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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)

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Just Kids
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Staff Pick
In her memoir Just Kids, Smith chronicles her lifelong friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. A gifted wordsmith, she's vividly observant and sometimes painfully self-aware, with a voice possessed not only of yearning but also of experience.... (read more)

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Altered Carbon
by Richard K. Morgan
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West of Here
by Jonathan Evison
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The Devil All the Time
by Donald Ray Pollock
Staff Pick
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by Alex Garland
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In The Coma, Alex Garland (author of The Beach and the film 28 Days Later) crafts a gripping novella that blurs the distinction between dreams and reality. The Coma has a menacing undertow that will resonate long after you've finished reading it.... (read more)

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Bad Monkeys
by Matt Ruff
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by Lester Bangs
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"Simply put, Lester Bangs is the Charles Bukowski of rock criticism. He may have been deranged and obnoxious, but he was honest. Main Lines, Blood Feasts and Bad Taste provides a wealth of previously uncollected material sure to amuse, annoy, and... (read more)

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Just Kids 1st Edition
by Patti Smith
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In her memoir Just Kids, Smith chronicles her lifelong friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. A gifted wordsmith, she's vividly observant and sometimes painfully self-aware, with a voice possessed not only of yearning but also of experience.... (read more)

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The Raw Shark Texts
by Steven Hall
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