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The Devil in Silver (Hardcover)

By Victor Lavalle
$27.00
ISBN-13: 9781400069866
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Published: Spiegel & Grau, 8/2012
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In exchange for roughing up a couple of undercover cops (a total mistake, of course), Pepper gets thrown in the New Hyde mental institution for 72 hours of observation. Does he actually belong there? Does anyone? And is New Hyde haunted? Creepy, insightful, and playfully referential.

Distrust That Particular Flavor (Paperback)

By William Gibson
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780425252994
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Published: Berkley Trade, 9/2012
You probably know Gibson for his sci-fi (and if not, pick up Neuromancer immediately), but his essays are also worth reading. As he explains in his intro, for a hardcore novelist like him, each piece of truth-telling is an exercise in weird fiction -- and it shows. Worth buying for the Steely Dan album review alone!

The Age of Miracles (Hardcover)

By Karen Thompson Walker
$26.00
ISBN-13: 9780812992977
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Published: Random House, 6/2012
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Our narrator, Julia, is 11 years old when the world changes forever. It's October, and time suddenly becomes elastic. One day, for no apparent reason, a day is suddenly 25 hours long. Three days later, 25:37, and they continue to stretch. This novel has the feel of an apocalyptic To Kill a Mockingbird or a more sober True Grit, with a knowing, worldly voice-over guiding the reader through the moment in her childhood that everything changed. Understated, odd, and haunting.

Big Mean Mike (Hardcover)

By Michelle Knudsen, Scott Magoon
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780763649906
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Published: Candlewick, 8/2012
Mike is the biggest, meanest dog in town -- he goes to the gym, he drives a loud car, he has a spiky collar and pointy claws. Everyone knows that he is Big Mean Mike! Except, apparently, for some very cute fuzzy bunnies, who keep showing up in his car. How can Mike be big and mean AND be friends with bunnies?! Be prepared to growl, yell, and then go "Awwwwwwwwww!" when reading this one!

Love Slave (Paperback)

By Jennifer Spiegel
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9781609530822
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Published: Unbridled Books, 9/2012
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This one is for fans of Girls in White Dresses, A Fortunate Age, and other girl-in-the-city novels. Sybil Weatherfield has a name made for bylines and the neuroses to match. She's 30 years old in New York, dating the wrong guy, not-dating the guy who could be the right one, and living at the mercy of her own snarky apathy. It sounds like it would be really irritating, right? But somehow the genuine moments balance out the snark, and even the snark is entertaining.

Capital (Hardcover)

By John Lanchester
$26.95
ISBN-13: 9780393082074
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 6/2012
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You may not think you want to read a novel about the 2008 bank collapse, but you'd be wrong. Lanchester's examination of the lives of families on one street in London is smart, witty, and may even make you feel better about the crazy state of economics today.

Alif the Unseen (Hardcover)

By G. Willow Wilson
$25.00
ISBN-13: 9780802120205
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Published: Grove Press, 6/2012
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This book pushes a bunch of my buttons: Arab culture and politics, computer programming, mysticism, explosions, alternate dimensions. Weeks later, I'm still mulling over the details and characters. If you've read and enjoyed The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle, and/or Neuromancer by William Gibson, this one is for you.

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar (Paperback)

By Cheryl Strayed
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9780307949332
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Published: Vintage, 7/2012
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You should buy Tiny Beautiful Things for yourself, and then for your best friend, and maybe also your mom and your brother and anyone else who has ever needed a helping hand. (Really: everyone.) It's one of the most comforting, companionable book you could ever have on your shelf. Nota bene: I highly recommend not reading this on the subway, unless you're totally fine with sobbing in public.

Sorry Please Thank You: Stories (Hardcover)

By Charles Yu
$24.95
ISBN-13: 9780307907172
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Published: Pantheon, 7/2012
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Yu's new short story collection works with some of the same elements as his novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, and then goes off in new, strange, and wonderful directions. The first short story in particular is a killer

Zone One (Paperback)

By Colson Whitehead
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780307455178
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Published: Anchor, 7/2012
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Now in paperback! Fans of horror and apocalypse will be delighted by Whitehead's vision of an overrun U.S. complete with zombies both terrifying and pitiful; fans of literature will revel in his linguistic flights of fancy and wry commentary on society. It's in my top five favorite end-of-the-world novels to date, and believe me when I say I've read more than my fair share.

Pirateria: The Wonderful Plunderful Pirate Emporium (Hardcover)

By Calef Brown, Calef Brown
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781416978787
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 7/2012
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At Pirateria, they stock only the best in eye patches and fake beards, and have regular classes in avoiding the gallows. Are you in love with pirates and fun rhyming read-a-louds? This book will shiver your timbers (I know, I'm hilarious).

Zombie (Paperback)

By J.R. Angelella
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781616950880
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Published: Soho Press, 6/2012
Jeremy is fourteen, obsessed with zombie flicks, and struggling at school and at home. His dad disappears every night, he's probably going to get his butt kicked weekly (if not daily) by the local jock brigade, and every time he talks to the girl of his dreams he gets a nosebleed. Angelella has written a truly surprising, frequently sinister, and very clever YA novel that I enjoyed so much, I picked it for our July book group. Get a head-start now, or keep it on your list for the discussion in August!

Gone Girl (Hardcover)

By Gillian Flynn
$25.00
ISBN-13: 9780307588364
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Published: Crown, 6/2012
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I highly recommend not talking about this book with anyone else who has read it until you're done, because the spoilers are major and you really, really, really don't want to know anything ahead of time. REALLY. Flynn's got a razor-sharp writing style and dissects the myriad ways that relationships change us for both better or worse, in the meantime serving up one of my favorite whodunits since Turn of Mind.

The Shadowed Sun (Paperback)

By N. K. Jemisin
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780316187299
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Published: Orbit, 6/2012
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Book 2 is here, Book 2 is here! Thank the publishing gods that they were only a month apart, I was having trouble waiting even that long. In the sequel to The Killing Moon, we find out how Gujaareh is doing under Kisuati rule, what has happened to the ninja-priests after discovering the corruption deep in their ranks, and get a whole new cast of characters to obsess over.

The Legend of Pradeep Mathew (Paperback)

By Shehan Karunatilaka
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9781555976118
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Published: Graywolf Press, 5/2012
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This is the best novel narrated by a cranky, aging, alcoholic Sri Lankan sportswriter that you never knew you wanted to read. Also, you will learn about cricket, which is possibly the weirdest sport ever invented by humans and endlessly entertaining to try and suss out.

Bring Up the Bodies (Hardcover)

By Hilary Mantel
$28.00
ISBN-13: 9780805090031
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Published: Henry Holt and Co., 5/2012
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Even though we all know exactly what happens to Ann Boleyn, this is a compulsive reading experience. Cromwell is the ultimate narrator, seeing the Tudor shenanigans with a sigh and then rolling up his sleeves to get it done.

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)

By Charles Duhigg
$28.00
ISBN-13: 9781400069286
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Published: Random House, 3/2012
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I can't recommend this highly enough for my fellow productivity freaks. If you've ever wondered what it is about your bad habits that make them so hard to shake, or want to hack your daily routines, Duhigg gives you the tools (and the background info) to do it.

The Killing Moon (Paperback)

By N. K. Jemisin
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780316187282
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Published: Orbit, 5/2012
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Ninja-priests and dream magic! This is epic fantasy at its finest, and the ancient Egypt-inspired setting is surreal and fascinating (and a nice break from pseudo-medieval Europe).

I Hunt Killers (Hardcover)

By Barry Lyga
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780316125840
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 4/2012
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What if Matt Saracen had, like, the worst dad in the whole world? A dad who was actually a serial killer, and intended to make his son one as well? Jasper Dent's life is kind of like that. Advisory: don't read this book at night unless you have a very, very strong constitution.

Lost Everything (Paperback)

By Brian Francis Slattery
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780765329127
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Published: Tor Books, 4/2012
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Brian Francis Slattery has written another apocalypse novel, and I for one hope he never stops. It's an incredibly timely and moving meditation on war -- who and what do we fight for? Who are we fighting against? And, of course, in true Slattery style, it's also bursting at the seams with laughter and hijinks, and parties I wish I could attend. (Before the shooting starts, anyway.)

Blueprints of the Afterlife (Paperback)

By Ryan Boudinot
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780802170910
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Published: Grove Press, Black Cat, 1/2012
This one I picked up because customers couldn't stop raving about it, and recommending it to each other, and you guys are always spot on when that happens. It's a zany, mildly absurd but also incredibly thoughtful, philosophically-inclined blockbuster of a plot Total Recall meets Bladerunner, maybe? Anyway it's great.

Boy and Bot (Hardcover)

By Ame Dyckman, Dan Yaccarino
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780375867569
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 4/2012
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I would like to give this to robot-loving-children everywhere. Do little boys need oiling? Do robots like applesauce? Important questions are answered herein!

The Obstinate Pen (Hardcover)

By Frank W. Dormer, Frank W. Dormer
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780805092950
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 4/2012
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As you may remember, I have been obsessed with Socksquatch since it first came out. This is the creator's newest, and oh man do I love it and want to give it to every child ever. It's got way more dialogue than Socksquatch, but of an equally whimsical nature. I am just waiting for the right opportunity to call someone a banana head.

Oh No, George! (Hardcover)

By Chris Haughton, Chris Haughton
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780763655464
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Published: Candlewick, 3/2012
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George is just a dog who really wants to be man's best friend. But it's so hard to be a good dog when there's a cake on the table, and a cat to chase ... This is my new favorite read-aloud (next to permanent favorite Socksquatch, of course.)

Running the Rift (Hardcover)

By Naomi Benaron
$24.95
ISBN-13: 9781616200428
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Published: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1/2012
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Reading this book is like reading a meld of Little Bee and Born to Run -- it's a novel about a Rwandan runner headed to the Olympics, a Tutsi runner at a time when the Tutsi and Hutu are on the verge of violence. The opening chapter is one of the strongest, most gripping, I've read in a long time. Also, it's a Bellwether Prize winner, which for me is always a good sign. 

Cinder (Hardcover)

By Marissa Meyer
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780312641894
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Published: Feiwel & Friends, 1/2012
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Meet Cinder, a teenage cyborg mechanic living in New Beijing with a mysterious past and a city to save. Cyborg Cinderella! This new series puts me very much in mind of The Hunger Games -- big on the action and concept, and a plotline that has been known to induce uncontrollable texting to fellow readers. Ahem. Don't say I didn't warn you! I have my suspicions about the next fairytale character Meyer has in her sights, so when you're done reading, email me. We'll discuss. 

The Map and the Territory (Hardcover)

By Michel Houellebecq, Gavin Bowd
$26.95
ISBN-13: 9780307701558
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Published: Knopf, 1/2012
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I'd never read Houellebecq before but been recommended him many a time, so I figured I'd give this one a whirl. It's a mystery (and the author is the victim!) as well as an occasionally philosophical look at a creative life lived over time. Artists, writers, mystery-lovers, Paris junkies, and the already converted will not want to miss. 

Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littin (Paperback)

By Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Francisco Goldman, Asa Zatz
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9781590173404
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Published: NYRB Classics, 4/2010
A good friend, knowing my 100 Years of Solitude obsession well, got me this for Christmas. I didn't even know it existed! Behold -- Marquez is basically the interlocutor for filmmaker Miguel Littin, who braved an exile sentence and made a secret film during Pinochet's dictatorship. I can pretty much guarantee that at the end of this you'll not only want to watch Littin's films, but you'll have a new appreciation for Marquez's politics.

Blue Nights (Hardcover)

By Joan Didion
$25.00
ISBN-13: 9780307267672
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Published: Knopf, 11/2011
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I'm a recent convert to the memoir genre, and I wasn't sure that this one was going to do it for me. But as you might already suspect if you're a fan, Didion writes with such quiet grace and insight that you can't help but be engaged. If you've lost someone near and dear (and who among us hasn't), this book will be both familiar and a companion in grief. 

How to Save a Life (Hardcover)

By Sara Zarr
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780316036061
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 10/2011
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I've been a fan of Zarr's work since Story of a Girl, and she's only getting better. Goth-punk-girl Jill has to deal with her mother's craziest new idea--adopting a baby. To add insult to injury, the mother, a seemingly-vapid teen named Mandy, is going to come to live with them until the delivery. What couldn't go wrong?

Everybody Sees the Ants (Hardcover)

By A.S. King
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780316129282
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 10/2011
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I want to press this book into the hands of every teenager, and half of the adults, who walk into the shop. King tackles bullying and depression with brutal honesty, balanced out by a touch of surrealism, gentle humor, and boundless compassion. 

The Magician King (Hardcover)

By Lev Grossman
$26.95
ISBN-13: 9780670022311
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Published: Viking Adult, 8/2011
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The sequel to The Magicians has arrived, and it is epic and satisfying. Whatever happened to Julia? Exactly what is it like to be a king of Fillory? And what's the deal with all this magic anyway? Dark, clever, well-paced, and action-packed; you do not want to miss out on the adventure. ps: If you haven't read the first book, you should--it's Harry Potter plus Narnia plus lots and lots of drinking and ennui.

Casanova - Volume 1: Luxuria (Paperback)

By Matt Fraction, Gabriel Ba, Fabian Moon
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780785148623
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Published: Marvel, 1/2011
Matt Fraction's deranged and brilliant storytelling meets Gabriel Ba's deranged and brilliant art. In other words, this graphic novel is deranged and brilliant. 

Octopus Pie: There Are No Stars in Brooklyn (Paperback)

By Meredith Gran
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ISBN-13: 9780345520432
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Published: Villard, 6/2010
Meet Eve Ning. She lives in Brooklyn and says and does all the things you wish you could say and do. Like what? Like: building a theft-proof bike; taking posers to task; jumping off a roof in roller-skates. Snarky, clever, fun.

The Curfew (Paperback)

By Jesse Ball
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780307739858
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Published: Vintage, 6/2011
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You should read this novel partly because it will make you think, and partly because it is surprising, but mostly because it's brilliant. Ball has created an intense portrait of a family being torn apart by war without giving any details other than those of the characters themselves--the war, their city, their country, all are unspecified, making the book a universal cry against political violence. But William and Molly, father and daughter, are achingly familiar, and their story will catch you and hold you captive.The Curfew is a short, precise, and haunting masterpiece. 

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Paperback)

By Charles Yu
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9780307739452
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Published: Vintage, 9/2011
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This was one of my favorite debut novels of last year. Yu has created a book that is chockablock with clever hat-tips to sci fi while also telling a heart-wrenching story of a son's search for his father. A literary time travel novel that you really, really, really should not miss, it's now available both in paperback and ebook!

Granta: The F Word (Paperback)

By John Freeman
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781905881345
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Published: Granta Books (UK), 6/2011
Don't take this pretty-in-pink issue lightly -- it'll knock you over. A journal full of short stories and essays exploring the meaning of feminism might sound dry to you, but you'd be so wrong. From funny to haunting, with two particularly powerful contributions from Helen Simpson and Clarisa d'Arcimoles, you'll want to revisit them over and over again. 

Outlander (eBook)

By Diana Gabaldon
$8.99
ISBN-13: 9780440335160
Published: Dell, 10/26/2004
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If you aren't already aware of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, you should be. Time travel meets historical fiction meets romance with a heavy dose of men in kilts, and they're all available in ebook! Instant gratification on so many levels. Start with this one, and see if you don't get hooked. 

Lonesome Dove (Paperback)

By Larry McMurtry
$18.00
ISBN-13: 9781439195260
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Published: Simon & Schuster, 6/2010
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I may never get over reading this book. McMurtry is a master of prose, as well as of character, and I alternated between laughing my head off and crying my eyes out. This one is a classic for a reason. 

The Book of Night Women (Paperback)

By Marlon James
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9781594484360
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Published: Riverhead Trade, 2/2010
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This book will crawl inside your brain and lay eggs. In the good way. 

Saints and Sinners: Stories (Paperback)

By Edna O'Brien
$13.99
ISBN-13: 9780316122726
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Published: Back Bay Books, 5/2011
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I saw her read at McNally Jackson, and I almost fainted. I have never heard a better reader, and i have run/attended probably in the triple digits of author events at this point in my life. Her stories stand up to her reading -- entertaining and thoughtful. 

Bad Dog: A Love Story (Hardcover)

By Martin Kihn
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ISBN-13: 9780307379153
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Published: Pantheon, 4/2011
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Kihn pulls off a tricky proposition, writing a memoir about both a dog and his recovery from alcoholism that is both fascinating and moving. I don't usually go for either, and I read this book in a matter of hours. (Nota bene: the dog doesn't die at the end.)  

Zita the Spacegirl (Paperback)

By Ben Hatke, Ben Hatke
$10.99
ISBN-13: 9781596434462
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Published: First Second, 2/2011
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Meet Zita. She's a little girl turned daring space adventurer, on a mission to save her best friend. She gets some help from some friendly aliens and robots along the way in this fantastic graphic novel. For kids of ALL ages, and I do mean all. 

Socksquatch (Hardcover)

By Frank W. Dormer, Frank W. Dormer
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780805089523
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 10/2010
My absolute, hands-down, favorite read-a-loud of all time. I will read it to you if you ask me nicely. Seriously. IT IS THE BEST. 

The Tiger's Wife (Hardcover)

By Tea Obreht
$25.00
ISBN-13: 9780385343831
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Published: Random House, 3/2011
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One of the best debut novels I've read in years. An elegant and almost mythic examination of the impact of war on country and family. 

Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War (Hardcover)

By Deb Olin Unferth
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ISBN-13: 9780805093230
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Published: Henry Holt and Co., 2/2011
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In 1987, 18-year-old Deb and her 21 year-old boyfriend go to Central America to join the revolution. They are a disaster. Vivid, funny, an absolute page-turner.

Townie (Hardcover)

By Andre Dubus, III
$25.95
ISBN-13: 9780393064667
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 2/2011
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This is the best memoir I've read, possibly ever. From his impoverished and brutal childhood to his awakening as a writer, Dubus is frank, engaging, and moving. A Must Read.

Knives at Dawn: America's Quest for Culinary Glory at the Bocuse d'Or, the World's Most Prestigious Cooking Competition (Paperback)

By Andrew Friedman
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781439153116
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Published: Atria Books, 1/2011
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A detailed look behind the scenes of the Bocuse d'Or, an international culinary competition. Fascinating if you've ever been sucked into Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, et al.

The Illumination (Hardcover)

By Kevin Brockmeier
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ISBN-13: 9780375425318
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Published: Pantheon, 2/2011
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A stunning meditation on pain and beauty. After reading, I walked around expecting everyone I saw to glow. Dark and bright, scary and uplifting. READ! IT!

Papertoy Monsters: 50 Cool Papertoys You Can Make Yourself! (Paperback)

By Brian Castleforte, Robert James, Jen Browning
$16.95
ISBN-13: 9780761158820
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Published: Workman Publishing, 12/2010
I used this to make my Christmas ornaments this year. Contagiously crafty, all ages.

Stoner (Paperback)

By John Williams, John Mcgahern
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9781590171998
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Published: NYRB Classics, 6/2006
Stephanie finally forced me to read it by giving it to me for Christmas, and Oh My God. It's a masterpiece. It sounds, from the description, like the most boring book in the world, but is in fact one of the best books in the world.

Wench (Paperback)

By Dolen Perkins-Valdez
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780061706561
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Published: Amistad, 2/2011
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I started reading this book because the author was coming to WORD (and because Stephanie loved it). I kept reading because it was so! good! Four slave-women meet at a resort in Ohio, a free state. Two of them escape, two of them don't. Which two? Why? Satisfying and beautifully written.

When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Mass Market Paperback)

By Eloisa James
$7.99
ISBN-13: 9780062021274
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Published: Avon, 2/2011
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A historical romance inspired by HOUSE, MD and the eponymous fairytale. For. Serious. People! James is a great writer, and she knows from sexy.

The Fates Will Find Their Way (Hardcover)

By Hannah Pittard
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ISBN-13: 9780061996054
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Published: Ecco, 2/2011
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From what people keep telling me, if you read and liked The Virgin Suicides then you will like this book. I haven’t read that (although i do have deep lurve for Eugenides) and I liked it anyway. It’s a collective first person narrative of a group of guys, ranging from their high-school years to middle-age, contemplating a girl who goes missing and what might have happened to her. It’s paced particularly well — things loop back and forth throughout, feeding you bits and pieces and leaving you to try and put the pieces together before it suddenly all clicks into place. It also reminds me a bit of Room in that it takes a terrible event, and discusses it in an intelligent and unique way while avoiding sensationalism.

The Kitchen Daughter (Hardcover)

By Jael McHenry
$23.00
ISBN-13: 9781439191699
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Published: Gallery Books, 4/2011
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