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Released: July 2, 2013
"Bruni writes dark passages and playful moments with equal aplomb. The world is her oyster."
Spider-Man lore is one layer of this superbly suspenseful first novel about two loners, improbable lawbreakers, on a mission to Chicago.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Lovely and compelling, with quiet yet brave social commentary that enhances the book's impact."
Five years after the death of her daughter, Julia comes to Malibu to house-sit and is drawn to the overseer of the orchard property, an illegal immigrant who has his own tragic past.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Cot racks up many kills: Give him his due, the guy can shoot."
Smith's eighth novel is an offbeat crime story that portrays a gangster with more soul than smarts.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Readers with an interest in baking will love this book. Those who can't bake can skip the recipes and enjoy the humor."
FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Robinson's fiction debut is a good beach read for those who like to reflect on the complexity and messiness of family relationships."
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Released: July 2, 2013
"Although it follows a conventional makeover format, Shah's readable debut, drawn in part from personal experience, touches deeper, less predictable notes."
Hovering somewhere between chick-lit–ish comedy and heartbreak, this is the tale of a British couple moving, with their first child, born severely disabled, to a run-down farmhouse in a wild corner of France.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Young Starla is an endearing character whose spirited observations propel this nicely crafted story."
Crandall (
Sleep No More, 2010, etc.) delivers big with a coming-of-age story set in Mississippi in 1963 and narrated by a precocious 9-year-old.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Formative work by an author who would later revisit what's best in these stories through longer and more ambitious fiction."
First American publication of a collection of very early, very short stories by the Irish master of the literary novel.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Accomplished debut fiction."
FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"A saccharine novel."
FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"The story sometimes strays into descriptions of architectural styles, which may not be of interest to every reader, but this only minimally detracts from the author's distinctive characters and focus."
A fresh start in a new city should signify a positive beginning for a couple and their 10-month-old son, but they soon discover that, though their old possessions disappear when their Jeep Cherokee is stolen, their emotional baggage remains.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Marr creates an absorbing world that draws in readers, but the ending feels rushed and tacked onto what is otherwise an engrossing tale."
In this novel, Marr's alternative universe is the Wastelands, a place inhabitants believe is probably somewhere between life and death, where the forces of good are rapidly losing their struggle against the forces of evil.
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