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NONFICTION
Released: March 8, 2011
Kirkus Star BLOOD, BONES, AND BUTTER: THE INADVERTENT EDUCATION OF A RELUCTANT CHEF
by Gabrielle Hamilton
"After initially disdaining a career in food as one devoid of "meaning and purpose," she finds both here."
In this provocative debut, a renowned chef finds her fulfillment as a writer. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 28, 2011
Kirkus Star TOWNIE: A MEMOIR
by Andre Dubus III
"A striking, eloquent account of growing up poor and of the making of a writer."
A powerful, haunting memoir from acclaimed novelist Dubus III (The Garden of Last Days, 2008, etc.). Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 11, 2011
Kirkus Star THE MEMORY PALACE
by Mira Bartók
"Richly textured, compassionate and heartbreaking."
A disturbing, mesmerizing personal narrative about growing up with a brilliant but schizophrenic mother. Read full book review >