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The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
October 11, 2011
Fans of Jeffrey Eugenides have been waiting almost a decade for the acclaimed author’s next work, and now they finally have it in The Marriage Plot. Is it worth the wait? As it always seems to be when a beloved author releases a long-awaited work, reviews have been mixed (though skewed positively). The author’s fans will likely be buying this book in droves.
Bad Moon
Todd Ritter
Minotaur Books
October 11, 2011
In his second novel (and the next book in the Kat Campbell series), Todd Ritter returns to the small town of Perry Hollow, this time to solve a kidnapping. Ritter’s imagination is impressive and the connection he creates to the moon landing is unique. This novel will likely attract both fans of his first novel, Death Notice, as well as an entirely new group of readers.
Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession With the Hideous and the Haunting
W. Scott Poole
Baylor University Press
October 15, 2011
Why exactly are we so obsessed with that which frightens us? Why do we pursue the things that we fear most – monsters, ghosts, and the things that go bump in the night? W. Scott Poole discusses that very phenomenon as he examines how monsters are a social construction, a reaction to the things we see and experience. He shows how creating an “other” in a monster insulates us from the horrors we have inflicted on one another as human beings. This is a perfect read for the Halloween season.
The Wandering Falcon
Jamil Ahmad
Riverhead Books
October 13, 2011
The fact that Jamil Ahmad is a debut author at the age of seventy-eight is remarkable in and of itself, but what is even more surprising is how harsh yet beautiful his novel is. The Wandering Falcon is set in the tribal wastelands where the borders of Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan come together. It is a haunting depiction of an area and culture time has forgotten.
Everything We Ever Wanted
Sara Shepard
William Morrow Paperbacks
October 11, 2011
Best known for writing her teenage-oriented books Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game, Sara Shepard tries her hand at adult fiction (for a second time) with Everything We Ever Wanted. When Scott Bates-McAllister is accused of allowing his wrestling students to haze a fellow teammate, resulting in that student’s suicide, the entire Bates-McAllister family reels from the consequences, bringing to light unexpected secrets and difficult realizations.
Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi
Steve Inskeep
The Penguin Press
October 13, 2011
The capital city of Pakistan, Karachi is a bustling city of over 13 million people today. But just seventy years ago, Karachi’s population was less than 400,000. What precipitated this meteoric rise in the city’s denizens? Inskeep attempts to answer that question, as well as provide a portrait of the modern-day city through interviews with and vignettes of those who live in Karachi.
Cold Glory
B. Kent Anderson
Forge Books
October 11, 2011
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee spent a few minutes alone together at the Appomattox Court House before Lee surrendered at the end of the Civil War. What might they have discussed? This simple piece of information and the questions that stem from it form the basis for B. Kent Anderson’s historical thriller Cold Glory, the first in a series starring history professor Nick Journey. While the story will satisfy fans of this genre, the touching relationship Nick has with his severely autistic son will appeal to a broader base of readers.
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Gia Manry posted on October 18, 2011
I keep hearing about The Marriage Plot…I don’t know if I’ll be able to avoid resisting it!