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We’ve collected the books debuting on Indiebound’s Indie Bestseller List for the week ending June 07, 2015–a sneak peek at the books everybody will be talking about next month.

(Debuted at #3 in Hardcover Fiction) In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume: “In 1987, Miri Ammerman returns to her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, to attend a commemoration of the worst year of her life. Thirty-five years earlier, when Miri was fifteen, and in love for the first time, a succession of airplanes fell from the sky, leaving a community reeling.” (June 2015)

(Debuted at #4 in Hardcover Fiction) Finders Keepers by Stephen King: “The genius is John Rothstein, an iconic author who created a famous character, Jimmy Gold, but who hasn’t published a book for decades. Morris Bellamy is livid, not just because Rothstein has stopped providing books, but because the nonconformist Jimmy Gold has sold out for a career in advertising.” (June 2015)

(Debuted at #8 in Hardcover Nonfiction) Gumption by Nick Offerman: “To millions of people, Nick Offerman is America. Both Nick and his character, Ron Swanson, are known for their humor and patriotism in equal measure.” (May 2015)

Here are some literary events to pencil in your calendar this week.

To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. Please post your event at least one week prior to its date.

Twenty writers are set to participate in the Teen Author Carnival 2015. Check it out on Tuesday, May 26th at the Jefferson Market branch of the New York Public Library starting 6:30 p.m. (New York, NY)

Comedian Nick Offerman will appear at Barnes & Noble (Union Square branch) to talk about his new book, Gumption. See him on Tuesday, May 26th starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)

Filmmaker John Waters will headline the next event at the Bryant Park Reading Room. Meet him on Wednesday, May 27th starting 12:30 p.m. (New York, NY)

The next session of the How I Learned series will focus on stories about school. Check it out on Wednesday, May 27th starting 8 p.m. (New York, NY)

The second annual Kids Author Carnival is taking place at the Jefferson Market branch of the New York Public Library. Join in on Saturday, May 30th from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (New York, NY)

The Believer magazine and Los Angeles radio station KCRW have teamed up to produce The Organist, “a monthly experimental arts-and-culture program.”

You can listen to the first episode on SoundCloud or subscribe on iTunes.

The podcast includes Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman, Scholastic editorial producer Amber Scorah, critic Greil Marcus and short story author George Saunders.
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