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  • Book Jacket: In Praise of Hatred
    In Praise of Hatred
    Khaled Khalifa
    Published 4/8/14

    In 1980s Syria, a young Muslim girl lives a secluded life behind the veil in the vast and ...
  • Book Jacket: The Venetian Bargain
    The Venetian Bargain
    Marina Fiorato
    Published 4/8/14

    Venice, 1576. Five years after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto, a ship ...
  • Book Jacket: Mimi Malloy, At Last!
    Mimi Malloy, At Last!
    Julia MacDonnell
    Published 4/8/14

    Meet Mimi Malloy: A daughter of the Great Depression, Mimi was born into an Irish-Catholic brood of ...

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  • Book Jacket: Crowded Orbits
    Crowded Orbits
    James Clay Moltz
    Published 4/29/14

    Space has become increasingly crowded since the end of the Cold War, with new countries, companies, ...
  • Book Jacket: The Book of You
    The Book of You
    Claire Kendal
    Published 4/29/14

    A mesmerizing tale of psychological suspense about a woman who must fight to escape an expert ...
  • Book Jacket: The Poor Boy's Game
    The Poor Boy's Game
    Dennis Tafoya
    Published 4/29/14

    When US Marshal Frannie Mullen gets one of her best friends shot during a routine apprehension, her ...

Featured This Week

  • Book Jacket: The Ten Thousand Things
    The Ten Thousand Things
    John Spurling
    Published 4/10/14

    A novel of fated meetings, grand battles, and riveting drama, and in its seamless fusion of the epic...
  • Book Jacket: A Fort of Nine Towers
    A Fort of Nine Towers
    Qais Akbar Omar
    Published 4/8/14

    With all the emotional power of The Kite Runner, this is the very first true life account of growing...
  • Book Jacket: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
    Behind the Beautiful Forevers
    Katherine Boo
    Published 4/8/14

    From Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the ...

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New in Hardcover

  • Book Jacket: The Ten Thousand Things
    The Ten Thousand Things
    John Spurling
    Published 4/10/14

    A novel of fated meetings, grand battles, and riveting drama, and in its seamless fusion of the epic...
  • Book Jacket: Noggin
    Noggin
    John C. Whaley
    Published 4/8/14

    Travis Coates has a good head…on someone else's shoulders. A touching, hilarious, and ...
  • Book Jacket: Mimi Malloy, At Last!
    Mimi Malloy, At Last!
    Julia MacDonnell
    Published 4/8/14

    Mimi Malloy, At Last! is an unforgettable novel, alive with humor, unexpected romance, and the magic...

New in Paperback

  • Book Jacket: The Infatuations
    The Infatuations
    Javier Marías
    Published 4/22/14

    An immersive, provocative novel propelled by a seemingly random murder that we come to understand&#...
  • Book Jacket: The End of the Point
    The End of the Point
    Elizabeth Graver
    Published 4/22/14

    A precisely observed, superbly crafted novel, The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver charts the ...
  • Book Jacket: Hokey Pokey
    Hokey Pokey
    Jerry Spinelli
    Published 4/22/14

    Master storyteller Jerry Spinelli has written a dizzingly inventive fable of growing up and letting ...

Top Recommendations for Book Clubs

  • Book Jacket: The Fever Tree
    The Fever Tree
    Jennifer McVeigh
    Published 2/4/14

    The Fever Tree is a compelling portrait of colonial South Africa, its raw beauty and deprivation ...
  • Book Jacket: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
    A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
    Anthony Marra
    Published 2/4/14

    A brilliant debut novel that brings to life an abandoned hospital where a tough-minded doctor ...
  • Book Jacket: Amity & Sorrow
    Amity & Sorrow
    Peggy Riley
    Published 2/4/14

    Amity & Sorrow is a story about God, sex, and farming. It's an unforgettable journey into the ...

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