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CALEBS CROSSINGGeraldine BrooksViking 9780670021048 May 2011
Praise for Calebs Crossing
Brooks has an uncanny ability to reconstruct each moment of the
history she so thoroughly researched in stunningly lyrical prose,
and her characters are to be cherished.Deborah Donovan,
Booklist
Praise for Geraldine Brooks
Theres a romance between Brooks and the world, and her writing
is as full of heart as it is intelligence and judgment.The Boston
Globe
THE KIDSapphireThe Penguin Press 9781594203046 July 2011
Praise for Sapphire, author of The Kid A fresh new voice that
echoes the streets, Sapphires work is sure to win as many hearts as
it disturbs minds.Philadelphia Inquirer Affecting and
impassionedSails on the strength of pure, stirring feeling.The New
York Times Book Review [Sapphire] writes with a poet's ear for
rhythms, in a voice that pushes her story relentlessly into your
mind.Interview
THE BORROWERRebecca Makkai9780670022816 Viking June 2011
ALICE BLISSLaura Harrington9780670022786 Pamela Dorman Books
June 2011
Praise for The BorrowerRebecca Makkai takes all the best
features of the children's books her characters love and sweeps
them straight into her rst novel: their warmth, their vibrancy,
their joy at setting theirinventions in motion and following them
wherever they might lead.She is a generous, original,and arresting
writer, and any story she wants to tell, I want to listen.Kevin
Brockmeier, author of The Illumination
Praise for Alice Bliss
I put down this book and thought, there is no one like this
girl, so fully and richly has Harrington brought a new Alice to
life. The great sorrow, of course, is that there are many Alice
Blisses out there. The power of Harringtons richly delineated novel
lies in putting a girl like Alice before us and asking us to
remember how many beautiful, feisty others are staring down the
long hall of adulthood with a father or a mother gone to war.Sarah
Blake, bestselling author of The Postmistress
THE NIGHTMARE THIEFMeg GardinerDutton 9780525952213 July
2011
WHITE HEATM.J. McGrathViking 9780670022489 August 2011
THE MAGICIAN KINGLev GrossmanViking 9780670022311 August
2011
Gardiner is as good as Michael Bonnelley and far better than
Janet Evanovich and she can be fall-on-your-fanny hilarious.The
next suspense superstar.Stephen King
Praise for Meg Gardiner, author of the Nightmare Thief
Praise for Lev Grossman, author of The Magician King
The Magicians is to Harry Potter as a shot of Irish whisky is to
a glass of weak tea. Grossmans sensibilities are thoroughly adult,
his narrative dark and dangerous and full of twists. Hogwarts was
never like this.George R.R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones
Praise for White Heat
A tour de force, a book with a stunning grip on all the elements
that make a mystery story great.The characters are uniqueand
profoundly human, the plot wonderfully labyrinthine, and the sense
of place beautifullychillingly evoked.I challenge any reader to
pick up this marvelous novel and not be completely
mesmerized.William Kent Kreuger, author of Vermillion Drift
THE MAN IN THE ROCKEFELLER SUITThe Astonishing Rise and
Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter Mark SealViking 9780670022748
June 2011
THE BIG FIGHTMy Life In and Out of the Ring Sugar Ray
LeonardViking 9780670022724 June 2011
Praise for The Man In the Rockefeller Suit Seal delineates his
endless schemes in an irresistibly lucid and propulsive manner, and
his characterizations of his many victims are richly
observed.Impossible to put downPatricia Highsmith couldnt have
written a more compelling thriller.Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Sugar Ray Leonard, author of The Big Fight
Champions come and go, but to be legendary you got to have
heart, more heart than the next man, more than anyone in the world.
Ray's heart was bigger than all the rest. He would never stop
ghting. MuhammadAli
COCKTAIL HOUR UNDER THE TREE OF FORGETFULNESSAlexandra FullerThe
Penguin Press 9781594202995 August 2011
THOUGHTS WITHOUT CIGARETTESA Memoir Oscar HijuelosGotham
9781592406296 June 2011
Owning a great story doesnt guarantee being able to tell it
well. Thats the individual mystery of talent, a gift with which
Alexandra Fuller is richly blessed.Entertainment Weekly Her use of
language is compelling and surprising, her tone cynical and
humorous, and her descriptions vivid and as close to cinematic as
the written word can get.Rocky Mountain News
Praise for Alexandra Fuller, author of Cocktail Hour Under the
Tree of Forgetfulness
Praise for Thoughts Without Cigarettes
In Thoughts Without Cigarettes, a brilliant novelist reveals
what makes him tick and where he and all his characters have come
from, offering us a mesmerizing glimpse of that mystical realm
where the grittiest of realities are transformed into art and
memories are redeemed.Carlos Eire, author of Waiting for Snow in
Havana
WHAT ALICE FORGOTLiane MoriartyAmy Einhorn Books 9780399157189
June 2011
FIRST HUSBANDLaura DaveViking 9780670022670 May 2011
JOY FOR BEGINNERSErica BauermeisterPutnam 9780399157127 June
2011
Reminiscent of another Alice and her wonderland. Liane Moriarty
has written a deep and wondrous novel.Luanne Rice, author of The
Silver Boat
Praise for What Alice Forgot
Praise for Joy for Beginners
Moving, touching, wonderfully written, inspiring to read.Garth
Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain
Positively shines with wisdom and intelligence. What truly sets
Dave apart is her ability to convey the contradictions and
imperfections, the Inherent impossibility of true love, and yet
somehow still make you believe in it.Jonathan Tropper, bestselling
author of This is Where Leave You
Praise for The First Husband
THE SECRET HISTORY OF COSTAGUANAJuan Gabriel VasquezRiverhead
9781594488030 June 2011
A GOOD HARD LOOKAnn NapolitanoThe Penguin Press 9781594202926
July 2011
FARISHTAPatricia McArdleRiverhead 9781594487965 June 2011
A masterful writer. Juan Gabriel Vsquez has many
giftsintelligence, wit, energy, deep vein of feelingbut he uses
them so naturally that soon enough one forgets ones amazement at
his talents, and then the strange, beautiful sorcery of his tale
takes hold.Nicole Krauss, author of The History of Love
Praise for Juan Gabriel Vsquez, author of The Secret History of
Costaguana
Combining the emotional insight of Three Cups of Tea with the
narrative intensity of a Jason Bourne story, Farishta is the
gripping story of a female U.S. diplomat living and working in
Afghanistan. Met with open hostility not only by the Afghan males,
but also within her own all-male mission team, over the course of
her year there, she has to overcome their antagonism and confront
real danger and tragedy.Valerie Plame Wilson, author of Fair
Game
Praise for Farishta
Praise for A Good Hard Look
In A Good Hard Look, Napolitano seems to be channeling, as well
as portraying, the fascinating Flannery O'Connor. With uncanny
insight and perception, Napolitano pierces the surface of her
characters lives, laying bare their deepest desires. Small-town
life rarely gets this riveting and real. What a superb book.Paula
McLain, author of The Paris Wife
RULES OF CIVILITYAmor TowlesViking 9780670022694 July 2011
AN AFRICAN AFFAIRNina Darnton
IN MALICE, QUITE CLOSEBrandi Lynn RyderViking 9780670022793
August 2011
Viking 9780670022885 July 2011
[A] smashing debut[Towles] rst effort is remarkable for its
strong narrative, original characters and a voice inuenced by
Fitzgerald and Capote, but clearly true to itself.Publishers
Weekly
Praise for The Rules of Civility
Darnton combines real-world events with a fabulous mix of
suspense and intrigue. The heroine has heart as well as a tough
right uppercut. The perfect read to enjoy on a lazy day. Clive
Cussler, bestselling author of The Jungle
Praise for An African Affair
THE WHITE WOMAN ON THE GREEN BICYCLEMonique RoffeyPenguin
9780143119517 April 2011
LOVE CHILDSheila KohlerPenguin 9780143119197 June 2011
GOOD NEIGHBORSRyan David JahnPenguin 9780143118961 May 2011
Praise for The White Woman on the Green Bicycle
[Monique Roffeys] evocation of Trinidad is extraordinarily
vivid, the central relationship beautifully observed.Deservedly
shortlisted for the Orange prize.The Times (London)
Praise for Good Neighbors
"A terric debutpowerful, compassionate and authentic, it works
both as a mystery and as a snapshot of America in the early
1960s.The Guardian (UK)
Praise for Sheila Kohler, author of Love Child
There is a territoryctional and psychologicalthat Sheila Kohler
has now marked as her own.I am full of admiration.J. M. Coetzee,
bestselling author of Disgrace
HECTOR AND THE SECRETS OF LOVEFrancois LelordPenguin
9780143119470 May 2011
STORIES FOR NIGHTTIME AND SOME FOR THE DAYBen Loory
DEATH AT THE CHATEAU BREMONTA Verlaque and Bonnet Mystery M.L.
LongworthPenguin 9780143119524 June 2011
Penguin 9780143119500 July 2011
Praise for Franois Lelord, author of Hector and the Secrets of
Love
"Utterly charming...turns psychological research into a
fast-paced, enchanting story. Lelord himself is a psychiatrist, and
his interest in the human mind is infectious....Fans of Eat Pray
Love and The Elegance of the Hedgehog won't want to miss this gem
of a book. BookPage
That rare nda book that excites the reader. These tales are
hilarious and vertiginous in the calmly absurd manner of Lydia
Davis, Jack Handey and Etgar Keret.With his rst book, Ben Loory
proves he's alreadya master of the sleight of hand.Stewart ONan,
author of Emily, Alone
Praise for Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day
THE CRADLE IN THE GRAVE Sophie Hannah Penguin 9780143119944
September 2011
GANDHIA Manga Biography Kazuki EbinePenguin 9780143120247
September 2011
A remarkable novel, and an adventure to read. What Hannah has
created in [The Cradle and the Grave] is more than a murder
mystery. It is the most adept of psychological thrillers.This
latest addition to her cannon is undoubtedly a rst-class whodunit
that will keep you reading long into the night.The Scotsman
(UK)
Praise for The Cradle in the Grave
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TWICE BORNMargaret MazzantiniViking 9780670022687 May 2011
MICEGordon ReeceViking 9780670022847 August 2011
THE TWO DEATHS OF DANIEL HAYESMarcus SakeyDutton 9780525952114
June 2011
HEAVENS SHADOW THOSE ACROSS THE RIVERAce 9780441020676 September
2011
David S. Goyer and Michael CassuttAce 9780441020331 July
2011
Christopher Buehlman
Praise for Margaret Mazzantini, author of Twice Born
Gripping.It unfolds with the whispered, urgent secrecy of the
confessional. The writing is terse, taut and very graphiclike a
succession of crystal-clear stills from a dramatic lm.The Daily
Telegraph (UK)
A gripping, awless novel that's as surprising as it is
satisfying. It's one of those archetypal books you read and think,
Of course this story had to be written. I found it memorable,
atmospheric and chilling. Sophie Hannah, author of The Dead Lie
Down
Praise for Mice
Praise for Those Across the River
A great book, incredible sense of time and place, tightening
tension, the dread of the unfathomableone of the best rst books Ive
ever read.Charlaine Harris, author of Sookie Stackhouse Novels
Marcus Sakey is exactly the electric jolt American crime ction
needs.Dennis Lehane, bestselling author of Mystic River
Praise for Marcus Sakey, author of The Two Deaths of Daniel
Hayes
[A] trippy, pulse-pounding tale.Guillermo del Toro, creator of
Pans Labyrinth and author of The Strain
Praise for Heavens Shadow
