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Those Acrossthe River
Chioph BuhmWhat a great book. Incrediblesense of time and place, tighteningtension, the dread of the unfath-omableThose Across the River isone of the best first novels Ive everread.Charlaine Harris, authorof the Sookie Stackhouse Series.
Ace 368 pp.978-0-441-02067-6 $24.95
Available September 2011
In Malice,Quite CloseBi y yA haunting and sophisticateddebut novel bridging art historyand murder mystery with a nodto Nabokov.
Viking 400 pp.978-0-670-02279-3 $26.95
Available August 2011
Reign of Madnessy CuIn her second historical fictionnovel, Reign of Madness, LynnCullen explores royal intrigueand marital betrayal during theGolden Age of Spain.
Putnam 400 pp.978-0-399-15709-7 $25.95
Available August 2011
The KidpphiSapphires best-selling novelPush inspired the academyaward winning film Precious.Now Sapphire is back with TheKid in which she gives voice toPreciouss son, Abdul.
The Penguin Press 384 pp.978-1-59420-304-6 $25.95
Available July 2011
Velva Jean
Learns to FlyJif ivVelva Jean Hart is back in thefollow up to Jennifer Nivensdebut novel Velva Jean Learns toDrive. This time Velva Jean hassigned up to get her wings andrisk her life after the devastationof Pearl Harbor.
Plume 416 pp.978-0-452-29740-1 $15.00
Available August 2011
The Magician Kingv GomThe Magicians is to HarryPotter as a shot of Irish whiskyis to a glass of weak tea.Grossmans sensibilities arethoroughly adult, his narrativedark and dangerous and full oftwists. Hogwarts was never like
this.George R.R. Martin,author ofA Game of Thrones.
Viking 448 pp.978-0-670-02231-1 $26.95
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The Cradlein the Grave
ophi hhThis books triumph is that it isnot just a perfectly executedpsychological thriller, but a per-tinent meditation on society it-self.The Guardian.
Penguin 464 pp.978-0-14-311994-4 $15.00
Available September 2011
The Potters Field CmiiThe thirteenth InspectorMontalbano Mystery, a seriesthat has been calledimpeccably grimy by the NewYorker and deliciously playful
by the New York Times.
Penguin 288 pp.978-0-14-312013-1 $15.00
Available September 2011
The Keeperof Lost Causes
Jui -oranslated b na nnallDenmarks #1 crime writer makeshis American debut with thefirst novel in the internationally
bestselling and award-winningDepartment Q series.
Dutton 400 pp.978-0-525-95248-0 $25.95
Available August 2011
The Little Bride oomoEvocative of Alice Munro. AmyBloom and Willa Cather.TheLittle Bride is a masterful debut.This tale of a Jewish mail-order
brides experience marks thestart of a long, fine andimportant career.Jenna Blum,author of Those Who Save Us.
Riverhead 320 pp.978-1-59448-535-0 $15.00
Available September 2011
If Jacks In Loveph WI absolutely adore books foradults narrated by children [and]
Jack Witcher will charm you,break your heart.and surpriseyou.Katrina Kittle, author ofThe Blessings of the Animals
Amy Einhorn/Putnam 368 pp.978-0-399-15752-3 $25.95
Available September 2011
The PostmortalW mGyDrew Magarys haunting firstnovel imagines a postmoderndystopia that would seem far-fetched if it didnt seem sopossible. The Postmortal will makeyou regret ever wondering, evensecretly, what it would be like tolive forever.Stefan Fatsis,author of Word Freak.
Penguin 320 pp.978-0-14-311982-1 $15.00
Available August 2011
The Hottest Dishesof the Tartar Cuisinei BokyThe author of Broken Glass ParkAlina Bronsky lands another hitwith this hilarious, disturbing,and always irreverent blitz.Publishers Weekly, starred review
Europa 304 pp.978-1-609-45006-9 $15.00
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ColumbusThe Four VoyagesuC BGBestselling biographer LaurenceBergreen illustrates the mingled
brilliance and delusion of Christo-pher Columbus, exploring the three
journeys Columbus made beyond1492, each more adventurous, vio-lent and ambiguous than the last.
Viking 544 pp.978-0-670-02301-1 $35.00
Available September 2011
Food RulesmiCh poillstrated b mara kalanMichael Pollan and Maira Kalmancome together to create an en-hanced Food Rules for hardcover,now beautifully illustrated andwith even more food wisdom.
The Penguin Press 192 pp.978-1-59420-308-4 $22.95
Available November 2011
Charles DickensA LifeCi omiLiterary biographer Claire Tomalinchronicles both Charles Dickensheroic stature and failings, and theman who emerges is one of extraor-dinary contradictions, whose vicesand virtues were intertwined assurely as his life and art.
The Penguin Press 496 pp.978-1-59420-309-1 $36.00
Available October 2011
GandhiA Manga Biographykzuki BiThe third volume in Penguinsnew manga biography seriescombines a gripping narrativewith stunning illustrations toshare Gandhis inspiring anddeeply human story.
Penguin 208 pp.978-0-14-312024-7 $15.00
Available September 2011
Slow LoveHow I Lost My Job, Put on MyPajamas, and Found Happinessomiiqu BoWiGIf you read one book, make it SlowLove.advice we could all use, re-gardless of whether were gainful-ly employed.Shape Magazine.
Plume 288 pp.978-0-452-29750-0 $15.00
Available September 2011
Cocktail HourUnder the Treeof Forgetfulnessx fuOwning a great story doesntguarantee being able to tell it wellThats the individual mystery oftalent, a gift with which Alexan-
dra Fuller is richly blessed.Entertainment Weekly.
The Penguin Press 256 pp.978-1-59420-299-5 $25.95
Available August 2011
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