• FICTION

    DARK AEMILIA

    MAY 27, 2014

FICTION

DARK AEMILIA

by Sally O'Reilly

First-rate historical fiction: marvelously atmospheric and emotionally engaging. Full review >

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    BOY, SNOW, BIRD

    MARCH 6, 2014

FICTION

BOY, SNOW, BIRD

by Helen Oyeyemi

Dense with fully realized characters, startling images, original observations and revelatory truths, this masterpiece... Full review >

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    THREE WEEKS WITH LADY X

    MARCH 25, 2014

ROMANCE

THREE WEEKS WITH LADY X

by Eloisa James

Emotionally rewarding and elegantly written, with textured characters and a captivating plot, this is James at her best. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE WORD EXCHANGE

    APRIL 8, 2014

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE WORD EXCHANGE

by Alena Graedon

A wildly ambitious, darkly intellectual and inventive thriller about the intersection of language, technology and meaning. Full review >

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    IN THE LIGHT OF WHAT WE KNOW

    APRIL 22, 2014

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IN THE LIGHT OF WHAT WE KNOW

by Zia Haider Rahman

Beautifully written evidence that some of the most interesting writing in English is coming from the edges of old empires. Full review >

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  • TEEN

    THE GEOGRAPHY OF YOU AND ME

    APRIL 10, 2014

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

THE GEOGRAPHY OF YOU AND ME

by Jennifer E. Smith

Truth about love always gets our attention, and this book will catch readers’. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

    MAY 6, 2014

FICTION

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

by Anthony Doerr

Doerr captures the sights and sounds of wartime and focuses, refreshingly, on the innate goodness of his major characters. Full review >

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  • TEEN

    THE LAST FOREVER

    APRIL 1, 2014

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