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BEA Fiction

  • FICTION

    PLUGGED

    AUG. 1, 2011

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

PLUGGED

by Eoin Colfer

Transplanted from Ireland to the picaresque vale of Essex County, N.J., sharp-witted, hair-challenged, ex-professional... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE PAPERBARK SHOE

    APRIL 1, 2011

FICTION

THE PAPERBARK SHOE

by Goldie Goldbloom

This debut novel, which marries unmistakable writing talent, a rare narrator and a garishly vivid story, was originally... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE QUANTUM THIEF

    MAY 1, 2011

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

THE QUANTUM THIEF

by Hannu Rajaniemi

Spectacularly and convincingly inventive, assured and wholly spellbinding: one of the most impressive debuts in years. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    ROBOPOCALYPSE

    JUNE 7, 2011

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

ROBOPOCALYPSE

by Daniel H. Wilson

Vigorous, smart and gripping, this debut novel is currently being turned into a feature film directed by Steven Spielberg. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    CHILDREN AND FIRE

    MAY 1, 2011

FICTION

CHILDREN AND FIRE

by Ursula Hegi

A thoughtful, sidelong approach to the worst moment in Germany’s history that invites us to understand how decent people... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE VISIBLE MAN

    OCT. 4, 2011

FICTION

THE VISIBLE MAN

by Chuck Klosterman

Immersed as always in popular culture, but rises to the challenge of creative fiction. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE CAT'S TABLE

    OCT. 1, 2011

FICTION

THE CAT'S TABLE

by Michael Ondaatje

Elegiac, mature and nostalgic—a fine evocation of childhood, and of days irretrievably past. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    HOT WATER

    SEPT. 13, 2011

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

HOT WATER

by Erin Brokovich with C.J. Lyons

A flat thriller that succeeds in draining the drama from its endangered nuclear plant plot. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE CHRISTMAS WEDDING

    OCT. 17, 2011

FICTION

THE CHRISTMAS WEDDING

by James Patterson & Richard DiLallo

A perfect plot for a Meryl Streep or Diane Lane happily-ever-after movie. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE LEFTOVERS

    AUG. 30, 2011

FICTION

THE LEFTOVERS

by Tom Perrotta

There’s even a happy ending of sorts, as characters adapt and keep going, fortified by the knowledge that they “were more... Full review >

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