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Outstanding Debuts of 2011


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Cover art for AN EXCLUSIVE LOVE
NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 10, 2011
by Johanna Adorján, translated by Anthea Bell

"In the process of assimilating disparate facts into a poignant and elegant story, Adorján exposes her own hopes and fears, an added bonus."
Berlin-based journalist Adorján's debut examines why and how her grandparents committed suicide together, decades after they survived the Holocaust. Read full book review >
Cover art for MOBY-DUCK
NONFICTION
Released: March 7, 2011

"There are no easy answers, but it's the hunt that counts, and Hohn makes it a gladdening, artful journey of discovery."
A finely spun chronicle of the wide-ranging quest to track the wanderings of a rubber duck lost at sea, from Harper's senior editor Hohn. Read full book review >
Cover art for TIGER, TIGER
NONFICTION
Released: March 8, 2011

"A gripping, tragic and unforgettable chronicle of lost innocence and abuse."
Disquieting memoir about the 15-year relationship between a child and a predatory sexagenarian. Read full book review >
Cover art for BLOOD, BONES, AND BUTTER
NONFICTION
Released: March 8, 2011

"After initially disdaining a career in food as one devoid of "meaning and purpose," she finds both here."
In this provocative debut, a renowned chef finds her fulfillment as a writer. Read full book review >
Cover art for ATTACHMENTS
FICTION
Released: April 14, 2011

"A certain light charm pervades the novel--a Spring Break kind of book."
Can love survive in the information age? It can when a newspaper's IT guy begins reading the e-mails of the film critic. Read full book review >
Cover art for GREEN IS THE NEW RED
NONFICTION
Released: April 15, 2011

"A shocking exposé of judicial overreach."
In this hard-hitting debut, journalist Potter likens the Justice Department targeting of environmentalists today to McCarthyism in the 1950s. Read full book review >