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FICTION
Released: June 19, 2012
Kirkus Star A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING
by Dave Eggers
"Even so, Eggers' fiction has evolved in the past decade. This book is firm proof that social concerns can make for resonant storytelling."
A middle-aged man scrapes for his identity in a Saudi Arabian city of the future. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: June 19, 2012
Kirkus Star TELL THE WOLVES I'M HOME
by Carol Rifka Brunt
"There is much to admire in this novel. The subtle insight on sibling rivalry and the examination of love make for a poignant debut."
Brunt's first novel elegantly pictures the New York art world of the 1980s, suburban Westchester and the isolation of AIDS. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: June 19, 2012
Kirkus Star THE INFINITE TIDES
by Christian Kiefer
"A wonderfully executed debut novel, so rich as to inspire rereading, right down to its inevitable resolution, both ironic and existentialist."
In Kiefer's debut literary novel, astronaut Keith Corcoran returns from the International Space Station to a house populated by a bare mattress, random canned goods and a gray leather sofa. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: June 12, 2012
Kirkus Star BEAUTIFUL RUINS
by Jess Walter
"A superb romp. "
Hollywood operators and creative washouts collide across five decades and two continents in a brilliant, madcap meditation on fate. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: June 12, 2012
Kirkus Star THE DREAM OF THE CELT
translated by Edith Grossman, by Mario Vargas Llosa
"A dazzling novel of great intensity and power. "
The Celt in question is Sir Roger Casement, who advocated on behalf of oppressed natives of the Congo and of Amazonia, but when he turns his attention to the Irish Troubles in 1916, the British feel he's gone too far, so he's caught, tried and executed. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: June 5, 2012
Kirkus Star GONE GIRL
by Gillian Flynn
"One of those rare thrillers whose revelations actually intensify its suspense instead of dissipating it. The final pages are chilling."
A perfect wife's disappearance plunges her husband into a nightmare as it rips open ugly secrets about his marriage and, just maybe, his culpability in her death. Read full book review >