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FICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2012
THE RUINS OF US
by Keija Parssinen
"A fine debut that uses its knowledge of both Saudi Arabia and psychology to transcend some overly schematic character arrangements."
A Saudi patriarch's decision to take a second wife unsettles more than just his American-raised spouse. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 3, 2012
Kirkus Star CITY OF THE LOST
by Stephen Blackmoore
"A head-shakingly perfect blend of zombie schlock, deadpan wit, startling profanity, desperate improvisation and inventive brilliance."
A remarkable debut, LA noir with eye-bulging refinements, from a poet and short-story writer who says of himself: "As a writer he strives to be a hack. Hacks get paid. He's not sure if hacks talk about themselves in the third person, though. That might just be a side effect of his meds." Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 8, 2011
THE TIME IN BETWEEN
by María Dueñas
"Middlebrow and breezy. A perfect beach read, if a touch off-season, unless you're headed for Casablanca and its waters."
"You wore blue. The Germans wore gray." So quoth Humphrey Bogart's character in Casablanca, the tutelary spirit behind bestselling Spanish debut novelist Dueñas' high-minded historical soap. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: April 19, 2011
Kirkus Star THE SOJOURN
by Andrew Krivak
"A late but very effective addition to the literature of World War I, and an auspicious debut."
An assured, meditative novel that turns on a forgotten theater in a largely forgotten war. Read full book review >