FICTION
Released: April 16, 2013
"A well-turned debut that airdrops its characters into an appealingly offbeat milieu."
FICTION
Released: April 16, 2013
"While the nonlinear structure is initially frustrating, there are enough brutal and beautiful moments to make this book absorbing."
The second novel by British author and political journalist Ledgard (
Giraffe, 2006) is a tangle of rich imagery, philosophical nuggets and factual anecdotes. And yes, there is also a plot, but one that the book abandons and rejoins at will.
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FICTION
Released: April 16, 2013
"Macomber's writing and storytelling deliver what she's famous for--a smooth, satisfying tale with characters her fans will cheer for and an arc that is cozy, heartwarming and ends with the expected happily-ever-after."
When Libby Morgan is expecting to be named partner of her law firm but instead gets laid off, she's shocked and angry, but it may prove to be just what she needs to create the life she deserves.
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FICTION
Released: April 16, 2013
"A successful Johansen novel, filled with intriguing twists and characters and an overarching mystery that will keep fans coming back for Book 2."
Jim Doane will stop at nothing to get the answers he wants as to what happened to his son, and he knows forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is the key; not only can she recreate Kevin's face from his skull, but she's a character in a deadly game she doesn't even know she's playing.
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FICTION
Released: April 16, 2013
"Kerr masterfully explores morality's shadowy gray edge."
FICTION
Released: April 9, 2013
"Treacly and entirely predictable, though it will no doubt appeal to undemanding readers looking for a warm and fuzzy adventure."
More sentimental fiction from actor/author Wilder (
What Is This Thing Called Love?, 2010, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: April 9, 2013
"Heartbreak occasionally spiced with hilarity characterizes this persuasive docu-novel that scrutinizes mothers with limited sentimentality."
The low-key yet wrenching story of a Brooklyn couple who, after cancer and failed fertility treatment, endure more, different pain in their fixation to achieve parenthood.
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FICTION
Released: April 9, 2013
"Ambitious and involving, capturing the zeitgeist of the liberal intelligentsia of the era."
Wolitzer (
The Uncoupling, 2011) follows a group of friends from adolescence at an artsy summer camp in 1974 through adulthood and into late-middle age as their lives alternately intersect, diverge and reconnect.
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FICTION
Released: April 9, 2013
"Willig's crossover into mainstream fiction heralds riches to come."
Multigenerational tale, from an author of popular Regency/historicals, takes a family from estates in England and Kenya to a Manhattan law firm.
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FICTION
Released: April 9, 2013
"Readers who find some topics too serious for irony be warned--nothing is sacred in Helen's world."
At the age of 33, Helen, the youngest and latest-blooming of the five Walsh girls, has suffered yet another setback.
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FICTION
Released: April 9, 2013
"A brainy, often riotous, ultimately moving Cat's Cradle for our time peopled with reluctant seekers of spiritual nourishment who might have stepped from the pages of Flannery O'Connor."
The world ends in Austin, Texas, and a multitude of less cool venues, in Egerton's seriocomic, eschatological whimsy.
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FICTION
Released: April 9, 2013
"Sackville writes like a dream (in all senses), conveying both the uncanny power of love and the inscrutable heartbreak of loss."
