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New & Notable Fiction: October 2012

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FICTION
Released: Oct. 29, 2012
Kirkus Star THE RIME OF THE MODERN MARINER
by Nick Hayes
"More than a classic-comics adaptation, this is an original work of art."
A visually arresting and verbally cadenced transformation of the Coleridge classic into a timely (and timeless) eco-apocalyptic fable. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 23, 2012
Kirkus Star THE MIDDLESTEINS
by Jami Attenberg
"A sharp-tongued, sweet-natured masterpiece of Jewish family life."
From Attenberg (The Melting Season, 2010, etc.), the deeply satisfying story of a Chicago family coming apart at the seams and weaving together at the same time. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 23, 2012
Kirkus Star BACK TO BLOOD
by Tom Wolfe
"Full of stereotyping and waspishness, sure, but a welcome pleasure from an old master and the best from his pen in a long while."
Wolfe (A Man in Full, 1998, etc.) returns to fine form with this zingy, mile-a-minute novel of life in the weird confines of Miami. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 23, 2012
Kirkus Star THE STOCKHOLM OCTAVO
by Karen Engelmann
"The setup is wonderfully engrossing; the denouement doesn't deliver quite enough. But this is stylish work by an author of real promise."
Elegant and multifaceted, Engelmann's debut explores love and connection in late-18th-century Sweden and delivers an unusual, richly imagined read. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
THE BONE BED
by Patricia Cornwell
"An ingenious murder method, more hours in the mortuary and forensics lab than usual, an uncharacteristically muffled killer, and all the trademark battles among the regulars and every potential ally who gets in their way."
Having survived brushes with ruthless killers, human monsters and treacherous colleagues of every stripe (Red Mist, 2011, etc.), forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta limps into her 20th case to encounter more of the same. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
THE ELEMENTALS
by Francesca Lia Block
"Well-paced and lushly written."
Silver rings, a profusion of flowers, hazy graveyards and perhaps the fae embroider this hypnotic tale. Read full book review >