A satisfying climax to Anna’s Davenport trilogy, a steamy summer diversion from debut author Jones, escapades and escapism from Sax, and a strong series opener from Stevens
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Xpress Reviews: Audiobooks | First Look at New Books, June 14, 2013
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A quirky debut about coming of age, Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh over World War II, pope continuing series, Shalvis “rescues the heart” of another series title, listeners will moved by the narration and the vivid story in Sussman’s The Paradise Guest House
Xpress Reviews: Nonfiction | First Look at New Books, June 14, 2103
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Best trips in California, The Real Jane Austen, career advice, the “murder of the century,” Rita Moreno on Rita Moreno, a blog from the New York Times on the Civil War, the portraits of Man Ray
Xpress Reviews: Fiction | First Look at New Books, June 14, 2013
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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
Xpress Reviews: Audiobooks | First Look at New Books, June 7, 2013
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Older titles don’t quite work in 2013 for Baldacci or Delinsky; Banville’s Ancient Light will interest the author’s fans, and mystery and police procedural fans will be gripped by Wolfe’s unpredictable and somewhat grueling plot
Xpress Reviews: Graphic Novels | First Look at New Books, June 7, 2013
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Ellis and Hitch command a new Authority, Hernandez limns childhood memories in Marble Season, and Tardi provides a new take on World War I that is absorbing, moving, and personal
Xpress Reviews: Nonfiction | First Look at New Books, June 7, 2013
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Preserving tips from the Culinary Institute of America, Finzi puts a positive face on Botox, Lischer writes with honesty about religion and death, and Livio puts forth an entertaining and different take on the work of pivotal Western scientists
Xpress Reviews: E-Originals | First Look at New Books, June 7, 2013
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LGBT fiction about college boys, the debut from a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart winner, a sweet, Cinderella-esque tale, and Hall’s debut novel captures the roller-coaster ride of bipolar disorder
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
Xpress Reviews: Nonfiction | First Look at New Books, May 24, 2013
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Broadcaster Balding on her life growing up around race horses, Moore’s first volume of his life of Margaret Thatcher, guidance for urban libraries on making a difference
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