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The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Staff Pick If it weren't for the Morning News Tournament of Books, I would never have read The Art of Fielding. Baseball? No, thanks. But have no fear — it's not really a book about baseball. Henry Skrimshander is a shortstop prodigy who lives and... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper 
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American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman Staff Pick Do you ever wonder where gods go when all their worshippers are gone? Neil Gaiman tries to answer that question. Some live quiet lives in the Midwest, some don't remember who they are, and others have plans. Gaiman, as always, has a unique voice and good... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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State of Wonder (P.S.) by Ann Patchett Staff Pick State of Wonder is Ann Patchett's best book yet (yes, even better than Bel Canto). Brimming with mystery, philosophy, intrigue, ethical questions, the flora and fauna of the Amazon jungle, and absolutely beautiful prose, Patchett's new novel should be at... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Staff Pick "Inspired by her grandparents' love story in which the grandmother outlived her husband by nearly three decades, Niffenegger has invented Henry and Clare, and their unique and complicated love story involving the ability to live in the past and future in... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt Staff Pick This entertaining and heartbreaking story is told by a fabulous narrator, Eli Sisters. Eli and his brother Charlie are hired killers in late 19th-century Oregon and California, and this is the tale of their final job.... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Hardcover
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The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Staff Pick After the umpteenth customer recommended this book to me, I made it my book club pick. The first few lines made me a bit nervous (because it could have gone so terribly wrong, you see), but I was laughing and crying within the first three pages. I... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Moby-Dick in Pictures: One Drawing for Every Page by Matt Kish Staff Pick In 2009, Matt Kish had an idea, a dream, a plan. Every day he would read a page from Moby-Dick, choose one passage, and then create an image based on the text — for all 552 pages! A year and a half later his epic quest came to an end, and Portland's... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Staff Pick Touted as an adult's version of Harry Potter, The Night Circus actually lives up to its hype. It's the story of a couple of magicians, a circus, and a duel. And, of course, it's so much more. Morgenstern's creation is astounding and intricate, delicate... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell Staff Pick While it was hard to narrow down my list to just five "best of" picks, I didn't have to think twice about what would be my favorite book of the year. In Cloud Atlas Mitchell again uses the format of connecting short stories with recurring motifs into a... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Staff Pick If it weren't for the Morning News Tournament of Books, I would never have read The Art of Fielding. Baseball? No, thanks. But have no fear — it's not really a book about baseball. Henry Skrimshander is a shortstop prodigy who lives and... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie Staff Pick The Gun Seller reminds me of a well-made gin and tonic — crisp, hip, and refreshing, with a droll twist of lime.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson Staff Pick In The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, corporate intrigue, subtle psychology, explosive content, and a sensational heroine make for a high-caliber novel.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett Staff Pick Kathryn Stockett's characters aren't just memorable — they're the kind you start to miss the minute you turn the last page. Set in Mississippi in 1962, they speak from a world careening toward great and long-overdue change, in voices resonating with... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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How to Breathe Underwater: Stories by Julie Orringer Staff Pick The opening story of Julie Orringer's debut collection is a truly original variant on the Gothic tale, set in the unlikely jungle of a New Orleans back yard. Another piece reconstructs the trials of one girl's adolescence in the form of a corrective... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson Staff Pick Hailed by critics across the globe, showered with awards, Out Stealing Horses is a book that true lovers of the written word will hold close to their hearts. With its captivating prose and characters who burrow under your skin and refuse to come out, Per... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Pulphead: Essays by John Jeremiah Sullivan Staff Pick I love collections of essays. I almost always have one (or two or three) in a pile on my bedside table. But not since I first read A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace have I loved a book of essays as much as I loved... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Staff Pick Do we really need another sweeping historical epic set in 16th-century England? One which possesses at its heart yet another subplot about Henry VIII and his volatile affections? We certainly do if the novel is written by Hilary Mantel. Written in a... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko Staff Pick Ceremony cast a spell on me; I read it over the course of a day, reluctantly putting it down only to eat and walk with the dog. It is the story of Tayo, whose soul has been horribly broken, and of his perilous journey back to wholeness. How rare it is... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls Staff Pick Lily Casey Smith is a woman who won't take no for an answer if there's any way around it. She embarks on journeys and has experiences that only someone with iron-willed character could survive: As a child, she gets her young siblings up a cottonwood tree... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Codex: A Novel by Lev Grossman Staff Pick This clever literary thriller concentrates on a series of incidents that appear straightforward but grow more and more complicated as our protagonist's mission to track down an ancient codex runs eerily parallel to a virtual reality game he's become... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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