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Staff Pick
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by Robert Goolrick
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The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets
by Barbara G Walker
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Bring Up the Bodies (A John MacRae Book)
by Hilary Mantel
Staff Pick
Would the sequel live up to expectations? Actually, yes. Hilary Mantel's talent for rich detail and sensuous atmosphere is still apparent, and Bring Up the Bodies is, in some ways, a much more gripping, riveting, and textured read than Wolf Hall. For one... (read more)

Available May 7, 2013
Your price: $16.00
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Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out
by Mo Yan
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In her follow-up to Year of Wonders, Geraldine Brooks has taken historical fiction to another dimension altogether. Using America's Civil War as her frame, she plants a famous (but deeply mysterious) literary figure at its center: Mr. March, the absent... (read more)

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When You Are Engulfed in Flames
by David Sedaris
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The Sisters Brothers
by Patrick deWitt
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House of Leaves: A Novel
by Mark Z. Danielewski
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