New Releases – 4/22/2014

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Thunderstruck & Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken
In store TONIGHT at 7PM! Event Info.

Julie’s new release pick of the day! “McCracken explores the unexpected avenues of loss in this absorbing new collection. What I love about McCracken is knowing that the characters I meet on her pages will never be typical. I come again and again to the little girl dressed as Patrick Henry; a room full of budgies to replace a prodigal son; the emotional terrain of traumatized librarians. The ways we deal with absence are at the heart of each story and its haunting characters. McCracken’s humor brings levity to this unique, memorable collection.”
Worst. Person. Ever. by Douglas Coupland
A razor-sharp portrait of a morally bankrupt, gleefully wicked modern man, a funny and gloriously filthy new novel from acclaimed author Douglas Coupland. A deeply unworthy book about a dreadful human being with absolutely no redeeming social value, guaranteed to brighten up your day.
The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore

Tommy’s new release pick of the day! “This is the sequel to Fool. It’s just as filthy and funny. This time it’s not just Shakespeare Moore takes on, he also brings in Edgar Allan Poe. This is the same Moore style of, ‘I’m gonna make you laugh while teaching you about the subject I’m writing about.’ Oh, and when he says “serpent” of Venice, he doesn’t mean slimy merchant, he means giant snake. Just FYI.”

Afterparty by Daryl Gregory
Raul’s new release pick of the day! “The underlying idea of what people seek in religion is exactly what makes this story so powerful: is God real or just a thought in our heads? Afterparty will make you puzzle and probe your own beliefs, whatever they are, and even the staunch atheist will find things to ponder on a philosophical basis. A truly mind-bending novel by an intelligent and creative novelist – one that will break down boundaries in the science fiction genre.”

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Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness by George Saunders
Signed copies available while supplies last via bookpeople.com.

George Saunders fans can now have a bound edition of his Syracuse University graduation speech that went viral. Saunders was recently awarded both the 2013 Story Prize and Folio Prize for his National Book Award Finalist collection of stories The Tenth of December.

Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers Transformed the World’s Favorite Drink by Steve Hindy
Catch Hindy here at BookPeople Friday, May 2 at 7PM. Event info.

Steve Hindy, co-founder of Brooklyn Brewery, tells the inside story of how a band of homebrewers and microbrewers came together to become one of America’s great entrepreneurial  triumphs.

Everybody’s Got Something by Robin Roberts & Veronica Chambers
Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts’s new memoir in which she recounts the incredible journey that’s been her life so far, and the lessons she’s learned along the way, including her story of overcoming breast cancer.
A Fighting Chance by Elizabeth Warren

Senior Senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, tells the story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works–and really doesn’t.

You Are Not Special by David McCullough, Jr. 
A profound expansion of David McCullough, Jr.’s popular commencement speech–a call to arms against a prevailing, narrow, conception of success viewed by millions on YouTube–You Are (Not) Special is a love letter to students and parents as well as a guide to a truly fulfilling, happy life.


PAPERBACK FICTION

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Marriage can be a real killer. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York Times bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. Gone Girl’s toxic mix of sharp-edged wit and deliciously chilling prose creates a nerve-fraying thriller that confounds you at every turn.

Maya’s Notebook by Isabelle Allende
Maya’s Notebook is a startling novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende. This contemporary coming-of-age story centers upon Maya Vidal, a remarkable teenager abandoned by her parents.
The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan
Anais Hendricks, fifteen, is in the back of a police car. She is headed for the Panopticon, a home for chronic young offenders. Now a counter-culture outlaw, she knows that she can only rely on herself. And yet despite the parade of horrors visited upon her early life, she greets the world with the witty, fierce insight of a survivor.
The Circle by Dave Eggers
When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. What begins as the captivating story of one woman’s ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.
Secrecy by Rupert Thomson
Late seventeenth-century Florence is a hotbed of repression and hypocrisy. The Grand Duke asks Zummo, a Sicilian sculptor, to produce a life-size woman out of wax. As Zummo wrestles with this unique commission, he falls under the spell of a woman whose elusiveness mirrors his own, but whose secrets are far more explosive. Lurking in the wings is the poisonous Dominican priest, Stufa, who has it within his power to destroy Zummo’s livelihood, if not his life.

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Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan

Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald’s, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children.

 

 

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