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MR.
SEBASTIAN AND THE NEGRO MAGICIAN: A Novel
By Daniel Wallace
"Daniel Wallace tells the story of Henry Walker, a magician who disappears
as a child and spends the rest of his life trying to make himself reappear.
A haunting, beautifully written story where nothing, including the truth,
is what it seems." --Stephen Grutzmacher, Passtimes Books, Sister Bay,
WI
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NO
ONE BELONGS HERE MORE THAN YOU: Stories
By Miranda July
"Fans of July's films will be thrilled that her painfully sweet vision
beautifully translates to the page in this new story collection. Although
her characters can be jaw-droppingly outrageous, they are true to themselves
and have an innocence that leaves the door open for their -- and our
-- redemption." --Joe Lisberg, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops, Milwaukee,
WI
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THE
MAYTREES: A Novel
By Annie Dillard
"Set in Provincetown and Maine, Dillard's superb new novel traces the
lives of Toby, his wife Lou, their son Pete, and Toby's second wife, Deary.
She records with consummate skill the changes that occur within the sphere
of love, the unexplainable beauty of a compassionate heart, and the inevitable
tide of old age. Images of the sea and sky deftly describe the ebb and
flow of life. The Maytrees is a triumph." --Jan Owens, Millrace Bookshop,
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THE
BEST OF FRIENDS: Two Women, Two Continents, and One Enduring Friendship
By Sara James and Ginger Mauney
"Almost every woman I know has a friend like this -- someone you met
in grade school and have kept up with for years and years even though
your lives may have taken very different tracks. Sitting down to read
about the friendship and adventures of the authors over time and across
the world was like a visit with that old friend. And if you've lost
touch, it's the perfect gift to spark a reconnection." --Jenny Stroyeck,
The Homer Bookstore, Homer, AK
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ORIGIN:
A Novel
By Diana Abu-Jaber
"Lena -- the lonely fingerprint expert with an extraordinary gift of
insight -- is a character you will want to follow as she investigates
a series of crib deaths, an inquiry that plunges her into a simultaneous
inquiry of her own childhood. Abu-Jaber continues to explore the theme
of identity in this moody, literary take on the genre, which is never
predictable and surprising at every turn." --Cristina Nosti, Books &
Books, Coral Gables, FL
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PEONY
IN LOVE: A Novel
By Lisa See
"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan certainly is a hard act to follow,
but Peony in Love measures up. It's another magical story set in long-ago
China; this time, a young woman becomes obsessed with an opera and
the love story it portrays. See's descriptions of 17th-century Chinese
lore are fascinating, as are the themes of women's friendship and
coming of age." --Sue Boucher, Lake Forest Book Store, Lake Forest,
IL
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THE
TENDERNESS OF WOLVES: A Novel
By Stef Penney
"Reading this book instantly transported me into a freezing and foreboding
scene: the far north of Canada in the winter of 1867. It's hard to
believe this is a first novel, because the characters are rich in
personality and history, the plot is intricate, and the writing is
so accomplished." --Pauline Ziniker, Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT
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MICHAEL
TOLLIVER LIVES
By Armistead Maupin
"At last! The long-awaited finale to Maupin's Tales of the City series
finds middle-aged Michael Tolliver dealing with his HIV-positive status,
a much-younger lover, and his fundamentalist mother's impending death."
--Donna Hawley, Howard's Bookstore, Bloomington, IN
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THE
BABY LOTTERY: A Novel
By Kathryn Trueblood
"Trueblood has written a beautiful novel about five women entering their
40s and discovering fault lines and continental drift where there once
was easy collegiate friendship. She explores hot topics -- abortion,
child-raising, divorce -- but the real beauty is in the writing, graceful,
with startling metaphors that unexpectedly pop up, like land mines."
--Rem Ryals, Village Books, Bellingham, WA
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BE
NEAR ME: A Novel
By Andrew O'Hagan
"In O'Hagan's novel, the complex friendships a middle-aged Catholic
priest in a small Scottish parish develops with his housekeeper and
a pair of teenagers -- and the consequences of those relationships --
keep the reader hanging in exquisite agony in this tale of love and
prejudice, loneliness and grace." --Betsy Burton, The King's English,
Salt Lake City, UT
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F5:
Devastation, Survival, and the Most Violent Tornado Outbreak of the
20th Century
By Mark Levine
"Levine brings a colossal act of nature, a storm that spun nearly 150
tornadoes through the heartland, down to human scale by following the
lives of the people most affected. He gives us corner stores and broken
bones, AM rock and Gerald Ford: It's a big story made up of small pieces
of temporary defeat and long-lived resilience." --Mark David Bradshaw,
Watermark Books, Wichita, KS
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HEART
IN THE RIGHT PLACE: A Memoir
By Carolyn Jourdan
"What a great memoir about a young woman coming home to a rural
community to help (temporarily) with her dad's medical practice while
her mother recovers from a heart attack. Although Jourdan is a top-notch
attorney in Washington, D.C., she was in over her head as the receptionist
for this rural medical office." --Patricia Worth, River Reader, Lexington,
MO
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HOOKED:
A Thriller About Love and Other Addictions
By Matt Richtel
"This fast-paced thriller by a first-time author begins in a San Francisco
cafe that soon becomes the site of an explosion. Protagonist Nat Idle
safelyescapes because a stranger warns him via a note seemingly written
by his girlfriend Annie ... who died four years ago. A great read and
a wild ride -- I couldn't put it down!" --Margie Scott Tucker, Books
Inc., San Francisco, CA
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STALIN'S
GHOST: An Arkady Renko Novel
By Martin Cruz Smith
"Senior Investigator Arkady Renko is back; this time, he delves into
Stalin sightings in Russia. However, Renko's main efforts focus on a
murder-for-hire ring that leads him to suspect two fellow detectives,
one of whom is running for public office. Another great read about the
quagmire that is modern-day Russia, and a man who pursues justice at
any cost." --Linda Dewberry, Whodunit? Books, Olympia, WA
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STRAY
By Rachel Vincent
"The first in a new urban fantasy series from a debut novelist. Faythe
is a grad student...and a shape-shifting werecat who must forgo her
attempts at a normal life and defend her family's werecat pride. A really
engaging read about a strong female character!" --Pam Headrick, A Thirsty
Mind, Lakeway, TX
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A
NAIL THROUGH THE HEART
By Timothy Hallinan
"Expatriate travel writer Poke Rafferty does a favor for a friend in
Bangkok and becomes a reluctant, but dogged, private detective in this
first of a truly remarkable series. Hallinan takes you to Thailand with
a vengeance -- its beauty and degradation, humanity and evil, fatalism
and hope. This one of the best novels I have read in years, and it will
be a true, long-lasting favorite." --Terry Baker, Small World Books,
Venice, CA
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VOLK'S
GAME: A Novel
By Brent Ghelfi
"Volk, a Russian double agent, and the beautiful assassin Valya are
hired to steal a previously unknown Da Vinci painting...or is it a copy?
The suspense-laden plot takes many dizzying twists and turns -- this
high-voltage debut wowed me." --Barbara Peters, The Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale,
AZ
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LIVING
IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy
By Michael Tucker
"When actor/writer Tucker and his wife, actress Jill Eikenberry, bought
a cottage in Umbria, they fell in love with the house, the place, the
food, the wine, and each other -- all over again. This charming memoir
will make you want to hop on the next plane to Italy with the love of
your life (or find the love of your life)." --Elisabeth Grant-Gibson,
Windows a bookshop, Monroe, LA
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NOW
IS THE HOUR
By Tom Spanbauer
"Get ready to take a trip down memory lane as Spanbauer gives us another
classic tale, this one from the 1960s. Seventeen-year-oldRigby John
Klusener exposes us to the small-town hangouts and hang-ups of Pocatello,
Idaho, in this novel of family bonds, racial tensions, and sexual
awakening. You can almost taste the vanilla Cokes and french fries!"
--Barbara Theroux, Fact & Fiction, Missoula, MT
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A
MUCH MARRIED MAN: A Novel
By Nicholas Coleridge
"You can't help but adore Anthony Anscombe, even as he stumbles into
yet another ill-fated love affair. Complete with a deliciously complicated
brood of ex-wives, children, obstinate parents, in-laws, and nosy locals,
Anthony and his home on his English country estate are as charming as
they come." --Mariah Whitney, Colby College Bookstore, Waterville, ME
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