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2011 BEST OF FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
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Kirkus Star THE HUM AND THE SHIVER
by Alex Bledsoe
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Kirkus Star WITH FATE CONSPIRE
by Marie Brennan
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Kirkus Star SPELLBOUND
by Blake Charlton
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WHEN THE SAINTS
by Dave Duncan
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EMBASSYTOWN
by China Miéville
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2011 BEST OF FICTION: THE COMPLETE LIST
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Kirkus Star LAST MAN IN TOWER
by Aravind Adiga
Cover art for UNTIL THE DAWN'S LIGHT
Kirkus Star UNTIL THE DAWN'S LIGHT
by Aharon Appelfeld
Cover art for THE SENSE OF AN ENDING
Kirkus Star THE SENSE OF AN ENDING
by Julian Barnes
Cover art for ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS YOU
Kirkus Star ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS YOU
by Elizabeth Berg
Cover art for THE SLY COMPANY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE
Kirkus Star THE SLY COMPANY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE
by Rahul Bhattacharya
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SUE GRAFTON
Cover art for 'A' IS FOR ALIBI
'A' IS FOR ALIBI
by Sue Grafton
Cover art for 'B' IS FOR BURGLAR
'B' IS FOR BURGLAR
by Sue Grafton
Cover art for 'C' IS FOR CORPSE
'C' IS FOR CORPSE
by Sue Grafton
Cover art for 'D' IS FOR DEADBEAT
Kirkus Star 'D' IS FOR DEADBEAT
by Sue Grafton
Cover art for 'E' IS FOR EVIDENCE
Kirkus Star 'E' IS FOR EVIDENCE
by Sue Grafton
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ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH
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Kirkus Star 44 SCOTLAND STREET
by Alexander McCall Smith
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AT THE VILLA OF REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES
by Alexander McCall Smith
Cover art for BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS
Kirkus Star BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS
by Alexander McCall Smith
Cover art for THE CHARMING QUIRKS OF OTHERS
Kirkus Star THE CHARMING QUIRKS OF OTHERS
by Alexander McCall Smith
Cover art for THE DOG WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
THE DOG WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
by Alexander McCall Smith
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NEW AND NOTABLE FICTION: DECEMBER 2011
Cover art for DOWN THE DARKEST ROAD
DOWN THE DARKEST ROAD
by Tami Hoag
Cover art for THE FORGOTTEN AFFAIRS OF YOUTH
THE FORGOTTEN AFFAIRS OF YOUTH
by Alexander McCall Smith
Cover art for VIGILANTE
VIGILANTE
by Stephen J. Cannell
Cover art for THE LEOPARD
Kirkus Star THE LEOPARD
by Jo Nesbø
Cover art for THE RICHEST HILL ON EARTH
Kirkus Star THE RICHEST HILL ON EARTH
by Richard S. Wheeler
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NEW AND NOTABLE NONFICTION: JANUARY 2012
Cover art for THE LIFE OF SUPER-EARTHS
Kirkus Star THE LIFE OF SUPER-EARTHS
by Dimitar Sasselov
Cover art for THE PARTNERSHIP
Kirkus Star THE PARTNERSHIP
by Philip Taubman
Cover art for QUIET
Kirkus Star QUIET
by Susan Cain
Cover art for A SAFEWAY IN ARIZONA
A SAFEWAY IN ARIZONA
by Tom Zoellner
Cover art for REVOLUTION 2.0
REVOLUTION 2.0
by Wael Ghonim
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