Gray is taming a duke, Lehr infuses the palpable urgency of a mother, McKenzie’s psychological thriller packs an emotional punch, Mujica’s third historical is well plotted, a debut about
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Xpress Reviews: Fiction | First Look at New Books, June 14, 2013
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Fiction Reviews | June 15, 2013
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Reviews of One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling, The Paris Architect, The Daughters of Mars, plus a full list of Fiction titles from the June 1 issue.
Iain (M.) Banks, Rest in Peace
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Two months after Iain Banks announced on his website that he had been diagnosed with terminal gall bladder cancer, the Scottish author of such acclaimed novels as The Wasp Factory and The Hydrogen Sonata lost his brief battle on June 9 at the age of 59. Praised by William Gibson as “a phenomenon” and “fearlessly [...]
Xpress Reviews: Fiction | First Look at New Books, June 7, 2013
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Estleman revisits Al Capone, a cute then ugly debut from Dan Kennedy, Maxwell resolves her “Chattan Curse” trilogy, more hard-boiled crime from Ngugi, and a charming debut set off the coast of North Carolina
Editors’ Picks Panel | Library Journal’s Day of Dialog
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Library Journal’s sold-out 16th annual Day of Dialog, held May 29 at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium, got off to a rousing start with the perennially popular Editors’ Picks panel. Five top editors from leading publishing houses shared their summer, fall, and winter favorites with an enthusiastic and packed audience of librarians eager to identify titles to [...]
Hot Reads in the Good Old Summertime: 20 Genre Fiction Pleasures
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What better way to enjoy a summer day than by diving into the pleasures of genre fiction? Here to help you find your next genre read are members of the American Library Association’s Reading List Council, who annually present their picks for the best in genre fiction. They found a crop of dark and chilling tales to contrast with the sunny weather outside as well as some fun beach reads. The eight genres the council currently considers include adrenaline titles (suspense, thrillers, and action adventure), fantasy, historical fiction, horror, mystery, romance, sf, and women’s fiction. The list below pairs each 2013 release with an older read-alike. Whether you choose one of the new books or one of the backlist read-alikes, you’re sure to find a perfect summer title.
Fiction Reviews | June 1, 2013
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Reviews of Return to Oakpine, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, and on Sal Mal Lane, plus a full list of Fiction titles from the June 1 issue.
Xpress Reviews: Fiction | First Look at New Books, May 24, 2013
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Authors riff on female superheroes, short stories from Thomas Cook, Lappin pens an intelligent summer mystery
Xpress Reviews: Fiction | First Look at New Books, May 17, 2013
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A fresh crime novel from Brackmann, the best Robert Landon novel yet from Dan Brown, Mark’s fast-paced police procedural, brisk action from O’Shea, Finnish crime fiction from Tuomainen, and Ulfelder blazes ahead with Shotgun Lullaby
Dan Brown’s Dante: Positioned to Dominate Best Sellers
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LJ reviewer Jeff Ayers on the king of the historical thriller, he’s back!
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