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New Fiction - Week of December 20, 2009
Meyers, Kent
Twisted Tree
Hayley Jo Zimmerman is dead. And the people of small-town Twisted Tree must come to terms with this terrible event - their loss, their place in it, and the secrets they all carry. In this brilliantly written novel, one girl's story unfolds through the stories of those who had known her.
Twisted Tree
Hayley Jo Zimmerman is dead. And the people of small-town Twisted Tree must come to terms with this terrible event - their loss, their place in it, and the secrets they all carry. In this brilliantly written novel, one girl's story unfolds through the stories of those who had known her.
Nabokov, Vladimir
The Original of Laura
When Vladimir Nabokov died in 1977, he left instructions for his heirs to burn the 138 handwritten index cards that made up the rough draft of his final and unfinished novel, The Original of Laura. But Nabokov's wife, Vera, could not bear to destroy her husband's last work, and when she died, the fate of the manuscript fell to her son. Dmitri Nabokov, now seventy-five, the Russian novelist's only surviving heir, and translator of many of his books, has wrestled for three decades with the decision of whether to honor his father's wish or preserve for posterity the last piece of writing of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. His decision finally to allow publication of the fragmented narrative, dark yet playful, preoccupied with mortality, affords us one last experience of Nabokov's magnificent creativity, the quintessence of his unparalleled body of work.
The Original of Laura
When Vladimir Nabokov died in 1977, he left instructions for his heirs to burn the 138 handwritten index cards that made up the rough draft of his final and unfinished novel, The Original of Laura. But Nabokov's wife, Vera, could not bear to destroy her husband's last work, and when she died, the fate of the manuscript fell to her son. Dmitri Nabokov, now seventy-five, the Russian novelist's only surviving heir, and translator of many of his books, has wrestled for three decades with the decision of whether to honor his father's wish or preserve for posterity the last piece of writing of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. His decision finally to allow publication of the fragmented narrative, dark yet playful, preoccupied with mortality, affords us one last experience of Nabokov's magnificent creativity, the quintessence of his unparalleled body of work.
Prasad, Chandra
Breathe the Sky: A Novel Inspired by the Life of Amelia Earhart
Breathe the Sky is a fresh and provocative portrait of legendary pilot Amelia Earhart, whose courage and charisma have dazzled millions.
Breathe the Sky: A Novel Inspired by the Life of Amelia Earhart
Breathe the Sky is a fresh and provocative portrait of legendary pilot Amelia Earhart, whose courage and charisma have dazzled millions.
Return to the topNew Science Fiction and Fantasy - Week of December 20, 2009
McDevitt, Jack
Time Travelers Never Die
When physicist Michael Shelborne mysteriously vanishes, his son Shel discovers that he had constructed a time travel device. Fearing his father may be stranded in time or worse, Shel enlists the aid of Dave MacElroy, a linguist, to accompany him on the rescue mission. Their journey through history takes them from the enlightenment of Renaissance Italy through the American Wild West to the civil-rights upheavals of the 20th century. Along the way, they encounter a diverse cast of historical greats, sometimes in unexpected situations. Yet the elder Shelborne remains elusive. And then Shel violates his agreement with Dave not to visit the future. There he makes a devastating discovery that sends him fleeing back through the ages, and changes his life forever.
Time Travelers Never Die
When physicist Michael Shelborne mysteriously vanishes, his son Shel discovers that he had constructed a time travel device. Fearing his father may be stranded in time or worse, Shel enlists the aid of Dave MacElroy, a linguist, to accompany him on the rescue mission. Their journey through history takes them from the enlightenment of Renaissance Italy through the American Wild West to the civil-rights upheavals of the 20th century. Along the way, they encounter a diverse cast of historical greats, sometimes in unexpected situations. Yet the elder Shelborne remains elusive. And then Shel violates his agreement with Dave not to visit the future. There he makes a devastating discovery that sends him fleeing back through the ages, and changes his life forever.
New Mysteries - Week of December 20, 2009
Lovesey, Peter
Abracadaver
A sadistic practical joker is haunting the popular music halls of London, interfering with the actors and interrupting their acts by orchestrating humiliating disasters that take place in view of the audience. A trapeze artist misses her timing when the trapeze ropes are shortened. A comedian who invites the audience to sing along with him finds the words of his song shamefully altered. Mustard has been applied to a sword swallower's blade. A singer's costume has been rigged. The girl in a magician's box is trapped. Then the mischief escalates to murder. Or was murder intended all along? That indomitable detective team, Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackeray of Scotland Yard, must track down the elusive criminal.
Abracadaver
A sadistic practical joker is haunting the popular music halls of London, interfering with the actors and interrupting their acts by orchestrating humiliating disasters that take place in view of the audience. A trapeze artist misses her timing when the trapeze ropes are shortened. A comedian who invites the audience to sing along with him finds the words of his song shamefully altered. Mustard has been applied to a sword swallower's blade. A singer's costume has been rigged. The girl in a magician's box is trapped. Then the mischief escalates to murder. Or was murder intended all along? That indomitable detective team, Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackeray of Scotland Yard, must track down the elusive criminal.
Myers, Tamar
The Witch Doctor's Wife
Raised as the child of missionaries in the Congo, the author of the Den of Antiquity mystery series uses her intimate knowledge of the landscape as the backdrop for a stunning new novel.
The Witch Doctor's Wife
Raised as the child of missionaries in the Congo, the author of the Den of Antiquity mystery series uses her intimate knowledge of the landscape as the backdrop for a stunning new novel.
New Horror - Week of December 20, 2009
Hayes, Erica
Shadowfae
A thrilling and darkly erotic tale of betrayal, passion, and redemption, Shadowfae is a rich novel that will ensnare the senses with lush prose and a deadly vision of the Fae that conjures fairy tales of old.
Shadowfae
A thrilling and darkly erotic tale of betrayal, passion, and redemption, Shadowfae is a rich novel that will ensnare the senses with lush prose and a deadly vision of the Fae that conjures fairy tales of old.
New World Fiction - Week of December 20, 2009
Jonke, Gert
The System of Vienna: From Heaven Street to Earth Mound
An astonishing and fantastical autobiographical novel—reminiscent of Italo Calvino and Laurence Sterne — The System of Vienna details Jonke’s travels through Vienna by streetcar, reporting the bizarre and frustrating encounters he experiences as he progresses; and meanwhile moving not just from trolley-stop to trolley-stop, but through life as well, from innocence to disillusionment, birth to death. Jonke meets a paranoiac fish wholesaler who believes he is directing all of Austrian politics from his little stall, a stamp collector in such deadly earnest he hopes to be appointed to a professorship in philately, and a compulsive talker who has developed a rigorous economic philosophy out of the most common objects to be found in a Vienna neighborhood. Slowly increasing the comic and fantastic elements in his story until they overwhelm all pretense to autobiography—culminating in a strangely touching love scene between Jonke and a caryatid—The System of Vienna reminds us that the very act of describing a life turns it into fiction.
The System of Vienna: From Heaven Street to Earth Mound
An astonishing and fantastical autobiographical novel—reminiscent of Italo Calvino and Laurence Sterne — The System of Vienna details Jonke’s travels through Vienna by streetcar, reporting the bizarre and frustrating encounters he experiences as he progresses; and meanwhile moving not just from trolley-stop to trolley-stop, but through life as well, from innocence to disillusionment, birth to death. Jonke meets a paranoiac fish wholesaler who believes he is directing all of Austrian politics from his little stall, a stamp collector in such deadly earnest he hopes to be appointed to a professorship in philately, and a compulsive talker who has developed a rigorous economic philosophy out of the most common objects to be found in a Vienna neighborhood. Slowly increasing the comic and fantastic elements in his story until they overwhelm all pretense to autobiography—culminating in a strangely touching love scene between Jonke and a caryatid—The System of Vienna reminds us that the very act of describing a life turns it into fiction.
Saotome, Mitsugu
Okei: A Girl from the Provinces
Set in the midst of samurai warfare in the mountainous region of Aizu in the late 19th century, Okei recounts the coming of age of a young peasant girl Okei, who falls desperately in love with the fierce warrior Sanasuma Kingo, only to learn that the world she inhabits has no place for love. The two live in entirely different worlds, and Okei must learn to understand both the nature of her hidden feelings rising within her and the arcane codes and honor system of the samurai. As the forces of the old Tugokawa order struggle to contain the imperialist army, Okei and her rural community find that exile to the New World may be their only remaining chance of survival. Epically capturing the character of a country in the midst of revolution and faced with the onset of modernity, Mitsugu Saotome’s masterful novel manages to blend vivid historical detail with a timeless tale of romance, self-discovery, and growing up.
Okei: A Girl from the Provinces
Set in the midst of samurai warfare in the mountainous region of Aizu in the late 19th century, Okei recounts the coming of age of a young peasant girl Okei, who falls desperately in love with the fierce warrior Sanasuma Kingo, only to learn that the world she inhabits has no place for love. The two live in entirely different worlds, and Okei must learn to understand both the nature of her hidden feelings rising within her and the arcane codes and honor system of the samurai. As the forces of the old Tugokawa order struggle to contain the imperialist army, Okei and her rural community find that exile to the New World may be their only remaining chance of survival. Epically capturing the character of a country in the midst of revolution and faced with the onset of modernity, Mitsugu Saotome’s masterful novel manages to blend vivid historical detail with a timeless tale of romance, self-discovery, and growing up.
New GLBT Fiction - Week of December 20, 2009
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New African-American Fiction - Week of December 20, 2009
Aaron, Relentless
Burning Desire
A novel about how far one man will go to satisfy his desire for endless love, Burning Desire is the latest work from the author of Single with Benefits and Lady First.
Burning Desire
A novel about how far one man will go to satisfy his desire for endless love, Burning Desire is the latest work from the author of Single with Benefits and Lady First.
Zane
Total Eclipse of the Heart
In this provocative tale of love and heartbreak, bestselling author Zane explores what happens when a woman caters to her emotional well-being and discovers the meaning of unconditional love.
Total Eclipse of the Heart
In this provocative tale of love and heartbreak, bestselling author Zane explores what happens when a woman caters to her emotional well-being and discovers the meaning of unconditional love.
New Historical Fiction - Week of December 20, 2009
Bradshaw, Gillian
London in Chains
An English Civil War novel from a highly-acclaimed author - London, 1647. Lucy Wentor, a young lady who was attacked by soldiers during the civil war, and then rejected by her sweetheart, hopes to start her life afresh in the capital with her uncle and aunt. London, however, is in chaos and her once well-to-do uncle is now almost bankrupt. Unwilling to go home, Lucy finds a job in publishing, and excitement, love and independence soon follow.
London in Chains
An English Civil War novel from a highly-acclaimed author - London, 1647. Lucy Wentor, a young lady who was attacked by soldiers during the civil war, and then rejected by her sweetheart, hopes to start her life afresh in the capital with her uncle and aunt. London, however, is in chaos and her once well-to-do uncle is now almost bankrupt. Unwilling to go home, Lucy finds a job in publishing, and excitement, love and independence soon follow.
New Short Stories - Week of December 20, 2009
Jin, Ha
A Good Fall
In his first book of stories since The Bridegroom, National Book Award-winner Jin gives readers a collection that delves into the experience of Chinese immigrants in America.
A Good Fall
In his first book of stories since The Bridegroom, National Book Award-winner Jin gives readers a collection that delves into the experience of Chinese immigrants in America.
Munro, Alice
Too Much Happiness
With clarity and ease, Munro once again renders complex, difficult events and emotions into stories that shed light on the unpredictable ways in which men and women accommodate and often transcend what happens in their lives.
Too Much Happiness
With clarity and ease, Munro once again renders complex, difficult events and emotions into stories that shed light on the unpredictable ways in which men and women accommodate and often transcend what happens in their lives.
