Previews, Reviews, and Collection Development
Doctorow, Cory. Homeland. Tor Teen. Feb. 2013. 400p. ISBN 9780765333698. $17.99. DYSTOPIAN Ignore the “teen” in Tor Teen; Doctorow is the ultimate crossover author, whose sharp writing and commitment to investigating the hot-button political and technological issues of today (and tomorrow) engage YA and adult readers alike. This sequel to Little Brother, a New York [...]
Bouton, Katherine. Shouting Won’t Help: Why I—and 50 Million Other Americans—Can’t Hear You. Sarah Crichton: Farrar. Feb. 2013. 272p. ISBN 9780374263041. $26. HEALTH & FITNESS/HEARING Nearly 20 percent of Americans suffer from some form of hearing loss, and Bouton, who was a senior editor at the New York Times for over two decades, is one [...]
Amin, Manisha Jolie. Dancing to the Flute. Atria: S. & S. Feb. 2013. NAp. ISBN 9781451672046. pap. $15. CD/downloadable: S. & S. Audio. POP FICTION Born in Kenya to Indian parents, Amin grew up in Australia listening to her mother spin out Indian folktales as her father played the flute. So you can tell what [...]
Barbara’s Picks, Jan. 2013, Pt. 3: Jim Harrison, Adam Mansbach, Jared Diamond, and More
Mysteries Sept.-Dec. 2012: 13 Historicals, 11 International Tales, and Three Mysteries with Meow
Nonfiction Previews, November 2012, Pt. 2: Lil Wayne, Downton Abbey, & Courtney Love
Fiction Previews, November 2012, Pt. 1: McCall Smith, Mayle, Munro, and More
Nonfiction Previews, November 2012, Pt. 1: Deirdre Bair, Oliver Sacks, John Updike
Barbara’s Picks: October 2012, Pt. 2: Banville, Cronin, Harris, Pamuk, Bizot, Brands, Dobbs
Fiction Previews, October 2012, Pt. 2: Grisham, Nesb√∏, & More
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