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FREE
FOOD FOR MILLIONAIRES: A Novel
by Min Jin Lee
"Casey Han is well aware of the expectations of her parents, first-generation
Korean immigrants. She has the Princeton degree, the smarts, and the connections
to secure the law degree they hope for. But Casey is set on finding her
own answers. There are many story lines and remarkably limned characters
in this engrossing and satisfying novel." --Betsey Detwiler, Buttonwood
Books & Toys, Cohasset, MA
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THE
VISIBLE WORLD: A Novel
by Mark Slouka
"In The Visible World, Mark Slouka invites us to think about memory, imagination,
history, and the interplay of each. What is more real -- what really happened,
or what we remember? This is a haunting and beautifully written novel,
and it prompts the reader to reflect long after the last page is read."
--Linda Ramsdell, The Galaxy Bookshop, Hardwick, VT
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GHOSTWALK:
A Novel
by Rebecca Stott
"Stott's remarkable historical thriller begins with the death of a female
historian on the verge of completing a book on alchemy and Sir Isaac Newton,
and it wonderfully evokes Cambridge through the centuries. From alchemy
to glassblowing to the plague, the story combines the pressing plot of
murder -- or suicide -- and the question of Newton: gravity and the grave."
--John Evans, DIESEL, A Bookstore, Oakland and Malibu, CA
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THE
YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION: A Novel
by Michael Chabon
"Michael Chabon's best yet! In a Yiddish-speaking Jewish homeland of Sitka,
Alaska, detective Meyer Landsman risks his life and races the clock to
investigate the death of a heroin addict. He uncovers a plot with global
implications -- and, like all of Chabon's heroes, also uncovers the basic
human goodness in the unlikeliest of people, including himself." --Carol
Schneck, Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, MI
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THE
BLUE ZONE: A Novel
by Andrew Gross
"A Colombian drug lord dies, and it's payback time. The perfect family
is living the American dream when the past comes knocking at its door
-- is the witness protection program the family's safety net, or something
else entirely?" --Janet Bollum, The Muse Book Shop, Deland, FL
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THE
PESTHOUSE
by Jim Crace
"In Jim Crace's future, metals are preached against as tools of the devil
and the pitiful remnants of America's population struggle eastward with
emigration their only hope. And hope is rare in this dystopian depiction
of the nation generations hence. Only a formidable imagination could concoct
the fabulist backstory, limn its characters, and propel the narrative
as if chronicled and not devised." --Kathleen McKeague, Blue Willow Bookshop,
Houston, TX
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THE
MINISTRY OF SPECIAL CASES: A Novel
by Nathan Englander
"Set in Argentina during the 1970s, when people disappeared with frightening
regularity, Englander's novel tells the story of the Jewish Poznan family.
He joins family members' mundane woes to the larger horrors of the time
to create a layered, tense, and altogether compelling story." --Amy Hall,
Tattered Cover Bookstore, Denver, CO
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HICK
by Andrea Portes
"Luli McMullen, the 13-year-old narrator of Portes' debut novel, has a
voice and determination that will keep you cheering for her and believing
in her spirit as she marches and stumbles through a life of hard knocks
and low-down joints to discover her place in this world." --Lisa Baudoin,
The Book Vault, Oskaloosa, IA
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THE
MOTEL LIFE: A Novel
by Willy Vlautin
"After reading this book, I'm not surprised that author Willy Vlautin
is a musician and poet. His debut novel is bleak, sad, and beautiful.
Brothers Frank and Jerry Lee are on the run after a hit-and-run accident,
and their journey is full of sorrow and wrong turns. The Motel Life is
a rare novel that is worth every word on the page." --Jason Kennedy, Harry
W. Schwartz Bookshop, Milwaukee, WI
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THE
VARIOUS HAUNTS OF MEN
by Susan Hill
"If you like British police whodunits, this is your read. Hill tells the
story of policewoman Freya Graffham who is investigating disappearances
in an English town where the suspects are various New Age healers. With
a wickedly dark twist at the end, this is the first of what should be
a successful series." --Mary Muller, Market Block Books, Troy, NY
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IN
THE AGE OF LOVE
by Michael Stein
"When lovers meet many years after their breakup, do they behave with
greater intelligence, or is there something about remembering young love
that renders mature people immature again? Michael Stein has created a
moving trip through memories for any reader who can recall a long-ago
first love." --Tony Allen, Barrington Books, Barrington, RI
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WHISTLING
IN THE DARK: A Novel
by Lesley Kagen
"Set in Milwaukee in the summer of 1959, Kagen's novel is told in the
voice of 10-year-old Sally O'Mally, who had promised her deceased father
that she would protect her younger sister, Troo. When their mother is
hospitalized, Sally and Troo are essentially on their own to face the
dangers of a molester and a murderer. Told with a child's innocence, this
is a heartfelt, enduring story." --Michelle Burcky, Cover to Cover Bookstore,
Arlington, TN
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THE
SAVAGE GARDEN
by
Mark Mills
"This intelligent mystery belongs at the top of the class, as it stretches
your knowledge in horticulture, the classics, WWII, Italy, and even (or
perhaps especially) Machiavelli. In the novel, mysteries are intertwined
like garden vines, and the fun comes in watching the appealing characters
intellectually unwind their stories." --Jeanne Regentin, Between the Covers,
Harbor Springs, MI
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ONE
PERFECT DAY: The Selling of the American Wedding
by
Rebecca Mead
"This insightful book is social commentary dressed in a wedding gown!
Mead's witty expose of 'Bridezilla' and her wedding culture also shines
a light on consumerism, loss of tradition, and how we all try to regain
sentiment and romance against the odds." --Peggy Sands, Millrace Books,
Farmington, CT
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LUNCHEON
OF THE BOATING PARTY: A Novel
by Susan Vreeland
"I am no art buff, but this novel glowed with light in a true Impressionist
style. Centered around the creation of Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating
Party, Vreeland's latest novel illuminates the lives of many brilliant
artists at the start of their careers, their models, and life in Paris.
It's wonderful that so much detail is recreated from the inspiration of
one magnificent painting." --Nicola Rooney, Nicola's Books, Ann Arbor,
MI
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EMPIRE
OF BLUE WATER: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for
the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign
by Stephan Talty
"If you like Johnny Depp, and if pirates are your thing, this account
of real-life 17th-century buccaneer Henry Morgan is for you. After accepting
a privateer's commission from the British, Morgan's target was Spanish
silver as he challenged the Spanish empire." --Betty Jo Harris, Windows
a bookshop, Monroe, LA
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DEVILS
IN THE SUGAR SHOP
by Timothy Schaffert
"Tim Schaffert has done it again. This novel, set in the Old Market section
of Omaha, features zany characters, ranging from a teacher of erotic writing
workshops to a woman who sells 'marital aids' at neighborhood Sugar Parties.
You'll be surprised to find out what goes on in the suburbs, especially
on Sugar Party night. This is a delightful, funny book." --Andra Tracy,
Out Word Bound, Indianapolis, IN
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SOME
OF TIM'S STORIES
by S. E. Hinton
"Hinton, the author of The Outsiders and Rumble Fish, held me captive
again. The style of these short stories reflects her earlier work, but
here it's for adult readers. The book also includes interviews with Hinton
that bring her to life." --Monica Robinson, Monica's Market, Marshfield,
MO
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ALL
WILL BE REVEALED
by Robert Anthony Siegel
"Like the stereoscope cards that made photos of women seem alive, Siegel's
writing makes this story set in late 19th-century New York come to life.
I could not put it down." --Chris Vietmeier, St. Helens Book Shop, St.
Helens, OR
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WITHOUT
A MAP: A Memoir
by Meredith Hall
"Open adoptions and connections between birth mothers and their children
were not the way of life for a young girl who got pregnant in the '60s.
Meredith Hall, in her beautifully written, poignant memoir, tells us what
life was like for a naive girl who found herself pregnant and abandoned
by her mother and father. This is a tale of loss, of endless traveling
in search of an intangible something, and, ultimately, of forgiveness."
--Gayle Shanks, Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ
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