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New and Notable Titles for April

  • NONFICTION

    HERE ON EARTH

    APRIL 5, 2011

NONFICTION

HERE ON EARTH

by Tim Flannery

A lyrical, informed investigation into the human as ecological agent, and a provocation to act responsibly. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    A COVERT AFFAIR

    APRIL 5, 2011

  • NONFICTION

    THE BRILLIANT DISASTER

    APRIL 5, 2011

HISTORY

THE BRILLIANT DISASTER

by Jim Rasenberger

Graceful, dramatic writing makes this well-worn story new again. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    SEX AND THE RIVER STYX

    APRIL 1, 2011

NONFICTION

SEX AND THE RIVER STYX

by Edward Hoagland

In this outstanding collection, 78-year-old Hoagland (Early in the Season, 2008, etc.) culls 13 years of magazine writing,... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    I'LL WALK ALONE

    APRIL 5, 2011

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

I'LL WALK ALONE

by Mary Higgins Clark

Fans will bite their nails to the quick while they wait for all the characters who know bits and pieces of the story to pool... Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    MISTER WONDERFUL

    APRIL 12, 2011

  • FICTION

    THE PALE KING

    APRIL 15, 2011

FICTION

THE PALE KING

by David Foster Wallace

Unfinished or no, it’s worth reading this long, partly shaped novel just to get at its best moments, and to ponder what... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE FOUR MS. BRADWELLS

    APRIL 1, 2011

FICTION

THE FOUR MS. BRADWELLS

by Meg Waite Clayton

Though Clayton telegraphs her political points along with her plot and characterizations, there is a definite market for... Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    THE SILVER BOAT

    APRIL 19, 2011

  • FICTION

    THE SIXTH MAN

    APRIL 19, 2011

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE SIXTH MAN

by David Baldacci

Authentic scenario, mystery piled on misdirection and more double-crosses than a tic-tac-toe tournament. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >

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