Hardcover Fiction


for the week of May 6, 2008

 

   

1. Unaccustomed Earth
By Lahiri, Jhumpa
The latest collection of stories by the author of The Namesake is an April Book Sense Pick.

 

 

2. The Miracle at Speedy Motors
By McCall Smith, Alexander
Precious Ramotswe is back in the latest installment of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.

 

 

3. The Plague of Doves
By Erdrich, Louise
Erdrich's wonderful 13th novel is a May 2008 Book Sense Pick.

 

 

4. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
By Diaz, Junot
There's been major critical acclaim for this sci-fi journey from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and back.

 

 

5. The Whole Truth
By Baldacci, David
Defense contractors manipulate global conflicts in Baldacci's latest thriller.

 

 

6. Sundays at Tiffany's
By Patterson, James/ Charbonnet, Gabrielle
A love about a lonely woman reunited with a friend from her childhood.

 

 

7. The Girl With No Shadow
By Harris, Joanne
The sequel to the bestseller Chocolat is a May Book Sense Pick.

 

 

8. A Thousand Splendid Suns
By Hosseini, Khaled
Splendid characters and plot indeed, once again set in Afghanistan, by the author of the wondrous The Kite Runner. A June Book Sense Pick.

 

 

9. Hold Tight
By Coben, Harlan
Parenthood, teen rebellion, the Internet, and a killer at large all factor into Coben's latest thriller.

 

 

10. Red Bird: Poems
By Oliver, Mary
A new volume of poems by one of the nation's bestselling and most beloved poets.

 

 

11. Lush Life
By Price, Richard
Price's new novel focuses on the repercussions of a crime committed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

 

 

12. So Brave, Young, and Handsome
By Enger, Leif
The highly anticipated second novel from the author of Peace Like a River is a May Book Sense Pick.

 

 

13. The Appeal
By Grisham, John
Grisham returns with his first legal thriller in three years.

 

 

14. Where Are You Now?
By Clark, Mary Higgins
A young law clerk searches for her long-missing brother in Clark's latest thriller.

 

 

15. People of the Book
By Brooks, Geraldine
The sweeping new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March. A January 2008 Book Sense Pick.

 

 

21. The Girl of His Dreams
By Leon, Donna
The captivating 17th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery.