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Out Now!: Waking, Waltzing, and Dovekeeping
Anne Enright
W.W. Norton & Company
October 3, 2011
Enright’s last novel, The Gathering, took home the prestigious Man Booker Prize. Now, in her latest book, she discusses the love story of Gina and Sean. As they wait for the arrival of Sean’s daughter, Gina reminisces about their love affair and the time they’ve spent together. This lyrical novel is likely to be a smart commentary on family and love, and will delight fans of literary fiction.
Chris Bohjalian
Crown
October 4, 2011
For his thirteenth novel, Chris Bohjalian has written a twisty psychological thriller that is sure to hook readers from the very first page. When Chip and Emily Linton move into an old Victorian house with their twin daughters, they find, in the basement, a door that has been bolted shut. What ensues is a creepy novel of ghosts and horror and the other unspeakable things that should remain behind closed doors.
Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom
SilverOak
October 4, 2011
In their follow-up to Three Seconds, writing team Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom bring back Detective Ewert Grens for another intriguing thriller, this time concerning the death penalty. Roslund and Hellstrom have capitalized on America’s currently insatiable appetite for Scandavian crime fiction, and this novel is sure to please mystery and thriller lovers alike.
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings
Alison Weir
Ballantine Books
October 4, 2011
There have been many portrayals of Mary Boleyn, sister of the famed Anne Boleyn, in literature, most famously in Philippa Gregory’s The Other Boleyn Girl. Weir attempts to right the historical inaccuracies and find the woman behind the gossip and stories in this biography.
Lauren Oliver
HarperCollins
October 4, 2011
Lauren Oliver takes a break from her hit YA novels to focus her attention on middle grade readers. Liesl and Po is about a lonely little girl named Liesl who is imprisoned in her attic bedroom by her stepmother. Po is a ghost who comes to visit Liesl the same night that Will fails to deliver an item for his boss, an alchemist. Together, Liesl, Po, and Will set out on an adventure. This magical novel will likely appeal to readers of all ages, as adults and children alike will appreciate the creative world Oliver has wrought.
My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner
Meir Shalev
Schocken
October 4, 2011
In this memoir in translation, Meir Shalev discusses his grandmother’s emigration from Russia in 1923 to what is now Israel. Shalev’s most vivid memory of his grandmother is her constant war on the dirt that was always somehow creeping into the house, a war that culminated in his grandmother’s acquisition of an American vacuum cleaner. Charming and funny, this memoir is sure to please those who enjoy cultural stories and quirky tales of family.
Alice Hoffman
Scribner
October 4, 2011
Called Alice Hoffman’s best novel to date, The Dovekeepers is about the Roman siege of the Jews at the fort of Masada in 70 C.E. Just two women and five children (out of nine hundred people) survived this ordeal, and Hoffman reimagines them in her novel. Four very different women, Revka, Yael, Shirah, and Aziza, have journeys that bring them to Masada for the fateful siege. This novel is sure to excite fans of the author’s work, as well as those who enjoy character-driven storylines and historical fiction.
Hillary Jordan
Algonquin Books
October 4, 2011
In this book that has been widely compared to The Scarlet Letter and The Handmaid’s Tale, there is a new world order in which abortion has been outlawed and an entirely new method of dealing with criminals has come to pass – chroming. After her illegal abortion comes to light, Hannah Payne’s skin is dyed red as a warning to those around her, signaling that she is a murderer. This novel about religious freedom and the question of right and wrong is sure to interest fans of the dystopian genre of novels.
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About The Author:
Swapna.Krishna
Swapna is a freelance writer, editor, and book reviewer living in the D.C. area. You can read her book reviews at S. Krishna’s Books.
