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1. The Abyssinian Proof

   Jenny White

   "An immensely enjoyable read, richly textured and wonderfully atmospheric."—Sarah GravesMore

2. The Age of Shiva

   Manil Suri

   "A stunning novel, proof that Manil Suri is a major storyteller of heart and intelligence." —Amy TanMore

3. The Air We Breathe

   Andrea Barrett

   "An evocative panorama of America...on the cusp of enormous change" (Newsday) by the National Book Award-winning author of Ship Fever.More

4. All Other Nights

   Dara Horn

   “Slam-bang... superb... masterful... gripping... marvelous.”—Washington PostMore

5. American Salvage

   Bonnie Jo Campbell

   Finalist for the 2009 National Book Award in Fiction; finalist for the 2009 National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction. “These short stories approach their subjects from an array of perspectives, but what they share is freshness, surprise, and a compulsion to plumb some absolute extremes of American existence.”—National Book Award citationMore

6. Anya

   Susan Fromberg Schaeffer

   Anya is a myth, an epic...[by] a writer of remarkable power.—Washington PostMore

7. Arabian Jazz

   Diana Abu-Jaber

   "This oracular first novel, which unfurls like gossamer [has] characters of a depth seldom found in a debut."—The New YorkerMore

8. Bad Girls

   Ellen Sussman

   “Makes for seriously sexy (and smart) summer reading.”—ElleMore

9. Beneath the Lion's Gaze

   Maaza Mengiste

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

10. Birds of Paradise

    Diana Abu-Jaber

    “A full-course meal, a rich, complex and memorable story that will leave you lingering gratefully at [Abu-Jaber’s] table.”—Ron Charles, Washington PostMore

11. The Birthdays

    Heidi Pitlor

    "Captivating, moving, painfully funny, and so very, very true."—Julia GlassMore

12. The Bishop's Daughter

    Honor Moore

    “An eloquent argument for speaking even the most difficult truths.” —New York Times Book ReviewMore

13. The Blind Side

    Michael Lewis

    "Lewis has such a gift for storytelling...he writes as lucidly for sports fans as for those who read him for other reasons."—Janet Maslin, New York TimesMore

14. Bonk

    Mary Roach

    “Rich in dexterous innuendo, laugh-out-loud humor and illuminating fact. It’s compulsively readable.” —Los Angeles Times Book ReviewMore

15. The Book of Splendor

    Frances Sherwood

    A historical novel about the most unlikely of lovers, interwoven with the mysticism of the Jewish occult.More