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BACK TO BLOODby 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... Full review >
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BLASPHEMYWhether recent or from his earliest period, these pieces show Alexie at his best: as an interpreter and observer, always... Full review >
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BUILDING STORIESby Chris Ware
A dazzling document, beautifully if most idiosyncratically drawn; in this iteration, sure to become a collector’s item,... Full review >
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ILLUMINATIONSThe ideal companion to the elevation of Hildegard by the pontiff who rebuked American nuns for their outspokenness, an irony... Full review >
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THE ISLAND OF SECOND SIGHTby Albert Vigoleis Thelen translated by Donald O. White
Worthy of a place alongside On the Marble Cliffs, Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Death of Virgil and other modernist German... Full review >
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KIND ONEby Laird Hunt
Profoundly imaginative, strikingly original, deeply moving. Full review >
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LIVE BY NIGHTPower, lust and moral ambiguity combine for an all-American explosion of fictional fireworks. Full review >
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THE MIDDLESTEINSA sharp-tongued, sweet-natured masterpiece of Jewish family life. Full review >
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MY LAST EMPRESSby Da Chen
A lyrical tale of crossed borders, boundaries and destinies, expertly told. Full review >
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PHANTOMby Jo Nesbø
Where earlier novels provide a better introduction to Hole, this one best takes the full measure of the man. Full review >
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THE RIME OF THE MODERN MARINERby Nick Hayes
More than a classic-comics adaptation, this is an original work of art. Full review >
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SAY YOU'RE SORRYSubtle, smart, compelling and blessed with both an intelligent storyline and top-notch writing, this book will grab readers... Full review >
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IN SUNLIGHT AND IN SHADOWby Mark Helprin
A fine adult love story—not in the prurient sense, but in the sense of lovers elevated from smittenness to all the grown-up... Full review >
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BETWEEN TWO FIRESAn author to watch, Buehlman is now two for two in delivering eerie, offbeat novels with admirable literary skill. Full review >
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MR. PENUMBRA'S 24-HOUR BOOKSTOREby Robin Sloan
From the shadows of Penumbra’s bookshelves to the brightly lit constellation of cyberspace to the depths of a subterranean... Full review >
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THE STOCKHOLM OCTAVOThe setup is wonderfully engrossing; the denouement doesn’t deliver quite enough. But this is stylish work by an author of... Full review >
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THE NEWS FROM SPAINShort stories don’t get much better than this, and for once, the overarching framework strengthens rather than dissipates... Full review >
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ZOO TIMEGuy’s not a lucky guy, to be sure, but if there’s justice, Jacobson will enjoy best-sellerdom in his place with this latest... Full review >
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THE BONE BEDAn ingenious murder method, more hours in the mortuary and forensics lab than usual, an uncharacteristically muffled killer,... Full review >
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PEACHES FOR FATHER FRANCISA slow buildup to a breathtaking finish. Full review >
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MERGE / DISCIPLEFor thoughtful readers, the questions posed by the book are well worth pondering. Full review >
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GODSENTWith its deeper, more sophisticated narrative, classifying Burton’s brilliantly imaginative effort as a Da Vinci Code... Full review >
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