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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.
December 2007
Nonfiction
- A View of the Ocean
Author: De Hartog, Jan
Publisher: Pantheon $ 17.95 ISBN: 9780375424700 Date: 2007
Kirkus Booklist
The internationally bestselling Dutch novelist, Tony Award-winning playwright, and author of 21 books, including Holland's Glorie and The Peaceable Kingdom, moves and inspires readers with this simple, elegant story of his mother's life, death, and courage.
Updated 10.2.07
- Touch and Go: A Memoir
Author: Turkel, Studs
Publisher: New $ 24.95 ISBN: 9781595580436 Date: 2007
PW Kirkus PW Booklist
At nearly 95, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Terkel offers his long-awaited memoir that embodies the spirit of the man himself--youthful, vivacious, and enormously fun.
Updated 8.27.07
Fiction
- Sticklebacks and Snow Globes
Author: Goodjohn, B.A.
Publisher: Permanent $ 26 ISBN: 9781579621551 Date: 2007
Kirkus
Updated 8.7.07
- Someone Knows My Name
Author: Hill, Lawrence
Publisher: Norton $ 24.95 ISBN: 9780393065787 Date: 2007
PW
Abducted from Africa as a child and enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom--and of the knowledge she needs to get home. This captivating story of one womans remarkable experience spans six decades and three continents and brings to life a crucial chapter in world history
Updated 9.10.07
- Splitting Harriet
Author: Leigh, Tamara
Publisher: Multnomah $ 12.99 ISBN: 9781590529287 Date: 2007
LJ
Preachers kid and prodigal Harriet Bisset returned to her church and her family, free of her tattoos and nose ring. Nothing could tempt Harri to return to her old ways. Nothing but a 1298cc, liquid-cooled, 16-valve, inline four-cylinder motorcycle--and the church consultant riding it.
Updated 11.6.07
- One With the Shadows
Author: Squires, Susan
Publisher: St Martins $ 6.99 ISBN: 9780312941031 Date: 2007
PW
The "New York Times" bestselling author of One with the Night takes readers into the shadowy world of seduction and betrayal, vengeance and desire. Squires writes a darkly compelling vampire romance.--"Affaire de Coeur."
Updated 10.23.07
Crime Fiction
- The Redbreast
Author: Nesbo, Jo
Publisher: HarperCollins $ 24.95 ISBN: 9780061133992 Date: 2007
PW LJ Booklist
The Redbreast is the winner of the Glass Key prize for the best Nordic crime novel, and has been voted Norway's best work of crime fiction.
Updated 11.19.07
- Prayer of the Dragon
Author: Pattison, Eliot
Publisher: Soho $ 24 ISBN: 9781569474792 Date: 2007
LJ
Former Beijing investigator Shan becomes our Don Quixote. . . . Set against a background that is alternately bleak and blazingly beautiful, this is at once a top-notch thriller and a substantive look at Tibet under siege" ("Publishers Weekly").
Updated 11.6.07
- Salt River
Author: Sallis, James
Publisher: Walker $ 23.95 ISBN: 9780802716170 Date: 2008
Kirkus PW
The poignant and surprising new thriller by one of Americas most acclaimed writers follows ex-cop, ex-con, and war veteran John Turner as he goes in search of a truth hes not sure he can live with.
Updated 11.6.07
- Mausoleum: Ben Abbott
Author: Scott, Justin
Publisher: Poisoned Pen $ 24.95 ISBN: 9781590584682 Date: 2007
Kirkus
When Newbury Connecticuts three hundred year old village cemetery is invaded by a gaudy, half-million dollar mausoleum, Ben Abbott is not happy. - Publisher Marketing
Updated 9.24.07
Books for Kids, Teens & Readers of All Ages
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