Fiction

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Compiling the first five issues of the Orphan Black comic book series, Orphan Black: Volume 1 is in essence a rehashing of the events in the first season of the TV show the comic

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Rat God is the perfect graphic novel for those who enjoy Lovecraftian horror but want something original and exciting.  

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Something may have been lost in the translation, but The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen is flat.

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Filled with full color explosions of malevolent mayhem straight from the Cold War, Spy vs. Spy has never looked better!

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Young children have always been among the most vulnerable members of society, and yet they have not always been regarded as such.

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“Life has always kind of happened to me without too much planning.”

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“many of the stories have the feel of being a novel in gestation.”

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In her book The Lake House, author Kate Morton takes three stories about children—a missing child, an abandoned child, and a child given up for adoption—and braids the stories together.

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“The art perfectly matches the character, and the writing perfectly matches the art.”

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The Pawnbroker is a haunting, powerful book about the vast gamut of human behavior, including some of the darkest moments in human history. But it’s not a book about the Holocaust.

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a fascinating peek into the genesis of Austria's controversial literary figure.”

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Never has wading through the bizarre been so rewarding.”

Where to start with Klaxon?

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Bird is only 176 pages, but it is not a quick read.

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“undeniable charm of Kinney’s art.  . . . hilarious. . . . remarkable. . . . good comic timing.”

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“Keep an open mind and an open heart. It gets bad sometimes, but things will work out.”

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It is November 9th, the day before Fallon is upending her life to relocate from California to New York by herself.

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Willy's Stories, written and illustrated by Anthony Browne, is not your typical children’s book.

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The Bronze Age is when Superman broke the chains of Kryptonite! Batman could finally become a vampire!

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“a satisfying coming-of-age story via a fantastical adventure.”

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“Connelly has created a subtle gem.”

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a worthwhile read for fans of suspense and stories of entwined family relationships.”

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“Painful, powerful, and full of historical data about life in Nagasaki after the bombs fell.”

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The ideas that fell out of Stan Lee’s head seem to have come to RULE THE WORLD!

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Zagreb Noir, edited by Ivan Sršen, is yet another international addition to the long-running Akashic Noir series.

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Here's the premise of The Finger Sports Game: draw a face on the tip of one or more of your long fingers, then stick it through the hole(s) to pretend you are the head of the body

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