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Below is a list of titles to be reviewed in the December 2016 issue of Library Journal. These lists

include pertinent publisher and bibliographic information for your convenience. Also included

are titles recently reviewed as online-only Xpress Reviews and in our LJ Reviews e-newsletter.

Starred reviews are indicated with **.

Publishers: Please remember to send us one finished copy of each book that is scheduled for

review (i.e., all of the forthcoming titles listed below) if you initially submitted a galley or bound

manuscript. Our reviewers are not paid, and we like to send a finished copy of the reviewed

book as a thank you. Materials should be mailed to: Library Journal, 123 William Street, Suite

802, New York, NY 10038.

ARTS & HUMANITIES

CRAFTS & DIY

ART INSTRUCTION

Holmes, Marc Taro. Designing Creatures and Characters: How To Build an Artist’s Portfolio for

Video Games, Film, Animation and More. Impact. Sept. 2016. 192p. illus. ISBN 9781440344091.

pap. $27.99. ART INSTRUCTION

Martin, Gabriel. Drawing for the Beginning Artist: Practical Techniques for Mastering Light and

Shadow in Graphite and Charcoal. Walter Foster: Quarto. Sept. 2016. 128p. illus. ISBN

9781633221901. pap. $19.95. ART INSTRUCTION

CRAFTS

Coghlan, Ali. Get Crafty: Fun, Creative Crafts for Children. Mercier. Dec. 2016. 192p. illus. ISBN

9781781173787. pap. $21. CRAFTS

Fowler, Stephen. Rubber Stamping: Get Creative with Stamps, Rollers and Other Printmaking

Techniques. Laurence King. Oct. 2016. 160p. illus. index. ISBN 9781780678658. $24.95. CRAFTS

Loper, Byriah. Mind-Blowing Modular Origami: The Art of Polyhedral Paper Folding. Tuttle. Nov.

2016. 96p. illus. ISBN 9784805313091. pap. $16.95; ebk. ISBN 9781462917716. CRAFTS

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DIY

**Cory, Steve. Stanley Plumbing: A Homeowner’s Guide. Taunton. Oct. 2016. 272p. illus. index.

ISBN 9781631861628. pap. $24.95. DIY

Rodgers, James. The Fundamentals of Segmented Woodturning: Projects, Techniques &

Innovations for Today’s Woodturner. Linden. Oct. 2016. 128p. illus. ISBN 9781610352789. pap.

$24.95; ebk. ISBN 9781610353007. DIY

FIBER CRAFTS

Archer, Lisa. Modern Machine Embroidery: 11 Projects from Pickle Pie Designs with 25 Must-

Have Embroidery Motifs. Fons & Porter. Oct. 2016. 144p. illus. index. ISBN 9781440245800.

pap. $29.99. w/CD. FIBER CRAFTS

Falk, Clara & Kamilla Svanlund. Pretty Knitted Hands: Mittens & Wrist Warmers for All Seasons.

Search. Nov. 2016. 128p. tr. from Swedish. illus. ISBN 9781782213208. pap. $19.95. FIBER

CRAFTS

Moodie, Maryanne. On the Loom: A Modern Weaver’s Guide. Abrams. Sept. 2016. 144p. illus.

photos by Alexandra Grablewski. ISBN 9781419722370. $27.50; ebk. ISBN 9781613122976.

FIBER CRAFTS

Ray, Aimee. Patchwork Embroidery. Lark Crafts: Sterling. Nov. 2016. 176p. illus. index. ISBN

9781454709244. pap. $17.95. FIBER CRAFTS

Singer, Beth Wolfensberger. When Bad Things Happen to Good Crocheters: Survival Guide for

Every Crocheting Emergency. Taunton. Oct. 2016. 128p. illus. index. ISBN 9781627103947. pap.

$19.95. FIBER CRAFTS

INTERIOR DESIGN

Fourez, Liz. A Touch of Farmhouse Charm: Easy DIY Projects To Add a Warm and Rustic Feel to

Any Room. Page Street. Dec. 2016. 192p. photos. index. ISBN 9781624142925. pap. $21.99;

ebk. ISBN 9781624142970. INTERIOR DESIGN

FINE ARTS

Fiell, Charlotte & Peter Fiell. The Story of Design: From the Paleolithic to the Present. Monacelli.

Oct. 2016. 512p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781580934701. $50. DEC ARTS

Hyman, Timothy. The World New Made: Figurative Painting in the Twentieth Century. Thames

& Hudson. Nov. 2016. 256p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780500239452. $50. FINE ARTS

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Peck, Robert McCracken. The Natural History of Edward Lear. David R. Godine. Sept. 2016.

224p. illus. notes. index. ISBN 9781567925838. $40. FINE ARTS

**Plant: Exploring the Botanical World. Phaidon. Sept. 2016. 352p. ed. by Phaidon Eds. illus.

index. ISBN 9780714871486. $59.95. DEC ARTS

Real Ideal: Photography in Mid-Nineteenth Century France. Getty. Aug. 2016. 240p. ed. by

Karen Hellman. photos. notes. index. ISBN 9781606065105. $59.95. PHOTOG

Seaman, Donna. Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists. Bloomsbury.

Feb. 2017. 480p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781620407585. $32; ebk. ISBN 9781620407608.

FINE ARTS

LITERATURE

Cervantes, Miguel de. Exemplary Novels. Yale Univ. (Margellos World Republic of Letters). Nov.

2016. 448p. ed. by Roberto González Echevarría. tr. from Spanish by Edith Grossman. ISBN

9780300125863. $27.50; ebk. ISBN 9780300224825. LIT

Dann, Kevin. Expect Great Things: The Life and Search of Henry David Thoreau. TarcherPerigee.

Jan. 2017. 400p. notes. index. ISBN 9780399184666. $30; ebk. ISBN 9780399184680. LIT

Gooch, Brad. Rumi’s Secret: The Life of the Sufi Poet of Love. Harper. Jan. 2017. 400p. maps.

notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780061999147. $28.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062199072. LIT

Lee-Potter, Charlie. Writing the 9/11 Decade: Reportage and the Evolution of the Novel.

Bloomsbury Academic. Nov. 2016. 240p. photos. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781501313196.

$110; pap. ISBN 9781501313202. $29.95. LIT

**Schor, Esther. Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language.

Metropolitan: Holt. Oct. 2016. 384p. photos. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780805090796. $30;

ebk. ISBN 9781429943413. LANG

OH, THE HORROR!

Skal, David J. Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote

Dracula. Liveright: Norton. Oct. 2016. 672p. photos. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781631490101.

$35; ebk. ISBN 9781631490118. LIT

Stoker, Bram & Valdimar Ásmundsson. Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula.

Overlook. Dec. 2016. 320p. tr. from Icelandic by Hans Corneel de Roos. illus. notes. bibliog. ISBN

9781468313369. $29.95; ebk. ISBN 9781468313376. LIT

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TOPPING THE CHARTS

**The Best American Essays 2016. Mariner: Houghton Harcourt. (Best American). Oct. 2016.

352p. ed. by Jonathan Franzen. ISBN 9780544812109. pap. $14.95; ebk. ISBN 9780544812178.

LIT

**The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016. Mariner: Houghton Harcourt. (Best

American). Oct. 2016. 432p. ed. by Rachel Kushner. ISBN 9780544812116. pap. $14.95; ebk.

ISBN 9780544812185. LIT

PERFORMING ARTS

DJ Semtex. Hip Hop Raised Me. Thames & Hudson. Nov. 2016. 448p. illus. index. ISBN

9780500518946. $65. MUSIC

**Gelb, Arthur & Barbara Gelb. By Women Possessed: A Life of Eugene O’Neill. Marian Wood:

Putnam. Nov. 2016. 896p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780399159114. $50; ebk. ISBN

9780698170681. THEATER

Sellers, Robert. Peter O’Toole: The Definitive Biography. Thomas Dunne: St. Martin’s. Nov.

2016. 432p. photos. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781250095947. $27.99; ebk. ISBN

9781250095954. FILM

PHILOSOPHY

Jenkins, Carrie. What Love Is: And What It Could Be. Basic. Jan. 2017. 224p. notes. index. ISBN

9780465098859. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9780465098866. PHIL

POETRY

Ashbery, John. Commotion of the Birds: New Poems. Ecco: HarperCollins. Oct. 2016. 112p. ISBN

9780062565099. $22.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062565174. POETRY

**Boland, Eavan. A Poet’s Dublin. Norton. Nov. 2016. 112p. illus. ISBN 9780393285369. $26.95;

ebk. ISBN 9780393285376. POETRY

Carson, Anne. Float. Knopf. Oct. 2016. 272p. ISBN 9781101946848. $30. POETRY

Leabhar na hAthghabhála: Poems of Repossession. Dufour. Dec. 2016. 544p. ed. by Louis de

Paor. ISBN 9781780372990. pap. $33; ebk. ISBN 9781780373003. POETRY

Peacock, Molly. The Analyst. Norton. Jan. 2017. 128p. ISBN 9780393254716. $25.95; ebk. ISBN

9780393254723. POETRY

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Santiago, Chris. Tula. Milkweed. Dec. 2016. 128p. ISBN 9781571314888. $16. POETRY

SPIRITUALITY & RELIGION

Rivzi, Ali A. The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason. St. Martin’s. Nov. 2016.

256p. notes. index. ISBN 9781250094445. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250094452. REL

Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher. A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women’s Rights in Early

Mormonism, 1835–1870. Knopf. Jan. 2017. 512p. photos. maps. notes. index. ISBN

9780307594907. $35; ebk. ISBN 9781101947975. REL

SPORTS & RECREATION

Dickson, Paul. Leo Durocher: Baseball’s Prodigal Son. Bloomsbury Pr. Mar. 2017. 304p. photos.

notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781632863119. $28; ebk. ISBN 9781632863126. SPORTS

Franklin, Missy & others. Relentless Spirit: The Unconventional Raising of a Champion. Dutton.

Dec. 2016. 320p. ISBN 9781101984925. $27; ebk. ISBN 9781101984932. SPORTS

Freeman, Mike. Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler. Dey St: HarperCollins. Nov. 2016.

272p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 9780062484253. $27.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062484277. BIOG

AUDIO

FICTION

Brown, Eleanor. The Light of Paris. 10 CDs. 12:31 hrs. Books on Tape. Jul. 2016. ISBN

9780451484833. $40. download digital. F

Hoffman, Alice. Faithful. 7 CDs. 8:30 hrs. S. & S. Audio. Nov. 2016. ISBN 9781508225119.

$29.99. download digital. F

Hood, Ann. The Book That Matters Most. 8 CDs. 9:15 hrs. Recorded Bks. Aug. 2016. ISBN

9781501921988. $92.75. 1 MP3-CD, digital download. F

Judd, Cameron. Crockett of Tennessee. 14 CDs. 17:11 hrs. Dreamscape. Sept. 2016. ISBN

9781520035321. $59.99. 2 MP3-CDs. F

McLaughlin, Emma & Nicola Kraus. So Close. 7 CDs. 8:19 hrs. Dreamscape. Jun. 2016. ISBN

9781520018409. $59.99. 1 MP3-CD. F

McNeill, Laura. Sister Dear. 11 CDs. 12 hrs. Thomas Nelson on Brilliance. Apr. 2016. ISBN

9781511369657. $49.97. 1 MP3-CD. F

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Olsen, Rena. The Girl Before. 10 CDs. 12:23 hrs. Books on Tape. Aug. 2016. ISBN

9780451486691. $45. digital download. F

**Palacio, Derek. The Mortifications. digital download. 9:32 hrs. Books on Tape. Oct. 2016. ISBN

9781524702939. $76. F

Paris, B.A. Behind Closed Doors. 7 CDs. 8:30 hrs. Macmillan Audio. Aug. 2016. ISBN

9781427281883. $29.99. digital download. F

Raabe, Melanie. The Trap. 9 CDs. 10 hrs. Hachette Audio. tr. from German by Imogen Taylor.

Jul. 2016. ISBN 9781478935032. $30. digital download. F

Smith, Ali. Public Library and Other Stories. 4 CDs. 4:14 hrs. Books on Tape. Oct. 2016. ISBN

9781524723170. $30. digital download. F

Wood, H.P. Magruder’s Curiosity Cabinet. 11 CDs. 13 hrs. Recorded Bks. Jul. 2016. ISBN

9781501908408. $123.75. 2 MP3-CD, digital download. F

**Woodson, Jacqueline. Another Brooklyn. 3 CDs. 2:45 hrs. Harper Audio. Aug. 2016. ISBN

9781504733588. $22.99. 1 MP3-CD, digital download. F

NONFICTION

Creighton, Margaret. The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City: Spectacle and Assassination at the

1901 World’s Fair. 8 CDs. 9:30 hrs. HighBridge. Oct. 2016. ISBN 9781681682488. $34.95. digital

download. HIST

Gaines, Chip & Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino. The Magnolia Story. 5 CDs. 5 hrs. Thomas

Nelson on Brilliance Audio. Oct. 2016. ISBN 9781531833886. $24.99. MEMOIR/TV

Gerges, Fawaz A. ISIS: A History. 11 CDs. 12:39 hrs. Recorded Bks. May 2016. ISBN

9781501917462. $92.75. 2 MP3-CD, digital download. POL SCI

**Gleick, James. Time Travel: A History. 8 CDs. 10 hrs. Books on Tape. Sept. 2016. ISBN

9780735285903. $40. digital download. SCI

Nikolay, Franz. The Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from

Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar. 8 CDs. 9:30 hrs. Tantor. Aug. 2016. ISBN 9781515906377. $39.99.

digital download. MEMOIR

Schumer, Amy. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo. 7 CDs. 8:06 hrs. S. & S. Audio. Aug. 2016.

ISBN 9781508222002. $29.99. digital download. MEMOIR

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HEARING ABOUT HAUNTING

Dickey, Colin. Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places. digital download. 10:48 hrs.

Books on Tape. Oct. 2016. ISBN 9781524703660. $76. HIST

Lehto, Steve. American Murder Houses: A Coast-to-Coast Tour of the Most Notorious Houses of

Homicide. 6 CDs. 7:30 hrs. Tantor. Sept. 2016. ISBN 9781515911722. $32.99. digital download.

CRIME

FICTION

Batuman, Elif. The Idiot. Penguin Pr. Mar. 2017. 448p. ISBN 9781594205613. $27; ebk. ISBN

9781101622513. F DEBUT

Burch, Heather. In the Light of the Garden. Lake Union: Amazon. Jan. 2017. 360p. ISBN

9781503941144. pap. $14.95. F

**Butler, Nickolas. The Hearts of Men. Ecco: HarperCollins. Mar. 2017. 400p. ISBN

9780062469687. $22.52; ebk. ISBN 9780062469700. F

Darnielle, John. Universal Harvester. Farrar. Feb. 2017. 224p. ISBN 9780374282103. $25; ebk.

ISBN 9780374714024. F

**Dazieri, Sandrone. Kill the Father. Scribner. Jan. 2017. 512p. tr. from Italian by Anthony

Shugaar. ISBN 9781501130731. $27; ebk. ISBN 9781501130755. F

**Drabble, Margaret. The Dark Flood Rises. Farrar. Feb. 2017. 336p. ISBN 9780374134952. $26;

ebk. ISBN 9780374715762. F

Goodman, Carol. The Widow’s House. Morrow. Mar. 2017. 368p. ISBN 9780062562623. pap.

$15.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062562630. F

Graham, Heather & Jon Land. The Rising. Tor. Jan. 2017. 400p. ISBN 9780765337917. $25.99;

ebk. ISBN 9781466836488. F

Grant, Andrew. False Friend. Ballantine. Jan. 2017. 304p. ISBN 9780399594304. $27; ebk. ISBN

9780399594311. F

Hepworth, Sally. The Mother’s Promise. St. Martin’s. Feb. 2017. 336p. ISBN 9781250077752.

$26.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466889927. F

Hoagland, Edward. In the Country of the Blind. Arcade: Skyhorse. Nov. 2016. 192p. ISBN

9781628727210. $22.99; ebk. ISBN 9781628727227. F

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Hulin, Rachel. Hey Harry, Hey Matilda. Doubleday. Jan. 2017. 288p. ISBN 9780385541671.

$25.95; ebk. ISBN 9780385541688. F DEBUT

Hunter, Georgia. We Were the Lucky Ones. Viking. Feb. 2017. 416. ISBN 9780399563089. $27;

ebk. ISBN 9780399563102. F DEBUT

Hyde, Catherine Ryan. Say Goodbye for Now. Lake Union: Amazon. Dec. 2016. 364p. ISBN

9781503939448. pap. $14.95. F

**Iles, Greg. Mississippi Blood. Morrow. Mar. 2017. 608p. ISBN 9780062311153. $28.99; ebk.

ISBN 9780062311191. F

**Kitamura, Kate. A Separation. Riverhead. Feb. 2017. 240p. ISBN 9780399576102. $25; ebk.

ISBN 9780399576126. F

**Krasikov, Sana. The Patriots. Spiegel & Grau. Feb. 2017. 560p. ISBN 9780385524414. $28;

ebk. ISBN 9780399588846. F DEBUT

**Lodato, Victor. Edgar & Lucy. St. Martin’s. Mar. 2017. 544p. ISBN 9781250096982. $27.99;

ebk. ISBN 9781250097002. F

**Luce, Kelly. Pull Me Under. Farrar. Nov. 2016. 272p. ISBN 9780374238582. $26; ebk. ISBN

9780374715090. F DEBUT

McVeigh, Jennifer. Leopard at the Door. Putnam. Jan. 2017. 400p. ISBN 9780399158254. $26;

ebk. ISBN 9780399575174. F

Margolis, Sue. Days Like These. Berkley. Dec. 2016. 368p. ISBN 9780451471857. pap. $15; ebk.

ISBN 9780698175631. F

**Miller, Derek B. The Girl in Green. Houghton Harcourt. Jan. 2017. 336p. ISBN

9780544706255. $26; ebk. ISBN 9780544706279. F

Moriarty, Nicola. The Fifth Letter. Morrow. Jan. 2017. 272p. ISBN 9780062413567. $26.99; ebk.

ISBN 9780062413581. F

**Morris, Kevin. All Joe Knight. Grove. Dec. 2016. 368p. ISBN 9780802125781. $25. F DEBUT

Oloixarac, Pola. Savage Theories. Soho. Jan. 2017. 304p. tr. from Spanish by Roy Kesey. ISBN

9781616957353. $25; ebk. ISBN 9781616957360. F

**Parks, Brad. Say Nothing. Dutton. Mar. 2017. 448p. ISBN 9781101985595. $26; ebk. ISBN

9781101985618. F

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Raverat, Anna. Lover. Farrar. Mar. 2017. 352p. ISBN 9780374193652. $26; ebk. ISBN

9780374715687. F

Ravikant, Kamal. Rebirth: A Fable of Love, Forgiveness, and Following Your Heart. Hachette. Jan.

2017. 256p. ISBN 9780316312288. $26; ebk. ISBN 9780316312257. F

Richler, Emma. Be My Wolff. Knopf. Feb. 2017. 432p. ISBN 9781101946527. $27.95; ebk. ISBN

9781101946534. F

**Rooney, Kathleen. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. St. Martin’s. Jan. 2017. 304p. ISBN

9781250113320. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250113337. F

Shipman, Viola. The Hope Chest. Thomas Dunne: St. Martin’s. Mar. 2017. 320p. ISBN

9781250105073. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250105080. F

**Silvis, Randall. Two Days Gone. Sourcebooks. Jan. 2017. 384p. ISBN 9781492639732. pap.

$15.99; ebk. ISBN 9781492639749. F

**Smith, Ali. Autumn. Pantone. Feb. 2017. 272p. ISBN 9781101870730. $24.95; ebk. ISBN

9781101870747. F

Umansky, Ellen. The Fortunate Ones. Morrow. Feb. 2017. 336p. ISBN 9780062382481. $26.99;

ebk. ISBN 9780062382504. F DEBUT

**Unnikrishnan, Deepak. Temporary People. Restless. Mar. 2017. 224p. ISBN 9781632061423.

pap. $17.99. F DEBUT

Whitaker, Kayla Rae. The Animators. Random. Jan. 2017. 384p. ISBN 9780812989281. $27; ebk.

ISBN 9780812989298. F

WINTER FICTION IN TRANSLATION

Carrère, Emmanuel. The Kingdom. Farrar. Mar. 2017. 400p. tr. from French by John Lambert.

ISBN 9780374184308. $27; ebk. ISBN 9780374714031. F

Fuentes, Carlos. Nietzsche on His Balcony. Dalkey. Dec. 2017. 192p. tr. from Spanish by E.

Shaskan Bumas & Alejandro Brnager. ISBN 9781628971583. pap. $16. F

**Lebedev, Sergei. The Year of the Comet. New Vessel. Feb. 2017. 275p. tr. from Russian by

Antonina W. Bouis. ISBN 9781939931412. pap. $17.95. F

**Nassar, Raduan. Ancient Tillage. 144p. tr. from Portuguese by K.C.S. Sotelino. ISBN

9780811226561. pap. $13.95.

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**Nassar, Raduan. A Cup of Rage. 64p. tr. from Portuguese by Stefan Tobler. ISBN

9780811226585. pap. $19.95.

ea. vol: New Directions. Jan. 2017. F

**Padura, Leonardo. Heretics. Farrar. Mar. 2017. 544p. tr. from Spanish by Anna Kushner. ISBN

9780374168858. $27; ebk. ISBN 9780374714284. F

**Starnone, Domenico. Ties. Europa. Mar. 2017. 144p. tr. from Italian by Jhumpa Lahiri. ISBN

9781609453855. pap. $16; ebk. ISBN 9781609453862. F

Volodine, Antoine. Radiant Terminus. Open Letter. Feb. 2107. 500p. tr. from French by Jeffrey

Zuckerman. ISBN 9781940953526. pap. $17.95. F

Yoshimoto, Banana. Moshi Moshi. Counterpoint. Dec. 2016. 200p. tr. from Japanese by Asa

Yoneda. ISBN 9781619027862. $25; ebk. ISBN 9781619028661. F

Zúñiga, Diego. Camanchaca. Coffee House. Mar. 2017. 128p. tr. from Spanish by Megan

McDowel. ISBN 9781566894609. pap. $15.99; ebk. ISBN 9781566894616. F

FAMILY MYSTERIES

**Dolan-Leach, Caite. Dead Letters. Random. Mar. 2017. 352p. ISBN 9780399588853. $27; ebk.

ISBN 9780399588860. F DEBUT

Engel, Amy. The Roanoke Girls. Crown. Mar. 2017. 288p. ISBN 9781101906668. $25; ebk. ISBN

9781101906675. F

Smith, April. Home Sweet Home. Knopf. Jan. 2017. 384p. ISBN 9781101874219. $26.95; ebk.

ISBN 9781101874226. F

INDIE EBOOK AWARD WINNERS

FANTASY

Galley, Ben. Bloodrush. Bengalley.com. (Scarlet Star Trilogy, Bk. 1). 2014. 482p. ebk. ISBN N/A.

FANTASY

MYSTERY

Argo, Ronald. Baby Love. HotDamn Univ. May 2016. 372p. ebk. ISBN N/A. M

ROMANCE

Albert, Susan Wittig. Loving Eleanor. Persevero. Feb. 2016. 305p. ebk. ISBN N/A. HISTORICAL

ROMANCE

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SF

Hubbert, Trenlin. Shaman Machine the Mentor. Trenlin Hubbert. Jul. 2016. ebk. ISBN N/A. SF

YA

White, April. Marking Time. Corazon. (Immortal Descendants, Bk. 1). 2012. 438p. ebk. ISBN N/A.

FANTASY

SHORT STORIES

**Gay, Roxane. Difficult Women. Grove. Jan. 2017. 272p. ISBN 9780802125392. $25; ebk. ISBN

9780802189646. F

LaSalle, Peter. Sleeping Mask. Bellevue Literary. Jan. 2017. 256p. ISBN 9781942658184. pap.

$16.99. F

MYSTERY

PICK OF THE MONTH

Oust, Gail. Curried Away: A Spice Shop Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin’s. Dec. 2016. 304p. ISBN

9781250081254. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466893122. M

CHECK THESE OUT

Barker, Trey R. East of the Sun. Five Star: Gale Cengage. Dec. 2016. 360p. ISBN 9781432832322.

$25.95. M

Dutton, Hugh. Bad Blood. Five Star: Gale Cengage. Dec. 2016. 320p. ISBN 9781432832551.

$25.99. M

Gray, Eleanor. Don’t Tell Anyone. Midnight Ink. Dec. 2016. 384p. ISBN 9780738750224. pap.

$15.99; ebk. ISBN 9780738750996. M

Kerr, Lucy. Time of Death: A Stillwater General Mystery. Crooked Lane. Dec. 2016. 336p. ISBN

9781629539911. pap. $15.99; ebk. ISBN 9781629539928. M DEBUT

Lawrence, Mary. Death at St. Vedast: A Bianca Goddard Mystery. Kensington. Dec. 2016. 304p.

ISBN 9781617737145. pap. $15; ebk. ISBN 9781617737152. M

Smith, Carrie. Forgotten City: A Claire Codella Mystery. Crooked Lane. Dec. 2016. 320p. ISBN

9781629537672. pap. $14.99; ebk. ISBN 9781629537863. M

COZY CORNER

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Kingsbury, Kate. Dead and Breakfast: A Merry Ghost Inn Mystery. Crooked Lane. Jan. 2017.

274p. ISBN 9781683310099. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781683310105. M

MacRae, Molly. Plaid and Plagiarism. Pegasus Crime. (Highland Bookshop, Bk. 1). Dec. 2016.

288p. ISBN 9781681772561. $25.95; ebk. ISBN 9781681772967. M

SERIES LINEUP

Buckley, Fiona. The Heretic’s Creed: A Tudor Mystery Featuring Ursula Blanchard. Severn

House. Jan. 2017. 224p. ISBN 9781780290911. $28.99; ebk. ISBN 9781780108230. M

Hall, Parnell. A Puzzle To Be Named Later: A Puzzle Lady Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin’s. Jan.

2017. 304p. ISBN 9781250061249. $24.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466866881. M

Hart, Ellen. Fever in the Dark: A Jane Lawless Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin’s. Jan. 2017. 320p.

ISBN 9781250088635. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250088642. M

Lister, Michael. Blood Oath: A John Jordan Mystery. Pulpwood. Dec. 2016. 300p. ISBN

9781888146684. pap. $17.99. M

ADDITIONAL MYSTERY

Coleman, Reed Farrel. What You Break. Putnam. Feb. 2017. 368p. ISBN 9780399173042. $27;

ebk. ISBN 9780698184121. M

REFERENCE

EDUCATION

“White” Washing American Education: The New Culture Wars in Ethnic Studies. 2 vols. Praeger:

ABC-CLIO. Oct. 2016. 613p. ed. by Denise M. Sandoval & others. notes. index. ISBN

9781440832550. $131; ebk. ISBN 9781440832567. REF

PERFORMING ARTS

Ghosts in Popular Culture and Legend. Greenwood. Sept. 2016. 403p. ed. by June Michele

Pulliam & Anthony J. Fonseca. photos. index. ISBN 9781440834905. $89; ebk. ISBN

9781440834912. REF

SOCIAL SCIENCES

African American Folklore: An Encyclopedia for Students. ABC-CLIO. Aug. 2016. 413p. ed. by

Anand Prahlad. photos. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781610699297. $100. REF

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World Political Innovators. 2 vols. Salem. Aug. 2016. 700p. photos. index. ISBN 9781682171615.

$181.25. REF

ROMANCE

A FLAW IN THE OINTMENT

**Burrowes, Grace. The Trouble with Dukes. Forever: Grand Central. (Windham Brides, Bk. 1).

Dec. 2016. 368p. ISBN 9781455569960. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9781455569946. HISTORICAL

ROMANCE

Charles, KJ. Wanted, a Gentleman. Riptide. Jan. 2017. 155p. ISBN 9781626494725. pap. $4.99;

ebk. ISBN 9781626494718. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Harper, Karen. Chasing Shadows. Mira: Harlequin. (South Shores, Bk. 1). Dec. 2016. 362p. ISBN

9780778319528. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9781460396063. ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

**Heath, Lorraine. The Viscount and the Vixen. Avon: HarperCollins. (Hellions of Havisham, Bk.

3). Dec. 2016. 384p. ISBN 9780062391056. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062391063. HISTORICAL

ROMANCE

Jeffries, Sabrina. The Danger of Desire. Pocket. (Sinful Suitors, Bk. 3). Dec. 2016. 400p. ISBN

9781501144448. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9781501144455. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

**Krentz, Jayne Ann. When All the Girls Have Gone. Berkley. Dec. 2016. 352p. ISBN

9780399174490. $27; ebk. ISBN 9780698193673. ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

**Long, Julie Anne. Wild at Whiskey Creek. Avon: HarperCollins. (Hellcat Canyon, Bk. 2). Dec.

2016. 384p. ISBN 9780062397638. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062397645. CONTEMPORARY

ROMANCE

Quinn, Julia & others. Four Weddings and a Sixpence. Avon: HarperCollins. Jan. 2017. 432p.

ISBN 9780062428424. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062428493. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Roberts, Nora. Island of Glass. Berkley. (Guardians, Bk. 3). Dec. 2016. 352p. ISBN

9780425280126. pap. $17; ebk. ISBN 9780698190757. PARANORMAL ROMANCE

Shalvis, Jill. Accidentally on Purpose. Avon: HarperCollins. (Heartbreaker Bay, Bk. 3). Feb. 2017.

384p. ISBN 9780062448064. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062448071. CONTEMPORARY

ROMANCE

LAST-MINUTE STOCKING STUFFERS

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Cane, Emma. A Spiced Apple Winter. Avon: HarperCollins. (Fairfield Orchard, Bk. 2). Jan. 2017.

384p. ISBN 9780062411372. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062411389. CONTEMPORARY

ROMANCE

McLane, LuAnn. Marry Me on Main Street. Berkley Sensation: Penguin Random. (Cricket Creek,

Bk. 11). Dec. 2016. 304p. ISBN 9781101989821. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9781101989838.

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Reisz, Tiffany. One Hot December. Harlequin Blaze. (Men at Work, Bk. 3). Dec. 2016. 224p. ISBN

9780373799244. pap. $5.50; ebk. ISBN 9781488000454. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Salonen, Debra. Montana Secret Santa. Tule. (Love at the Chocolate Shop, Bk. 3). Dec. 2016.

168p. ebk. ISBN 9781945879029. $2.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

AGRICULTURE

Bloomfield, Andrew. Call of the Cats: What I Learned About Life and Love from a Feral Colony.

New World Library. Nov. 2016. 256p. illus. notes. ISBN 9781608683987. pap. $15.95; ebk. ISBN

9781608683994. PETS

Roth, Sally. The Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Garden: 326 Fast, Easy, Affordable Ways To

Transform Your Yard One Project at a Time. Timber. Jan. 2017. 284p. photos. index. ISBN

9781604696745. pap. $19.95. GARDENING

Whitman, John. Fresh from the Garden: An Organic Guide to Growing Vegetables, Berries, and

Herbs in Cold Climates. Univ. of Minnesota. Jan. 2017. 544p. photos. index. ISBN

9780816698394. $49.95. GARDENING

COOKING

**Beddall, Catherine. The Magic of Gingerbread: 16 Beautiful Projects To Make and Eat. Peter

Pauper. Sept. 2016. 176p. photos. index. ISBN 9781441319807. $22.99. COOKING

Brown, Ellen. The New Pressure Cooker Cookbook: 150 Delicious, Fast, and Nutritious Dishes.

Sterling. Oct. 2016. 304p. photos. index. ISBN 9781454921752. $24.95. COOKING

Carreno, Carolynn. Bowls of Plenty: Recipes for Healthy and Delicious Whole-Grain Meals.

Grand Central. Jan. 2017. 240p. photos. index. ISBN 9781455536580. $28; ebk. ISBN

9781455536573. COOKING

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The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and

Eating Well Every Day. America’s Test Kitchen. Dec. 2016. 440p. ed. by America’s Test Kitchen.

photos. index. ISBN 9781940352640. $29.95; ebk. ISBN 9781940352657. COOKING

**Farley, Jennifer. The Gourmet Kitchen: Recipes from the Creator of Savory Simple. Gallery: S.

& S. Oct. 2016. 320p. photos. index. ISBN 9781501102578. $23.99; ebk. ISBN 9781501102585.

COOKING

Fauchald, Nick & Kaitlyn Goalen. The Short Stack Cookbook: Ingredients That Speak Volumes.

Abrams. Oct. 2016. 320p. photos. index. ISBN 9781419722417. $40; ebk. ISBN 9781613121986.

COOKING

**McDermott, Kate. Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Crusts, Fillings, and Life.

Countryman. Oct. 2016. 352p. photos. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781581573275. $35; ebk. ISBN

9781581575750. COOKING

Monaghan, Gail. It’s All in the Timing: Plan, Cook, and Serve Great Meals with Confidence.

Agate. Nov. 2016. 320p. photos. index. ISBN 9781572841994. $29.95; ebk. ISBN

9781572847866. COOKING

Moss, Elliott. Buxton Hall Barbecue’s Book of Smoke: Wood-Smoked Meat, Sides, and More.

Voyageur: Quarto. Oct. 2016. 208p. photos. index. ISBN 9780760349700. $28; ebk. ISBN

9780760351284. COOKING

**Nguyen, Andrea. The PHO Cookbook: Easy to Adventurous Recipes for Vietnam’s Favorite

Soup and Noodles. Ten Speed: Crown. Feb. 2017. 168p. photos. index. ISBN 9781607749585.

$22; ebk. ISBN 9781607749592. COOKING

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Epstein, Ronald. Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity. Scribner. Jan. 2017. 288p.

notes. index. ISBN 9781501121715. $26; ebk. ISBN 9781501121739. MED

Maker, Janet. The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Breast Cancer: Take Charge of Your Recovery and

Remission. Jane Thomas. Feb. 2017. 324p. notes. ISBN 9780997661903. $39.95; pap. ISBN

9780997661910. $15.95; ebk. ISBN 9780997661927. HEALTH

HOME ECONOMICS

Bean, Anita. The Vegetarian Athlete’s Cookbook: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes for Active

Living. Bloomsbury USA. Jan. 2017. 208p. illus. index. ISBN 9781632866431. pap. $20; ebk. ISBN

9781472923028. COOKING

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Hoffman, Kent & others. Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You

Nurture Your Child’s Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom To Explore. Guilford. Feb.

2017. 276p. index. ISBN 9781462527632. pap. $14.95; ebk. ISBN 9781462528264. CHILD

REARING

Petraske, Sasha & Georgette Moger-Petraske. Regarding Cocktails. Phaidon. Oct. 2016. 256p.

illus. index. ISBN 9780714872810. $29.95. COOKING

Simonson, Robert. A Proper Drink: The Untold Story of How a Band of Bartenders Saved the

Civilized Drinking World. Ten Speed. Sept. 2016. 352p. index. ISBN 9781607747543. $27; ebk.

ISBN 9781607747550. COOKING

SCIENCES

**Czerski, Helen. Storm in the Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life. Norton. Jan. 2017. 336p.

notes. ISBN 9780393248968. $26.95; ebk. ISBN 9780393248975. SCI

**Dennett, Daniel C. From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds. Norton. Feb.

2017. 448p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780393242072. $28.95; ebk. ISBN 9780393242089. SCI

**Egan, Dan. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes. Norton. Mar. 2017. 368p. notes. bibliog.

index. ISBN 9780393246438. $27.95; ebk. ISBN 9780393246445. SCI

Wright, Jennifer. Get Well Soon: History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them.

Holt. Feb. 2017. 336p. illus. notes. bibliog. ISBN 9781627797467. $25; ebk. ISBN

9781627797474. SCI

GENETICALLY SPEAKING

Kolata, Gina. Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family’s Genetic Destiny, and the Science

That Rescued Them. St. Martin’s. Mar. 2017. 272p. notes. ISBN 9781250064349. $25.99; ebk.

ISBN 9781250123992. SCI

Rochman, Bonnie. The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We

Have Kids—and the Kids We Have. Farrar. Feb. 2017. 288p. notes. index. ISBN 9780374901455.

$26. TECH

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY

DEBUT OF THE MONTH

**James, Vic. Gilded Cage. Del Rey: Ballantine. (Dark Gifts, Bk. 1). Feb. 2017. 368p. ISBN

9780425284155. $20; ebk. ISBN 9780425284131. FANTASY

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CHECK THESE OUT

Bellet, Annie. Boss Fight: Heartache; Thicker Than Blood; Magic to the Bone. Saga: S. & S.

(Twenty-Sided Sorceress, Vol. 2). Jan. 2017. 416p. ISBN 9781481491990. $27.99; pap. ISBN

9781481491983. $15.99. FANTASY

Brodsky, Jordanna Max. Winter of the Gods. Orbit: Hachette. (Olympus Bound, Bk. 2). Feb.

2017. 480p. ISBN 9780316385916. $26; ebk. ISBN 9780316385893. FANTASY

Cogman, Genevieve. The Burning Page. Roc: NAL. (Invisible Library, Bk. 3). Jan. 2017. 368p. ISBN

9781101988688. pap. $16; ebk. ISBN 9781101988695. FANTASY

Crilley, Paul. Department Zero. Pyr: Prometheus. Jan. 2017. 320p. ISBN 9781633882010. pap.

$17; ebk. ISBN 9781633882027. FANTASY

Gladstone, Max & others. Bookburners. Saga: S. & S. (Bookburners, Bk. 1). Jan. 2017. 800p. ISBN

9781481485579. $34.99; pap. ISBN 9781481485562. $21.99. FANTASY

Kadrey, Richard. The Wrong Dead Guy. Harper Voyager. (Another Coop Heist, Bk. 2). Feb. 2017.

448p. ISBN 9780062389572. $24.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062389596. FANTASY

**Lafferty, Mur. Six Wakes. Orbit: Hachette. Feb. 2017. 400p. ISBN 9780316389686. pap.

$15.99; ebk. ISBN 9780316389693. SF

Mari, Christopher & Jeremy K. Brown. Ocean of Storms. 47North: Amazon. Dec. 2016. 410p.

ISBN 9781503938779. pap. $14.95. SF

Marion, Issac. The Burning World: A Warm Bodies Novel. Emily Bestler: Atria. Feb. 2017. 500p.

ISBN 9781476799711. $27; ebk. ISBN 9781476799735. HORROR

Stross, Charles. Empire Games. Tor. Jan. 2017. 336p. ISBN 9780765337566. $25.99; ebk. ISBN

9781466835160. SF

Vaughn, Carrie. Martians Abroad. Tor. Jan. 2017. 288p. ISBN 9780765382207. $24.99; ebk. ISBN

9781466886476. SF

COLLECTIONS & ANTHOLOGIES

Black Feathers: Dark Avian Tales. Pegasus Crime. Feb. 2017. 320p. ed. by Ellen Datlow. ISBN

9781681773216. $25.95; ebk. ISBN 9781681773803. HORROR

Galactic Empires. Night Shade. Jan. 2017. 636p. ed. by Neil Clarke. ISBN 9781597808842. pap.

$17.99; ebk. ISBN 9781597806176. SF

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Modesitt, L.E., Jr. Recluce Tales: Stories from the World of Recluce. Tor. Jan. 2017. 480p. ISBN

9780765386182. $27.99; ebk. ISBN 9780765386199. FANTASY

Scalzi, John. Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi. Subterranean. Dec. 2016. 144p.

illus. by Natalie Metzger. ISBN 9781596068124. $40; ebk. ISBN 9781596068131. SF

SERIES LINEUP

Arthur, Keri. Winter Halo. Signet: NAL. (Outcast, Bk. 2). Dec. 2016. 368p. ISBN 9780451473516.

pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9780698185388. SF

Dellamonica, A.M. The Nature of a Pirate. Tor. (Hidden Sea Tales, Bk. 3). Dec. 2016. 352p. ISBN

9780765334510. $27.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466812376. FANTASY

Hunter, Sylvia Izzo. A Season of Spells. Ace: Berkley. (Noctis Magicae, Bk. 3). Dec. 2016. 464p.

ISBN 9780425272473. pap. $15; ebk. ISBN 9780698144675. FANTASY

SOCIAL SCIENCES

BIOGRAPHY

**King, Coretta Scott with Barbara Reynolds. My Life, My Love, My Legacy. Holt. Jan. 2017.

368p. ISBN 9781627795982. $30; ebk. ISBN 9781627795999. BIOG

Sankovitch, Nina. The Lowells of Massachusetts: An American Family. St. Martin’s. Apr. 2017.

400p. illus. notes. index. ISBN 9781250069207. $27.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466878112. BIOG

Xu Hongci. No Wall Too High: One Man’s Daring Escape from Mao’s Darkest Prison. Sarah

Crichton: Farrar. Jan. 2017. 336p. tr. from Chinese by Erling Hoh. maps. index. ISBN

9780374212629. $26; ebk. ISBN 9780374714321. MEMOIR

ECONOMICS

**Kwak, James. Economism: Bad Economics and the Rise of Inequality. Pantheon. Jan. 2017.

256p. illus. notes. index. ISBN 9781101871195. $25.95; ebk. ISBN 9781101871201. ECON

**Mill, Alfred. Social Security 101: From Medicare to Spousal Benefits, an Essential Primer on

Government Retirement Aid. Adams Media. Oct. 2016. 248p. illus. index. ISBN 9781440599224.

$15.99; ebk. ISBN 9781440599231. BUS

Morgan, Angie & others. SPARK: How To Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success.

Houghton Harcourt. Jan. 2017. 224p. illus. index. ISBN 9780544716186. $27; ebk. ISBN

9780544716230. BUS

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**Servon, Lisa. The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives. Houghton

Harcourt. Jan. 2017. 272p. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780544602311. $27; ebk. ISBN

9780544611184. ECON

EDUCATION

Porath, Christine. Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace. Grand Central. Dec. 2016.

240p. illus. notes. index. ISBN 9781455568987. $25; ebk. ISBN 9781455568994. CAREERS

HISTORY

Else, John. True South: Henry Hampton and “Eyes on the Prize,” the Landmark Television Series

That Reframed the Civil Rights Movement. Viking. Jan. 2017. 416p. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN

9781101980934. $30; ebk. ISBN 9781101980958. HIST

Meyer, G.J. The World Remade: America in World War I. Bantam. Mar. 2017. 688p. illus. notes.

bibliog. index. ISBN 9780553393323. $30; ebk. ISBN 9780553393330. HIST

Peri, Alexis. The War Within: Diaries from the Siege of Leningrad. Harvard Univ. Jan. 2017. 384p.

illus. maps. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780674971554. $29.95. HIST

Ripp, Victor. Hell’s Traces: One Murder, Two Families, Thirty-Five Holocaust Memorials. Farrar.

Mar. 2017. 224p. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780865478336. $25; ebk. ISBN 9780374713638.

HIST

Snyder, Christina. Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson. Oxford

Univ. Mar. 2017. 408p. illus. notes. index. ISBN 9780199399062. $29.95. HIST

**Taylor, Nikki M. Driven Toward Madness: The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on

the Ohio. Ohio Univ. Dec. 2016. 152p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780821421604. pap.

$22.95. HIST

Tyson, Timothy B. The Blood of Emmett Till. S. & S . Feb. 2017. 304p. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN

9781476714844. $27; ebk. ISBN 9781476714868. hist

LAW & CRIME

**Ricca, Brad. Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City’s Greatest Female

Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation. St. Martin’s. Jan. 2017.

448p. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781250072245. $27.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466883659. CRIME

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Tushnet, Mark V. & others. Free Speech Beyond Words: The Surprising Reach of the First

Amendment. New York Univ. Feb. 2017. 272p. photos. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN

9781479880287. $28; ebk. ISBN 9781479873746. LAW

POLITICAL SCIENCE

**Barron, David J. Waging War: The Clash Between Presidents and Congress, 1776 to ISIS. S. &

S. Oct. 2016. 576p. notes. index. ISBN 9781451681970. $30; ebk. ISBN 9781451681994. POL SCI

Habila, Helon. The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy in Nigeria.

Columbia Global Reports. Dec. 2016. 128p. maps. notes. ISBN 9780997126464. pap. $12.99;

ebk. ISBN 9780997126471. POL SCI

**Harding, Luke. A Very Expensive Poison: The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and

Putin’s War with the West. Vintage. Jan. 2017. 464p. photos. index. ISBN 9781101973998. pap.

$16; ebk. ISBN 9781101974001. POL SCI

Lownie, Andrew. Stalin’s Englishman: Guy Burgess, the Cold War, and the Cambridge Spy Ring.

St. Martin’s. Oct. 2016. 448p. photos. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781250100993. $29.99; ebk.

ISBN 9781250101013. POL SCI

PROFESSIONAL MEDIA

**Alvarez, Barbara A. Embedded Business Librarianship for the Public Librarian.

ALA Editions. Aug. 2016. 120p. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780838914748. pap. $40; ebk. ISBN

9780838914823. PRO MEDIA

Hooper, Brad. The Librarian’s Guide to Book Programs and Author Events. ALA Editions. Jun.

2016. 160p. illus. index. ISBN 9780838913840. pap. $55; ebk. ISBN 9780838913840. PRO MEDIA

Linked Data for Cultural Heritage. ALA Editions. Jun. 2016. 152p. ed. by Ed Jones & Michele

Seikel. notes. index. ISBN 9780838914397. pap. $75. PRO MEDIA

Managing Metadata in Web-Scale Discovery Systems. Neal-Schuman: ALA. Jul. 2016. 188p. ed.

by Louise F. Spiteri. index. ISBN 9780838914908. pap. $85. PRO MEDIA

PSYCHOLOGY

Begley, Sharon. Can’t Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions. S. & S. Feb. 2017. 304p. index.

ISBN 9781476725826. $27; ebk. ISBN 9781476725840. PSYCH

21

Powers, Ron. No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in

America. Hachette. Mar. 2017. 384p. notes. ISBN 9780316341172. $28; ebk. ISBN

9780316341103. PSYCH

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Elkin, Lauren. Flaneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London.

Farrar. Feb. 2017. 336p. illus. notes. bibliog. ISBN 9780374156046. $26; ebk. ISBN

9780374715892. SOC SCI

Kitchener, Caroline. Post Grad: Five Women and Their First Year out of the Ivy League. Ecco:

HarperCollins. Apr. 2017. 320p. ISBN 9780062429490. $24.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062429537. SOC

Pomerantz, Shauna & Rebecca Raby. Smart Girls: Success, School, and the Myth of Post-

Feminism. Univ. of California. Jan. 2017. 296p. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780520284159. pap.

$24.95; ebk. ISBN 9780520959798. SOC SCI

Thompson, Nato. Culture as Weapon: The Art of Influence in Everyday Life. Melville House. Jan.

2017. 288p. ISBN 9781612195735. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9781612195742. SOC SCI

Thompson, Derek. Hit Makers: Why Things Become Popular. Harper. Feb. 2017. 352p. illus.

notes. index. ISBN 9781101980323. $28; ebk. ISBN 9781101980347. SOC SCI

TRAVEL & GEOGRAPHY

Cotterell, Arthur. Bali: A Cultural History. Interlink. Nov. 2016. 256p. illus. by Ray Dunning.

photos by Yong Yap. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781566560818. pap. $15. TRAV

Inspired Journeys: Travel Writers in Search of the Muse. Univ. of Wisconsin. Nov. 2016. 224p.

ed. by Brian Bouldrey.ISBN 9780299309404. $24.95; ebk. ISBN 9780299309480. TRAV

O’Shea, Stephen. The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond. Norton. Feb.

2017. 304p. maps. index. ISBN 9780393246858. $26.95; ebk. ISBN 9780393634198. TRAV

LOCAL MOTION

Epic Bike Rides of the World: Explore the Planet’s Most Thrilling Cycling Routes. Lonely Planet.

Sept. 2016. 320p. photos. maps. index. ISBN 9781760340834. $35. TRAV

McCoy, Maureen. Wild Swimming in Ireland: Discover 50 Places To Swim in Rivers, Lakes & the

Sea. Dufour. Dec. 2016. 176p. photos by Paul McCambridge. ISBN 9781848892804. pap. $31.

TRAV

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**Poggioli, Kristine & Carolyn Eidson. Walking San Francisco’s 49 Mile Scenic Drive: Explore the

Famous Sites, Neighborhoods, and Vistas in 17 Enchanting Walks. Quill Driver. Nov. 2016. 270p.

illus. maps. index. ISBN 9781610352796. pap. $16.95. TRAV

EREVIEWS

The Criterion Collection

Alexander Street, a Proquest Company;

http://alexanderstreet.com/products/criterion-collection

Free trial available

VIDEO

FICTION

The Forest. 94+ min. Jason Zada, dist. by Universal Studios Home Entertainment,

www.uphe.com. 2016. DVD UPC 025192326073. $22.98; Blu-ray UPC 025192339509. $29.98.

Rated: PG-13. HORROR

**The Idol. 98 min. In Arabic w/English subtitles. Hany Abu-Assad, dist. by Adopt Films c/o Kino

Lorber, www.kinolorber.com. 2016. DVD UPC 688713080825. $29.95. F

Janet King: Series 1; The Enemy Within. 3 discs. 474+ min. Grant Brown & others, dist. by Acorn

Media, www.acornonline.com. 2016. DVD UPC 054961246496. $49.99. SDH subtitles. F

**Murdoch Mysteries: A Merry Murdoch Christmas. 88 min. Michael McGowan, dist. by Acorn

Media, www.acornonline.com. 2016. DVD UPC 054961252091. $24.99; Blu-ray UPC

054961252596. $24.99. F/TV

**A Place in Heaven. 113+ min. In Hebrew w/English subtitles. Yossi Madmony, dist. by SISU

Home Entertainment, www.sisuent.com. 2016. DVD ISBN 9781560867678. $24.95. F

Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician. 80+ min. Steven Hanft, dist. by MVDvisual,

www.mvdb2b.com. 2016. DVD UPC 760137835899. $16.95. MUSIC

Sunset Song. 136+ min. Terence Davies, dist. by Magnolia Home Entertainment,

www.magpictures.com. 2016. DVD UPC 876964009669. $26.98. Rated: R. F

ARTS & HUMANITIES

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Here Come the Videofreex. color & b/w. 78 min. Jon Nealon & Jenny Raskin, dist. by Cinema

Guild, www.cinemaguild.com. 2016. DVD ISBN 9780781515351. $99.95; acad. libs. $350. Public

performance. FILM

Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made. 93+ min. Tim Skousen & Jeremy Coon,

dist. by Drafthouse Films c/o MVDvisual, www.mvdb2b.com. 2016. DVD UPC 760137844891.

$34.95. SDH subtitles FILM

A Place To Stand. 83+ min. Daniel Glick, dist. by Video Project, www.videoproject.com. 2016.

DVD $24.95; acad. libs. $295; public performance w/DSL $395. Closed-captioned. LIT/BIOG

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Truth Has Fallen. 60 min. Sheila M. Sofian, Dreamscape, www.dreamscapeab.com. 2016. DVD

UPC 857063005950. $24.99; public performance $199.99. CRIMINOLOGY

**Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War. color & b/w. 80+ min. Ken Burns & Artemis Joukowsky,

dist. by PBS, shoppbs.org. 2016. DVD ISBN 9781627898324. $24.99. SDH subtitles. HIST/BIOG

**Dark Side of the Full Moon. 74 min. Maureen Fura, dist. by Dreamscape Video,

www.dreamscapeab.com. 2016. DVD UPC 857326006052. $24.99; public performance $199.99.

PSYCH

Seven Songs for a Long Life. 82 min. Amy Hardie, dist. by Argot Pictures,

www.argotpictures.com. 2016. DVD $150; acad. libs $300. Public performance; SDH subtitles.

SOC SCI

**Vessel. 86+ min. In English, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, & Arabic w/English subtitles.

Diana Whitten, dist. by Kino Lorber, www.kinolorber.com. 2016. DVD UPC 738329203412.

$24.95; public performance $349; w/DSL $499. Closed-captioned. SOC SCI

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The Greenhouse of the Future: Abundance and Energy Autonomy. 70 min. In French w/English

subtitles. Curt Close, dist. by Green Planet Films, www.greenplanetfilms.org. 2015. DVD UPC

714497273723. $44.95. Closed-captioned; streaming at www.kanopy.com. AGRI

**City of Gold. 90+ min. Laura Gabbert, dist. by Dark Sky Films c/o IFC Films, www.ifcfilms.com.

2016. DVD UPC 030306946597. $24.98. SDH subtitles. Rated: R. COOKING

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World. 98+ min. Werner Herzog, dist. by Magnolia

Home Entertainment, www.magpictures.com. 2016. DVD UPC 876964010153. $26.98. SDH

subtitles. Rated: PG-13. TECH

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FAST SCANS: TOP FOREIGN & INDIE PICKS

The Dresser. 109+ min. Anchor Bay Entertainment. 2015. DVD UPC 013132636474. $24.98.

Rated: TV-14.

For the Love of Spock. 111+ min. FilmRise. 2016. DVD-R UPC 191091212028. $30.99; BD-R UPC

191091212035. $34.95.

Howards End. 143+ min. Cohen Media Group. 1992. DVD UPC 741952834199. $19.99; Blu-ray

UPC 741952834090. $25.99. Rated: PG.

A Man Called Ove. 116+ min. In Swedish w/English subtitles. Music Box Films. 2015. DVD UPC

751778950775. $29.95; Blu-ray UPC 751778950782. $34.95. Rated: PG-13.

What Happened, Miss Simone? color & b/w. 116+ min. Eagle Rock Entertainment. 2015.

DVD/CD UPC 801213076895. $21.99; Blu-ray/CD UPC 801213354290. $26.99.

TRAILERS: WHAT’S COMING ON DVD/BLU-RAY

Black Girl. b/w. 59+ min. In French & Wolof w/English subtitles. Ousmane Sembène, dist. by

Criterion Collection. Jan. 2017. DVD ISBN 9781681432489. $29.95; Blu-ray ISBN

9781681432472. $39.95. DRAMA

Closet Monster. 90+ min. Stephen Dunn, dist. by Strand Releasing. Jan. 2017. DVD UPC

712267360932. $32.99. DRAMA

Fox and His Friends. 124+ min. In German w/English subtitles. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, dist.

by Criterion Collection. Jan. 2017. DVD ISBN 9781681432465. $29.95; Blu-ray ISBN

9781681432458. $39.95. DRAMA

His Girl Friday. 2 discs. b/w. 193+ min. Howard Hawks, dist. by Criterion Collection. Jan. 2017.

DVD ISBN 9781681432335. $39.95; Blu-ray ISBN 9781681432328. $49.95. COMEDY

The Light Between Oceans. 133+ min. Derek Cianfrance, dist. by Disney. Jan. 2017. DVD UPC

786936851540. $29.99; Blu-ray UPC 786936851526. $39.99. Rated: PG-13. DRAMA

Masterpiece: Victoria. 480+ min. dist. by PBS. Feb. 2017. DVD UPC 841887030922. $49.99; Blu-

ray UPC 841887030939. $59.99. DRAMA/TV

Something Wild. 2 discs. b/w. 113+ min. Jack Garfein, dist. by Criterion Collection. Jan. 2017.

DVD ISBN 9781681432441. $29.95; 1-disc Blu-ray ISBN 9781681432434. $39.95. DRAMA

The Whole Truth. 93+ min. Courtney Hunt, dist. by Lionsgate Media. Jan. 2017. DVD UPC

031398257844. $19.98; Blu-ray UPC 031398257875. $24.99. Rated: R. DRAMA/SUSPENSE

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XPRESS REVIEWS

LJ’s free weekly web evaluations for the weeks ending November 4 and November 11, 2016. To

read the most recent online-only reviews, go to reviews.libraryjournal.com/tag/xpress-

reviews/.[D] = DEBUT

Xpress Reviews: E-Originals | November 4, 2016

Joyce, Samantha. Dealing in Deception. Pocket Star. (Love in Disguise, Bk. 2). Nov. 2016. 320p.

ebk. ISBN 9781501126864. $4.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Stuart, Leigh W. The 12 Dares of Christmas. City Owl. Dec. 2016. 225p. ebk. ISBN

9781944728106. $3.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

**Varlet, Elizabeth. Dark & Dazzling. Carina: Harlequin. (Sassy Boyz, Bk. 2). Nov. 2016. 262p.

ebk. ISBN 9781460397503. $4.99. CONTEMPORARY/M/M ROMANCE

Xpress Review: Fiction | November 4, 2016

Church, James. The Gentleman from Japan: An Inspector O Novel. Minotaur: St. Martin’s. Dec.

2016. 288p. ISBN 9780312614317. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250023018. MYS

Gracen, Jennifer. ’Tis the Season. Zebra Shout: Kensington. (Harrisons, Bk. 3). Oct. 2016. 352p.

ISBN 9781420139181. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9781420139198. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Hart, Rob. South Village. Polis. Oct. 2016. 288p. ISBN 9781943818174. pap. $14.95; ebk. ISBN

9781943818396. MYS

Higashino, Keigo. Under the Midnight Sun. Minotaur: St. Martin’s. Nov. 2016. 560p. tr. from

Japanese by Alexander O. Smith. ISBN 9781250105790. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250105806. MYS

Limburg, Joanne. A Want of Kindness. Pegasus. Dec. 2016. 448p. ISBN 9781681772592. $25.95;

ebk. ISBN 9781681772950. F [D]

March, Emily. Christmas in Eternity Springs. Saint Martin’s Paperbacks. (Eternity Springs, Bk.

12). Oct. 2016. 336p. ISBN 9781250072986. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466884939.

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Maxwell, Cathy. A Date at the Altar. Avon. (Marrying the Duke, Bk. 3). Nov. 2016. 372p. ISBN

9780062388650. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062388667. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Moore, Kathleen Dean. Piano Tide. Counterpoint. Dec. 2016. 288p. ISBN 9781619027916. $25;

ebk. ISBN 9781619028708. F [D]

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Wallace, Melanie. The Girl in the Garden. Houghton Harcourt. Jan. 2017. 240p. ISBN

9780544784666. $25; ebk. ISBN 9780544784208. F

Wheeler, Kathleen H. Brought to Our Senses. Attunement. Nov. 2016. 312p. ISBN

9780996555531. pap. $16; ebk. ISBN 9780996555517. F [D]

**Winterson, Jeanette. Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days. Grove. Dec. 2016.

305p. ISBN 9780802125835. $24. F

Xpress Reviews: Nonfiction | November 4, 2016

Egan, Joseph. The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of

the 1930s. Diversion. Nov. 2016. 356p. photos. notes. bibliog. ISBN 9781682302996. pap.

$16.99; ebk. ISBN 9781682302989. FILM

Graham, Stephen. Vertical: The City from Satellites to Bunkers. Verso. Oct. 2016. 416p. illus.

notes. index. ISBN 9781781687932. $29.95; ebk. ISBN 9781781689967. ARCH

Xpress Reviews: Graphic Novels | November 4, 2016

Various. Thought Bubble Anthology Collection: 10 Years of Comics. Image. Oct. 2016. 130p.

ISBN 9781534300675. pap. $9.99; ebk. ISBN 9781534301290. Rated: M. COMICS ANTHOLOGY

Wood, Brian (text) & Garry Brown & others (illus.). Black Road. Vol 1: The Holy North. Image.

(Magnus the Black Mystery). Oct. 2016. 136p. ISBN 9781632158727. pap. $9.99; ebk. ISBN

9781534301221. Rated: M. HISTORICAL FICTION

Xpress Reviews: E-Originals | November 11, 2016

Cullen, Sharon. Campbell’s Redemption. Loveswept: Random. (Highland Pride, Bk. 3). Nov.

2016. 267p. ebk. ISBN 9781101964903. $4.99. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

deWolfe, Adrienne. Dance to the Devil’s Tune. ePublishing Works! (Lady Law & the Gunslinger,

Bk. 2). Nov. 2016. 372p. ebk. ISBN 9781614179924. $6.25. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Grey, Amelia. Mistletoe, Mischief, and the Marquis. Swerve: St. Martin’s. (Heirs’ Club of

Scoundrels, Bk. 3.5). Nov. 2016. 95p. ebk. ISBN 9781250141170. $1.99. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Rider, Sara. Keeping Score. Pocket Star. (Perfect Play, Bk. 2). Nov. 2016. 368p. ebk. ISBN

9781501132810. $5.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Xpress Reviews: Fiction | November 11, 2016

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**Manaster, Tracy. The Done Thing. Tyrus. Nov. 2016. 288p. ISBN 9781440596728. $24.99; ebk.

ISBN 9781440596735. F

Smith, Patricia. The Year of Needy Girls. Kaylie Jones: Akashic. Jan. 2017. 320p. ISBN

9781617754876. pap. $15.95; ebk. ISBN 9781617755194. F [D]

Graphic Novels: Xpress Reviews | November 11, 2016

Chanoinat, Philippe (text) & Fabrice Le Hénanff (illus.). Elvis. NBM. Oct. 2016. 80p. ISBN

9781681120768. $19.99. BIOG

**Matsumoto, Masahiko. Cigarette Girl. Top Shelf. May 2016. 264p. ed. by Seán Michael

Wilson. tr. from Japanese. ISBN 9781603093828. pap. $24.99. MANGA

Milton, John (text) & Pablo Auladell (illus.). Paradise Lost. Pegasus. Apr. 2017. 320p. tr. from

Spanish by Ángel Gurría. ISBN 9781681773629. $25.95; ebk. ISBN 9781681773988. LIT

Various. CBLDF Presents: She Changed Comics; The Untold Story of the Women Who Changed

Free Expression in Comics! Image. Oct. 2016. 170p. ed. by Betsy Gomez. index. ISBN

9781632159298. pap. $14.99; ebk. ISBN 9781534301283. BIOG/REF

FROM THE PAGES OF LJ REVIEWS

Memoir

Evans, John W. Should I Still Wish. Univ. of Nebraska. (American Lives). Jan. 2017. 160p. ISBN

9780803295223. pap. $19.95; ebk. ISBN 9780803295797. MEMOIR

Hayes, Bill. Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me. Bloomsbury USA. Feb. 2017. 304p.

photos. ISBN 9781620404935. $27; ebk. ISBN 9781620404959. MEMOIR

**Leiris, Antoine. You Will Not Have My Hate. Penguin Pr. Oct. 2016. 144p. tr. from French by

Sam Taylor. ISBN 9780735222113. $23; ebk. ISBN 9780735222144. MEMOIR

Neeman, Yael. We Were the Future: A Memoir of the Kibbutz. Overlook. Nov. 2016. 256p. tr.

from Hebrew by Sondra Silverston. photos. ISBN 9781468313567. $26.95; ebk. ISBN

9781468313864. MEMOIR