FICTION
Released: Dec. 9, 2010
"An undeniably audacious, if self-consciously Southwest Gothic debut that fans of Cormac McCarthy should adore."
In Froderberg's highly stylized, uniquely voiced first novel, a young bride's growing disillusionment about her marriage coincides with the drought plaguing her Arizona community.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
"A solid thriller set amid riveting historical events in the seedy underbelly of a city--and a world--slowly going mad."
In Grossman's debut novel, a Jewish cop in 1932 Berlin hunts the perpetrators of a grotesque crime, against a backdrop of political turmoil.
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"Evocative, original exploration of grief--more of a journey than a destination, with plot almost beside the point."
In this debut novel from Japanese writer Kawakami, a Tokyo woman coping with the mysterious loss of her husband finds herself suddenly drawn to a small fishing village.
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 10, 2010
"A promising beginning to what will undoubtedly be a successful writing career."
Australian author Tranter makes her splendid debut with this novel about friendship, love, abuse and deceit.
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2010
"With dialogue that sings and action that sizzles, this is a prime candidate for the big screen. "
Character is key in this deliciously edgy thriller, screenwriter Pyne's (
The Manchurian Candidate) first novel.
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FICTION
Released: June 1, 2010
"Unfussy, understated and richly varied stories--a promising debut."
Boggs's sure-footed debut collection, winner of the Bakeless Prize for Fiction, is set on and around the Mattaponi Indian reservation in Virginia.
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