Fiction

“a compelling and memorable read.”

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Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen is a novel in miniature.

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Do we really know what happened on April 4, 1968, when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee?

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“well written, masterfully translated . . . rewards rereading.”

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A collection of short, fictional profiles of women who chose to “love” the most notorious monsters of our time, including such failures at the most fundamental acts of human empathy and decency as

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Black Bird Yellow Sun operates on several levels, more complicated than you might think a simple board book would be.

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“A wonderful setting and likeable characters, lots of action and subtle humor will have readers calling for more stories featuring David Wakeland.”

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"Highly recommended."

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Six years after the collapse of “the Feed”—the futuristic Internet wired into people's brains—due to a surprise attack on humanity by mysterious, homicidal body snatchers, Tom, Kate, their daughter

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A woman’s nude body is found in a Helsinki apartment with religious references scrawled on her back.

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Hundreds of white-hot meteor fragments plunge toward earth near Monterey Bay, California.

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“Unfortunately, . . . The Escape Artist promises much more than it delivers, . . .”

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“This is a book that will keep you up all night, unable to turn off the light, because the pages almost literally fly beneath your fingers.”

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With over a dozen English-language books on the topic in the last decade alone, the ill-fated love story of the 12th century French scholar-monk Peter Abelard and his pupil Heloise continues to fas

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Jason Matthews’ The Kremlin’s Candidate is the finale in his Red Sparrow series. The story is very “today” with action and events pulled from current headlines.

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“Harley McKenna is possibly the most powerful, original female character we’ve had in decades . . . Barbed Wire Heart is an evocative work of darkness and redemption . .

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Divorced mom Jackie Reed worries about her oldest son Wade. His actions have become questionable. But is it teenage angst, or is something really bothering the 17 year old?

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“Rudy has illustrated her picture book with an elaborate world made of fabrics and scavenged materials, and populated it with handmade felt and fur mice . . .”

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“A fantastic start to a new series that will have the reader wondering how author Rice can top this first entry.”

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“A story the reader will select with a wriggle of delight and a frisson of dread.”

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“A powerful and thought-provoking story filled with the use of Native American legends and arcane magic.”

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“If you know an 18 year old or an 80 year old who is in love with the creation of art, there is no better book for them to read . . .”

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The cover of Goat Songs is a goat, a giant goat staring at you with hypnotic eyes and a bulbous nose. It immediately evokes memories of the film the Men Who Stare at Goats.

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“Vaseline Buddha is a brilliant example of contemporary South Korean literature.”

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“Only Killers and Thieves is a powerful debut.”

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