Victorian Psycho

Feito, Virginia

Standalone · Horror

Feb-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

When the Cranes Fly South

Ridzen, Lisa

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Wild Dark Shore

McConaghy, Charlotte

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Hendrix, Grady

Standalone · Horror

Jan-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Wreck

Newman, Catherine

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2025 Indie Next #1 Pick *

2024

Indie Next #1 Pick results for the 2024 award year.

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Bride

Hazelwood, Ali

Bride Series · Book 1 · Paranormal Romance

Feb-2024 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Creation Lake

Kushner, Rachel

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2024 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Fire Exit

Talty, Morgan

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2024 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Fury

Michaelides, Alex

Standalone · Thriller

Jan-2024 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The God of the Woods

Moore, Liz

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2024 Indie Next #1 Pick *

James

Everett, Percival

Standalone · Historical

Mar-2024 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Lost and Lassoed

Sage, Lyla

A Rebel Blue Ranch Novel Series · Book 3 · Contemporary Romance

Nov-2024 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Ministry of Time

Bradley, Kaliane

Standalone · Literary

May-2024 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Night We Lost Him

Dave, Laura

Standalone · Mystery

Mar-2024 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Wandering Stars

Orange, Tommy

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2024 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Wedding People

Espach, Alison

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2024 Indie Next #1 Pick *

2023

Indie Next #1 Pick results for the 2023 award year.

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Age of Vice

Kapoor, Deepti

Standalone · Thriller

Jan-2023 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Death Valley

Broder, Melissa

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2023 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Happy Place

Henry, Emily

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

May-2023 Indie Next #1 Pick *

How to Sell a Haunted House

Hendrix, Grady

Standalone · Horror

Jan-2023 Indie Next #1 Pick *

I Have Some Questions for You

Makkai, Rebecca

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2023 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Let Us Descend

Ward, Jesmyn

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2023 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Mystery Guest

Prose, Nita

Molly the Maid Series · Book 2 · Mystery

Dec-2023 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Shark Heart

Habeck, Emily

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2023 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Vaster Wilds

Groff, Lauren

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2023 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Yellowface

Kuang, R.F.

Standalone · Women's Fiction

May-2023 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Yours Truly

Jimenez, Abby

Part of Your World Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

Apr-2023 Indie Next #1 Pick *

2022

Indie Next #1 Pick results for the 2022 award year.

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Book Lovers

Henry, Emily

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

May-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Light Pirate

Brooks-Dalton, Lily

Standalone · Literary

Dec-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Love & Saffron

Fay, Kim

Standalone · Historical

Feb-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Love on the Brain

Hazelwood, Ali

Love Hypothesis Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

Ford, Jamie

Standalone · Historical

Aug-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

One Italian Summer

Serle, Rebecca

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Mar-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Our Missing Hearts

Ng, Celeste

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Sea of Tranquility

Mandel, Emily St. John

Standalone · Science Fiction

Apr-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

This Time Tomorrow

Straub, Emma

Standalone · Women's Fiction

May-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

To Paradise

Yanagihara, Hanya

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Zevin, Gabrielle

Standalone · Literary

Jul-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

We Are the Light

Quick, Matthew

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2022 Indie Next #1 Pick *

2021

Indie Next #1 Pick results for the 2021 award year.

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Cloud Cuckoo Land

Doerr, Anthony

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Falling

Newman, T.J.

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Great Circle

Shipstead, Maggie

Standalone · Literary

May-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Libertie

Greenidge, Kaitlyn

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Apr-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Matrix

Groff, Lauren

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Sep-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven

Miller, Nathaniel Ian

Standalone · Historical

Nov-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Morningside Heights

Henkin, Joshua

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Once There Were Wolves

McConaghy, Charlotte

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Paris Library

Charles, Janet Skeslien

Standalone · Historical

Feb-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Prophets

Jones, Robert, Jr.

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Small Things Like These

Keegan, Claire

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

We Begin at the End

Whitaker, Chris

Standalone · Amateur Sleuth

Mar-2021 Indie Next #1 Pick *

2020

Indie Next #1 Pick results for the 2020 award year.

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American Dirt

Cummins, Jeanine

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2020 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Anxious People

Backman, Fredrik

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2020 Indie Next #1 Pick *

A Burning

Majumdar, Megha

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2020 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Death in Her Hands

Moshfegh, Ottessa

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2020 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Glass Hotel

Mandel, Emily St. John

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2020 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Schwab, V.E.

Standalone · Science Fiction

Oct-2020 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Memorial

Washington, Bryan

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2020 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Mexican Gothic

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

Standalone · Fantasy

Jul-2020 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Migrations

McConaghy, Charlotte

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2020 Indie Next #1 Pick *

My Dark Vanessa

Russell, Kate Elizabeth

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2020 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Such a Fun Age

Reid, Kiley

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2020 Indie Next #1 Pick *

2019

Indie Next #1 Pick results for the 2019 award year.

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Daisy Jones & The Six

Reid, Taylor Jenkins

Standalone · Historical

Mar-2019 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Guest Book

Blake, Sarah

Standalone · Literary

May-2019 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Nickel Boys

Whitehead, Colson

Standalone · Historical

Jul-2019 Indie Next #1 Pick *

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Vuong, Ocean

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2019 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Red at the Bone

Woodson, Jacqueline

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2019 Indie Next #1 Pick *

This Tender Land

Krueger, William Kent

Standalone · Historical Mystery

Sep-2019 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Wake, Siren

MacLaughlin, Nina

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2019 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Watching You

Jewell, Lisa

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jan-2019 Indie Next #1 Pick *

2018

Indie Next #1 Pick results for the 2018 award year.

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The Immortalists

Benjamin, Chloe

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2018 Indie Next #1 Pick *

The Incendiaries

Kwon, R.O.

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2018 Indie Next #1 Pick *

A Lucky Man: Stories

Brinkley, Jamel

Standalone · Literary

May-2018 Indie Next #1 Pick *

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Braithwaite, Oyinkan

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Nov-2018 Indie Next #1 Pick *

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Moshfegh, Ottessa

Standalone · Literary

Jul-2018 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Scribe

Hagy, Alyson

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2018 Indie Next #1 Pick *

She Would Be King

Moore, Wayetu

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2018 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Tangerine

Mangan, Christine

Standalone · Thriller

Apr-2018 Indie Next #1 Pick *

There There

Orange, Tommy

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2018 Indie Next #1 Pick *

Virgil Wander

Enger, Leif

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2019 Indie Next #1 Pick *

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