FICTION
Released: April 30, 2013
"An entertainment-industry coming-of-age story that manages to avoid many of the clichés of the genre by repurposing them to humorous ends."
In TV-star Graham's debut, an aspiring actress runs up against a self-imposed deadline: Make it in NYC within three years, or find another profession.
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FICTION
Released: April 30, 2013
"Wu presents an alluring story that hits all the right emotional buttons and maintains readers' empathy from the first page to the last."
Wu's debut convincingly depicts a third-born son's struggle to overcome his feelings of worthlessness and insecurity as he journeys from Taiwan to America in pursuit of freedom and accomplishment.
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FICTION
Released: April 30, 2013
"Expanding her Sugarberry series to include a new character, Kauffman (Babycakes, 2012, etc.) dishes sweet desserts. Though she breaks no new ground, audiences will find the cast of regulars and newcomers easy to like."
FICTION
Released: April 30, 2013
"With vignettes from Nazi-occupied Denmark and a spotlight on the noble actions of an engaged Danish citizenry that reportedly managed to save 99 percent of its Jewish population, Wiggs tells a layered, powerful story of love, loss, hope and redemption."
Antiques treasure hunter Tess Delaney lives a high-octane existence and is on the cusp of the success she's fought for, so now may not be the best time to question everything; but as events pile up and secrets are uncovered, forcing her to re-evaluate, she may find that a perfect life she never dreamed of is within her reach.
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FICTION
Released: April 30, 2013
"Bonus points for being smart and having a young woman as a heroine who doesn't need saving herself. Fun for all ages, though maybe with a PG warning."
A good-natured romp in the garden of good and evil--or, as rising horror/fantasy maven Hill (
Heart-Shaped Box, 2007, etc.) has it, Christmasland.
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FICTION
Released: April 30, 2013
"Swierczynski's writing crackles with fresh attitude. But his plot may have jumped the shark this time, and readers unfamiliar with previous episodes could feel lost in the maelstrom."
Can the unkillable man make the epic journey from outer space to home in time to save his loved ones?
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FICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"Sankaran's debut novel, like her well-received short story collection (The Red Carpet, 2005), is a vivid exposé of modern India's growing pains."
The brisk pace of economic and social change in India does not always bode well for a Bangalore factory owner and his servants.
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FICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"A rare case of a novel getting it both ways: A formal, tightly constructed narrative that accommodates the mess of everyday lives."
Seemingly everybody on the class ladder scrabbles for a definition of human decency in the latest from Thompson (
The Year We Left Home, 2011, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"It's not especially distinguished, but bookish fantasy fans who make it a point to keep up with Doctor Who will like this one."
FICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"Kalfus maps the boundary between science and mysticism while simultaneously muddying, in a way the 20th century soon would, the previously bright line between scientific certainty and arrogant, self-deluded error."
The fifth book and third novel by Kalfus (whose wonderful
A Disorder Peculiar to the Country, a National Book Award finalist of 2006, dared to make 9/11 the backdrop to a divorce comedy) is a slender but ambitious tragicomedy of ideas set in 1890s Egypt.
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FICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"Bright, bouncy, engaging and perfect for filming."
Convinced that Richard is finally going to propose to her--after all, he has been dropping fairly obvious hints about a "big question"--Lottie has dolled herself up and begun fantasizing in Technicolor. But then, he doesn't. What's a girl to do?
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FICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"Highly addictive, fast-paced and chock-full of both quirky characters and clever banter. This book is a delight."
Lucy Silchester has spent the last two years and 11 months ruining her life. Actually, she's spent most of her life ruining her life. Now her life wants to meet with her.
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