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• Coward on the Beach: Vol. 1

  By: James Delingpole

  
  
  

  "Extremely funny . . . very moving. The research is exemplary, and like the best historical fiction, woven seamlessly into the narrative. Truly compelling." —Sunday Telegraph

• Return to Sullivans Island

  By: Frank, Dorothea Benton

  
  
  

  This novel is the long-awaited sequel to the "New York Times" bestseller "Sullivan's Island" from the author who keeps you reading compulsively. ("Charlotte Observer").

• Allah Is Not Obliged

  By: Kourouma, Ahmadou

  
  
  

  A powerful and affecting novel of Africa's child-soldiers by French Africa's preeminent novelist, this masterpiece is at once powerful, terrible, and bitterly funny.

• Sag Harbor

  By: Whitehead, Colson

  
  
  

  In this deeply affectionate and fiercely funny coming-of-age novel, Whitehead--using the perpetual mortification of teenage existence and the desperate quest for reinvention--beautifully explores racial and class identity, illustrating the complex rhythms of the adult world.

• Look at the Birdie: Unpublished Short Fiction

  By: Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.

  
  
  

  Frequently perceptive, and at points ruefully sinister, the 14 never-before-published short stories featured in Vonnegut's "Look at the Birdie" date from the years before this American master began his accent to international stardom. Line drawings throughout.

• Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana

  By: Rice, Anne

  
  
  

  Rice's second book in her hugely ambitious and courageous series on the life of Christ begins during his last winter before his baptism and concludes with the miracle at Cana. As with "Out of Egypt," this novel is based on the Gospels and on the most respected New Testament scholarship.

• Unseen Academicals

  By: Pratchett, Terry

  
  
  

  Discworld lives on. In this latest novel, Terry Pratchett delivers the trademark insight and humor readers the world over have come to expect from the purely funniest English writer since Wodehouse ("Washington Post Book World").

• Ice

  By: Durst, Sarah Beth

  
  
  

  Cassie encounters a Polar Bear King and a love that defies reason, and she learns that perhaps fairy tales aren't make-believe after all.

• To Try Men's Souls: A Novel of George Washington and the Fight for American Freedom

  By: Gingrich, Newt

  
  
  

  After two bestselling series examining the Civil War and World War II, Gingrich and Forstchen turn their sharp eyes for detail to the Revolutionary War. Their story follows three men with three very different roles to play in history: General George Washington, Thomas Paine, and Jonathan Van Dorn, a private in Washington's army.

• Juliet, Naked

  By: Hornby, Nick

  
  
  

  What happens when a washed-up musician looks for anther chance? And a childless woman looks for a change? "Juliet, Naked" is a powerfully engrossing, humorous novel about music, love, loneliness, and the struggle to live up to one's promise.

• Home in Time for Christmas

  By: Graham, Heather

  
  
  

  With the aid of enchanted petals, ancient potions, and the magic of the season, two people embark on an unimaginable Christmas adventure--and discover a love that transcends time.

• Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile: A Mystery

  By: Brandreth, Gyles

  
  
  

  This shining star of historical crime fiction returns with the eagerly anticipated addition to the series that "Booklist" has hailed as pitch-perfect.

• Pursuit of Honor

  By: Flynn, Vince

  
  
  

  Deadly and charismatic hero Rapp wages a war against a new enemy, in this devastatingly intense thriller by "New York Times"-bestselling author Flynn.

• Wolf Hall

  By: Mantel, Hilary

  
  
  

  In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man, Thomas Cromwell, dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political power.

• Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel

  By: Walls, Jeannette

  
  
  

  Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did. So begins the story of Lily Casey. By age six, Lily was helping her father break horses. At fifteen, she left home to teach in a frontier town -- riding five hundred miles on her pony to get to her post. She learned to drive a car, fly a plane, and with her husband, managed a vast ranch in Arizona. She raised two children, one of whom is Jeannette's memorable mother, Rosemary Smith Walls, unforgettably portrayed in The Glass Castle. Smith, Jeannette Walls's no-nonsense, resourceful, and spectacularly compelling grandmother. Lily survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy. She bristled at prejudice of all kinds: against women, Native Americans, or anyone else who didn't fit the mold.

• Nine Dragons

  By: Connelly, Michael

  
  
  

  While investigating the murder of a Chinese liquor store owner, Harry Bosch gets word his daughter, who lives in Hong Kong with her mother, has been kidnapped. Bosch drops everything and journeys across the Pacific to a new city where nothing is as it seems.

• The Lacuna

  By: Kingsolver, Barbara

  
  
  

  In her first novel in nine years, "New York Times"-bestselling author Kingsolver tells the story of Harrison William Shepherd, an unforgettable protagonist whose search for identity takes readers to the heart of the 20th century's most tumultuous events.

• Kindred in Death

  By: Robb, J D

  
  
  

  When the newly promoted captain of the NYPD and his wife return from vacation, they look forward to spending time with their 16-year-old daughter who had stayed behind. Not even their worst nightmares could have prepared them for the crime scene that awaits them instead.

• Alex Cross's Trial

  By: Patterson, James

  
  
  

  Detective Alex Cross tells an ancestor's story, in this astonishing account of one man's bold pursuit of justice in the face of racism and violence. Unlike any story Patterson has ever told before, "Alex Cross's Trial" still offers the astounding action and breakneck speed of any Alex Cross novel to date.

• The Gathering Storm

  By: Jordan, Robert

  
  
  

  "A Memory of Light," the final book of the Wheel of Time series, was partially completed by Jordan before his untimely death. "New York Times"-bestselling author Sanderson pens "The Gathering Storm," the first of three novels to conclude Jordan's bestselling series.

• Beautiful Creatures

  By: Garcia, Kami

  
  
  

  Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever--and one secret could change everything.

• I, Alex Cross

  By: Patterson, James

  
  
  

  Alex Cross's niece is found brutally murdered. Overcome with grief, Alex vows to take down her killer before he strikes again. But shortly after he begins the investigation, Alex discovers that his niece had gotten mixed up with some very important, very dangerous people.

• Ford County

  By: Grisham, John

  
  
  

  Grisham returns to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his immensely popular first novel, "A Time to Kill." This wholly surprising collection reminds readers once again why Grisham is one of America's favorite storytellers.

• Knit the Season

  By: Jacobs, Kate

  
  
  

  Another heartwarming Friday Night Knitting Club novel from #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Jacobs. From Thanksgiving through Hanukkah and New Year's, "Knit the Season" is a story about the richness of family bonds and the joys of friendship.

• An Echo in the Bone

  By: Gabaldon, Diana

  
  
  

  Readers have been waiting with bated breath for the seventh volume in bestselling author Gabaldon's epic Outlander saga--a masterpiece of historical fiction featuring Jamie and Claire, from one of the genre's most popular and beloved writers.

• Under the Dome

  By: King, Stephen

  
  
  

  On a beautiful fall day, the town of Chester's Mill, Maine, is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. No one knows what this barrier is and when--or if--it will go away.

• No Less Than Victory: A Novel of World War II

  By: Shaara, Jeff

  
  
  

  The magisterial conclusion to Shaara's World War II trilogy vividly portrays the European war's last act, from the Battle of the Bulge to Germany's unconditional surrender--told through the viewpoints of the men at the top including Eisenhower, Patton, Churchill, and Hitler.

• Pirate Latitudes

  By: Crichton, Michael

  
  
  

  This irresistible tale of swashbuckling pirates in the New World offers a classic story of treasure and betrayal. "Pirate Latitudes" was discovered as a complete manuscript in Crichton's files after his death in 2008.

• Last Night in Twisted River

  By: Irving, John

  
  
  

  A story spanning five decades, Irving's 12th novel is set in 1954 New Hampshire, where an anxious 12-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear.

• Queen of the Slayers ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

  By: Holder, Nancy

  
  
  

  Picking up where the series finale left off, this novel offers fans an exclusive look into the characters' lives. With the closing of Hellmouth and the "awakening" of hundreds of potential slayers, Buffy thought she'd earned herself a much-deserved break. But she's mistaken.

• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

  By: Grahame-Smith, Seth

  
  
  

  So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton a " and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but shea (TM)s soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers a " and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield. Can Elizabeth vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature.

• Maelstrom

  By: Anderson, Taylor

  
  
  

  The final thrilling chapter in the alternate history saga that bestselling author S. M. Stirling has called "gripping and riveting."

• Into the Storm

  By: Anderson, Taylor

  
  
  

  "The four-stacker destroyer, USS "Walker", played a part in World War II. Here, as Lt. Commander Matthew Patrick Reddy's first command ship, the destroyer plies the waters of the South Pacific in search of Japanese submarines. When a particularly vicious battle forces Reddy to retreat, the enemy pursues the ship through a heavy squall. Surviving the storm, the crew finds itself in strange waters, filled with monstrous fish. Likewise, dinosaurs stalk the lands known as Borneo and Madagascar. Two sentient races have evolved enough to war against each other: the catlike Lemurians and the raptorlike Grik. Reddy and his crew must choose which group to side with. Anderson's alternate history debut combines a love for military history with a keen eye for natural science." - Library Journal
  

• The Lost Symbol

  By: Brown, Dan

  
  
  

  The eagerly awaited follow-up to his #1 international phenomenon "The DaVinciCode, The Lost Symbol" once again features Brown's unforgettable protagonist, Harvard symbol expert Robert Langdon.

• Prelude to Tomorrow: A Collection of Travel Stories

  By: Hudson, Paul

  
  
  

  "This is my attempt at travel, my attempt at writing, my attempt at, well, at attempt itself. This is not the perfect story. With trial comes error. But these errors add up to something greater. These errors add up to truth of self and conviction." On the surface, "Prelude to Tomorrow" is a travel memoir, a reflection upon Paul Hudson's trips around the world during summer breaks from college. But he quickly reveals a deeper focus, not just on America, Africa, and Europe, but on friendship, youth, and the search for one's identity and path in life. Hudson guides us through his rewarding adventures: road-tripping with three lifelong friends across the United States, from Georgia to Utah; working on a cattle ranch in Montana; admiring the spectacular animal kingdom native to the plains of Kenya; studying at the University of Innsbruck in Austria; and carousing with his college band at Lake Tahoe. A vivid and vibrant travel memoir, "Prelude to Tomorrow" reminds us that our experiences from the past are not just snapshots of a distant time-they are the very foundation for who we will become.
  

• Amsterdam

  By: McEwan, Ian

  
  
  

  On a chilly February day, two old friends meet in the throng outside a crematorium to pay their last respects to the woman who had been a love to both of them. In the days that follow the funeral, Clive and Vernon will make a pact that will have consequences that neither man could have foreseen.

• Rain Gods

  By: Burke, James Lee

  
  
  

  From the winner of two Edgar Awards comes another gritty, thrilling mystery with a brand new character: Texas Sheriff Hackberry Holland, cousin of beloved character Billy Bob Holland.

• Rules of Vengeance

  By: Reich, Christopher

  
  
  

  In this sequel to the "New York Times"-bestselling thriller "Rules of Deception," Doctors Without Borders physician Jonathan Ransom is once more on the run. The only way to clear his name is to locate his wife Emma, but finding her may prove more dangerous than he knows.

• The Winds of Dune

  By: Herbert, Brian

  
  
  

  Herbert and Anderson have taken ideas left behind by Frank Herbert and filled them with living characters and a true sense of wonder. Where "Paul of Dune" picks up the saga directly after the events of "Dune," this work begins after the events of "Dune Messiah."

• The Magicians

  By: Grossman, Lev

  
  
  

  "Harry Potter discovers Narnia is real in this derivative fantasy thriller from Time book critic Grossman (Codex). Quentin Coldwater, a Brooklyn high school student devoted to a children's series set in the Narnia-like world of Fillory, is leading an aimless existence until he's tapped to enter a mysterious portal that leads to Brakebills College, an exclusive academy where he's taught magic. Coldwater, whose special gifts enable him to skip grades, finds his family's world mundane and domestic when he returns home for vacation. He loses his innocence after a prank unintentionally allows a powerful evil force known only as the Beast to enter the college and wreak havoc. Eventually, Coldwater's powers are put to the test when he learns that Fillory is a real place and how he can journey there. Genre fans will easily pick up the many nods to J.K. Rowling and C.S. Lewis, not to mention J.R.R. Tolkien in the climactic battle between the bad guy and a magician." - Publishers Weekly

• The Doomsday Key

  By: Rollins, James

  
  
  

  A "New York Times"-bestselling author continues to dazzle as he sends Sigma Force to solve a centuries-old secret coded in prophecies of doom. Rollins combines real-world science with high-octane action.--"Chicago Sun-Times."

• Rhino Ranch

  By: McMurtry, Larry

  
  
  

  In this novel of love and regret, McMurtry bids a final farewell to his beloved character, Duane Moore, and the rapidly changing town of Thalia, Texas.

• This Is Where I Leave You

  By: Tropper, Jonathan

  
  
  

  "Tropper returns with a snappy and heartfelt family drama/belated coming-of-age story. Judd Foxman's wife, Jen, has left him for his boss, a Howard Stern–like radio personality, but it is the death of his father and the week of sitting shivah with his enjoyably dysfunctional family that motivates him. Jen's announcement of her pregnancy—doubly tragic because of a previous miscarriage—is followed by the dramas of Judd's siblings: his sister, Wendy, is stuck in an emotionless marriage; brother Paul—always Judd's defender—and his wife struggle with infertility; and the charming youngest, Phillip, attempts a grown-up relationship that only highlights his rakishness. Presided over by their mother, a celebrated parenting expert despite her children's difficulties, the mourning period brings each of the family members to unexpected epiphanies about their own lives and each other. The family's interactions are sharp, raw and often laugh-out-loud funny, and Judd's narration is unflinching, occasionally lewd and very keen. Tropper strikes an excellent balance between the family history and its present-day fallout, proving his ability to create touchingly human characters and a deliciously page-turning story." - Publishers Weekly
  

• The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

  By: Howe, Katherine

  
  
  

  Written by an author completing a Ph.D. in New England Studies, and whose ancestors had been accused witches in Salem, "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane" travels seamlessly between the trials in the 1690s and a modern woman's story of mystery and discovery.

• The Angel's Game

  By: Ruiz Zafon, Carlos

  
  
  

  From the author of the international phenomenon "The Shadow of the Wind" comes "The Angel's Game" comes a new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story.

• Shanghai Girls

  By: See, Lisa

  
  
  

  From the author of the bestsellers "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" and "Peony in Love" comes a stunning new novel about two sisters who leave Shanghai to find new lives in 1930s Los Angeles.

• The Defector

  By: Silva, Daniel

  
  
  

  In this extraordinary follow-up to the bestselling "Moscow Rules," Gabriel Allon returns to find himself once more on the front lines of the secret war between East and West. Allon uncovers a deadly conspiracy and, in order to stop it, he must risk everything--even his life.

• The Angel Experiment

  By: Patterson, James

  
  
  

  Patterson's explosive debut in the young adult market. From Death Valley, California, to the bowels of the NYC subway system, 14-year-old Max leads her five feisty "family" members on a journey of action, adventure, and soul-seeking.

• Twenties Girl

  By: Kinsella, Sophie

  
  
  

  "Think Topper, that impossibly sophisticated and goofy 1937 ghost tale of blithe spirits bugging the only living soul who can hear them. Kinsella creates an equally vexing and endearing shade, Sadie, a wild-at-heart flapper with unfinished earthly business who badgers 27-year-old great-niece Lara into doing her bidding. Predictable mayhem and the most delicious and delightful romp a ghost and girl-at-loose-ends could ever have in 21st century London ensue. Sadie discovers just how loved she really is, and Lara channels her inner '20s girl to discover the difference between wanting to be in love and finding love. Kinsella, a master of comic pacing and feminine wit (see: the wildly successful Shopaholic series), casts a bigger net with this piece of fun and fluff, weaving family dynamics and an old-fashioned mystery into the familiar chick lit romance. And there's a sweet nod to old folks (All that white hair and wrinkled skin is just cladding.... They were all young, with love affairs and friends and parties and an endless life ahead of them). It's a breath of crackling fresh air that may well keep readers warm right through winter." - Publishers Weekly
  

• The Traffickers

  By: Griffin, W. E. B.

  
  
  

  The "New York Times"-bestselling authors of "Death and Honor" return with their popular Badge of Honor police series. Filled with authentic color and detail, "The Traffickers" offers a story of murder and lawlessness as compelling as today's headlines.

• Out of the Pocket

  By: Konigsberg, Bill

  
  
  

  Star quarterback Bobby Framingham knows he's different from his teammates. They're like brothers, but they don't know that Bobby is gay. After he's outed by a student reporter, Bobby must find a way to earn back his teammates' trust.

• Best Friends Forever

  By: Weiner, Jennifer

  
  
  

  With her incomparable humor and heart, the author of the bestselling "Good in Bed" and "In Her Shoes" returns with a novel that depicts the nuances of female friendship.

• The Girl Who Played with Fire

  By: Larsson, Stieg

  
  
  

  The electrifying follow-up to the phenomenal bestseller "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" features Lisbeth Salander, the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker, as the focus and fierce heart of its story.

• City of Thieves

  By: Benioff, David

  
  
  

  Benioff follows up "The 25th Hour" with this hard-to-put-down novel based on his grandfather's stories about surviving World War II in Russia.

• Dragons of the Hourglass Mage

  By: Weis, Margaret

  
  
  

  Between Chronicles and Legends, what made Raistlin aspire to godhood? In the dramatic conclusion to the Lost Chronicles series, the reader finds out what, exactly, the wizard did after he abandoned the Companions to their deaths in the War of the Lance.

• South of Broad

  By: Conroy, Pat

  
  
  

  The one and only Pat Conroy returns with a big, sprawling novel that is at once a love letter to Charleston, South Carolina, and to lifelong friendship--a long-awaited work from a great American writer whose passion for life and language knows no bounds.

• The Siege

  By: White, Stephen

  
  
  

  A "New York Times"-bestselling author returns with a relentlessly propelled thriller. In this latest addition to the Alan Gregory series, Gregory's longtime friend Sam Purdy takes centerstage in a story that feels ripped from tomorrow's headlines.

• Finger Lickin' Fifteen

  By: Evanovich, Janet

  
  
  

  From #1 bestselling author Evanovich comes the next book in her Stephanie Plum series, in which complications arise, loyalties are tested, cliffhangers are resolved, and donuts are eaten.

• Gone Tomorrow

  By: Child, Lee

  
  
  

  "New York Times"-bestselling author Child returns with his latest explosive and nearly impossible to put down ("People") thriller. Jack Reacher is back and he's been cast as a suspect on the world's biggest stage: New York City.

• The Last Dickens

  By: Pearl, Matthew

  
  
  

  earl reopens one of literary history's greatest mysteries, in a tale filled with the dazzling twists and turns, the unerring period details, and the meticulous research that thrilled readers of bestsellers "The Dante Club" and "The Poe Shadow."

• Life Is Short But Wide

  By: Cooper, J California

  
  
  

  In language both spare and direct yet wondrously lyrical, "Life Is Short But Wide" is an irresistible story of family that proves one is never too old to chase dreams. Cooper's stories reveal a meticulous attention to the nuances of African-American life--"San Francisco Chronicle."

• Lowboy

  By: Wray, John

  
  
  

  Suspenseful and comic, devastating and hopeful by turns, "Lowboy" is a fearless exploration of youth, coming of age, and violence in contemporary America, seen through one boy's haunting and extraordinary vision.

• One Second After

  By: Forstchen, William R.

  
  
  

  "New York Times"-bestselling author Forstchen presents a terrifyingly real story of terrorism, in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war.

• The Carbon Diaries 2015

  By: Lloyd, Saci

  
  
  

  In the year 2015, global warming has begun to ravage the environment. In response, the UK becomes the first country to mandate carbon rationing--a well-intentioned plan that goes tragically awry. One girl attempts to stay grounded in a world where disaster has become the norm, and tells her story through diary entries.

• Little Bee

  By: Cleave, Chris

  
  
  

  From the author of the international bestseller "Incendiary" comes a haunting novel about the tenuous friendship that blooms between two disparate strangers--one an illegal Nigerian refugee, the other a recent widow from suburban London.

• The Temptation of the Night Jasmine

  By: Willig, Lauren

  
  
  

  "Pride and Prejudice" lives on in Willig's fifth installment in her acclaimed Pink Carnation series, offering another deliciously lighthearted, romantic, and suspenseful novel.

• Paths of Glory

  By: Archer, Jeffrey

  
  
  

  Archer's new epic tells the story of George Mallory, who once told a reporter that he wanted to climb Mt. Everest, "because it is there." Not until the last page of Archer's extraordinary novel will readers find out what happened to Mallory.

• True Detectives

  By: Kellerman, Jonathan

  
  
  

  "True Detectives" follows Moe Reed and Aaron Fox on the twisted trail of a missing girl. This dark, baffling whodunit forces the brothers to put aside their mutual animus and to confront the unresolved family mystery that turned them into enemies.

• Heart and Soul

  By: Binchy, Maeve

  
  
  

  With the warmth, humor, and compassion readers have come to expect from her, Binchy tells a story of family, friends, patients, and staff who are part of a heart clinic in a community caught between the old and the new in Ireland.

• Genghis: Bones of the Hills

  By: Iggulden, Conn

  
  
  

  Iggulden's novels are grand historical tales of conquest and vengeance, cruelty and greatness. Now the acclaimed author of "Genghis: Birth of an Empire" delivers a masterful new novel of the mighty Mongol conqueror--as Genghis Khan sets out to unify an entire continent.

• Corsair

  By: Cussler, Clive

  
  
  

  For five novels, Cussler has brought readers into the world of the "Oregon," a seemingly dilapidated ship packed with sophisticated equipment, and captained by the rakish, one-legged Juan Cabrillo. And now the "Oregon" and its crew face their biggest challenge yet.

• Divine Justice

  By: Baldacci, David

  
  
  

  Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in Baldacci's most astonishing thriller yet when the assassinations Stone carries out prompt the highest levels of the government to unleash a massive manhunt.

• Paper Towns

  By: Green, John

  
  
  

  With his trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty, the Printz Medal-winning author of "Looking for Alaska" returns with a novel about a teenage girl who has mysteriously vanished, and the boy who looks for her by following the clues she left behind just for him.

• Truancy

  By: Fukui, Isamu

  
  
  
  “Truancy is ‘Another Brick in the Wall’ for science fiction. Isamu Fukui delivers a well-written and passionate story somewhere between George Orwell and Pink Floyd. His school system gone mad is described with both wit and anger—as if he’s been there himself.”—Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling co-author of Hunters of Dune “As much insightful social commentary as action-packed coming of age story. All in all, an impressive debut.” —Eric Van Lustbader, New York Times bestselling author of The Testament and The Bourne Legacy

• Doghead

  By: Ramsland, Morten

  
  
  

  This exuberant saga--winner of Book of the Year in Denmark--follows three generations of a wildly dysfunctional Norwegian family. A huge international success . . . ["Doghead"] combines rambunctiousness, salty humor, and poetic imagination--"Independent on Sunday" (UK).

• The Help

  By: Stockett, Kathryn

  
  
  

  In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and daughters--view one another.

• Hater

  By: Moody, David

  
  
  

  "Hater" is the story of Danny McCoyne, an everyman forced to contend with a world gone mad. For reasons unknown, vast numbers of the human population suddenly become irrationally violent, killing all who cross their path.

• Sea of Poppies

  By: Ghosh, Amitav

  
  
  

  At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the "Ibis," whose destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, and whose purpose is to fight China's vicious 19th-century Opium Wars. This adventure spans landscapes from the lush poppy fields of the Ganges to the exotic backstreets of Canton.

• Anathem

  By: Stephenson, Neal

  
  
  

  Since childhood, Raz has lived behind the walls of a 3,400-year-old monastery, a sanctuary for scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians. There, he and his cohorts are sealed off from the illiterate, irrational, and unpredictable saecular world, until the day that a higher power decides it is only these cloistered scholars who have the abilities to avert an impending catastrophe. One by one, Raz and his friends, mentors, and teachers are sent forth without warning into the unknown.

• Hold My Hand

  By: Mackesy, Serena

  
  
  

  "A modern day "Rebecca," mixed with a suspense-filled Gothic novel and served up with generous helpings of wit-a real treat."-Associated Press When Bridget gets a job caretaking a country manor house, she thinks it will mean a fresh start for herself and her daughter. With their new names, she has hope for the future. But Rospetroc House has its own dark secrets. Serena Mackesy is a journalist and novelist. Her first novel, "The Temp," soared into the "Sunday Times" Top 10 and was followed by "Virtue" and "Simply Heaven," She lives in London.

• The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard

  By: Howard, Robert E.

  
  
  

  Booklist (Wednesday, October 15, 2008):
  The latest book in Del Reys program to collect the works of Conan the Destroyers creator includes more and better horror stories than even Howards staunchest fans may have previously believed existed. Here are more tales of Howards arguably finest creation, Solomon Kane, and more classic tales of nightmarish things lurking just around the corner on the way to school as well as jumping out at far-flung travelers even in such places as a somewhat pulpish Africa, where they would be expectable. Howards vivid depiction of lurking nightmare recalls his contemporary H. P. Lovecraft, and his equally fine use of regional settings makes one think of early Manly Wade Wellman. One cannot do more than sample this volume without deeply regretting Howards short career, nor that Conan of Cimmeria so completely and for so long overshadowed the rest of his creations. Add Greg Staples grim-toned illustrations, and the resulting volume is a desirable acquisition for any fantasy collection. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)

• The Hour I First Believed

  By: Lamb, Wally

  
  
  

  The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author and two-time Oprah's Book Club pick delivers his first novel in over a decade--an extraordinary work of prodigious scope and ambition that explores the consequences of violent events, and the chaos that ensues.

• Victory of Eagles

  By: Novik, Naomi

  
  
  

  The acclaimed series, starring the fighting dragon Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, reaches a peak of excitement with this latest installment from award-winning author Novik.

• Dangerous Laughter: Thirteen Stories

  By: Millhauser, Steven

  
  
  

  From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author hailed by "The New Yorker" as "a virtuoso of waking dreams" comes a dazzling new collection of darkly comic stories united by their obsession with obsession.

• Dream House

  By: Laken, Valerie

  
  
  

  Embracing the volatile issues of race and class, "Dream House" charts the concentric effects of one fateful act on the lives of two families, and explores the connection between property and intimacy, illuminating the terrible price people pay to hold their dreams and homes together.

• Kissing Kate

  By: Myracle, Lauren

  
  
  

  A coming of age story detailing the personal identity issues one high school girl has to deal with.
  

• Gardens of Water

  By: Drew, Alan

  
  
  

  Powerful, emotional, and beautifully written, Drews stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families--one Kurdish, one American--and the sacrifice and love that bind them together.

• The Outlander

  By: Adamson, Gil

  
  
  

  Adamson's debut work is simply enough, a superb novel. . . . The frayed material of the North American west is rendered in an astoundingly fresh light. . . . a condition only occasioned by first rate fiction (Jim Harrison).

• Going to See the Elephant

  By: Fishburne, Rodes

  
  
  

  "Fishburne's zany and entertaining, if somewhat uneven, first novel tells the story of Slater Brown: Writer Extraordinaire (at least in his own mind), as he whimsically romps through San Francisco. Slater arrives in the city with little more than the clothes on his back and a 250-pound trunk of books. He soon finds himself employed at a down and out newspaper called the Morning Trumpet, where, with the aid of a mystic known as Answer Man and a corrupt-beyond-belief mayoral administration, Slater becomes the journalistic toast of the town. Add a beautiful chess champion as romantic interest and a genius inventor intent on manipulating the weather, and you have the recipe for a generous and whacky story in the tradition of Tom Robbins. At times Fishburne has trouble maintaining so many moving parts; the inventor story line can feel extraneous, and the love story takes a while to get going. But what saves the book is its sweetness and innocence, and the depiction of Slater in the big city is a pleasure." - Publishers Weekly
  

• Black Ops

  By: Griffin, W. E. B.

  
  
  

  The Russian bear is stirring--and it's hungry--in the thrilling fifth novel of the Presidential Agent series. Could sabers be rattling for a new Cold War--or worse? Lieutenant Colonel Charley Castillo is about to find out.

• Cross Country (Alex Cross Novels)

  By: Patterson, James

  
  
  

  When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. "Cross Country" is the most heart-stopping, electrifying Alex Cross thriller yet.

• Princeps' Fury (Codex Alera)

  By: Butcher, Jim

  
  
  

  From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Captain's Fury" and the Dresden Files novels comes Book Five in the Codex Alera series. For a thousand years, Alera and her furies have withstood every enemy, and survived every foe. The thousand years are over.

• Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (Star Wars)

  By: Stover, Matthew Woodring

  
  
  

  The classic "Star Wars" heroes are featured in an all-new adventure. Here, young Luke Skywalker realizes the path his life must take: to revive the Jedi Order to protect the galaxy from evil.

• Watchmen

  By: Moore, Alan

  
  
  

  DC Comics has re-released this classic epic. The Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by all-too-human failings.
  

• Arctic Drift ( Dirk Pitt Novels)

  By: Cussler, Clive

  
  
  

  Cussler's dazzling Dirk Pitt novels keep the action zipping along until a final powerhouse showdown ("Entertainment Weekly"), and this 20th work in the series doesn't disappoint. Filled with breathtaking suspense and audacious imagination, "Arctic Drift" is a tour de force of adventure writing.

• Just After Sunset: Stories

  By: King, Stephen

  
  
  

  Following his two recent critically acclaimed bestsellers, "Duma Key" and "Lisey's Story," celebrated author King delivers a stunning collection of short stories, his first in six years.

• Miles from Nowhere

  By: Mun, Nami

  
  
  

  In raw and beautiful prose, debut novelist Mun delivers the story of a young woman who is at once tough and vulnerable, world-weary and naive, faced with insurmountable odds and yet fiercely determined to survive. In the process, Mun creates one of the most indelible characters in recent fiction.

• What They Always Tell Us

  By: Wilson, Martin

  
  
  

  Brothers James and Alex have barely anything in common anymore--least of all their experiences in high school, where James is a popular senior and Alex is suddenly an outcast. After Alex takes up running, there is James's friend Nathen, who unites the brothers in moving and unexpected ways.

• Ender in Exile

  By: Card, Orson Scott

  
  
  

  At the close of "Ender's Game," Andrew Wiggin--called Ender--is told that he can no longer live on Earth. The 12-year-old chooses to leave his home world and begins the long relativistic journey out to the colonies.

• Running Hot ( Arcane Society Novels)

  By: Krentz, Jayne Ann

  
  
  

  Aura-reading consultant Grace Renquist joins ex-cop Luther Malone, lifelong member of the secretive paranormal organization known as the Arcane Society, as he deals with rogue sensitives who have enhanced their talents with a potent--and unpredictable--drug.

• The Moon Opera

  By: Feiyu, Bi

  
  
  

  The debut novel of one of China's rising young literary talents is a gem of a book that takes a piercing look into the world of Chinese opera and its female stars.

• Bones

  By: Kellerman, Jonathan

  
  
  

  In #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Kellerman's new Alex Delaware novel, the psychologist-sleuth follows a grisly trail of bones to a devious and malevolent killer.

• A Lion Among Men (Wicked Years #03)

  By: Maguire, Gregory

  
  
  

  In this third novel of the "New York Times"-bestselling series, civil war looms in Oz, and an ancient oracle named Yackle prepares for death. But before she can die, the Cowardly Lion arrives seeking knowledge about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West--the woman who had defended him when he was a cub.

• So Brave, Young, and Handsome

  By: Enger, Leif

  
  
  

  A stunning successor to his bestselling novel "Peace Like a River," Enger's new work is a rugged and nimble story about an aging train robber on a quest to reconcile the claims of love and judgment on his life, and the failed writer who goes with him.

• The Lazarus Project

  By: Hemon, Aleksandar

  
  
  

  The much anticipated novel from MacArthur Award-winning writer Hemon is a story of historical sweep and contemporary insight crafted in a dazzlingly original style. Illustrated.

• (Audio Book) The Plague of Doves

  By: Erdrich, Louise

  
  
  

  "A multigenerational tour de force of sin, redemption, murder, and vengeance"--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review). Unabridged. 10 CDs.

• (Audio Book) Eragon

  By: Paolini, Christopher

  
  
  

  Thrilling adventure full of magic, dragons, elves, monsters, and the battle between good and evil. Fifteen-year old Eragon believes that he is merely an orphan taken in by relatives--one among the masses. Soon he discovers that nothing is farther from the truth. When his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed, Eragon must flee the tyrannical King Galbatrorix.

• Eldest

  By: Paolini, Christopher

  
  
  

  Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider.

• Graceling

  By: Cashore, Kristin

  
  
  

  With elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, a debut author creates a mesmerizing medieval world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will captivate readers.

• The Graveyard Book

  By: Gaiman, Neil

  
  
  

  In his first full-length novel for middle-graders since the international bestseller "Coraline," Neil Gaiman introduces Bod, a boy who is the only living resident of a graveyard. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?

• The Hunger Games

  By: Collins, Suzanne

  
  
  

  The acclaimed author of the "New York Times"-bestselling Underland Chronicles series delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in a stunning novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to the present.

• Ysabel

  By: Kay, Guy Gavriel

  
  
  

  The ancient structure of Saint-Saveur Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence is a perfect subject for a celebrated photographer, and a perfect place for the photographer's son, Ned Marriner, to lose himself while his father works. But the cathedral isn't the empty edifice it appears to be.

• Before I Sleep: A Doctor on Call

  By: Waters, William C III

  
  
  

  This is the story of everything that happens to -- and a lot that runs through the mind of -- John Galen, M. D., as he darts from patient to patient in the office, ER, operating room, home, and kidney dialysis suite during his day and night on duty. Patients come and go, but two special cases dominate the narrative drive. Written in the first person and present tense, it is derived from the 40-year experience of the author, William Waters, M. D., who is also the son of - and father of - doctors.

• Transformation

  By: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

  
  
  

  A macabre, sinister, and supernatural tale, Mary Shelley's" Transformation" is a masterpiece of Gothic writing. Having squandered his wealth, Guido returns to claim the hand of the celestial Juliet, but finds himself censured by her father. Petulant at his chastisement, his Byronic temperament gets the better of him, and he is punished with banishment. As he plots his revenge, he witnesses a mighty tempest, and from the raging sea emerges a strange figure. Initially repelled by the dwarfish form before him, the true horror soon strikes him: he and the dwarf are one. As their identities become increasingly merged, "Transformation" takes its place in the history of Doppelganger literature. It appears here with two other stories by Shelley: "The Mortal Immortal" and "The Evil Eye. "Novelist and short-story writer Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is best known for "Frankenstein."

• Heat Lightning

  By: Sandford, John

  
  
  

  In this vintage Sandford thriller, Virgil Flowers takes on a puzzling--and most alarming--case. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator has been around the block a few times, and he doesn't think much can surprise him anymore. He's wrong.

• Dark Summer

  By: Johansen, Iris

  
  
  

  With lightning-fast pace, unforgettable characters, and gut-wrenching action, "Dark Summer" is compelling new terrain from the masterful author of "Pandora's Daughter, Quicksand," and "Killer Dreams."

• To Siberia

  By: Petterson, Per

  
  
  

  From the author of "Out Stealing Horses" comes this story of a brother and sister who are forced ever more closely together after the suicide of their grandfather. The sister dreams of escaping to Siberia, while her brother becomes more and more involved in resisting the Nazis.

• The Art of Racing in the Rain

  By: Stein, Garth

  
  
  

  Meet Enzo, the unforgettable canine narrator of this bittersweet and transformative story of family, love, loyalty, and hope. Enzo is a philosopher with a nearly human soul, and he's gained a wealth of knowledge from hours spent in front of the TV.

• Ball Don't Lie

  By: de La Pena, Matt

  
  
  

  Sticky is a beat-around-the-head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He's a white boy living and playing in a world where he doesn't seem to belong. But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out . . . if he can only realize that he doesn't have to be the person everyone else expects him to be. A breakout urban masterpiece by newcomer Matt de la Pena, "Ball Don't Lie" takes place where the street and the court meet and where a boy can be anything if he puts his mind to it.

• From Dead to Worse

  By: Harris, Charlaine

  
  
  

  In the latest entry of the "New York Times"-bestselling Southern Vampire series, Sookie Stackhouse faces danger, death, and, once again, betrayal by someone she loves.

• Dreams Underfoot: The Newford Collection

  By: de Lint, Charles

  
  
  

  The first of de Lint's Newford collections is returned to print in trade paperback. "Dreams Underfoot" is a must-read book, not only for fans of urban fantasy, but for all who seek magic in everyday life.

• The Wasted Vigil

  By: Aslam, Nadeem

  
  
  

  From the author of "Maps for Lost Lovers" comes a new novel--at once lyrical and blistering--about war in modern times, told through the lives of five people who come together in post-9/11 Afghanistan.

• Wolf Totem

  By: Rong, Jiang

  
  
  

  An epic Chinese tale, "Wolf Totem" depicts the dying culture of the Mongols--the ancestors of the Mongol hordes who at one time terrorized the world--and the parallel extinction of the animal they believe to be sacred: the fierce and otherworldly Mongolian wolf.

• War for the Oaks

  By: Bull, Emma

  
  
  

  An aspiring young rock-and-roll singer's life is astonishingly changed when she is drafted into the war of the faeries, where she is instructed to use her musical talents to defeat an evil enemy.

• Boy A

  By: Trigell, Jonathan

  
  
  

  This award-winning debut novel, soon to be a major motion picture, is a modern-day immorality tale about the attempted rehabilitation of a child implicated in murder . . . delivered with a horrific sense of foreboding--"Arena."

• Extreme Measures: A Thriller

  By: Flynn, Vince

  
  
  

  The latest pulse-pounding thriller by #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Flynn explodes onto the scene with a deadly and charismatic hero, in this work that delivers an all-too-real portrayal of an intelligence war that is waged every day by a handful of brave souls.

• Spirits in the Grass

  By: Meissner, William

  
  
  

  Novels about baseball or small-town life often fall prey to a too-easy sentimentality anda tendency toward soft-focus prose. Meissner tackles both these topics but, remarkably, avoids both flaws. Luke is a thirty-something dreamer living a desultory life in a small Wisconsin town and wishing his high-school baseball career hadn't ended. Now hes helping build a new ball field and hoping to get a second chance in a local amateur league. But when he finds bone shards in the turf, it appears that the field may be a Native American burial ground; caught between representatives of the local Indian tribe, who want to purify the ground, and the towns mayor, who wants to protect his plans for a new highway, Luke sees his dream fading yet again. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Louise, is fed up with the town and with Lukes inability to keep his mind out of the dream-smeared sky. Meissner handles all his story lines, the centerfielder manqu', the spirits in the grass, the troubled romance, the fight with city hall, with admirable subtlety, sidestepping the multiple cliche's that can so easily attach themselves to all of these themes. This is a quiet novel but an emotionally powerful one, rich with ambiguity and with the scent of felt life.

• Crusade (Destroyermen #02)

  By: Anderson, Taylor

  
  
  

  Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy, along with the men and women of the USS "Walker," have chosen sides in a war not of their making. Swept from the World War II Pacific into an alternate world, they have allied with the Lemuriansaa mammalian race threatened by the warlike reptilian Grik. The Lemurians are vastly outnumbered and ignorant of warfare, and even the guns and technology of Walker cannot turn the tide of battle. Luckily they are not alone. Reddy finally finds "Mahan," the other destroyer that passed through the rift. Together, the two American ships will teach the Lemurians to make a stand. Or so they think. For the massive Japanese battleship "Amagi," the very ship that "Walker" was fleeing from when the rift took them, has followed them through. And now the "Amagi" is in the hands of the Grik.
  

• 2666

  By: Bolano, Roberto

  
  
  

  Composed in the last years of Roberto Bolano's life, "2666" was greeted across Europe and Latin America as his highest achievement, surpassing even his previous work in its strangeness, beauty, and scope. Its throng of unforgettable characters includes academics and convicts, an American sportswriter, an elusive German novelist, and a teenage student and her widowed, mentally unstable father. Their lives intersect in the urban sprawl of SantaTeresa--a fictional Juarez--on the U.S.-Mexico border, where hundreds of young factory workers, in the novel as in life, have disappeared.

• The Pirate King

  By: Salvatore, R. A.

  
  
  

  Drizzt is back in action again, and bringing more changes to the Forgotten Realms setting. This new adventure will keep Drizzt fans guessing the whole way, with edge-of-the-seat action and plot twists that even the most casual reader of the Forgotten Realms series can't afford to miss.

• The Given Day

  By: Lehane, Dennis

  
  
  

  Set at the end of the Great War, "The Given Day" offers an unflinching, utterly spectacular family epic that captures the political unrest of a nation caught between a well-patterned past and an unpredictable future.

• The Brass Verdict

  By: Connelly, Michael

  
  
  

  Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next. Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller as bait. But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, these two loners realize their only choice is to work together.

• Nothing to Lose

  By: Child, Lee

  
  
  

  All Jack Reacher wants is a cup of coffee when he stops in a small town in Colorado. What he gets is big trouble. In Child's electrifying new novel, Reacher--a man with no fear, no illusions, and nothing to lose--goes to war against a town that not only wants him gone, it wants him dead.

• The Northern Clemency

  By: Hensher, Philip

  
  
  

  The award-winning author of "The Mulberry Empire" brings us a sweeping chronicle of ordinary lives profoundly shaped by both the subtleties of everyday experience and the larger forces of history. These lives unfold against the vividly rendered backdrop of twentieth-century England at the dawn of the Thatcher era: prosperity for some and disenfranchisement for others, which will have a drastic impact on both families.
  
  

• The Ghost in Love

  By: Carroll, Jonathan

  
  
  

  The luminous and marvelously inventive world depicted in "The Ghost in Love" shows what happens when people discover that they have become the masters of their own fate.

• Rough & Tumble

  By: Bavaro, Mark

  
  
  

  Written by former NFL tight end Bavaro, "Rough & Tumble" is the gritty and dramatic novel of a season in the life of a professional football player as he navigates the brutal world of the NFL.

• A Mercy

  By: Morrison, Toni

  
  
  

  Nobel Prize-winning author Morrison's latest masterpiece centers on a powerful tragedy involving a mother and daughter, and reveals how acts of mercy have unforeseen consequences.

• Th1rteen R3asons Why

  By: Asher, Jay

  
  
  

  Clay Jenkins returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers 13 cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Bakerahis classmate and crushawho committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he will find out how he made the list. Through Hannah and Clayas dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

  By: Larsson, Stieg

  
  
  

  In this European publishing sensation, a crusading journalist joins forces with a 24-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker to investigate a missing woman from one of the wealthiest families in Sweden. They discover a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity in the Vangers, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism and an unexpected connection between themselves.

• Child 44

  By: Smith, Tom Rob

  
  
  

  In Stalin's Soviet Union, it's a crime against the State to suggest that a murderer--much less a serial killer--is in the midst of the populace. Exiled from his home, a war hero must find and stop a criminal that the State won't admit even exists.

• Dead Witch Walking

  By: Harrison, Kim

  
  
  

  Fun, sassy, and filled with action, humor, and romance, "Dead Witch Walking" makes the perfect read for anyone who likes vampires, paranormal fantasy, romance, or just a great beach book.

• The Laughter of Dead Kings

  By: Peters, Elizabeth

  
  
  

  The author of the bestselling Amelia Peabody novels returns with the long-awaited final installment in her beloved contemporary series featuring art historian Vicky Bliss--back for the first time in more than a decade.

• How the Dead Live

  By: Raymond, Derek

  
  
  

  The third novel in the acclaimed Factory crime series sees Derek Raymond's nameless detective leave London for a remote village, where he's meant to be investigating the disappearance of a local doctor's wife.

• The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist

  By: Habiby, Emile

  
  
  

  This contemporary classic, the story of a Palestinian who becomes a citizen of Israel, combines fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy. Saeed is the comic hero, the luckless fool, whose tale tells of aggression and resistance, terror and heroism, reason and loyalty that typify the hardships and struggles of Arabs in Israel. An informer for the Zionist state, his stupidity, candor, and cowardice make him more of a victim than a villain; but in a series of tragicomic episodes, he is gradually transformed from a disaster-haunted, gullible collaborator into a Palestinian -- no hero still, but a simple man intent on survival and, perhaps, happiness.

• Worlds Apart: An Anthology of Russian Science Fiction and Fantasy

  By: Levitsky, Alexander

  
  
  

  Russian authors, whether minor tale spinners or such major figures as Dostoevsky, have always indulged the occasional flight of fancy. In this monumental collection of Russian speculative fiction, editor Levitsky, a Brown University Slavic studies professor, traces that yen for visionary departure from early folk tales to Soviet-era hard sf. Beginning with eighteenth-century poetry and prose and concluding with Sputnik-era,1950s work, Levitskys selections represent a rich lineup of literary giants, such as Pushkin and Gogol, and lesser-known authors, such as Bulgakov and Pilniak. The resultant wide spectrum of voices and creative perspectives encompasses early autobiographical dreams written up by a medieval priest, a nineteenth-century time-travel story, and pre-Soviet visions of outer space. Levitsky provides thoughtful introductory essays and informative background on each writer. While the volume probably wont appeal to the average sf fan, it is an important landmark for scholars and devotees of Russian literature as well as of speculative fiction. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2007, American Library Association.)
  
  

• Endings

  By: Munif, 'Abd Al-Rahman

  
  
  

  "Drought. Drought again! When drought seasons come, things begin to change. Life and objects change. Humans change too, and no more so than in their moods." It is not long before the reader of Endings discovers that this drought is not just an occasional condition but an enduring one, faced by a community on the edge of the desert, the village of al-Tiba. The exact location of this village remains undisclosed, thus, al-Tiba becomes a symbol for all villages facing nature unaided by modern technology. We hear of Abu Zaku, the village carpenter, of the Mukhtar, and above all of 'Assaf and his dog, and of the creatures which share the life of the community. But it is the people of al-Tiba as a group, who discuss and argue about their past, present, and future, and the forces of change. Endings is striking not only for its setting and narrative style, but for being a vivid commentary on the emergence of the modern city and its urban middle class.

• Cathy's Key

  By: Stewart, Sean

  
  
  

  In this sequel to "Cathy's Book," Cathy is trying to keep a job, her journal is stolen, the cute boy is not who he seems to be, and even Emma's side project/start-up company is about to get caught up in the mystery surrounding Cathy and her search for the truth about her presumed-dead father.

• Ghostgirl

  By: Hurley, Tonya

  
  
  

  Charlotte Usher feels practically invisible at school, and then one day she really "is" invisible. Even worse: she's dead. But being dead doesn't stop Charlotte from wanting to be popular; it just makes her more creative about achieving her goal.

• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

  By: Shaffer, Mary Ann Fiery

  
  
  

  London, 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of Guernsey during the German occupation, and about a society as extraordinary as its name.

• The Host

  By: Meyer, Stephenie

  
  
  

  The author of the #1-bestselling Twilight series delivers her brilliant first novel for adults that's also suitable for teen readers: a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake, featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies.

• The Flawless Skin of Ugly People

  By: Crandell, Doug

  
  

  Thanks to Ugly Betty, America is finally ready to read a love story about a couple who isn't sleek, slick, tucked, pulled, or plastic. Do we have to be beautiful to be loved? Hobbie--this novel's darkly romantic hero--has been banished to homely man exile in the North Georgia Mountains, where his enemies are mirrors and bears. Things are not going well for Hobbie. His skin? Pizza Face, super-sized, with extra pepperoni and pitted olives. Job status? Former bank teller. Love life? His common-law wife Kari has gone AWOL at a weight-loss clinic in North Carolina.
  
  But just as it seems Hobbie is doomed to go through life as a sweet, self-pitying "anonymous joke," he jumps out of his skin and becomes downright heroic.
  Can Hobbie rescue Kari from the weight-loss clinic? Can he pull his fractured family together? Plastic surgery--will he or won't he? Will love endure if Hobbie's skin clears up, Kari drops pounds, and ugly people become flawless? Readers won't be able to put the book down until they find out.
  

• Brisingr: Or, the Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular

  By: Paolini, Christopher

  
  
  

  Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.

• The Ginseng Hunter

  By: Talarigo, Jeff

  
  
  

  Set at the turn of the 21st century in China, this novel follows the daily life of a Chinese ginseng hunter. He is little aware of the world outside until shadowy figures hiding in the fields, bodies floating in the river, and rumors of thievery and murder begin to intrude on his cherished solitude.

• Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

  By: Kingsolver, Barbara

  
  
  

  In her first full-length nonfiction narrative, bestselling author Kingsolver opens readers' eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: you are what you eat. The bestselling author returns with a wise and compelling celebration of family, food, nature, and community.

• Season of Migration to the North

  By: Salih, Tayeb

  
  
  

  "An Arabian Nights in reverse; the brilliant student of an earlier generation returns to his Sudanese village; obsessed with the mysterious West and a desire to bite the hand that has half-fed him, has led him to London and the beds of women with similar obsessions about the mysterious East."-The Observer
  

• The Story of Zahra

  By: Al-Shaykh, Hanan

  
  
  

  The haunting story of a young Lebanese woman who attempts to stem the violence in Beirut by initiating a relationship with a sniper has "lifted the corner of a dark curtain" (Sunday Telegraph) from a world that fascinates us all. "A classic by any standards".--Village Voice Literary Supplement.

• Miramar

  By: Naguib Mahfouz

  
  
  

  "The novel is set in 1960s Alexandria at the pension Miramar. The novel follows the interactions of the residents of the pension, its mistress, and her servant. The interactions of all the residents is based around the servant girl Zohra, a beautiful peasant girl who has abandoned her village life. As each character in turn fights for Zohras affections or allegiance tensions and jealousies rise. The story is retold four times from the perspective of a different resident each time, allowing the reader to understand the intricacies of post-revolutionary Egyptian life." - Wikipedia

• In the Hand of the Goddess

  By: Pierce, Tamora

  
  
  

  For longtime fans and new converts, here is a chance to discover a land of enchantment, legend, and adventure. Alanna, still disguised as a boy, becomes a squire--to none other than the prince of the realm. Prince Jonathan is not only Alanna's liege lord, he is also her best friend--and one of the few who knows her true identity.

• City of Glass

  By: Auster, Paul

  
  
  

  A mystery writer assumes a detective's identity and embarks on a bizzare case: he must protect a man from his criminally insane father, and as he follows the elusive criminal, he embarks on a mission that takes him to the depths of his own soul. Auster's In the Country of Last Things is being published this month by Viking.

• The Frequency of Souls

  By: Zuravleff, Mary Kay

  
  
  

  The passive, mundane life of George Mahoney changes radically with the arrival of a new office mate, the youthful Niagara Spense, a six-foot-tall, near-sighted scientist whose personality more than makes up for her fashion sense. Suddenly George can't get enough of Niagara and her strange quest for electrical evidence of life after death.

• Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs, a Parody

  By: Jobs, Fake Steve (

  
  
  

  In the tradition of "Thank You for Smoking" and in the spirit of "The Onion, Options" is a novelistic sendup and takedown of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and Washington, D.C., as viewed by a central character who exists--to his immense self-satisfaction--at the crossroads of all three worlds.

• The Ship

  By: Jabra

  
  
  

  Jacob's novel is a masterful exploration of the post-1948 Arab world, with its frustration, yearning for homeland, and struggle for survival. The action takes place on a ship cruising the Mediterranean - a closed environment, where seemingly unrelated characters can unravel their reasons for being there and their links with the others on board.

• City of Bones

  By: Clare, Cassandra

  
  
  

  When 15-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy? This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother?And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know... Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.

• The Princess and the Hound

  By: Harrison, Mette Ivie

  
  
  

  He is a prince, heir to a kingdom threatened on all sides, possessor of the animal magic, which is forbidden by death in the land he'll rule.

• The Bowl Is Already Broken

  By: Zuravleff, Mary Kay

  
  
  

  In this big, rewarding novel about art, politics, family, terrorism, courage, and happiness, Promise Whittaker, the diminutive but decisive acting director of the National Museum of Asian Art, is pregnant again--and that's just the beginning of her difficulties.

• Ready or Not: An All-American Girl Novel

  By: Cabot, Meg

  
  
  

  Cabot delivers the long-awaited sequel to her "New York Times" bestseller "All-American Girl," and continues the story of Samantha Madison, who's just as awkward, funny, and reluctantly heroic as ever.

• Perfect You

  By: Scott, Elizabeth

  
  
  

  Kate Brown's life has gone downhill fast. Her father has quit his job to sell vitamins at the mall, and Kate is forced to work with him. Her best friend has become popular, and now she acts like Kate's invisible.

• The White Darkness

  By: McCaughrean, Geraldine

  
  
  

  The first contemporary young adult novel by Carnegie Medalist McCaughrean is a spellbinding journey in which a dream trip is turned into a mad obsession, a web of lies, and a nightmarish struggle for survival.

• Acheron (Dark-Hunter Novels)

  By: Kenyon, Sherrilyn

  
  
  

  From the #1-bestselling author Kenyon comes the biggest publication event in Dark-Hunter history: the story of Acheron, the god of final fate and the leader of the Dark-Hunters.

• Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Sanction

  By: Lustbader, Eric Van

  
  
  

  Jason Bourne must confront a nightmare version of himself--an amoral, heartless killer--in this new novel in Robert Ludlum's bestselling series.

• Moscow Rules

  By: Silva, Daniel

  
  
  

  Filled with rich prose and breathtaking turns of plot, "Moscow Rules" is at once superior entertainment and a searing cautionary tale about the new threats rising to the East--and Silva's finest novel yet.

• Smoke Screen

  By: Brown, Sandra

  
  
  

  "New York Times"-bestselling author Brown returns with a sizzling tale of corruption and betrayal, revenge and reversal--where friends become foes, and criminals become heroes in the ultimate abuse of power.

• Rough Justice

  By: Higgins, Jack

  
  
  

  Intrigue in the halls of power, blood in the streets--the master of suspense returns with a novel of dark passion and darker deeds.

• Sail

  By: Patterson, James

  
  
  

  Since the death of her husband, Anne Dunne and her three children have struggled in every way. In an effort to save the family, Anne plans an elaborate sailing vacation--a trip that takes fans of "Lost" and "Survivor" to a new level of terror.

• The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

  By: Wroblewski, David

  
  
  

  This riveting saga of an American family captures the deep and ancient alliance between humans and dogs, and the power of fate through one boy's epic journey into the wild.

• Death's Half Acre

  By: Maron, Margaret

  
  
  

  Unchecked urbanization has begun to eclipse the North Carolina countryside. In the shadows, corrupt county commissioners make profitable deals with new developers. A murder will pull Judge Deborah Knott and Dwight Bryant into the middle of this bitter dispute and force them to confront some dark realities.

• The Mercedes Coffin

  By: Kellerman, Faye

  
  
  

  The esteemed "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Burnt House" brings back Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus to face their most daunting case yet in an exceptional tale of money, fame, mystery, and murder.

• The Otherworldlies

  By: Kogler, Jennifer Anne

  
  
  

  Twelve-year-old Fern, a young vampire, discovers her identity and is torn between two vampire sects. Fern scrambles to figure out what's going on before it's too late, in this page-turner filled with unexpected twists and nail-biting suspense.

• The Art of Racing in the Rain

  By: Stein, Garth

  
  
  

  Meet Enzo, the unforgettable canine narrator of this bittersweet and transformative story of family, love, loyalty, and hope. Enzo is a philosopher with a nearly human soul, and he's gained a wealth of knowledge from hours spent in front of the TV.

• Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga)

  By: Meyer, Stephenie

  
  
  

  "New York Times"-bestselling author Meyer returns to her teen vampire Twilight saga with this much-anticipated fourth book in the series. In this riveting novel, questions will be answered and the fate of Bella and Edward will be revealed.

• The Force Unleashed (Star Wars)

  By: Williams, Sean

  
  
  

  Based on the latest blockbuster video game "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed," created under the direction of George Lucas, this official tie-in novel is set during the largely unexplored era between "Revenge of the Sith" and "A New Hope." The novel covers all the events of the game and provides fans with a more in-depth story than from the game alone.

• The Last Patriot

  By: Thor, Brad

  
  
  

  Navy SEAL-turned-covert Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath is called into action once again in "New York Times"-bestselling author Thor's new political thriller.

• The Assassin

  By: Coonts, Stephen

  
  
  

  Carmellini is back after "The New York Times"-bestseller "The Traitor," in a plot involving a mysterious poisoning, a beautiful and complicated woman, and an attempt to destroy a brilliant terrorist mastermind.

• Teen Idol

  By: Cabot, Meg

  
  
  

  The newest #1 "New York Times" bestseller by the author of "The Princess Diaries." Jenny Greenley is a high school junior who turns out to be much better at fixing other people's problems than her own, which leads to her becoming front-page news.

• Stormy Weather

  By: Jiles, Paulette

  
  
  

  From the author of the critically acclaimed "New York Times" bestseller "Enemy Women" comes an eagerly anticipated, stirring work of fiction set against the dark days of the Great Depression.

• The Septembers of Shiraz

  By: Sofer, Dalia

  
  
  

  Set in Tehran during the aftermath of the 1979 revolution, this understated, beautifully told literary debut follows the Amin family as they cope with their fathers false imprisonment for spying.

• Gone

  By: Grant, Michael

  
  
  

  From the co-creator of the bestselling "Animorphs" comes a gripping new series in which everyone disappears in an flash on their 14th birthday. It's a terrifying new world, and time is running out.

• Sunrise Over Fallujah

  By: Myers, Walter Dean

  
  
  

  A two-time Newbery Honor-winning author looks at a contemporary war with the same power and searing insight he had brought to the Vietnam War of his classic, "Fallen Angels."

• The Lace Reader

  By: Barry, Brunonia

  
  
  

  In Barry's captivating debut, Towner Whitney, a young woman descended from a long line of mind readers and fortune tellers, has returned to her hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, for rest and relaxation. Any tranquility in her life is short-lived, however, when her aunt drowns under mysterious circumstances.

• Bone by Bone by Bone

  By: Johnston, Tony

  
  
  

  Drawing on her own childhood memories of growing up in the South, noted picture book author Johnston pens a novel that portrays a friendship between two young boys--one white, one black--in 1950s Tennessee.

• Billie Standish Was Here

  By: Crocker, Nancy

  
  
  

  As relentless rain raises the nearby river, Billie thinks she and her parents are the only people staying in their town and face the threat of flood. They are--except for their elderly neighbor Miss Lydia. Billie forms a friendship with Miss Lydia born out of circumstance, but when Billie faces tragedy, Miss Lydia takes matters into her own hands.

• The Shack

  By: Young, William P.

  
  
  

  Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in this midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever.
  

• The Book Thief

  By: Zusak, Markus

  
  
  

  Liesel Meminger, a foster child living outside Munich during World War II, scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist--books--in this unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.

• Then We Came to the End

  By: Ferris, Joshua

  
  
  

  No one knows us quite the same way as the men and women who sit beside us in department meetings and crowd the office refrigerator with their labeled yogurts. Every office is a family of sorts, and the ad agency Joshua Ferris brilliantly depicts in his debut novel is family at its strangest and best, coping with a business downturn in the time-honored way: through gossip, pranks, and frequent coffee breaks.
  
  With a demon's eye for the details that make life worth noticing, Joshua Ferris tells a true and funny story about survival in life's strangest environment--the one we pretend is normal five days a week.
  

• Change of Heart

  By: Picoult, Jodi

  
  
  

  A decade after being convicted of the murder of young Elizabeth Nealon and her cop stepfather, a death row inmate seeks salvation by offering to become an organ donor for Elizabeth's sister.

• Lush Life

  By: Price, Richard

  
  
  

  In "Lush Life," Price tears the shiny veneer off the "new" New York to show the underground networks of control and violence beneath the glamour, in this novel that reads like a movie in prose" ("New York Times").

• Belong to Me

  By: de los Santos, Marisa

  
  
  

  The bestselling author of "Love Walked In" returns with this luminous story about neighbors, family, friends, and love.

• Dead Heat

  By: Rosenberg, Joel C

  
  
  

  For Jon and Erin Bennett, the world seems to be spinning dangerously out of control. During one of the most fiercely contested presidential elections in American history, the Bennetts realize the stakes could not be higher.

• From Dead to Worse

  By: Harris, Charlaine

  
  
  

  In the latest entry of the "New York Times"-bestselling Southern Vampire series, Sookie Stackhouse faces danger, death, and, once again, betrayal by someone she loves.

• The Host

  By: Meyer, Stephenie

  
  
  

  The author of the #1-bestselling Twilight series delivers her brilliant first novel for adults that's also suitable for teen readers: a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake, featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies.

• Hold Tight

  By: Coben, Harlan

  
  
  

  The "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Woods" asks the provocative and terrifying question: How much do parents really want to know about their kids and how far will they go to find out?

• A Prisoner of Birth

  By: Archer, Jeffrey

  
  
  

  International bestselling author Archer returns with his most enthralling novel since "Kane and Abel" with this poignant story of deception, hatred, and revenge.

• Guilty

  By: Robards, Karen

  
  
  

  In the newest romantic suspense novel from "New York Times"-bestselling author Robards, a feisty female attorney's past comes back to haunt her.

• The Rules of Survival

  By: Werlin, Nancy

  
  
  

  In this thought-provoking exploration of self-reliance and the nature of evil, a young boy sees that he needs to take action to save his family from his unpredictable mother.

• 7th Heaven

  By: Patterson, James

  
  
  

  As fire after fire consumes couples in expensive neighborhoods, San Francisco detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Womens Murder Club race to find the arsonists responsible, in a thriller with unexpected twists and emotional extremes of the kind only Patterson can deliver.

• Unaccustomed Earth

  By: Lahiri, Jhumpa

  
  
  

  Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lahiri delivers eight dazzling stories that take readers from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand as they explore the secrets at the heart of family life.

• Winter Study

  By: Barr, Nevada

  
  
  

  The bestselling author of "Hard Truth" and "Bittersweet" brings back Ranger Anna Pigeon in the 14th installment of her acclaimed mystery series.

• Life as We Knew It

  By: Pfeffer, Susan Beth

  
  
  

  When a meteor hits the moon, Miranda must learn to survive the unimaginable. Told in journal entries, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda's struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.

• Compulsion

  By: Kellerman, Jonathan

  
  
  

  In Jonathan Kellerman's latest super-charged thriller, Detective Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware square off against the most sadistic murderer they've ever encountered.

• The Appeal

  By: Grisham, John

  
  
  

  In Grishams first legal thriller since "The Broker," justice is for sale--andonly the rich can afford it.

• Remember Me?

  By: Kinsella, Sophie

  
  
  

  Hot on the heels of her latest #1 "New York Times" bestseller, "Shopaholic & Baby," comes the first stand-alone from Sophie Kinsella since "The Undomestic Goddess," featuring a wonderful, irresistible protagonist.

• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Volume 1: The Pox Party

  By: Anderson, M T

  
  
  

  Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age 16, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War.

• The Killing Joke (Deluxe) (Batman)

  By: Moore, Alan

  
  
  

  Writer Alan Moore, acclaimed author of "V for Vendetta," offers his take on the disturbing relationship between The Dark Knight and The Joker in this special 20th anniversary deluxe edition of one of the most famous Batman stories of all time.

• What Happened to Cass McBride?

  By: Giles, Gail

  
  
  

  In this gripping, psychological page turner, Cass McBride has only a walkie talkie to save her when she is buried alive.

• Small Favor (Dresden Files #10)

  By: Butcher, Jim

  
  
  

  Jim Butcher delivers the new novel in his "New York Times" bestselling Dresden Files series. An old bargain has placed Harry in debt to Mab, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe. She's calling in a small favor he can't refuse--one that will strain his skills and loyalties to their very limits.

• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

  By: Diaz, Junot

  
  
  

  Rendering with warmth the endless human capacity to persevere, this is the long-awaited--and thrillingly satisfying--first novel from the unmistakable voice behind the short story collection "Drown."

• Thursday Next: First Among Sequels

  By: Fforde, Jasper

  
  
  

  Literary sleuth Thursday Next is out to save literature in the fifth installment of Ffordes wildly popular series. Packed with word play, bizarre and entertaining subplots, and old-fashioned suspense, Thursdays newest adventure will be celebrated by fans and critics alike.

• World Without End

  By: Follett, Ken

  
  
  

  In 1989, Follett astonished the literary world with "The Pillars of the Earth," a sweeping epic novel set in 12th-century England that centered on the building of a cathedral and the hundreds of lives it affected. This sequel takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries later.

• The Darkest Evening of the Year

  By: Koontz, Dean

  
  
  

  Koontz delivers suspense for all seasons with a transcendent thriller--a heart-gripping tour de force featuring a dedicated dog rescuer, a very special golden retriever she saves, and the murderous adversaries they must face together.

• My Enemy's Cradle

  By: Young, Sara

  
  
  

  Cyrla has been warned that her neighbors know she is half Jewish--grounds for certain arrest in their Nazi-occupied town. A cruel twist of fate places Cyrla in a terrible dilemma in this page-turning debut novel.

• T is for Trespass

  By: Grafton, Sue

  
  
  

  The 20th Kinsey Millhone crime novel (after 2005's S Is for Silence), a gripping, if depressing, tale of identify theft and elder abuse, displays bestseller Grafton's storytelling gifts. By default, Millhone, a private investigator in the small Southern California town of Santa Teresa, assumes responsibility for the well-being of an old neighbor, Gus Vronsky, injured in a fall. After Vronsky's great-niece arranges to hire a home aide, Solana Rojas, Millhone begins to suspect that Rojas is not all that she seems. Since the reader knows from the start that an unscrupulous master manipulator has stolen the Rojas persona, the plot focuses not on whodunit but on the battle of wits Millhone wages with an unconventional and formidable adversary. Grafton's mastery of dialogue and her portrayal of the limits of good intentions make this one of the series' high points, even if two violent scenes near the end tidy up the pieces a little too neatly. - Publishers Weekly
  

• Refugee Boy

  By: Zephaniah, Benjamin

  
  
  

  "Zephaniah, a London-based performance poet, sends a strong political message in his realistic account of a young refugee's struggles. With both of his parents' homelands at war, 14-year-old Alem is persecuted because of the family's mixed nationality; his Ethiopian father and Eritrean mother decide that their son will be safest abroad. As the novel opens, Alem's father brings him to London "on holiday" and then abandons him, leaving only a letter to explain his reasoning. While Alem's parents fight for the unification of Ethiopia and Eritrea thousands of miles away, Alem must mount a battle for political asylum. After being moved from an institution to a more welcoming foster home, Alem musters an army of friends and compassionate social workers who help him combat a cold and impersonal system. Rather than delving deeply into his protagonist's emotions, the author adopts a relatively objective stance. Readers see Alem's reactions from the outside, not as an internal process, as the government initially refuses to grant him asylum and later, when both of his parents are killed (his mother in Africa, his father in London). While audience members may feel distanced from the young hero, they will be outraged by the injustice he confronts and moved by the tragedies he endures." - Publishers Weekly
  

• Now You See Him: A Novel

  By: Gottlieb, Eli

  
  
  

  "Starred Review. A mesmerizing blend of suspense and long-buried family secrets, Gottlieb's second novel (after 1997's The Boy Who Went Away) culminates in shocking revelations that rock a quiet upstate New York town. Nick Framingham is still reeling from the recent death of his childhood best friend, the writer Rob Castor, who committed suicide after killing his ex-girlfriend in Manhattan. Nick's own marriage to his college sweetheart, Lucy, begins to unravel as he struggles to understand what drove Rob to murder. Rekindling an old relationship with his first love, Belinda, Rob's volatile and beautiful sister, Nick begins to retrace not only Rob's last days but also their shared childhood, looking for clues to explain his friend's actions. Gottlieb skillfully ratchets up the suspense by doling out the details of Rob's death in bits and pieces, until everything falls into place in a startling conclusion that will rattle even the genre's most experienced readers. With his pitch-perfect dialogue and flawed yet empathetic characters, Gottlieb's sophomore effort should win him widespread recognition." - Publishers Weekly
  

• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

  By: Alexie, Sherman

  
  
  

  Based on the authors own experiences, this first young adult novel by bestselling author Alexie features poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney that reflect the characters art as it chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy attempting to break away from the life he was destined to live.

• What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know

  By: Sones, Sonya

  
  
  

  My name is Robin. This book is about me. It tells the story of what happens when after almost 15 pathetic years of loserdom, the girl of my dreams finally falls for me. That seems like it would be a good thing, right? Only it turns out to be a lot more complicated than that Because I'm not gonna lie to you -- there are naked women involved. Four of them, to be exact. Though not in the way you might think. Don't get me wrong -- my girlfriend's amazing. But the way things have been going lately, I'm starting to believe that the only thing worse than not getting what you want, is getting it.

• Days of the Endless Corvette

  By: Martin, Man

  
  
  

  A charming and fiercely intelligent story of true love, the mystery of life, and car repair in 1970s Georgia.

• The Grand Tour: Or, the Purloined Coronation Regalia: Being a Revelation of Matters of High Confidentiality and Greatest Importance, I

  By: Wrede, Patricia C.

  
  
  

  Kate and Cecy are off on a Grand Tour of the Continent with far too much luggage, their adoring husbands--and, oh yes, orders from Wellington, himself, to thwart a magical plot to take over Europe.

• Plum Lucky

  By: Evanovich, Janet

  
  
  

  From #1 bestselling author Evanovich comes another highly anticipated Stephanie Plum novel. This time, Diesel makes an appearance just after Valentine's Day in order to turn Stephanie's world upside down.

• People of the Book

  By: Brooks, Geraldine

  
  
  

  From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "March" comes this novel--inspired by a true story--that traces the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war.

• Home to Holly Springs (Father Tim Novels )

  By: Karon, Jan

  
  
  

  In the first of the Father Tim novels, Karon enchants with a story of the newly retired priests spur-of-the-moment adventure. For the first time in decades, Father Tim returns to his birthplace, Holly Springs, Mississippi, in response to a mysterious, unsigned note saying simply: "Come home."

• Confessor

  By: Goodkind, Terry

  
  
  

  Descending into darkness, those people still free are powerless to stop the coming dawn of a savage new world. Alone, Richard must bear the weight of a sin he dare not confess to the one person he loves--and has lost--in this final novel of a mesmerizing series.

• Reserved for the Cat (Elemental Masters #05 )

  By: Lackey, Mercedes

  
  
  

  In 1910, in an alternate London, a penniless young dancer is visited by a cat who communicates with her mind to mind. Though she is certain she must be going mad, she is desperate enough to follow the cats advice to impersonate a famous Russian ballerina.

• Becky: The Life and Loves of Becky Thatcher

  By: Hart, Lenore

  
  
  

  Hart presents this sweeping novel of the true story of Becky Thatcher, Tom Sawyers sweetheart, whose fiery spirit and passionate journey are sure to leave readers breathless.

• The Almost Moon

  By: Sebold, Alice

  
  
  

  When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily. A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of "The Lovely Bones" and "Lucky."

• Beverly Hills Dead

  By: Woods, Stuart

  
  
  

  "New York Times" bestselling author Woods returns with the sequel to "The Prince of Beverly Hills," in this page-turning novel of murder, political intrigue, and betrayal set in 1940s Hollywood--the era of the Red Scare, when almost anyone could be a suspect.

• Shadow Music

  By: Garwood, Julie

  
  
  

  From the "New York Times" bestselling author comes this latest historical romance linked to her blockbuster hit "Shadow Dance." "Shadow Music" at last reveals how Colm MacHugh holds the key to the origin of the fiery feud between two proud Scottish clans, the MacKennas and the Buchanans.

• The Seduction of the Crimson Rose

  By: Willig, Lauren

  
  
  

  Willig continues the exciting series with her fourth novel featuring Lord Vaughn, the delightfully devilish spy from "The Masque of the Black Tulip," and Mary Alsworthy, the raven-haired beauty whose sister accidentally steals her suitor in "The Deception of the Emerald Ring."

• Double Cross (Alex Cross Novels )

  By: Patterson, James

  
  
  

  Alex Cross rejoins the police force to face the most diabolical villain he has ever encountered -- a serial killer with a hunger for mega-celebrity -- in Patterson's latest thrilling novel.

• The Shooters (Presidential Agent Novel )

  By: Griffin, W.E.B.

  
  
  

  The #1 "New York Times" bestselling series returns with a story as up-to-date as the headlines. Griffin's novels featuring Delta Force officer Charley Castillo and his band of troubleshooters have won wide praise for their realism and action.

• The 6 Sacred Stones

  By: Reilly, Matthew

  
  
  

  In the thrilling sequel to the bestselling "Seven Deadly Wonders," super-soldier Jack West, Jr. and his elite team must race to secure the world from a looming Armageddon.

• Three Shirt Deal (Shane Scully Novels )

  By: Cannell, Stephen J.

  
  
  

  Following the success of his bestselling novel "White Sister," Cannells latest blockbuster has Detective Shane Scully fighting to save a man railroaded for murder, while his wife, Alexa, has become a total stranger to him.

• The Choice

  By: Sparks, Nicholas

  
  
  

  Set amid the austere beauty of the North Carolina coast, "The Choice" tells the story of Travis Parker, a small-town veterinarian, who avoids romantic entanglements until new neighbor Gabby Holland enters his life.

• Bleeding Kansas

  By: Paretsky, Sara

  
  
  

  "Bestseller Paretsky, who has tackled weighty issues in her V.I. Warshawski detective series (e.g., the Holocaust in "Total Recall"), weaves a gripping contemporary novel around three farm familiesthe Grelliers, Fremantles and Schapensthat can trace their Kaw Valley, Kans., roots back to the 1850s, a time of violent clashes between antislavery and proslavery forces in Bleeding Kansas. Their shared history is no buffer against the storm of changes that begin with the arrival of Gina Haring. Chip Grellier, after being expelled from high school, enlists in the army and is killed in Iraq with devastating effects on his family. The Schapens fundamentalist doctrines come to the fore when they discover a perfect red heifer in their dairy herd that may be a path to riches as well as to the second coming. Meanwhile, Gina stirs prejudices and passions to a fever pitch. Paretsky taps a different vein and strikes gold in this timely tale of fear and conflict in heartland America." - Publishers Weekly

• The Gathering

  By: Enright, Anne

  
  
  

  Anne Enright is a dazzling writer of international stature and one of Ireland's most singular voices. Now she delivers "The Gathering," a moving, evocative portrait of a large Irish family and a shot of fresh blood into the Irish literary tradition, combining the lyricism of the old with the shock of the new. The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan are gathering in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother, Liam, drowned in the sea. His sister, Veronica, collects the body and keeps the dead man company, guarding the secret she shares with him --something that happened in their grandmother's house in the winter of 1968. As Enright traces the line of betrayal and redemption through three generations her distinctive intelligence twists the world a fraction and gives it back to us in a new and unforgettable light. "The Gathering" is a daring, witty, and insightful family epic, clarified through Anne Enright's unblinking eye. It is a novel about love and disappointment, about how memories warp and secrets fester, and how fate is written in the body, not in the stars.
  
  

• New Moon

  By: Meyer, Stephenie

  
  
  

  This follow-up novel to the "New York Times" bestseller "Twilight" proves to be another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. Star-crossed lovers Bella and Edward face new obstacles in this vampire love story.

• Bridge of Sighs

  By: Russo, Richard

  
  
  

  With the same humor and pathos that turned "Empire Falls" and "Straight Man" into best sellers, Russo's latest tale unravels the tangled skein of love, regret, hope, and longing that wraps itself around friends and family in a small upstate New York town. Russo's multigenerational tale follows the fortunes of two families, especially the careers of the respective sons. Although Louis Charles Lynch and Bobby Marconi come from very different backgrounds, they bond over Bobby's defense of Lou in elementary school. As they grow older, they drift apart, with Bobby changing his name to Robert Noonan and moving to Venice, where he becomes a world-famous artist. Louis stays in Thomaston, marries high school sweetheart Sarah (also an artist), and helps out his family in their grocery store. Although Louis reluctantly agrees to visit Venice with Sarah, several events converge to alter their plans (including Sarah and Bobby's possible love for each other), and their lives change in ways that neither could have anticipated.

• Death Star (Star Wars)

  By: Reaves, Michael

  
  
  

  For the first time, veteran "Star Wars" authors Reaves and Perry tell the full story of the Death Star, the moon-sized space station that has provided endless fascination for fans of the "Star Wars" series.

• Run

  By: Patchett, Ann

  
  
  

  The highly anticipated new novel from the bestselling author of "Bel Canto" is an engrossing story of a family on one fateful night in Boston during which their secrets are unlocked and new bonds are formed.

• Philip Roth: Zuckerman Bound: A Trilogy and Epilogue 1979-1985

  

  This fourth volume of The Library of Americas definitive edition of Roths collected works presents four novels that recount the story of budding American writer Nathan Zuckerman. Includes "The Ghost Writer, Zuckerman Unbound, The Anatomy Lesson," and "The Prague Orgy."

• Road of the Dead

  By: Brooks, Kevin

  
  
  

  Blood runs thick when two brothers leave their London home on a journey to the ghostly moors of Devon to hunt down the truth about their sister's savage death.

• River Secrets

  By: Hale, Shannon

  
  
  

  Razo has no idea why he was chosen to be a soldier. He can barely swing a sword, and his brothers are forever wrestling him to the ground. Razo is sure it's out of pity that his captain asks him to join an elite mission--escorting the ambassador into Tira, Bayern's great enemy.
  But when the Bayern arrive in the strange southern country, Razo discovers the first dead body. He befriends both the high and low born, people who can perhaps provide them with vital information. And Razo is the one who must embrace his own talents in order to get the Bayern soldiers home again, alive.
  Newbery-Honor winner Shannon Hale returns the reader to the intrigue and magic of Bayern, first introduced in her critically acclaimed novel, "The Goose Girl," Enter a world where even those with no special magical skills find in themselves something they never imagined.

• Pandora's Daughter

  By: Johansen, Iris

  
  
  

  Bestselling author Iris Johansen delivers a novel about a woman who is unaware that she has psychic powers, but must uncover the mysteries of her own mind when strangers start trying to kill her.

• Shoot Him If He Runs

  By: Woods, Stuart

  
  
  

  In the newest addition to the bestselling series, Stone Barrington and Holly Barker pursue a master spy and murderer in a tropical paradise where very little is as it seems. Teddy Fay, a rogue agent last seen escaping an imploding building in "Iron Orchid," has been considered dead for some time now. But President Will Lee thinks Teddy may still be alive. In a top-secret Oval Office meeting, Stone learns that he and his cohorts, Holly Barker and Dino Baldachetti, are being sent to the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Marks, courtesy of the CIA, to track down Teddy once and for all. St. Marks is a vacationer's paradise, but its luxurious beach clubs and secluded mountain villas are home to corrupt local politicians and more than a few American ex-pats with murky personal histories. Stone and Holly soon discover that in St. Marks, everyone is hiding something, and Teddy Fay may just be hiding in plain sight.

• School's Out-Forever (Maximum Ride #2 )

  By: Patterson, James

  
  
  

  In this eagerly awaited follow-up, brave bird-kid Max and her flock are discovered by an FBI agent and forced to go to "school." There is no such thing as an ordinary day as Max deciphers how and when she's supposed to save the world, and she faces her greatest enemy--a clone of herself.

• Rhett Butler's People

  By: McCaig, Donald

  
  
  

  Fully authorized by the Margaret Mitchell estate, this is the astonishing and long-awaited novel that parallels "Gone with the Wind." Through the storytelling mastery of award-winning writer McCaig, the life and times of the dashing Rhett Butler unfold.

• Them

  By: McCall, Nathan

  
  
  

  The author of the bestselling memoir "Makes Me Wanna Holler" presents a profound debut novel that captures the dynamics of class and race in todays urban communities.

• Buried

  By: MacCready, Robin Merrow

  
  
  

  In this psychological thriller, Claudine, the daughter of an alcoholic mother, digs for a dark, buried truth.

• Angela and the Baby Jesus

  By: McCourt, Frank

  
  
  

  McCourt writes a captivating story about Angela as a child--often cold and hungry herself--compelled to rescue the baby Jesus and take him home. Presented in two formats, one for children, one for adults, the story is told in the voice that has stirred the souls of millions of readers.

• Just Listen

  By: Dessen, Sarah

  
  
  

  This multi-layered tale tells the story of a year in the life of a family coming to terms with the imperfections beneath its perfect facade.

• Tipperary

  By: DeLaney, Frank

  
  
  

  The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Ireland" returns to the saga of his strife-torn nation with an authentic story of love and legacy as sweeping and dramatic as the land itself.

• Play Dirty

  By: Brown, Sandra

  
  
  

  From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Chill Factor" and "Ricochet" comes this gripping story of obsessive love and its deadly consequences.

• Stone Cold

  By: Baldacci, David

  
  
  

  Recurring characters Oliver Stone and his Camel Club are back to save the life of a beautiful con-artist, to implicate a shady casino king, and to solve a string of murders of Washington, D.C., political staffers.

• The Choice

  By: Sparks, Nicholas

  
  
  

  Set amid the austere beauty of the North Carolina coast, "The Choice" tells the story of Travis Parker, a small-town veterinarian, who avoids romantic entanglements until new neighbor Gabby Holland enters his life.

• The Elves of Cintra (Genesis of Shannara )

  By: Brooks, Terry

  
  
  

  "Armageddons Children," the first book in The Genesis of Shannara series, galvanized readers by revealing a link between our world and that of Shannara. Now the trilogy continues in this novel that explores the origins of an alternate world.

• Songs Without Words

  By: Packer, Ann

  
  
  

  This stunning follow-up to the bestselling "The Dive from Clausens Pier" takes readers on a journey into a lifelong friendship tested by a harrowing crisis.

• Dark Possession: A Carpathian Novel

  By: Feehan, Christine

  
  
  

  "New York Times" bestselling author Feehan returns to the sensual Carpathian world that has earned her a reputation as "the queen of paranormal romance" ("USA Today"), in a new novel of true love and the unnatural forces that could destroy it.

• Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure

  By: Chabon, Michael

  
  
  

  This rollicking saga by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" is set 1,000 years ago along the ancient Silk Road, and tells the tale of two wandering adventurers and unlikely soul mates.

• Breakfast with Buddha

  By: Merullo, Roland

  
  
  

  When Ottos sister tricks him into taking her guru on a trip to their childhood home, Otto is not amused. In Merullos masterful hands, Otto tells his story with all the wonder, bemusement, and wry humor of a man who unwittingly finds what hes missing in the most unexpected place.

• Bloodfever

  By: Moning, Karen Marie

  
  
  

  "New York Times" bestselling author Moning returns with a second undeniably sexy Fever novel, further chronicling the adventures of "sidhe"-seer MacKayla Lane in the world of the immortal Fae.

• Tree of Smoke

  By: Johnson, Denis

  
  
  

  From the author of "Jesus Son," a long-awaited tale of two American families swept up in the secrets and lies of the Vietnam war. Chris Offutt writes ""Tree of Smoke" is a masterpiece."

• The Rest of Her Life

  By: Moriarty, Laura

  
  
  

  From the critically acclaimed author of "The Center of Everything" comes this luminous, provocative, and ultimately redemptive look at how even mothers and daughters with the best intentions can be blind to the harm they do to each other.

• Heartsick

  By: Cain, Chelsea

  
  
  

  Cains novel is completely entrancing and totally original--what a read. Between the humanity of Portland cop Archie Sheridan and the chilling and twisted design of his beautiful nemesis, Gretchen Lowell, "Heartsick" is utterly unforgettable.

• The Wheel of Darkness

  By: Preston, Douglas J

  
  
  

  Pendergast has taken Constance on a whirlwind Grand Tour, hoping to give her closure and a sense of the world that she's missed. They head to Tibet, where Pendergast intensively trained in martial arts and spiritual studies. At a remote monastery, they learn that a rare and dangerous artifact the monks have been guarding for generations has been mysteriously stolen. Pendergast agrees to take up the search. The trail leads him and Constance to the maiden voyage of the Queen Victoria, the world's largest and most luxurious passenger liner--and to an Atlantic crossing fraught with terror.

• The Orc King

  By: Salvatore, R A

  
  
  

  Drizzt is back in this exciting new trilogy from Salvatore. An uneasy peace between the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the orcs of the newly established Kingdom of Many-Arrows can't last long. Powerful individuals on both sides may have to change the way they see each other.

• Dark of the Moon

  By: Sandford, John

  
  
  

  Headed to rural Bluestem to assist local law enforcement with the seemingly motiveless murder of an elderly couple, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers happens upon a raging house fire on the edge of town. The houses owner, Bill Judd, killed in the blaze, was an elderly recluse who, back in the day, ran an elaborate pyramid scheme and simultaneously bedded half the women in town. He escaped conviction on the fraud charge, and the money was never recovered. There have been no murders in Bluestem for a half-century, and now there are three in a couple weeks. Virgil is not an advocate of coincidence and so begins digging for a connection between the victims. Complicating matters is his affair with the sister of the local police chief. Sandfords plotting and dialogueare as crisp as ever, and theemergence of Virgil Flowers gives the author another idiosyncratic, thoroughly ingratiating hero to alternate with the ever-popular Lucas Davenport. Flowers, whomade his debut as a secondary character in the Davenport thriller Invisible Prey (2007), is a low-key loose cannon whose wardrobe consists of alternative-rock t-shirts carefully chosen to match his agenda of the day. The appeal of the Davenport series is mainly tied to the heros wit and self-deprecating humor, but this first Flowers entry is more about action: an adrenaline rush peppered with laugh-out-loud moments.

• Fire in the Blood

  By: Nemirovsky, Irene

  
  
  

  From the author of the acclaimed and bestselling "Suite Franaise" comes a newly discovered, never-before-published novel--a story teeming with the life of a small French village in the years before World War II.

• Playing for Pizza

  By: Grisham, John

  
  
  

  In John Grisham's new novel, a one-time American football star signed to Italy's Parma Panthers becomes entangled in a series of comic misadventures on and off the field.

• The Almost Moon

  By: Sebold, Alice

  
  
  

  When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily. A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of "The Lovely Bones" and "Lucky."

• Promises to Keep

  By: De Lint, Charles

  
  
  

  After a childhood of abuse and drug addiction, Jilly Coppercorn, last seen in de Lint's Widdershins (2006), is well on her way to being normal as an art school student when she runs into Donna Birch, her only friend from the bad old days, at the start of this appealing urban fantasy set in Newford in 1972. Donna takes Jilly into a realm similar to this world, but where things have a way of working out better. It's almost a paradise, a place where dreams are almost too easily realized, until Jilly realizes that the inhabitants are actually dead, souls whose lives were unfulfilled. She can continue pleasantly enough, but only by abandoning her responsibilities to all the people who helped her back in the living world. While much of this will resonate more with longtime fans of de Lint's Newford series, the lucid writing and well-realized characters make this short novel accessible even to new readers.

• On the Road: The Original Scroll

  By: Kerouac, Jack

  
  
  

  This bible of the Beat Generation is a modern classic of the unforgettable exuberance, poignancy, and passion of the 1950s. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of "On the Road" comes Keroacs original scroll version, published in a standard book format.

• The Tale of Hawthorn House: The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter (Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter Mysteries )

  By: Albert, Susan Wittig

  
  
  

  In this mystery in the endearing Beatrix Potter series by a national bestselling author, Miss Beatrix Potter receives an unexpected visitor in the form of Baby Flora. Now Beatrix and her animal friends are left to ponder the possible involvement of fairy folk in some puzzling happenings.

• Survivor

  By: Palahniuk, Chuck

  
  
  

  "The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage", according to the "been there, done that" wisdom of Tender Branson, last surviving member of the Creedish Death Cult. At the opening of Chuck Palahniuk's hilariously unnerving second novel, Tender is cruising on autopilot, 39,000 feet up, dictating the whole of his life story into Flight 2039's "black box" in the final moments before crashing into the vast Australian outback. Not since Kurt Vonnegut's Mother Night has there been as dark and telling a satire on the wages of fame and the bedrock lunacy of the modern world. Wickedly incisive and mesmerizing, Survivor is Chuck Palahniuk at his deadpan peak.

• Mirrormask

  By: Gaiman, Neil

  
  
  

  This full-color graphic novella features art from the movie "MirrorMask," interspersed with all-new illustrations. It is the tale of a girl from a family of circus performers who finds herself in a strange new world populated by mysterious creatures.

• The Tin Roof Blowdown

  By: Burke, James Lee

  
  
  

  Burke creates dense, rich prose that draws the reader into a web of greed and violence. Each of his characters feels the hands of both grace and of perdition, and the final outcome of their struggle is never quite certain. Burke showcases all that was both right and wrong in our response to this national disaster, proving along the way that nobody captures the spirit of Gulf Coast Louisiana better.

• Eclipse

  By: Meyer, Stephenie (Author), Kadushin, Ilyana (Read by)

  
  
  

  AUDIO BOOK. Edward's soft voice came from behind me. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob-knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?

• A Thousand Splendid Suns

  By: Hosseini, Khaled (Author), Leoni, Atossa (Read by)

  
  
  

  AUDIO BOOK. The bestselling author of "The Kite Runner" returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel about the bond between two women in Afghanistan who are brought together by war, loss, and fate. Unabridged. 11 CDs.

• The Air We Breathe

  By: Barrett, Andrea

  
  
  

  The National Book Award-winning author of "Ship Fever" delivers her eagerly anticipated new novel, set in 1916, in an isolated town in the Adirondacks, far from the war raging in Europe.

• Interred with Their Bones

  By: Carrell, Jennifer Lee

  
  
  

  On the eve of the Globes production of "Hamlet," Shakespearean scholar Kate Shelton is given what is claimed to be the Bards long-lost work. When a killer decides to stage theatrical murders as flesh-and-blood realities, Shelton must decipher a string of clues before anyone else dies.

• The Uncommon Reader

  By: Bennett, Alan

  
  
  

  From the author of "The History Boys" and "The Clothes They Stood Up In" comes a deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading.

• Ivory: A Legend of Past and Future

  By: Resnick, Mike

  
  
  

  In the year 6303, Duncan Rojas receives a most unusual visitor. The last of the Masai, Mandaka searches for the tusks of a legendary elephant. Through the quest, Rojas catches a glimpse of the elusive power of Africa and the magic surrounding the greatest hunting trophy ever taken.

• King's Property (Queen of the Orcs #01 )

  By: Howell, Morgan

  
  
  

  This novel launches an exciting, new back-to-back epic fantasy trilogy that chronicles the adventures of a woman abducted into slavery, who rises to become leader of her captors army, and ultimately queen of their realm. Original.

• The Secret Servant

  By: Silva, Daniel

  
  
  

  Intense, provocative, and filled with breathtaking double and triple plot twists, "The Secret Servant" is not only a fast-paced international thriller but an exploration of some of the most daunting questions of our time.

• Road Novels 1957-1960

  By: Kerouac, Jack

  
  
  

  Includes On the Road, The Dharma Bums, The Subterraneans, Tristessa, Lonesome Traveler and From the Journals 1949-1954.

• Private

  By: Brian, Kate

  
  
  

  The author of the popular "The Princess & the Pauper" begins an unforgettable new series featuring a girl from a working-class neighborhood who lands a scholarship to an exclusive boarding school. As Reed settles in her new life, she notices the Billings Girls, who live in an invitation-only dorm and are hiding some very dark secrets.

• One Night at the Call Center

  By: Bhagat, Chetan

  
  
  

  A #1 international bestseller, this provocative comedy offers a unique perspective--that of a group of friends working in a call center in India on the night God decides to call.

• A Thousand Voices

  By: Wingate, Lisa

  
  
  

  Dell Jordan sets off on a journey into Oklahomas Kiamichi Mountains, drawn bythe only remaining link to her origins--a fathers Native American name on herbirth certificate. In the voices of her Choctaw ancestors, shell discover thekeys to a future she could have only imagined.

• Zero

  By: Tullson, Diane

  
  
  

  Kas has everything a teenager could possibly want. Away from home for the first time, and attending a prestigious art school, she makes friends with a model and aspiring actress, Marin, and meets Jacob, a handsome young musician. Her future is bright and promising. But Kas is hiding a secret_a secret so dangerous that it threatens to destroy not only her friendships, but also her own future. Diane Tullson has written a powerful, coming-of-age novel about eating disorders, and of the vulnerable teenager who fights to conceal her secret from her friends. "Zero" is a realistic portrayal of a very subtle disease that challenges readers to figure out just when they should have recognized thesymptoms of anorexia and bulimia. The novel includes an afterword that outlines the warning signs of anorexia and bulimia, as well as the common misconceptions about the victims of eating disorders.

• The Borderkind

  By: Golden, Christopher

  
  
  

  In this inventive contemporary fantasy--described as having Rvivid action and snappy dialogueS ("Kirkus Reviews")--legends have become reality and nothing is as it seems in this award-winning author's second book in the trilogy.

• The Secret Servant

  By: Silva, Daniel

  
  
  

  Intense, provocative, and filled with breathtaking double and triple plot twists, "The Secret Servant" is not only a fast-paced international thriller but an exploration of some of the most daunting questions of our time.

• Changeling

  By: Galenorn, Yasmine

  
  
  

  In this second book of Galenorns series--the follow-up to "Witchling"--the supernatural DArtigo sisters, half-human, half-Faerie supernatural agents, are now enlisted to find the fiends responsible for slaughtering the weres of Rainier Puma Pride.

• Witchling

  By: Galenorn, Yasmine

  
  
  

  Meet the D'Artigo sisters, Delilah, Menolly, and Camille: half-human, half-faerie, they're savvy--and sexy--operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency, but their mixed-blood heritage short-circuits their talents at all the wrong times.

• Daughters of the Moon: Night Shade - Book #3

  By: Ewing, Lynne

  
  
  

  Nothing scares Jimena. Nothing, that is, except the reappearance of Veto, who was once the love of her life. That terrifies her, because Veto was killed a year ago by a rival gang. Or was he? Jimena discovers that he has made a devil's bargain which could cost both of them their lives.

• The Last Summer (of You and Me)

  By: Brashares, Ann

  
  
  

  Gracie Martin is a New Yorker who has a gift for returning lost objects to their rightful owners. Wise and enchanting, with a heroine as endearing as the four young women in the author's "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," Brashares' first novel for adults marks her debut as a writer of perceptive, resonant, utterly engaging women's fiction.

• The Myth Hunters

  By: Golden, Christopher

  
  
  

  The bestselling author of "The Boys Are Back in Town" returns with the first book in an exciting new trilogy, set in a land in which legends have become reality.

• Away

  By: Bloom, Amy

  
  
  

  In this brilliant new novel, which is at once heartbreaking, romantic, and completely unforgettable, Bloom pens the epic and intimate story of young Lillian Leyb, who after her family is destroyed in a Russian pogrom comes to America alone, determined to make her way in a new land.

• Some of Tim's Stories

  By: Hinton, S E

  
  
  

  From the bestselling author of "The Outsiders," and the recipient of the first Margaret A. Edwards Award, comes this collection of short stories.

• Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s

  By: Dick, Philip K

  
  
  

  This Library of America volume brings together four of Dick's most original, mesmerizing, and surprising novels: "The Man in the High Castle, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?," and "Ubik."

• Ghostwalk

  By: Stott, Rebecca

  
  
  

  A stunningly original display of scholarship centering around a real historical mystery that Rebecca Stott uncovered involving Newtons alchemy, her novel is a rare debut that will change the way many readers think about scientific innovation, the force of history, and time itself.

• Divisadero

  By: Ondaatje, Michael

  
  
  

  The eagerly awaited novel by the internationally acclaimed author of "The English Patient" offers a psychologically intricate, devastating, and beautiful story of how a traumatic event shatters a makeshift family and sets each on a separate course.

• Peony in Love

  By: See, Lisa

  
  
  

  Immersed in the richness and magic of the Chinese vision of the afterlife, transcending even death, Sees novel beautifully explores the many manifestations of love and addresses the age-old desire of women to be heard.

• How to Talk to a Widower

  By: Tropper, Jonathan

  
  
  

  The acclaimed author of "The Book of Joe" and "Everything Changes" tackles love, lust, and loss in the suburbs, in a stunning novel that is by turns heartfelt and riotously funny.

• Sarah's Key

  By: De Rosnay, Tatiana

  
  
  

  Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours.
  Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life. Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this painful episode.

• The Name Of The Wind

  By: Rothfuss, Patrick

  
  
  

  A hero named Kvothe, now living under an assumed name as the humble proprietor of an inn, recounts his transformation from a magically gifted young man into the most notorious wizard, musician, thief, and assassin in his world.

• A Voice in the Wind

  By: Rivers, Francine

  
  
  

  A.D. 70 Rome comes alive in this tale of the Jewish Christian slave girl Hadassah. Torn between a desire to witness and her fear of persecution, she encourages readers to represent Christ in their world.

• The Riddle

  By: Croggon, Alison

  
  
  

  Maerad is a girl with a tragic past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she and her mentor, Cadvan, hunted by both the Light and the Dark, must unravel the Riddle of the Treesong before their kingdom erupts in chaos.

• The Naming: The First Book of Pellinor

  By: Croggon, Alison

  
  
  

  A manuscript from the lost civilization of Edil-Amarandah chronicles the experiences of sixteen-year-old Maerad, an orphan gifted in the magic and power of the Bards, as she escapes from slavery and begins to learn how to use her Gift to stave off the evil Darkness that threatens to consume her world.

• Evening

  By: Minot, Susan

  
  
  

  Forty years after she travels to Maine to be a bridesmaid in the wedding of her best friend, Ann Lord lies dying, and what she remembers--what eclipses nearly all of the present and a good portion of the past--is that long-ago wedding weekend.

• Perfect

  By: Friend, Natasha

  
  
  

  Following the death of her father, a thirteen-year-old uses bulimia as a way to avoid her mother's and ten-year-old sister's grief, as well as her own.

• Critical

  By: Cook, Robin

  
  
  

  Achieving a successful and profitable life in spite of a troubled past, doctor Angela Dawson pursues business opportunities in three major cities only to find her efforts compromised by a surge of drug-resistant staph infections, which are investigated by medical examiner newlyweds Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton.

• Drop Dead Beautiful

  By: Collins, Jackie

  
  
  

  Determined to reclaim her position of power in Las Vegas, Lucky Santangelo works to outmaneuver a deadly enemy who would steal away Lucky's two beloved sons and out-of-control teenage daughter. By the author of Lovers & Players.

• The Burnt House

  By: Kellerman, Faye

  
  
  

  In the aftermath of a suspicious commuter plane crash in Los Angeles, police lieutenant Peter Decker investigates the claims of one family that foul play had been involved, a suspicion that gains credibility when a key victim is discovered to be someone else.

• Spook Country

  By: Gibson, William

  
  
  

  Multilingual Tito engages in sensitive information transfers from his single-room warehouse apartment, while investigative journalist Hollis frets over his start-up magazine's censure of its own promotions, and prescription drug addict Milgrim wonders about the military connections of an enigmatic benefactor.

• Lean Mean Thirteen

  By: Evanovich, Janet

  
  
  

  Trenton, New Jersey, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, along with her offbeat family and associates, embarks on her thirteenth zany and perilous adventure, in the sequel to Twelve Sharp.

• The God of Animals

  By: Kyle, Aryn

  
  
  

  In her stunning debut, Kyle produces an emotionally powerful coming-of-age story that deftly and movingly captures not only the complexity of love, loss, and human relationships but also the fierce and powerful bond between horses and humans.

• Beyond Reach

  By: Slaughter, Karin

  
  
  

  When the charred body of a woman is found, and Detective Lena Adams is charged with homicide, Grant County's medical examiner Sara Linton joins forces with her husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, to uncover the truth about a case that is poisoning a small town with hatred.

• The Double Agents

  By: Griffin, W. E. B.

  
  
  

  In a first father-and-son author collaboration, Canidy, Fulmar, and their colleagues in the Office of Strategic Services work to convince Axis forces that an invasion of the European continent will take place on the beaches of Nazi-occupied France, an effort that is undermined by traitor spy activities.

• A Thousand Splendid Suns

  By: Hosseini, Khaled

  
  
  

  Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made "The Kite Runner" a classic, Hosseinis latest novel is at once an incredible chronicle of 30 years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation found in love.

• In the Woods

  By: French, Tana

  
  
  

  Twenty years after witnessing the violent disappearances of two companions from their small Dublin suburb, detective Rob Ryan investigates a chillingly similar murder that takes place in the same wooded area, a case that forces him to piece together his traumatic memories.

• In at the Death (Settling Accounts)

  By: Turtledove, Harry

  
  
  

  After launching World War II, the Confederate States of America is confronted by the bitter reality of imminent defeat, as the United States of America and its German allies make a final push to end the conflict, and CSA President Jake Featherston faces the decision of whether or not to unleash a desperate last ditch effort with the help of the ultimate weapon, a uranium bomb.

• Fourth Comings

  By: McCafferty, Megan

  
  
  

  The fourth book in McCaffertys highly successful and outrageously entertaining series about Jessica Darling follows the ivy-league graduate as she struggles to find a job. But her world turns upside down when her boyfriend asks her to marry him--and gives her a week to answer.

• Blaze

  By: Bachman, Richard; King, Stephen

  
  
  

  Originally written thirty-five years ago but never published, a crime novel chronicles the life and times of Clayton Blaisdell, Jr.--the crimes committed against him and the crimes he himself commits, including a kidnapping he is doomed to attempt.

• The First Commandment: A Thriller

  By: Thor, Brad

  
  
  

  In the wake of his girlfriend's brutal murder by an assassin who is in possession of a strange radioactive isotope, covert counter-terrorism agent Scot Harvath discovers clues to a conspiracy with presidential ties that puts him at odds with his own agency.

• Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Betrayal

  By: Lustbader, Eric

  
  
  

  Jason Bourne takes a mission to rescue his only friend in the CIA, Martin Lindros, who disappeared in Africa. Tracking the money trail of terrorists buying nuclear material in Odessa, Bourne is alone gathering evidence while trying to stay one step ahead of the terrorists.

• The Children of Hurin

  By: Tolkien, J. R. R.

  
  
  

  The first complete book by Tolkien in three decades, this book reunites fans of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, Eagles and Orcs. This stirring narrative will return fans to the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien.

• The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl

  By: Lyga, Barry

  
  
  

  A fifteen-year-old "geek" who keeps a list of the high school jocks and others who torment him, and pours his energy into creating a great graphic novel, encounters Kyra, Goth Girl, who helps change his outlook on almost everything, including himself.

• The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears

  By: Mengestu, Dinaw

  
  
  

  Sepha Stephanos fled his native Ethiopia and the revolution that killed his father for life in the U.S. but finds himself increasingly isolated and alone. This is a deeply affecting debut novel about what it means to lose a family and a country--and create a new home.

• Sandworms of Dune

  By: Herbert, Brian

  
  
  

  Based directly on Herberts final outline, "Sandworms of Dune" answers the long-debated, urgent questions of Dune fans: the origin of the Honored Matres, the tantalizing future of the planet Arrakis, the final revelation of the Kwisatz Haderach, and the resolution to the war between Man and Machine.

• The Savage Detectives

  By: Bolano, Roberto

  
  
  

  Bolano traces the hidden connection between literature and violence in a world where national boundaries are fluid and death lurks in the shadow of the avant-garde. "The Savage Detectives" is a dazzling original, the first great Latin American novel of the 21st century.

• Devil May Cry: A Dark-Hunter Novel

  By: Kenyon, Sherrilyn

  
  
  

  Stripped of his godhood by Artemis, Sin seeks revenge by kidnapping a woman he believes to be the deceitful goddess, only to discover instead that he has abducted her servant, Katra, an irresistible and compassionate young woman who persuades him to save Artemis from an enemy who threatens all human life.

• Evil Genius

  By: Jinks, Catherine

  
  
  

  Cadel Piggott is a 14-year-old genius studying for his World Domination degree with criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon. But at heart he's a lonely kid. When he falls for the mysterious and brilliant Kay-Lee, he begins to wonder if it is too late to stop Dr. Darkkon from carrying out his evil plot.

• Goddess Games

  By: Burnham, Niki

  
  
  

  Seneca, Drew, and Claire have taken jobs at a resort spa, looking for something they think they'll find. Thrown together as roommates, all the girls can see are their differences. But fate brought them together for a reason and once they realize this, they also discover what they need may not be what they were originally looking for.

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

  By: Rowling, J K

  
  
  

  The seventh and final book in J.K. Rowlings magically phenomenal Harry Potter series.

• Wicked Lovely

  By: Marr, Melissa

  
  
  

  In a world unseen by mortals, the forces of Summer and Winter are at war. Two Faery Courts have been seeking the Summer Queen for more than nine centuries--one to restore the power of Summer and the other to banish it in this gritty modern Faery tale.

• Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story

  By: Bell, Anthea

  
  
  

  A witty philosophical murder mystery with a charming twist: the crack detectives are sheep determined to discover who killed their beloved shepherd, in this internationally bestselling tale.

• Shopaholic & Baby

  By: Kinsella, Sophie

  
  
  

  Becky Brandon is pregnant! She couldn't be more overjoyed--especially since shopping cures morning sickness. But when the celebrity must-have obstetrician turns out to be her husband's glamorous ex-girlfriend, Becky's perfect world starts to crumble.

• Cubanita

  By: Triana, Gaby

  
  
  

  Capturing the essence of what it means to grow up as a Latina American, Tiana delivers the story of Isabel D'az, a Cuban American who would rather just be an American, period.