From last week's Indie bestseller lists, available at IndieBound.org, here are the recommended titles, which are also Indie Next picks:

Hardcover

Shimmer by Eric Barnes (Unbridled, $25.95, 9781932961676/1932961674). "This story of high-tech, corporate chicanery creates a foreign, but believable, world that will lodge in your mind. Barnes has written a gripping depiction of how people can become dehumanized in their single-minded drive for success. A superior novel."--Joe Strebel, Anderson's Bookshop, Naperville, Ill.

Building a Home With My Husband by Rachel Simon (Dutton, $24.95, 9780525951209/0525951202). "Rachel Simon's book Building a Home With My Husband is a memoir of the couple's life through a home renovation project that used all of his expertise as an architect and a student of Buddhism and all of her expertise as a survivor in life and love. Filled with both technical ins and outs and insights in recovering from a dysfunctional upbringing, this is a book worth reading and rereading."--Betsy Rider, Otto's a Booklovers Paradise, Williamsport, Pa.

Paperback

How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely (Grove Press/Black Cat, $14, 9780802170606/0802170609). "This hilarious story is a send-up of being an author, and all other aspects of the book business. Hely has written a captivating novel about writing a bestselling novel, while doing as little work as possible. The fake New York Times bestseller list alone is worth the price of this book!"--Mitch Gaslin, Food For Thought Books, Amherst, Mass.

For Teen Readers

Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti (Viking, $17.99, 9780670011308/0670011304). "Susane Colasanti delivers a great young adult read for any teen who is struggling with the drama of early high school years. High school sophomore Marisa is smart and charming as she navigates the battlefield that is teen dating. In the end, though, she finds the person that she knew she was waiting for, and he was waiting for her, too."--Darcie Lochinski, Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord, Mich.

[Many thanks to IndieBound and the ABA!]