How To Cook a Tart: A Novel
by Nina Killam
"Here is a tasty little morsel of a novel, a food farce, spiced with just enough social commentary on body image and nutrition to be both provocative and funny. Throw in the odd murder for garnish, and the effect is a fun read and a great gift. Don't miss it." - Margaret Shindler, Ecola Square Books, Cannon Beach, OR

Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper
by Harriet Scott Chessman
"Mary Cassatt's sister, Lydia, was her model for many paintings. Chessman explores the close relationship between the sisters; Lydia is extremely ill and both women are coming to terms with her impending death. A special aspect of the book is the inclusion of a color print of the painting around which each chapter centers. This novel is a gem." - Kate Cerino, Paulina Springs Book Co., Sisters, OR


Off to the Side: A Memoir
by Jim Harrison
"This is my favorite book by Harrison (I say that about each of his books) because this beautifully written memoir is most like listening to him speak. I found sentences on each page that break the world open, that glitter in the darkness. The French are masters of the aphorism -- that short conclusion about experience -- but I don't know of any other contemporary American writer who does it as well as Jim Harrison." - Karl Pohrt, Shaman Drum Booksellers, Ann Arbor, MI

Ignorance
by Milan Kundera
"Kundera's latest book confirms again his place among the great philosophical novelists of contemporary Europe. Focusing on the Great Return, first described by Homer, Kundera writes about two Czech exiles returning to their native land following the collapse of Communism. He explores a feast of ideas, all relating to the concept ofknowledge. Wonderfully written, humorous, and tragic, this insightful novel is one of his best." - Shawn Wathen, Chapter One Book Store, Hamilton, MT

The Little Friend
by Donna Tartt
"Harriet DuFresne's older brother was killed when she was a baby. Now 12, sharp-tongued, bony, and aggressive, she is obsessed with finding the murderer. With a plot littered with vague aunts, ghosts of times past, and the old newspapers Harriet's mother has piled to the ceiling in every room of their house, this is a strange, compelling read, acute in its observations on life and love and the vagaries of a small Mississippi town." -Kathy Ashton, The King's English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, UT

A Parchment of Leaves
by Silas House
"I think it's a rare accomplishment for a male author to write convincingly in the voice of a woman, but Silas House has created a beautiful and deeply memorable character in the Cherokee woman who narrates this powerful book. Every evening, I longed to return to her world in the Kentucky mountains, as treacherous as that world becomes. House transcends time and place; allow yourself to be taken away by his writing." - Amanda Tobier, Third Place Books, Lake Forest, WA

In Her Shoes
by Jennifer Weiner
"I don't know whether to congratulate Jennifer Weiner on another blockbuster of a novel, or cuss her out for my puffy eyelids after going through the sister/family roller-coaster. With this hilarious tearjerker, she has established herself as the queen of woman's fiction!" - Sally Brewster, Little Professor/Park Place Books, Charlotte, NC

The Last Noel
by Michael Malone
"A beautiful love story and perfect Christmas gift. Set in North Carolina, it spans 1963 to the present, with the culture and politics of those years woven into the story. Noni and Kaye's meetings over 12 Christmases are funny, joyful, and touching." - Mary Holtermann, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, Brookfield, WI

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