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BEST INDIE BOOKS OF 2012: SOMETHING DIFFERENT
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WHORE STORIES
by Tyler Stoddard Smith
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FENG SHUI FOR FIDO
by Josanne Wayman
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IMPORTANT NONSENSE
by Steven Brutus
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by Rebecca Woods
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by Subhi Alghussain
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BEST INDIE BOOKS OF 2012: FICTION WITH A CAPITAL F
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by Johnny Townsend
Cover art for THE DUKE DON'T DANCE
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by Richard Sharp
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East Side Story
by Martha Tarcici
Cover art for FROM THIS WICKED PATCH OF DUST
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by Sergio Troncoso
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by Elizabeth Zinn
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BEST INDIE BOOKS OF 2012: CHICK LIT & ROMANCE
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Kirkus Star DEAD END JOB
by Ingrid Reinke
Cover art for FALL FOR YOU
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by Cecilia Gray
Cover art for INTO THE CHILD
Kirkus Star INTO THE CHILD
by Shannon Colleary
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by Paula Hiatt
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Kirkus Star WHERE THE PINK HOUSES ARE
by Rebekah Ruth
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BEST INDIE BOOKS OF 2012: TOP 25
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Kirkus Star SPOONFUL
by Chris Mendius
Cover art for THE YELLOW UMBRELLA
THE YELLOW UMBRELLA
by Bruce Dunn
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by James Bannon
Cover art for JIMMY JAMES BLOOD
JIMMY JAMES BLOOD
by Melissa Peterson
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JASMINE
by Winston Aarons
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BEST INDIE BOOKS OF 2012: THE COMPLETE LIST
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by Chris Mendius
Cover art for THE NUDE
Kirkus Star THE NUDE
by Margaret Sisu
Cover art for THE WHIPPING CLUB
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by Deborah Henry
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by Sergio Troncoso
Cover art for THE YELLOW UMBRELLA
THE YELLOW UMBRELLA
by Bruce Dunn
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BEST TEEN BOOKS OF 2012: EXPLORING THE PAST
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Kirkus Star MASTER OF DECEIT
by Marc Aronson
Cover art for INVINCIBLE MICROBE
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by Jim Murphy
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by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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by Kenneth Oppel
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DODGER
by Terry Pratchett
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BEST TEEN BOOKS OF 2012: IN THE HERE AND NOW
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by Blythe Woolston
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by Matthew Quick
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by Laura Powell
Cover art for TWO OR THREE THINGS I FORGOT TO TELL YOU
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by Joyce Carol Oates
Cover art for A BREATH OF EYRE
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by Eve Marie Mont
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BEST TEEN BOOKS OF 2012: IN OTHER WORLDS
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by Kristin Cashore
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by Ian McDonald
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SHADOWFELL
by Juliet Marillier
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FROI OF THE EXILES
by Melina Marchetta
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THRONE OF GLASS
by Sarah J. Maas
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BEST TEEN BOOKS OF 2012: ADRENALINE RUSHES
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by Paolo Bacigalupi
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Kirkus Star BE MY ENEMY
by Ian McDonald
Cover art for BURN MARK
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by Laura Powell
Cover art for BOY21
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by Matthew Quick
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by Doreen Rappaport
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BEST TEEN BOOKS OF 2012: RIB-TICKLERS
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by Jesse Andrews
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THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
by Jennifer E. Smith
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by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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by Michael Rubens
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by Nina LaCour
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BEST TEEN BOOKS OF 2012: ROMANCE
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Kirkus Star LOVE AND OTHER PERISHABLE ITEMS
by Laura Buzo
Cover art for KEEPING THE CASTLE
KEEPING THE CASTLE
by Patrice Kindl
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by Alethea Kontis
Cover art for EVERY DAY
Kirkus Star EVERY DAY
by David Levithan
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SHADOWFELL
by Juliet Marillier
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BEST TEEN BOOKS OF 2012
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Kirkus Star IN DARKNESS
by Nick Lake
Cover art for THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND SHADOW
THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND SHADOW
by Robin Wasserman
Cover art for A MILLION SUNS
Kirkus Star A MILLION SUNS
by Beth Revis
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THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
by Jennifer E. Smith
Cover art for THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST
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by emily m. danforth
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2012 CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH ROUNDUP
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DINOSAUR VS. SANTA
by Bob Shea
Cover art for A CHIPMUNK CHRISTMAS
A CHIPMUNK CHRISTMAS
by Ross Bagdasarian
Cover art for THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
by Dan Andreasen
Cover art for THE CHRISTMAS TUGBOAT
THE CHRISTMAS TUGBOAT
by George Matteson
Cover art for CHARLIE AND THE CHRISTMAS KITTY
CHARLIE AND THE CHRISTMAS KITTY
by Ree Drummond
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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012
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Kirkus Star FREEDOM'S CAP
by Guy Gugliotta
Cover art for GOD'S HOTEL
GOD'S HOTEL
by Victoria Sweet
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by Sonia Faleiro
Cover art for BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
Kirkus Star BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
by Katherine Boo
Cover art for HAITI
HAITI
by Laurent Dubois
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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: MEMOIR
Cover art for LIFE AFTER DEATH
Kirkus Star LIFE AFTER DEATH
by Damien Echols
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Kirkus Star KURT VONNEGUT
by Kurt Vonnegut
Cover art for THE OLD WAYS
Kirkus Star THE OLD WAYS
by Robert Macfarlane
Cover art for MARBLES
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by Ellen Forney
Cover art for HOW TO BE A WOMAN
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by Caitlin Moran
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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: THE TOP 25
Cover art for AS TEXAS GOES...
Kirkus Star AS TEXAS GOES...
by Gail Collins
Cover art for I'M YOUR MAN
Kirkus Star I'M YOUR MAN
by Sylvie Simmons
Cover art for BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
Kirkus Star BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
by Katherine Boo
Cover art for FIRE IN THE ASHES
Kirkus Star FIRE IN THE ASHES
by Jonathan Kozol
Cover art for THE PASSAGE OF POWER
Kirkus Star THE PASSAGE OF POWER
by Robert A. Caro
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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: BIOGRAPHY
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Kirkus Star MAO
by Alexander V. Pantsov
Cover art for PORTRAIT OF A NOVEL
Kirkus Star PORTRAIT OF A NOVEL
by Michael Gorra
Cover art for CRONKITE
CRONKITE
by Douglas Brinkley
Cover art for I'M YOUR MAN
Kirkus Star I'M YOUR MAN
by Sylvie Simmons
Cover art for EVERY LOVE STORY IS A GHOST STORY
Kirkus Star EVERY LOVE STORY IS A GHOST STORY
by D.T. Max
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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: HISTORY
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by Steve Coll
Cover art for THE HOLY OR THE BROKEN
Kirkus Star THE HOLY OR THE BROKEN
by Alan Light
Cover art for SEASON OF THE WITCH
Kirkus Star SEASON OF THE WITCH
by David Talbot
Cover art for ON THE EVE
Kirkus Star ON THE EVE
by Bernard Wasserstein
Cover art for THE PRESIDENTS CLUB
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by Nancy Gibbs
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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: CURRENT AFFAIRS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
Cover art for A FREE MAN
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by Aman Sethi
Cover art for AS TEXAS GOES...
Kirkus Star AS TEXAS GOES...
by Gail Collins
Cover art for GOD'S HOTEL
GOD'S HOTEL
by Victoria Sweet
Cover art for BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
Kirkus Star BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
by Katherine Boo
Cover art for FIRE IN THE ASHES
Kirkus Star FIRE IN THE ASHES
by Jonathan Kozol
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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: ESSAYS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cover art for I'M YOUR MAN
Kirkus Star I'M YOUR MAN
by Sylvie Simmons
Cover art for MARVEL COMICS
Kirkus Star MARVEL COMICS
by Sean Howe
Cover art for THE BIG SCREEN
Kirkus Star THE BIG SCREEN
by David Thomson
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Kirkus Star ON CELESTIAL MUSIC
by Rick Moody
Cover art for HOW MUSIC WORKS
Kirkus Star HOW MUSIC WORKS
by David Byrne
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