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Page Modified: May 1, 2008
New titles - selected on the basis of good reviews. Nonfiction, fiction and mystery titles are included on these lists. Books for kids and teens (fiction and nonfiction) are also frequently listed.
November 2007
Nonfiction
- Classics for Pleasure
Author: Dirda, Michael
Publisher: Harcourt $ 25 ISBN: 9780151012510 Date: 2007
PW
In these delightful essays, Pulitzer Prize-winner Dirda introduces nearly 90 of the worlds most entertaining books. Writing with affection as well as authority, Dirda covers masterpieces of fantasy and science fiction, horror and adventure, as well as epics, history, and childrens literature.
Updated 10.2.07
- Life, in Pictures: Autobiographical Stories
Author: Eisner, Will
Publisher: Norton $ 29.95 ISBN: 9780393061079 Date: 2007
Kirkus
In what will be the closest thing Eisner fan's will see to an autobiography, the great master and pioneer of American graphic arts presents the most intimate and personal perspective yet on his life as a writer, a professional, and an artist.
Updated 8.27.07
- Entering Hades: The Double Life of a Serial Killer
Author: Leake, John
Publisher: FSG $ 25 ISBN: 9780374148454 Date: 2007
PW
With unprecedented access to Jack Unterweger's diaries and letters, Leake peels back the layers of deception to reveal the life and crimes of this international serial killer. In unnerving detail, Leake exposes the thrilling twists that led to Jack's capture and Austria's trial of the century.
Updated 8.27.07
Fiction
- Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure
Author: Chabon, Michael
Publisher: Del Rey $ 21.95 ISBN: 9780345501745 Date: 2007
Kirkus PW LJ
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.
Suggested Reading: All Stars
Updated 10.23.07
- Crimson Eve
Author: Collins, Brandilyn
Publisher: Zondervan $ 13.99 ISBN: 9780310252252 Date: 2007
LJ
In book three of the Kanner Lake Series, the secluded beauty of northern Idaho offers no permanent hiding place from the past for Carla Radling. The secret from her teenage years has caught up with her--and now Carla's life and the nations future hinge on a lethal game of hide-and-seek.
Suggested Reading: Christian Fiction Stars
Updated 9.24.07
- Garcia's Heart
Author: Durcan, Liam
Publisher: Thomas Dunne $ 23.95 ISBN: 9780312367084 Date: 2007
Booklist
" Like a cross between John le Carre and Ian McEwan -- Garcia's Heart, treads the line between an elegant, elegiac novel of ideas and a sophisticated political thriller. It was exciting, intellectually compelling, and beautifully written. It was also that rarest of books: A literary work with an intensely humanistic core. I am so happy to have discovered Liam Durcan; he will be a major writer for years to come." -- Pauls Toutonghi
Updated 9.24.07
- Them
Author: McCall, Nathan
Publisher: Atria $ 25 ISBN: 9781416549154 Date: 2007
PW
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.
Suggested Reading: African American Stars
Updated 9.24.07
- Capote in Kansas: A Ghost Story
Author: Powers, Kim
Publisher: Da Capo $ 25 ISBN: 9780786720330 Date: 2007
LJ
They were children growing up next door to each other--she, a tomboy in overalls; he, a summer visitor from New Orleans, always dressed in immaculate white linen. Twenty-five years later he had taken New York's literary world by storm, while she struggled to put pen to paper and sweat out the story of her childhood. He was Truman Capote; she was Harper Lee. They would reunite in the desolate plains of Kansas to create In Cold Blood. And they would start talk of an even greater, unspoken mystery and crime: What happened between them--and who really wrote To Kill a Mockingbrid? Capote in Kansas is an unforgettable "what might have been"--a fantasia of ghosts seeking resolve and revenge, murder in the heart (and the heartlands), and memories and regret for a past that was, that will never be again. - Publisher Marketing
Updated 10.23.07
- Reader and Raelynx
Author: Shinn, Sharon
Publisher: Ace $ 24.95 ISBN: 9780441014699 Date: 2007
Kirkus
In this novel of secret sorceries and forbidden desires, the mystic Cammon must put aside his personal feelings for Princess Amalie while he reads the souls of her suitors. But Cammon begins to suspect that Amalie possesses magic powers--a revelation which could put her life in danger.
Updated 9.24.07
- Crawfish Mountain
Author: Wells, Ken
Publisher: Random $ 24.95 ISBN: 9780375508769 Date: 2007
PW LJ
From the acclaimed author of Meely LaBauve, Juniors Leg, and Logan's Storm comes a rollicking, hilarious tale of corporate corruption and political shenanigans set in Louisianas embattled wetlands.
Updated 10.2.07
Crime Fiction
- Zugzwang
Author: Bennett, Ronan
Publisher: Bloomsbury $ 24.95 ISBN: 9781596912533 Date: 2007
Kirkus Booklist
Taking its title from a chess term used to describe a position in which a player is reduced to utter helplessness, this compelling, literary thriller is set in St. Petersburg in 1914 amidst an international chess tournament and a series of mysterious murders.
Suggested Reading: Zugzwang
Updated 9.10.07
- The Tomb of Zeus
Author: Cleverly, Beverly
Publisher: Delta $ 13 ISBN: 9780385339902 Date: 2007
LJ
Headstrong Laetitia Talbot, Cleverly's precocious new heroine, is an aspiring archaeologist with a passion for adventure and mystery. Its 1928, and Letty arrives at an archaeological dig on the isle of Crete. But something goes amiss, and the site becomes a stage for murder.
Updated 10.2.07
- Three Sisters
Author: Doss, James D.
Publisher: Minotaur $ 24.95 ISBN: 9780312364595 Date: 2007
Kirkus PW
A local woman, one of three daughters of a wealthy rancher, is found dead, mauled beyond recognition. Soon afterward, the womans two sisters, one of whom is a popular TV psychic, show up and begin to demand answers. Ute tribal investigator Charlie Moon enlists the help of his aunt Daisy Perika, a shaman, as he tracks down a killer.
Updated 9.24.07
- Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam
Author: Ewan, Chris
Publisher: Minotaur $ 23.95 ISBN: 9780312376338 Date: 2007
PW
Charlie Howard travels the globe writing suspense novels for a living, about an intrepid burglar named Faulks. To supplement his income---and to keep his hand in---Charlie also has a small side business: stealing for a very discreet clientele on commission. - Publisher Marketing
Updated 9.24.07
- The Pure in Heart
Author: Hill, Susan
Publisher: Overlook $ 24.95 ISBN: 9781585679287 Date: 2007
Kirkus Booklist LJ
In this follow-up to The Various Haunts of Men, Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler is on vacation in Venice, trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of a young woman who had been in love with him. His trip is cut short after he is summoned home to the cathedral town of Lafferton, where a little boy has been snatched.
Suggested Reading: All Stars
Updated 9.10.07
Books for Kids, Teens & Readers of All Ages
Age and grade designations are approximate, parental judgement should be used.
- The Curious Adventures of the Abandoned Toys
Author: Fellowes, Julian
Publisher: Holt $ 17.95 ISBN: 9780805075267 Date: 2007
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When Doc the teddy bear arrives at the dump, he soon finds a group of friends who are determined to make his new home a welcoming one. In the gentle style of The Velveteen Rabbit, this story follows toys as they discover what its like to live on their own.
Ages 5+
Updated 10.31.07
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