HARDCOVER FICTION
Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon
A Beautiful Truth by Colin McAdam
Who Asked You? by Terry McMillan
Dexter’s Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay
“Mega-star Robert Chase is famous for losing himself in his characters. When he and a group of actors descend on the Miami Police Department for ‘research,’ Chase becomes fixated on Dexter Morgan, the blood spatter analyst with a sweet tooth for doughnuts and a seemingly average life.”
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HARDCOVER NONFICTION
Men we Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
“A memoir that examines rural poverty and the lingering strains of racism in the south by the prize-winning author of Salvage the Bones.”
A Compendium of Collective Nouns by Jay Sacher
“This illustrated guide compiles over 2,000 collective nouns and brings them to life in stunningly colorful, graphic artwork from the design dynamos at Woop Studios. Chock-full of treasures of the English language, the diversity of terms collected here covers topics from plants and animals to people and things and range from the familiar to the downright obscure.”
Command and Control by Eric Schlosser
“The author of “Fast Food Nation” blends a riveting minute-by-minute account of an atomic bomb accident with a chilling assessment of the grave threat Western nations still face from nuclear weapons.”
Oil and Honey by Bill McKibben
“Bestselling author and environmental activist Bill McKibben recounts the personal and global story of the fight to build and preserve a sustainable planet.”
The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football by Jeff Benedict
“An explosive and revelatory portrait reported from deep behind the scenes of big-time NCAA college football. The passion, the thrilling action and the shocking realities that lie beneath this colossal multi-billion dollar business”
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KIDS
QB 1 by Mike Lupica
Inspired by the real-life Manning family of quarterbacks, bestselling author Lupica tells the story of 14-year-old Jake Cullen, lives in the Texas-sized shadows of his father and older brother until he becomes the starting quarterback for the high school football team and finally has his chance to shine. Books & tickets available for the in-store event on Sept. 24 at 7 PM. UT v KU ticket raffle at this event!!!
Many of thes fiction novels look pretty good.