Trade Paperback Fiction


for the week of May 06, 2008

 

   

1. Water for Elephants
By Gruen, Sara
An indie fave about a traveling circus comes to paperback. The 2007 Book Sense Book of the Year Fiction Winner.

 

 

2. Loving Frank
By Horan, Nancy
Horan's fictionalized account of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney's love story is now available in paperback.

 

 

3. Out Stealing Horses
By Petterson, Per
A widower's recollections of a day with his childhood friend. A Book Sense Spring-Summer 2008 Reading Group Pick.

 

 

4. The Yiddish Policemen's Union
By Chabon, Michael
A fanciful and believable tale of a Yiddish-speaking detective in Alaska. A Book Sense Pick and 2008 Nebula Award-winner.

 

 

5. Divisadero
By Ondaatje, Michael
A spellbinding and passionate novel from the author of The English Patient. A Book Sense Pick in hardcover.

 

 

6. The Friday Night Knitting Club
By Jacobs, Kate
This March 2007 Book Sense Notable is now available in paperback.

 

 

7. The Gathering
By Enright, Anne
Enright's newest novel about a large Irish family gathering for a wake for one of their own.

 

 

8. Nineteen Minutes
By Picoult, Jodi
Picoult's novel, a Book Sense Bestseller in hardcover, is now available in paperback.

 

 

9. Peony in Love
By See, Lisa
A romantic ghost story set in 17th-century China, from the author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.

 

 

10. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
By McCall Smith, Alexander
The eighth installment in the popular No. 1 Ladies' Detective series is now available in paperback.

 

 

11. Suite Francaise
By Nemirovsky, Irene
Paris under the Germans, by an author interned at Auschwitz. A bestseller in hardcover too.

 

 

12. The Kite Runner
By Hosseini, Khaled
A Book Sense Pick, now in paperback. A stunning, enlightening novel of friendship and Afghan culture and politics.

 

 

13. The Road
By Cormac McCarthy
A barren, post-apocalyptic landscape is the foreground, and background, for this Pulitzer Prize-winning Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book and Oprah Book Club choice.

 

 

14. The Memory Keeper's Daughter
By Edwards, Kim
A tragic snap-decision about a handicapped baby, played out among the affected.

 

 

15. After Dark
By Murakami, Haruki
Three compelling stories over the course of a single night in Tokyo.