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2011 Best of Indie: The Complete List (page 6)

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INDIE
Released: Feb. 7, 2011
GIVING GOOD HOLLYWOOD
by Chris Culler
"A wonderful, quick-witted alternative to the typical romance novel."
The Devil Wears Prada meets My Hollywood in this witty Hollywood romance. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Feb. 6, 2011
THE LONG ROAD TO PARIS
by Ed Howle, Janet Howle
"Fast cars, fast women and fast thinking comprise this solid, utterly entertaining thriller."
Driving a Volkswagen Beetle with an alternative engine-technology, an engineer races from New York to Paris and tries to outwit those bent on stealing the car. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Jan. 27, 2011
Kirkus Star THE SHIELD THAT FELL FROM HEAVEN
by William S. Kerr
"A delightfully playful cross-genre novel whose science fiction is every bit as enjoyable as its historical fiction."
A French journalist encounters the American Civil War--and something even stranger--in 1861 Kentucky. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Jan. 15, 2011
A CHILD OF RAPE
by John duVal
"A rollicking, complex read.
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A densely plotted, gay coming-of-age novel starring the talented Erik, whose lengthy history is half hard-boiled Jim Thompson mayhem and half Martha Grimes youthful fantasia, heavily laden with crime, war (both international and domestic), alcoholism and, ultimately, personal triumph. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Jan. 14, 2011
Kirkus Star SIRENS' SONGS
by Elisabeth Stevens
"A triumphant and eloquent collection that never shies away from the emotional and intellectual entanglements of love and lust, connection and manipulation, the momentary and the eternal.
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A compact yet thematically and stylistically wide-ranging verse collection that contains lyrical and nuanced explorations of love, power, impermanence and aging. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Jan. 13, 2011
DISASTERS: SECOND EDITION
by Asim K. Dasgupta
"A fine disaster tour-guide, replete with interesting factoids and vivid reportage."
The many varieties of natural and manmade catastrophe are catalogued and mined for sightseeing opportunities in this absorbing compendium-cum-travelogue. Read full book review >