Indie-to-Indie Playlists

Every month, publisher members of IPC recommend titles for a specific theme around which booksellers can build displays or build up inventory. This mix of frontlist and backlist titles helps to diversify stock and distinguish indie bookstores from their algorithm-based online competitors. Twice every year (in June and September), booksellers can earn a $500 prize and additional coop for featuring playlist titles in a physical display.

December 2024: Holiday Gift Guide AND Young Readers Gift Guide

The holidays are here! Liven up your display tables with some distinctive and giftable books from independent presses. Check the “perfect for” field in the table below for suggestions about ideal readers, or view the list in Edelweiss by clicking here. These books run the gamut, from poetry to nonfiction to story collections to graphic novels and more — but each title is sure to delight your shoppers.
And for the young readers in your life, take a look at these ideal gift suggestions from independent publishers!

November 2024: Indigenous Peoples' Month & Foodie Reads

November is a month to celebrate history and harvest, and how people acknowledge both our blessings and our past with delicacies and storytelling. This month's playlists celebrate Indigenous People's Month and books about food, including both literary works and cookbooks. View the lists via edelweiss playlists by clicking the links above.

October 2024: Latinx Heritage Month & Spooky Titles

Scroll through a curated list of titles to support your Latinx Heritage Month displays via an edelweiss collection here.
Peruse some indie press Spooky Titles here via the edelweiss list.

September 2024: Back to School PLUS Back to School KIDS' EDITION

We're so excited to announce a new wrinkle to the Indie-to-Indie Playlist program -- in addition to monthly lists of titles to include in your themed displays, we'll be adding four quarterly lists of children's books. Take a look at this month's two playlists, one focusing on Back to School books for grownups and another focusing on Back to School Books for Kids!

August 2024:  Women in Translation & Beach Reads

In August we celebrate Women in Translation, and we also facilitate kicking back with our toes in the sand and our noses in a good book! Check out these indie press options for beach reads, women in translation, or both! Click here to view the Women in Translation list in Edelweiss, and click here to view the Beach Reads list in Edelweiss.

July 2024: Climate Titles

Summer's here, which means the temp is up and is our awareness of the changing climate. Indie publishers have put together a fantastic list of titles that satisfy your customers' curiosity about climate issues. Click here for an edelweiss list, and use the gallery below to learn more. 

June 2024: Pride Month

In June, Indie-to-Indie presents a list of indie press titles to feature in your Queer Pride displays. For an edelweiss list of eligible titles, click here. Use the gallery below to learn more about the titles and presses you can include in your displays.

May 2024: Asian and Pacific Islander heritage Month/ Labor and Social Justice

Here are some excellent indie-press suggestions for your themed displays this month, including both frontlist and backlist. 

Click here to view the Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Edelweiss Collection. 
Click here to view the Labor and Social Justice Edelweiss Collection.
April 2024: National Poetry Month

Here are some excellent indie-press suggestions for your National Poetry Month displays, including both frontlist and backlist. Click here to view the full Edelweiss Collection.
For 2024, Indie-to-Indie is organizing a soft-launch of our program for Indie Press Month. We’re providing marketing assets for bookstores and indie publishers, and promoting a list of titles from IPC member presses. Click here for the Edelweiss List of eligible titles, and click here for more information about Indie Press Month.
March 2024: Women's History Month

Here are some excellent indie-press suggestions for your Women's History Month displays, including both frontlist and backlist. Click here to view the full Edelweiss Collection.

February 2024: Black History Month

Publisher members of IPC have compiled some excellent indie-press suggestions for your Black History Month displays, including both frontlist and backlist. View the list in Edelweiss.