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  1. Book ImageThe Sentimentalists

    Johanna Skibsrud

    "A hypnotic meditation on memory . . . reaffirms the potential for storytelling to offer clarity and redemption." —New York Times Book ReviewMore

  2. Book ImageTouch

    Alexi Zentner

    "A breathtaking debut . . . filled with ghosts and demons who lurk in the Canadian north woods." —Andrew Abrahams, PeopleMore

  3. Book ImageThe Forgotten Waltz

    Anne Enright

    2012 Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Award for Excellence in Literature

    "This stunning novel by a Booker Prize winner . . . Offers up its brilliance by way of astonishingly effective storytelling."—Booklist, starred reviewMore

  4. Book ImageOne Hundred Names for Love

    Diane Ackerman

    Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
    Finalist for the National Book Circle Critics Award

    "A testament to the power of creativity in language, life—and love." —Heller McAlpin, Washington PostMore

  5. Book ImageTownie

    Andre Dubus III

    Won Book of the Year Adult Non-Fiction—2012 Indie Choice Awards
    Amazon Best Book of the Month February 2011

    "Dubus relives, absent self-pity or blame, a life shaped by bouts of violence and flurries of tenderness."—Vanity FairMore

  6. Book ImageHeft

    Liz Moore

    A heartwarming novel about larger-than-life characters and second chances.More

  7. Book ImageLeela's Book

    Alice Albinia

    With a nod to the Indian masterpiece the Mahabharata, a multithraded, raucous epic about family and faith.More

  8. Book ImageForget Sorrow

    Belle Yang

    “A healing portrait drawn in epic ink strokes.”—ElleMore

  9. Book ImageThe Lonely Polygamist

    Brady Udall

    A New York Times bestseller: from a luminous storyteller, a highly anticipated new novel about the American family writ large. “Udall masterfully portrays the hapless foibles and tragic yearnings of our fellow humans.”—San Francisco ChronicleMore

  10. Book ImageThe Red Thread

    Ann Hood

    The new bestseller from the author of The Knitting Circle: “Is there anyone who can write about the connections between ordinary people as well as Ann Hood does?”—Jodi PicoultMore

  11. Book ImagePacking for Mars

    Mary Roach

    “America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) returns to explore the irresistibly strange universe of life without gravity in this New York Times bestseller.More

  12. Book ImageHouse of Sand and Fog

    Andre Dubus III

    The National Book Award finalist, Oprah Book Club pick, #1 New York Times bestseller and basis for the Oscar-nominated motion picture.More

  13. Book ImageThe Winter Thief

    Jenny White

    "A deftly plotted and clever tale of intrigue, duplicity, and violence."—Booklist, starred reviewMore

  14. Book ImageThe Secret Life of Emily Dickinson

    Jerome Charyn

    "In this brilliant and hilarious jailbreak of a novel, Charyn channels the genius poet and her great leaps of the imagination."—Donna Seaman, Booklist, starred reviewMore

  15. Book ImageBeneath the Lion's Gaze

    Maaza Mengiste

    "An important novel, rich in compassion for its anguished characters."—The New York Times Book ReviewMore

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