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Boogaloo
on Second Avenue: A Novel of Pastry, Guilt and Music
By Mark Kurlansky
"Mark Kurlansky shows a sense of life that overflows in this novel
set in New York City's Lower East Side in the 1980s. Sometimes bitter,
sometimes bittersweet, sometimes even kitschy, Boogaloo on Second
Avenue is filled with moments that recall the detail of New York
life illumined by Bob Dylan in his memoir."-Steve Shapiro, Rainy
Day Books, Fairway, KS
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A
Brief Lunacy
By Cynthia Thayer
"A gripping and chilling novel of madness visiting a normal-as-Maine-blueberries
retired couple. Over the course of 24 hours, Jessie and Carl are
forced to confront both inner and outer dangers. An unforgettable
tale of literary psychological suspense!"-Donna Urey, White Birch
Books, North Conway, NH
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Beautiful
Inez
By Bart Schneider
"The entire novel is an extended meditation on whether, to paraphrase
a recurring theme, the existence of beauty in life justifies continuing
to live. And that question lingers after the story is done, like
the overtones that hang in the concert hall after the soloist has
finished."-Justin Miller, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, Milwaukee,
WI
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The
Devil of Nanking
By Mo Hayder
"Past and present collide in this extraordinary novel. A young Englishwoman
obsessed with a past she cannot understand arrives in Tokyo seeking
a rare piece of film footage showing a specific incident during
the notorious 1937 massacre that has been lost for decades. I was
held spellbound."-Barry Martin, Book'em Mysteries, South Pasadena,
CA
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The
Hatbox Letters
By Beth Powning
"When her family home is sold, Kate Harding-whose husband died two
years earlier-inherits nine hatboxes filled with her grandparents'
letters and journals. Reading the journals, she is transported back
to the Connecticut setting of her grandparents' home, where in her
memories she was secure and loved, only to have to face a new tragedy.
A fresh, intriguing story."-Andra Tracy, Out Word Bound, Indianapolis,
IN
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Milk
By Darcey Steinke
"A highly charged exploration of sexuality and spirituality from
one of our finest and courageous writers. Steinke has a remarkable
eye for examining human nature and a equally remarkable talent as
a storyteller." -Tim Huggins, Newtonville Books, Newton, MA
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The
Painted Kiss
By Elizabeth Hickey
"Elizabeth Hickey has written an exceptional first novel, so polished
I can hardly believe it. I can't wait for it be released so I can
share this story of the relationship between painter Gustav Klimt
and the youngest daughter of a bourgeois businessman with my customers."-Marilyn
Bert, Page By Page Books, Polson, MT
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Small
Crimes in Abundance
By Matthew Kneale
"This is an unusual book of short stories, all with protagonists
involved in some sort of 'crime,' but often not in the conventional
sense. Kneale's style is clear and engaging. I read it thoroughly
engrossed."-Tom Allen, Stacey's Bookstore, San Francisco, CA
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The
Third Translation
By Matt Bondurant
"A quiet scholar plunges into a frightening world when a simple
flirtation gets out of hand. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, seamy
characters, and perilous adventures combine in this heady, headlong
novel-based on a relic in the British Museum."-Russ Lawrence, Chapter
One Book Store, Hamilton, MT
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War
by Candlelight: Stories
By Daniel Alarcon
"Alarcon presents the reader with well-drawn, beautifully crafted
portraits of worlds ripped apart, lives torn apart, and the people
who suffer the effects and remain unbroken. Many of the short stories
are framed against the vibrant turmoil of Lima, Peru, and focus
on 'war' in the broadest sense. Lovely and perfectly moving." -Hannah
Cox, DIESEL, A Bookstore, Oakland, CA
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A
Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America
By Stacy Schiff
"Schiff presents so many little-known facts about Franklin that,
from time to time, the reader has to put the book down and ask how
have we missed this? The entire book is proof-positive that Schiff
is one of the most gifted storytellers writing today." -Virginia
Hobson Hicks, Books on the Bluff, Townsend, G
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A
Hundred and One Days
By Asne Seierstad
"This is a riveting account of Baghdad from January to April 2003.
I could not pull my eyes from the page. I became immersed, a witness
to the tragedy of a people. A must read for all Americans from the
author of The Bookseller of Kabul."-Megan Wolfer, Table Mesa Gifts
& Books, Boulder, CO
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I
Want My Dinner Now!: Simple Meals for Busy Cooks
By Renee Pottle
"After flipping through the recipes in I Want My Dinner Now!, I
found myself eager to try them. I thought after cooking for a family
for 30 years that I pretty much knew it all, but I was surprised
at what I discovered here. I think this is a great cookbook for
people starting out, and for veteran cooks." -Peg Prendergast, Changing
Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ
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Job
Hopper: The Checkered Career of a Down-Market Dilettante
By Ayun Halliday
"This book will cheer anyone who still isn't sure what they want
to be when they grow up, even though college graduation is years
behind them. A rollicking good read from one of my favorite authors."-Susan
M. Taylor, Wellesley Booksmith, Wellesley, MA
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The
Language of Baklava: A Memoir
By Diana Abu-Jaber
"I could not put this memoir down once I started it. This is a wonderful,
loving, wry remembrance of growing up as both Arab and American.
Sometimes books with recipes seem contrived or stilted, but these
recipes go hand in hand with the narrative -filling out the story
rather than distracting from it. The feelings of family (and food)
evoke a rich, lovely story."-Rachel King, Book House of Stuyvesant
Plaza, Albany, NY
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Eight
of Swords
By David Skibbins
"Warren Ritter is unlike any crime-solver you've ever met. He periodically
suffers from destructively manic behavior-and he reads tarot cards
from a portable booth in front of a Berkeley bookstore. Still, all's
well until his sister (from whom he's been estranged for 20 years)
shows up, and a young card reading client disappears. This is a
great read-with one of those all-too-rare satisfying endings-and,
I hope, the first of many to come from David Skibbins."-Joel Crockett,
The Four-Eyed Frog, Gualala, CA
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Fatal
Memories
By Vladimir Lange
"What if your DNA carries your ancestral memories and not just physical
traits? What if your ancestor's enemy meets you and tries to harm
you? Dr. Anne Powell finds herself trying to prove her new medical
machine can help those suffering from mental illness, but triggers
results she didn't expect. This is a fun read."-Mary Jane Weber,
The Town Book Store, Westfield, NJ
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In
the Company of Liars
By David Ellis
"In The Company of Liars takes mystery and excitement to unimaginable
heights in a novel set in reverse chronological order! The story
is jam-packed with twists and turns, which will leave one guessing
till the very beginning." -Emery Pinter, Chapter 11, Atlanta, GA
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Raw
Nerves: A Cape Cod Comedic Thriller
By Saralee Perel
"I loved Saralee Perel's Raw Nerves. Dr. Sophie Green, a hypochondriac
psychiatrist, is being threatened, and there are so many suspects.
Is it a patient? A colleague? This is a funny, smart, thrilling
page-turner, and a great start to a new mystery series." -Jan Warner-Poole,
Storyteller Books, Vancouver, WA
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With
No One as Witness
By Elizabeth George
"Warning: once you pick this up, you won't want to put it down!
Elizabeth George makes her characters live and breathe on the page.
Acting Superintendent Lynley and Constable Havers are trying to
catch a serial killer who's been targeting adolescent boys-while
butting heads with a supervisor who's more concerned with PR than
police work. When Lynley is featured in the press, the killer's
attention turns to him..."-Carol Schneck, Schuler Books & Music,
Okemos, MI
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