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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




New and Notable Titles for March (page 4)


Cover art for RIZZO'S FIRE
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2011

"Bar none, Joe Rizzo is the most authentic cop in contemporary crime fiction."
In the gripping sequel to Rizzo's War (2009), maverick Detective Sergeant Joe Rizzo investigates the murder of a man too unimportant to murder. Read full book review >
Cover art for SONG OF SLAVES IN THE DESERT
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2011

"A complex, richly detailed story, which reaches an unexpected conclusion that, among other things, is likely to make the reader thirsty."
An imaginative, multigenerational exploration of the world of Southern slavery in the closing days of the "peculiar institution." Read full book review >
Cover art for THE INFORMATION
NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2011

"Gleick loves the layered detail, which might cause some to sigh, "TMI." But for completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the book delivers a solid summary of a dense, complex subject."
Think your inbox is jammed now, your attention span overtaxed? It's only the beginning, writes pop-science writer Gleick (Isaac Newton, 2003, etc.) in this tour of information and the theory that goes along with it. Read full book review >
Cover art for BLOWBACK
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2011

"May's flair for narrative, characterization and evocative descriptions of various locales and historic tidbits makes his formulaic whodunit fresh and delightfully readable--catnip for armchair sleuths."
Mon dieu! Someone has killed the Great Chef of Europe. Read full book review >
Cover art for TOWNIE
NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 28, 2011

"A striking, eloquent account of growing up poor and of the making of a writer."
A powerful, haunting memoir from acclaimed novelist Dubus III (The Garden of Last Days, 2008, etc.). Read full book review >