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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 19, 2011
Kirkus Star THE SWERVE: HOW THE WORLD BECAME MODERN
by Stephen Greenblatt
"More wonderfully illuminating Renaissance history from a master scholar and historian."
Greenblatt (Humanities/Harvard Univ.; Shakespeare's Freedom, 2010, etc.) makes another intellectually fetching foray into the Renaissance—with digressions into antiquity and the recent past—in search of a root of modernity. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 30, 2011
Kirkus Star SALVAGE THE BONES
by Jesmyn Ward
"A superbly realized work of fiction that, while Southern to the bone, transcends its region to become universal."
An evocative novel of a family torn apart by grief, hardship, misunderstanding and, soon, the biggest storm any of them has ever seen. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 22, 2011
Kirkus Star INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN
by Thanhha Lai
"In her not-to-be-missed debut, Lai evokes a distinct time and place and presents a complex, realistic heroine whom readers will recognize, even if they haven't found themselves in a strange new country. (Historical fiction/verse. 9-12)"
An enlightening, poignant and unexpectedly funny novel in verse is rooted in the author's childhood experiences. Read full book review >