American Library Association

Book Buzz

June 29, 2013

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Virginia Stanley

Director Library Marketing

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Senior Marketing Associate

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Earlyword.com

• Check out their new Bookshelf feature where books are curated by theme

and as always Bookreporter.com “Bets On Picks” are titles worth noting!

– http://www.bookreporter.com

• New guides are added monthly that are great book group suggestions. And

have your patrons log on each month to share what THEY are reading ---

and see what others are reading. Hundreds of ideas there!

– http://www.readinggroupguides.com

• 20SomethingReads.com is a book website for readers in college and their

twenties. “A time to re-discover reading for pleasure - and FINALLY - read

what you want.”

– http://www.20SomethingReads.com

News from our friends at

The Book Report Network

ISBN 13: 9780062276742

On sale: 2/4/2014

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• From the acclaimed author of The Motel Life,

Northline, and Lean On Pete comes the story of three

memorable characters who are looking for a way out of

their financial, familial, and existential crises.

• “Willy is brilliant in the way his simple prose gets to

my heart; I worried about the characters for days after I

finished the book. I can't wait to start recommending

The Free to library patrons and book groups.”

- Robin Beerbower, Salem Public Library, Oregon

• For fans of Cormac McCarthy, Raymond Carver,

Denis Johnson, and Annie Proulx.

ISBN 13: 9780062196248

On sale: 1/21/2014

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E-Book: 9780062196309

• The ninth and probably final novel in Armistead

Maupin’s bestselling “Tales of the City” series.

• Told through the interweaving tales of several familiar

characters, this novel follows Anna Madrigal on a

road-trip that unearths secrets and dreams that span

75 years.

ISBN 13: 9780062291400

On sale: 1/28/2014

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E-Book: 9780062291417

• Following Maya’s Notebook, Allende once again uses

a young adult protagonist in this gripping murder

mystery about a serial killer on the loose in San

Francisco.

• A true thriller, with the twists, surprises, well-placed

clues, and revelations that lead to a climatic finale.

ISBN 13: 9780062257390

On sale: 8/20/2013

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E-Book: 9780062257413

• The New York Times bestselling author of Labor Day

and The Good Daughters returns with a warm and

haunting novel of sisterhood, adolescence, sacrifice,

and suspense.

• Inspired by the Trailside Killer who murdered at least

five women in Marin County, CA in the late ‘70s - early

‘80s.

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062285539

On sale: 2/11/2013

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E-Book: 9780062285553

• From the New York Times bestselling author of

The Silver Linings Playbook.

• A funny, feel-good story of a young man who, in the

aftermath of his mother’s untimely death, forms an

unlikely family with three other outsiders, including

Richard Gere (well, sort of).

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062106261

On Sale: 10/1/2013

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E-Book: 9780062106254

• Two friends are pitted against each other in the fight

for the baby they both claim as their own.

• From the acclaimed author of House and Home and A

Simple Thing.

• For fans of Jodi Picoult, Jacqueline Sheehan, Kristin

Hannah, Kristina Riggle, and Ellyn Bache.

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062279873

On sale: 11/5/2013

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E-Book: 9780062279880

• The Ivy Chronicles is a debut New Adult trilogy by

New York Times bestseller Sophie Jordan, author of In

Scandal They Wed and Too Wicked to Tame.

• Foreplay, the first in the trilogy, is set in a prestigious

Ivy League university where three suite-mates hit more

than the books when they find love with some unlikely

guys.

• For fans of Molly McAdams and Cora Carmack.

New Adult Titles

ISBN:

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ISBN: 9780062294777

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ISBN:

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ISBN 13: 9780062136589

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• Stand alone novel, great for book clubs.

• A tear-jerker that manages to be hilarious, a warm

portrait of a loving Italian family, AND a romance.

ISBN 13: 9780062079626

On sale: 10/15/2013

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E-Book: 9780062202246

• Simon Winchester, the acclaimed New York Times

bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and

the Madman, delivers his first book about America.

• A fascinating look at the lives and eccentricities of the

men who pulled the country together as a nation.

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062219718

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• J. Paul Getty’s fifth and last wife, 100-year-old

Theodora Getty Gaston, tells the story of their

tumultuous two-decade relationship.

• From their first meeting in the 1930s at The New

Yorker nightclub to her jailing by Italy’s fascist regime in

WWII, to the death of their son, Gaston reveals a

complex and deeply human portrait of the famously

enigmatic and controversial tycoon.

ISBN 13: 9780062107312

On Sale: 11/5/2013

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• What can be said other than, AMY TAN. This is her

first novel in almost a decade.

• A deeply moving narrative of family secrets, the

legacy of trauma, and the profound connections

between mothers and daughters.

ISBN 13: 9780061941023

On Sale: 10/29/2013

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E-Book: 9780062199027

• Vintage Wally Lamb; troubled family, warm-hearted,

emotionally powerful, great characters.

• Recalls Richard Russo’s Empire Falls and Jonathan

Franzen’s Freedom.

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062105653

On Sale: 11/19/2013

$26.99

150K

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• From the acclaimed author of A Grown-Up Kind of

Pretty and Gods in Alabama.

• “What a storyteller!”—Adriana Trigiani

• For fans of Barbara Kingsolver, Sara Gruen, Mark

Childress, Marisa de los Santos, and Eleanor Brown.

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062236678

On Sale: 11/5/2013

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• These luminous, moving essays form a resonant

portrait of the author’s life.

• They span childhood to present day and a multitude

of topics: writing, relationships with family & friends,

research, travel, and bookstore ownership (Parnassus

Books).

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062223708

On sale: 10/15/2013

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• Suzanne McMinn is the founder of the popular blog

chickensintheroad.com and former romance writer.

• Follow her as she leaves her city life behind and

returns to her West Virginian roots in search of love,

strength, and self-sustainable living.

• Includes over 20 recipes, craft projects, and a 4-color

photo insert.

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062206459

On Sale: 11/5/2013

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Edelweiss

• From the critically acclaimed author of Real Life and

Liars and Keepsake.

• Inspired by a true story, it forces us to ask the

question, “How well do we really know our children?”

• For fans of Katrina Kittle and Elin Hildenbrand.

ISBN 13: 9780060882389

On sale: 9/10/2013

$28.99

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E-Book: 9780062199126

• A lively biography of a previously unstudied group,

the white women of the Harlem Renaissance, by one of

the nation’s foremost scholars of ethnic and gender

studies.

• “An empathetic and skillful writer, Kaplan . . . shares

the previously untold story of a group of notable white

women who embraced black culture--and life--in

Harlem in the 1920s and ‘30s. . . . Captivating.”

—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062199652

On sale: 9/24/2013

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• Adam Mansbach is the #1 New York Times

bestselling author of Go the F**ck to Sleep and Rage Is

Back.

• With thrilling chills and crackling suspense, The Dead

Run is an edgy novel set in the netherworld of the

Mexican-American border.

• “Beautiful, funny, heartbreaking . . .Very few writers

could have attempted all this. Adam Mansbach

succeeds, brilliantly.”—Boston Globe

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062227379

On sale: 11/19/2013

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• A medical examiner in small town Ohio weighs the

need to catch a killer against his fears for his family’s

safety in this psychological suspense debut novel.

• Told in the vein of Harlan Coben and William Landay.

• “Will send chills down your spine…pushes the

boundaries of our understanding of the lengths a

parent will go to protect their child.” —Alice LaPlante,

New York Times bestselling author of Turn of Mind

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062069184

On sale: 10/1/2013

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• Set against the backdrop of the historic 1927

Mississippi Flood, a story of murder and moonshine,

and a man and a woman who find unexpected love.

• From the acclaimed author of the New York Times

bestseller Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, and his wife,

a Pushcart Prize winning poet.

• For fans of Ron Rash, John Hart, Dennis Lehane,

Barbara Kingsolver, Joyce Carol Oates, and Gail

Godwin.

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780060779634

On sale: 9/17/2013

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E-Book: 9780062199430

• From the author of the critically acclaimed

Boy Still Missing and Strange but True.

• For fans of Tom Franklin, Dennis Lehane, Laura

Lippman, Alice Hoffman, Gillian Flynn, and Alice

Sebold.

• Booklist Starred Review

Edelweiss

* We this book!

ISBN 13: 9780061579325

On sale: 9/17/2013

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• From the critically acclaimed bestselling author of

Ahab’s Wife, Four Spirits, and Abundance .

• Told as a novel-within-a-novel, Naslund seamlessly

blends art and history with a contemporary story to

reveal a classic tale of love, strength, and the

celebration of life.

• Features Elisabeth Vigée-LeBrun, a minor character in Naslund’s Abundance.

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062294371

On Sale: 11/12/2013

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• If you think you know Mitch Albom, think again.

• Part mystery, part allegory, this is a heart-racing

page-turner and a soul-fulfilling tale of faith, hope and

love.

The first of 3

Mitch Albom books

from Harper!

ISBN 13: 9780062202239

On sale: 9/24/2013

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• Richard Dawkins is the world’s most famous

evolutionary biologist and author of The Selfish Gene

and The God Delusion.

• Recently voted the world’s number one thinker by

Prospect Magazine.

• His sparkling first memoir explains how he went from

being a curious, if academically indifferent child

growing up in colonial East Africa to the author of one

of the 20th century’s seminal texts on genes.

ISBN 13: 9780062270481

On sale: 10/1/2013

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• New York Times bestselling mystery author Tony

Hillerman’s daughter does justice to her father’s

previous Leaphorn & Chee novels with the next in this

beloved series.

• “Spider Woman's Daughter would have made her

father smile.”—Marie Hillerman

•Anne Hillerman is an award-winning reporter and the

author of several non-fiction books.

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062241337

On sale: 11/5/2013

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E-Book: 9780062241344

• In the tradition of E.B. White’s Here Is New York.

• An evocative homage to a post-war Manhattan

childhood and to the magic of the city, from Roger

Rosenblatt, the beloved author of the bestsellers

Making Toast and Kayak Morning.

ISBN 13: 9780062240613

On sale: 8/27/2013

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• “Once an independent college admissions counselor

to children of privilege, Crawford has seen enough to

write this telling debut starring an “application

whisperer” who can get students into the best

colleges.” —Library Journal

• “I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Lacy Crawford’s

Early Decision hits the nail squarely on the head.

WOW. I loved the book and can honestly say that it is

all true.” — Anonymous, College Admissions Counselor

ISBN 13: 9780062232502

On sale: 10/8/2013

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E-Book: 9780062232526

• Paulette Jiles’s new novel is set in the far future—a

literary dystopian tale that resounds, ultimately, with

hope.

• Bestselling author of The Color of Lighting and

Stormy Weather.

• Recalls Karen Walker Thomas’s Age of Miracles.

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062283016

On sale: 10/29/2013

$22.99

75K

E-Book: 9780062283023

• A wonderful stand alone from the New York Times

bestselling author of the Sandman Slim series.

• After her father’s death, a young girl is caught

between the worlds of the living and the dead.

• For fans of Neil Gaiman, Angela Carter, Kelly Link,

Kami Garcia, and Margaret Stahl.

• The Ian Fleming Estate chose William Boyd as the

next in a distinguished crop of writers to take up the

iconic literary character of James Bond.

• A smart and stylish narrative of international

espionage, conspiracy, and war.

ISBN 13: 9780062223128

On Sale: 10/8/2013

$26.99

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E-Book: 9780062223142

James Bond

is back!

ISBN 13: 9780062202239

On sale: 9/3/2013

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E-Book: 9780062202246

• From the author of When We Were Strangers comes

a book about a complicated relationship between a

mother and daughter set against the tumult of the early

1900s.

• Great for book clubs!

• For fans of Adriana Trigiani, Geraldine Brooks, Nancy

Turner, Lauren Belfer and Patricia Harman.

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062236753

On sale: 10/18/2013

$28.99

100K

E-Book: 9780062236777

• “Distinguished historian” (BBC) Gavin Menzies

uncovers the complete untold history of how mankind

came to the Americas.

• Building on the startling revelations of the blockbuster

1421, Gavin Menzies explores the possibility that

mankind made transcontinental voyages centuries

before the supposed “discoveries” of European

explorers.

ISBN 13: 9780062124210

On sale: 10/15/2013

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E-Book: 9780062124227

• From the author of Hannah’s Dream.

• A new novel set at the Max L. Biedelman Zoo -- this

time starring a killer whale named Friday.

• Based on personal experience—Diane was the press

secretary for killer whale Keiko’s rehabilitation (Keiko =

Free Willy)

Edelweiss

ISBN 13: 9780062244857

On sale: 10/8/2013

$14.99

25K

E-Book: 9780062244864

• Traces the fascinating journey of America’s unofficial

mascot from trunk to tail.

• A lively history of the elephant in the states as a

symbol of our changing geographical, cultural, and

political landscapes.

The Whole Enchilada

Diane Mott Davidson

ISBN 13: 9780061348174

On sale: 8/27/2013

$26.99

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E-Book: 9780062184740

Second Watch

J.A. Jance

ISBN 13: 9780062134677

On sale: 9/10/2013

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E-Book: 9780062134691

What’s Next in the Series?

A Question of Honor

Charles Todd

ISBN 13: 9780062237156

On sale: 8/27/2013

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E-Book: 9780062237170

Cut to the Bone

Jefferson Bass

ISBN 13: 9780062262301

On sale: 9/24/2013

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ISBN: 9780062187925

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ISBN: 9780062219572

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Spotlight Celebrity Bios

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ISBN: 9780062225221

On Sale: 10/29/2013

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Cookbooks

ISBN: 9780062286703

On Sale: 10/8/2013

$28.99

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