American Wife What Happened to Anna K.
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by Curtis Sittenfeld
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by Irina Reyn
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2008 August

What I Talk about When I Talk about Running
by Haruki Murakami

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Offers sparkling insights not only about the author's life, but about life itself. Recommended by Gerry, Powells.com... (read more)
 
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2008 July

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
by David Wroblewski

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Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is... (read more)
 
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2008 September

The Good Thief: A Novel
by Hannah Tinti

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Richly imagined, gothically spooky, and replete with the ingenious storytelling ability of a born novelist, The Good Thief introduces one of the most appealing young heroes in contemporary fiction and ratifies Hannah Tinti as one of our most exciting new... (read more)
 
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2008 August

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

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Perfect for book groups, a charming series of letters make up this short novel set in post-WWII Europe. The correspondents, drawn together by their love of books and affection for each other, collectively tell a moving tale of endurance and friendship in... (read more)
 
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2008 August

The Gargoyle
by Andrew Davidson

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Like Diana Gabaldon, Andrew Davidson immerses you in a different reality and takes you on a roller-coaster ride. This is an unusual story about the power of love to transcend physical limitations and to transform ugliness into beauty. It's all in the... (read more)
 
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2008 August

The Lace Reader
by Brunonia Barry

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The Lace Reader is a wonderfully layered novel of gothic suspense set in Salem, Massachusetts. The women of the Whitney family are psychics who can see the future by concentrating on the patterns in handmade lace. Each chapter opens with a passage from... (read more)
 
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2008 July

The Enchantress of Florence
by Salman Rushdie

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A tall, yellow-haired, young European traveler calling himself "Mogor dell'Amore" the Mughal of Love, arrives at the court of the Emperor Akbar, lord of the great Mughal empire, with a tale to tell that begins to obsess the imperial capital, a tale about... (read more)
 
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2008 August

The 19th Wife
by David Ebershoff

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Faith, I tell them, is a mystery, elusive to many, and never easy to explain. Sweeping and lyrical, spellbinding and unforgettable, David Ebershoff’s The 19th Wife combines epic historical fiction with a modern murder mystery to create a brilliant... (read more)
 
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2008 August

Books: A Memoir
by Larry McMurtry

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In a prolific life of singular literary achievement, Larry McMurtry has succeeded in a variety of genres: in coming-of-age novels like The Last Picture Show; in collections of essays like In a Narrow Grave; and in the reinvention of the Western on a... (read more)
 
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What Happened to Anna K. What Happened to Anna K.
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2008 August

Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip -- Confessions of a Cynical Waiter
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Waiter Rant is a delightful look at restaurant life from the other side of the tablecloth. The Waiter will enlighten and instruct you while sometimes grossing you out. Comparisons to Kitchen Confidential can’t be avoided, and Waiter Rant is a welcome... (read more)
 
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2008 July

Rules of Deception
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Christopher Reich has improved upon his already quick-paced style to deliver one of the year's finest tension-filled adventures. Not only a pulse-pounding thriller, but also a clever story of international espionage and intrigue, Rules of Deception... (read more)
 
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2008 August

The Likeness
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It's hard to follow up a sterling debut with something that's equally riveting — and even harder to come up with a better book than the first one. But Tana French has pulled off just this feat with The Likeness, a harrowing novel that will keep you... (read more)
 
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2008 July

Telex from Cuba
by Rachel Kushner

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An astonishingly wise, ambitious, and riveting first novel set in the American community in Cuba during the years leading to Castro's revolution, this masterful debut will put Rachel Kushner on the map of American fiction. Rachel Kushner's mother... (read more)
 
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2008 August

Iodine
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Haven Kimmel's gorgeous fourth novel is disturbing and brilliant in equal measure. Iodine is unlike any book I've ever read; woven through with psychoanalyses, dreams, hallucinations, and mythology, you are never sure which version of our narrator's... (read more)
 
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2008 September

Man in the Dark
by Paul Auster

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A new novel with a dark political twist from "one of America's greats" (Time Out Chicago). Man In the Dark is Paul Auster's brilliant, devastating novel about the many realities we inhabit as wars flame all around us. Seventy-two-year-old August... (read more)
 
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