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Spring 2008 Selections

The Season's Best New Literary Talents Shine

Dark Rootsby Cate Kennedy (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Dark Roots: Stories, Author: by Cate Kennedy

The stories in this Aussie's first short-story collection -- eagerly anticipated since her debut appearance in The New Yorker -- are tales of contemporary men and women awakening to often startling realizations that that hit the reader like small punches.

    The Opposite of Loveby Julie Buxbaum (Hardcover)

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    Book Cover Image. Title: The Opposite of Love, Author: by Julie Buxbaum

    Fearful that her boyfriend will propose before she's ready to accept, Emily, a young lawyer in New York, abruptly breaks up with him and is forced to face the shortcomings in all of her relationships.

      Trail of Crumbsby Kim Sunee (Hardcover)

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      Book Cover Image. Title: Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home, Author: by Kim Sunee

      A thrilling exploration of life, love, and food that spans the globe from Korea to Louisiana and from Sweden to France, Sunée's poetic memoir resonates with passion and beauty, offering some unusual recipes to boot.

        The Middle Placeby Kelly Corrigan (Hardcover)

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        Book Cover Image. Title: The Middle Place, Author: by Kelly Corrigan

        An unabashed tribute to her dad, Corrigan's memoir is also a portrait of a woman caught between two worlds -- that of a wife and mother fighting breast cancer, and that of a daughter seeking solace and comfort from a parent facing his own mortality.

          Jewel Trader of Peguby Jeffrey Hantover (Hardcover)

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          Book Cover Image. Title: Jewel Trader of Pegu, Author: by Jeffrey Hantover

          Hantover's debut novel explores an unlikely romance between a Venetian jewel trader and a young Burmese bride at the end of the 16th century.

            Gardens of Waterby Alan Drew (Hardcover)

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            Book Cover Image. Title: Gardens of Water, Author: by Alan Drew

            In the wake of a catastrophic earthquake in Turkey, two families -- one Kurdish, the other American -- are forced to make fateful decisions in an attempt to reconcile tradition and desire.

              The Geography of Blissby Eric Weiner (Hardcover)

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              Book Cover Image. Title: The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World, Author: by Eric Weiner

              Weiner, a longtime foreign correspondent, takes readers along on his humorous forays to find the happiest places on earth, revealing some unusual surprises and conclusions about contentment, circumstance, and fate.

                The Telephone Gambitby Seth Shulman (Hardcover)

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                Book Cover Image. Title: The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret, Author: by Seth Shulman

                Shulman's revealing book casts doubt on the veracity of Bell's claim to have invented our favored communications device.

                  Beautiful Childrenby Charles Bock (Hardcover)

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                  Book Cover Image. Title: Beautiful Children, Author: by Charles Bock

                  In Bock's ambitious first novel, as a couple searches for their lost child, the seamy underbelly of contemporary Las Vegas is laid bare.

                  Swayby Zachary Lazar (Hardcover)

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                  Book Cover Image. Title: Sway, Author: by Zachary Lazar

                  In a novel comprising three intertwining narratives, Lazar dissects the dark heart of the '60s as he links the worlds of rock music, film, and mayhem.