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HARDCOVER FICTION Joe's pick of the day: Bravo by Greg Rucka "BRAVO, the follow-up to 2012's ALPHA, continues the tale of Jad Bell and his Delta Force comrades in their battle against terrorism. Greg Ruck, award-winning novelist & comic book writer, has made a name for himself for his quality work in the espionage and … Continue reading New Releases – 7/22/14
HARDCOVER FICTION The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness Deborah Harkness will be in-store, speaking and signing on 8/9 at 4PM! After traveling through time in Shadow of Night, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home at … Continue reading New Releases – 7/15/14
FICTION A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall by Will Chancellor "A globetrotting, witty, powerful and wildly ambitious novel that is at once a psychological journey and a terrific page-turner. Will Chancellor has an electrifying, deeply original voice, and his book is so full of depth and heart that it's impossible to put down."--Molly Antopol, author of … Continue reading New Releases – 7/8/14
HARDCOVER FICTION Inside Man by Jeff Abott The latest Sam Capra novel from one of our favorite #ATX #crimefiction authors, Jeff Abbott, is here! When Capra's best customer - and friend - is murdered outside his Miami bar, Sam decides to seek justice. We can't wait to have Jeff here Tues 7/8 to celebrate! … Continue reading New Releases – 7/1/14
HARDCOVER FICTION & NONFICTION Hell to Pay by Garry Disher Constable Paul Hirschhausen—”Hirsch”—is a recently demoted detective sent from Adelaide, Australia’s southernmost booming metropolis, to Tiverton, a one-road town in rustic, backwater “wool and wheat” country three hours north. Hirsch isn’t just a disgraced cop; the internal investigations bureau is still trying to convict him … Continue reading New Release Picks for the Week!
HARDCOVER FICTION Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever? by Dave Eggers On an abandoned military base, miles from the nearest road, Thomas watches as the man he has brought wakes up. Kev, a NASA astronaut, doesn't recognize his captor, though Thomas remembers him. Kev cries for help. He pulls … Continue reading New Release Picks for the Week!
Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future. "All of us face hard choices in our lives," Hillary Rodham Clinton writes at the start … Continue reading New Release Picks for the Week!
HARDCOVER FICTION Summer House With Swimming Pool by Herman Koch Signed Copies Available While Supplies Last! It all started the previous summer. Marc, his wife, and their two beautiful teenage daughters agreed to spend a week at the Meier’s extravagant summer home on the Mediterranean. Joined by Ralph and his striking wife Judith, her mother, … Continue reading New Release Picks for the Week!
HARDCOVER FICTION Above the East China Sea by Sarah Bird In her most ambitious, moving, and provocative novel to date, Sarah Bird makes a stunning departure. Above the East China Sea tells the entwined stories of two teenaged girls, an American and an Okinawan, whose lives are connected across seventy years by the shared experience … Continue reading New Releases 5/27/14
HARDCOVER FICTION Beowulf translated by J.R.R. Tolkien Joe's new release pick of the day! "Make no bones about it, J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the most important writers in my life. So, it is with great excitment that I hold in my hand his long-rumored translation of Beowulf. Whilst I don't expect it to rival … Continue reading New Releases 5/20/14
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