FICTION
Released: Jan. 25, 2012
"Snappy dialogue with a Southern twang, spiritual uplift and undeniably likable characters—"Quirky Cute" at its best."
Jackson (Backseat Saints, 2010, etc.) sticks with her specialty—plucky Southern women who overcome male ill treatment from their past—in this novel about a grandmother, daughter and granddaughter who confront a suddenly uncovered family secret.
Read full book review >
FICTION
Released: Jan. 24, 2012
"Enthralling, dizzying and as impressive as they come."
Third entry (
The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man, 2011, etc.) in Spain-resident Englishman Hodder's time-travel/alternate-reality/steampunk saga; though originally billed as a trilogy, the ending here leaves considerable scope for further augmentation.
Read full book review >
FICTION
Released: Jan. 23, 2012
"A Valentine to marriage as it is actually lived in troubled times."
An emotional richness permeates this short novel about a couple on the verge of ending their marriage while pondering whether they can salvage it.
Read full book review >
FICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2012
Benaron's first novel, about a young Rwandan runner whose Olympic ambitions collide with his country's political unrest, is the recipient of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for "fiction that addresses issues of social justice."
Read full book review >
FICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2012
"Dunn (Anthem for Doomed Youth, 2011, etc.) adds another winner to a long string of charming mysteries evocative of the period between the Great Wars."
The wife of a Scotland Yard detective is such a clever sleuth that she's on the scene before her husband.
Read full book review >
FICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2012
"If you still prefer Ender to Bean after this, you're really hardcore."
Warning: Do not attempt to appreciate this book without at least some familiarity with Card's child-warrior Ender series.
Read full book review >
