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And the Mountains Echoed, A Novel Exploring the Effect of Afghan Diaspora on Identity by Khaled Hosseini

On May 20, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations.

Poppet, A Detective Jack Caffery Mystery by Mo Hayder

On May 19, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

Mo Hayder has for years been a master of chilling, seamlessly-plotted thrillers that keep the reader glued to the page long after lights out, and fresh off of winning the Edgar Award for Best Novel for Gone, Hayder is at the top of her game. Her latest novel, Poppet, is Hayder at her most terrifying: a gripping novel about the search for a dangerous mental patient on the loose.

Constance, A Novel of Fierce Rages and Great Tenderness by Patrick McGrath

On May 18, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

The cool, beautiful Constance Schuyler lives alone in Manhattan in the early 1960s. The story of a marriage in crisis and a family haunted by trauma, Constance is also a tale of resilience and loyalty, and of the moral inspiration that can lead even the most lost of souls back to the light.

Little Green, The Last Detective Easy Rawlins Mystery by Walter Mosley

On May 17, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

Easy Rawlins is one of the few private eyes in contemporary crime fiction who can be called iconic and immortal. In the incendiary and fast-paced Little Green, he returns from the brink of death to investigate the dark side of L.A.’s 1960s hippie haven, the Sunset Strip.

Pacific, A Novel Filled With Sharp Observation and Deadpan Wit by Tom Drury

On May 17, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

In a triumphant return to the characters that launched his career two decades ago, Tom Drury travels back to Grouse County, the setting of his landmark debut, The End of Vandalism. Drury’s depictions of the stark beauty of the Midwest and the futility of American wanderlust have earned him comparisons to Raymond Carver, Sherwood Anderson, and Paul Auster.

White Dog Fell from the Sky, A Novel of an Unusual Friendship in Botswana by Eleanor Morse

On May 16, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

An extraordinary novel of love, friendship, and betrayal for admirers of Abraham Verghese and Edwidge Danticat, Eleanor Morse’s rich and intimate portrait of Botswana, and of three people whose intertwined lives are at once tragic and remarkable, is an absorbing and deeply moving story.

We Need New Names, An Open-Eyed Coming-Of-Age Novel by NoViolet Bulawayo

On May 16, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

NoViolet Bulawayo’s debut calls to mind the great storytellers of displacement and arrival who have come before her–from Zadie Smith to Monica Ali to J.M. Coetzee–while she tells a vivid, raw story all her own.

Mermaid in Chelsea Creek, A Magic Young Adult Novel by Michelle Tea

On May 15, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Young Adult Literature, by Editor

Everyone in the broken-down town of Chelsea, Massachussetts, has a story too worn to repeat—from the girls who play the pass-out game just to feel like they’re somewhere else, to the packs of aimless teenage boys, to the old women from far away who left everything behind. But there’s one story they all still tell: the oldest and saddest but most hopeful story, the one about the girl who will be able to take their twisted world and straighten it out. The girl who will bring the magic.

The Enchanted Wanderer and Other Stories of Russian Literature by Nikolai Leskov

On May 13, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Short Stories, by Editor

In stories long considered classics, Leskov takes the speech patterns of oral storytelling and spins them in new and startlingly modern ways, presenting seemingly artless yarns that are in fact highly sophisticated. It is the great gift of this new translation that it allows us to hear the many vibrant voices of Leskov’s singular art.

Inferno, The New Robert Langdon Thriller by Dan Brown

On May 13, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

In his international blockbusters The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown masterfully fused history, art, codes, and symbols. In this riveting new thriller, Brown returns to his element and has crafted his highest-stakes novel to date.