FICTION
Released: April 1, 2010
" If Holden's novel lacks a bit of depth, it is redeemed by the contagious pleasure had in skewering Hollywood hotties and coke-snorting aristocrats. "
This British cupcake of a novel throws a wholesome nanny into the terrifying world of Hollywood agents, actors and hastily adopted African babies.
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FICTION
Released: May 13, 2010
"Belle (Little Stalker, 2007, etc.) has once again invented a hilarious heroine, one who manages to be far more memorable than the plot."
FICTION
Released: July 6, 2010
"If laughter actually is the best medicine, fortunate readers of this wonderful novel will surely enjoy perfect health for the rest of their days."
A planned political assassination is the central subject of this delightful 1997 novel, the third to reach English translation from its award-winning, highly popular Polish author (
The Mighty Angel, 2009, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 3, 2010
"A laugh-out-loud crime story; all that's missing is the popcorn."
A second helping of teeth-gritting, bone-crunching action in the City of Angels and beyond, from screenwriter and budding crime novelist Depp (
Loser's Town, 2009).
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 12, 2010
"At turns a romp and a disquisition worthy of Maimonides; elegantly written throughout, and with plenty of punchlines too."
Elegiac--but also humorous--meditation on life's big questions: life, death, the nature of justice, whether to sleep with a German. The book won the 2010 Man Booker Prize.
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 2, 2010
"These days there are very few American comedy writers bringing their A-game, but Browne is swinging for the fences."
