Titles by Cook and Lutz, an introspective character study from Parks, and a nuanced and loving relationship between mother and daughter, Louisa May Alcott and Marmee
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Xpress Reviews: Audiobooks | First Look at New Books, May 17, 2013
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A literary fantasy from Malkasian and a literary memoir and a treatise on grief from Nilsen
Xpress Reviews: Nonfiction | First Look at New Books, May 17, 2013
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An anti-aging plan from Good Housekeeping, Chris Kyle on guns, Maconie on Stravinsky, Plummer on Le Corbusier, and The Basics of Reiki
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
Xpress Reviews: E-Originals | First Look at New Books, May 17, 2013
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The romance of Living Dangerously, following the Rules of Entanglement, falling in love with The Rebound Girl
Xpress Reviews: Graphic Novels | First Look at New Books, May 10, 2013
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Casey and Adlard’s Kafka-like meditative piece, an oddly heartwarming family comedy, and Mahfood’s graffiti-style artwork adds to Martin’s acid-trip writing aesthetic
Xpress Reviews: Nonfiction | First Look at New Books, May 10, 2013
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Notes from Clive Davis, Cissy Houston talks about her daughter Whitney, Amanda Knox talks as well, clearing the air about firefighting, addressing psychiatric practice, touring the National Baseball Hall of Fame, firsthand accounts of serving in Afghanistan
Xpress Reviews: Fiction | First Look at New Books, May 10, 2013
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A sophomore effort from Drake, Foster bares it all, and a novel with period detail of the gay male experience
Xpress Reviews: E-Originals | First Look at New Books, May 10, 2013
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A horror ebook from Neocon, erotic romance during Mardi Gras, a chef with more on his mind than cooking, historical spies find love, and looking for a Plus One
Xpress Reviews: E-Originals | First Look at New Books, May 3, 2013
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A historical novella, the fallibility of humans in a football-themed story, a steamy, shape-shifting tale, and the best of the “new adult” subgenre
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