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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 listed.
August 2007
Nonfiction
- Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America
Author: Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe
Publisher: Random $ 24.95 ISBN: 9781400062812 Date: 2007
PW Booklist Kirkus
A groundbreaking biography of the man who gave his name to America, Amerigo is delivered by one of the worlds most exciting historians who spins a grand narrative full of character and story.
Updated 6.15.07
Fiction
- Mad Dash
Author: Gaffney, Patricia
Publisher: Crown $ 23 ISBN: 9780307382115 Date: 2007LJ
From the author of The Saving Graces comes this poignant yet hilarious novel about the funny ways love has of catching up to people despite their most irrational efforts to leave it behind.
Updated 6.4.07 - Spook Country
Author: Gibson, William
Publisher: Putnam $ 25.95 ISBN: 9780399154300 Date: 2007
PW
Gibsons first new book in four years is, like the bestselling and critically acclaimed Pattern Recognition, a contemporary novel with international implications.
Updated 6.27.07 - Night Birds
Author: Maltman, Thomas
Publisher: Soho $ 24 ISBN: 9781569474624 Date: 2007
PW
Prefigured by the twin ravens Hunin and Munin--Memory and Understanding--14-year-old Asa Senger learns that the past is as close as his own heartbeat. Without understanding that past he can neither know who he is, nor who he may become.
Updated 6.27.07 - Letter from Point Clear
Author: McFarland, Dennis
Publisher: Holt $ 25 ISBN: 9780805077667 Date: 2007
Kirkus PW
Siblings return to their Southern hometown to rescue their younger sister from her marriage to an evangelical preacher, only to find their expectations turned completely upside down in this novel that reveals the common ground shared by these flawed yet captivating characters.
Updated 6.27.07 - The Words of Every Song
Author: Moore, Liz
Publisher: Broadway $ 12.95 ISBN: 9780767926423 Date: 2007Kirkus
The Words of Every Song is a literate and original debut novel in the form of fourteen linked episodes, each centered on a character involved with the music industry in some fashion. The Words of Every Song offers an authenticity drawn from Liz Moore’ s own experience and brings an insider’ s touch to its depiction of the music industry and its denizens. - Publisher Marketing
Suggested Reading: Music & Fiction | Debuts | Love is a Mix Tape
Updated 5.11.07 - Consumption
Author: Patterson, Kevin
Publisher: Talese $ 25 ISBN: 9780385520744 Date: 2007
PWLJ Kirkus
A penetrating portrait of generational divisions and cultural dissonance, this novel illuminates how the tenuous bonds of friendship, love, and family fly apart--and the unexpectedly tender ways in which survivors carry on.
Updated 6.27.07
Crime Fiction
- The Penguin Who Knew Too Much: Meg Langslow
Author: Andrews, Donna
Publisher: Minotaur $ 23.95 ISBN: 9780312329426 Date: 2007PW
From the bestselling author of No Nest for the Wicket comes this outrageous, fun mystery that features an eccentric cast of characters and lighthearted humor.
Updated 6.4.07 - The Chicago Way
Author: Harvey, Michael
Publisher: Knopf $ 23.95 ISBN: 9780307266866 Date: 2007
PW
From the co-creator and executive-producer of the television show "Cold Case Files" comes this fast-paced, stylish murder mystery, featuring a tough-talking Irish cop turned private investigator.
Updated 6.27.07 - Dead Ex
Author: Kozak, Harley Jane
Publisher: Doubleday $ 21.95 ISBN: 9780385518024 Date: 2007
PW LJ
When David Zetrakis, the producer of a popular soap opera, is found shot to death the day after Christmas, Wollie Shelley finds herself caught up in a murder in which there is no shortage of suspects.
Updated 6.27.07 - Thunder Bay
Author: Krueger, William Kent
Publisher: Atria $ 24 ISBN: 9780743278416 Date: 2007PW
Cork OConnor is back in Kruegers eighth action-packed and utterly suspenseful thriller. OConnor is in his hometown and ready for a life of relative peace. But being back at the place where he began comes with its own set of challenges.
Updated 5.21.07 - Bad Monkeys
Author: Ruff, Matt
Publisher: HarperCollins $ 20 ISBN: 9780061240416 Date: 2007Booklist
Jane Charlotte claims to be a member of a secret organization--the Bad Monkeys--devoted to ridding the world of especially evil people. As Janes tale grows increasingly bizarre, a psychiatrist tries to sort truth from lies. Is she lying or crazy, or is her tale unbelievably true?
Updated 5.11.07 - The Follower
Author: Starr, Jason
Publisher: Minotaur $ 23.95 ISBN: 9780312359744 Date: 2007
Starrs masterful character study and superb storytelling talent work togetherbeautifully in his breakout thriller. Set against the New York singles scene, a young woman looking for love finds herself the object of a deadly obsessionin this accomplished work of crime fiction.
Updated 8.20.07
Books for Kids, Teens & Readers of All Ages
Age and grade designations are approximate, parental judgement should be used.
- The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio
Author: Alexander, Lloyd
Publisher: Holt $ 18.95 ISBN: 9780805083330 Date: 2007
Booklist
PW
Newbery Medalist Alexander weaves a magnificent "Arabian Nights"-hued adventure in this glorious tale of a young man who is mistaken for a mighty warrior and then for a crown prince.
Ages 10+
Updated 7.31.2007
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