June 14, 2011

June 14th

THE ASTRAL by Kate Christensen
From the PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author of THE GREAT MAN comes a scintillating novel of love, loss and literary rivalry set in rapidly changing Brooklyn.
Doubleday * 9780385530910

BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP by S.J. Watson
A promising writer makes his debut with this disturbing psychological thriller, reminiscent of SHUTTER ISLAND and MEMENTO, in which an amnesiac desperately tries to uncover the truth about who she is --- and who she can trust.
Harper * 9780062060556

CARTE BLANCHE by Jeffery Deaver
James Bond is back and better than ever, newly updated in this international thriller that has 007 going up against one of the most compelling and horrific villains in modern thriller fiction.
Simon & Schuster * 9781451620696

FOLLY BEACH: A Lowcountry Tale, by Dorothea Benton Frank
A woman returns to the past to find her future in this exciting and heartwarming new tale of loss, acceptance, family and love from Dorothea Benton Frank.
William Morrow * 9780061961274

THE GOOD AND THE GHASTLY by James Boice
From an author who has been compared to Chuck Palahniuk and Bret Easton Ellis comes an edgy gangster noir epic set 1,000 years into the future.
Scribner * 9781416575443

MAINE by J. Courtney Sullivan
Three generations of women converge on the family beach house in this wickedly funny, emotionally resonant story of love and dysfunction from the author of the bestselling debut novel COMMENCEMENT.
Knopf * 9780307595126

THE MURDER OF THE CENTURY: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City & Sparked the Tabloid Wars, by Paul Collins
For readers of popular history such as Erik Larson's THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY is a gripping story of a Gilded Age crime of passion that shocked America.
Crown * 9780307592200

ONE SUMMER by David Baldacci
From No. 1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci comes a moving family drama about learning to love again after heartbreak and loss.
Grand Central Publishing * 9780446583145

THE PRESIDENT AND THE ASSASSIN: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century, by Scott Miller
For fans of THE WAR LOVERS and THE IMPERIAL CURSE comes a new book on the assassination of President William McKinley and a pivotal, dramatic period of upheaval in American history.
Random House * 9781400067527

THE PROFESSION by Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield returns with a stunning, chillingly plausible near-future thriller about the rise of a privately financed and global military industrial complex.
Crown * 9780385528733

SISTERHOOD EVERLASTING by Ann Brashares
SISTERHOOD EVERLASTING marks the welcome return of the characters whose friendship became a touchstone for a generation. Now Tibby, Lena, Carmen and Bridget have grown up, starting their lives on their own. And though the jeans they shared are long gone, the sisterhood is everlasting.
Random House * 9780385521222

TIGERLILY'S ORCHIDS by Ruth Rendell
When Stuart Font hosts a party at his new flat, the night becomes memorable for all the wrong reasons when a reclusive young Asian woman emerges to exert a terrible spell on all who live at Lichfield House.
Scribner * 9781439150344


June 15th

THE GIRL IN THE GARDEN by Kamala Nair
Kamala Nair's debut is the redemptive journey of a young woman unsure of her engagement, who revisits in memory the events of one scorching childhood summer when her beautiful yet troubled mother spirits her away from her home to an Indian village untouched by time.
Grand Central Publishing * 9780446572682

 

June 14th

ALL THAT FOLLOWS by Jim Crace
Critically acclaimed author Jim Crace explores the improvisational power of jazz and the complexities of love and violence.
Vintage * 9780307278968

AMERICAN MUSIC by Jane Mendelsohn
A relationship between a wounded Iraq veteran and his physical therapist releases a torrent of memories, dreams and alternate lives.
Vintage * 9780307473974

ANTHROPOLOGY OF AN AMERICAN GIRL by Hilary Thayer Hamann
Eveline Auerbach comes of age in the late 1970s and struggles to find her place in a world than can be cold and confusing for young women.
Spiegel & Grau * 9780385527156

THE FROZEN RABBI by Steve Stern
Award-winning novelist Steve Stern’s exhilarating epic recounts the story of how a 19th-century rabbi from a small Polish town ends up in a basement freezer in a suburban Memphis home at the end of the 20th century.
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill * 9781616200527

HEALER by Carol Cassella
From national bestselling author Carol Cassella comes the story of one doctor’s struggle to hold her family together through a storm of broken trust and questioned ethics.
Simon & Schuster * 9781416556145

HELLO GOODBYE by Emily Chenoweth
In a single week, a family leaves behind its past and a daughter awakens to the future.
Harper Perennial * 9780062034601

LAST NIGHT AT CHATEAU MARMONT by Lauren Weisberger
Global stardom is no longer a fantasy for aspiring songwriter Julian Alter and his wife, Brooke. Chateau Marmont is synonymous with fame, and Julian and Brooke are on their way.
Washington Square Press * 9781451611755

THE NOBODIES ALBUM by Carolyn Parkhurst
Octavia is reunited with her estranged son Milo after he is accused of murdering his girlfriend and sets out to learn who the real killer is.
Anchor * 9780767930581

THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN: Sportswriting from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick
For more than 80 years, The New Yorker has been home to some of the toughest, wisest, funniest and most moving sportswriting around. THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN is a classic collection from a magazine with a deep bench.
Modern Library * 9780812979985

PRIVATE LIFE by Jane Smiley
In this portrait of life in the Midwest and West from 1883-1942, Margaret marries an eccentric scientist only to realize eventually that she is spending her life with a madman.
Anchor * 9781400033195

SPIES OF THE BALKANS by Alan Furst
In 1940, a Greek police official becomes an undercover agent and works to help Jews escape from the Gestapo.
Random House * 9780812977387

 

June 21st

THE DARK ENQUIRY: A Lady Julia Grey Novel, by Deanna Raybourn
THE DARK ENQUIRY finds Lady Julia Grey investigating a strange case with a family connection that leads down a dark path filled with supernatural intrigue and black magic.
Mira * 9780778312376

SIZZLING SIXTEEN: A Stephanie Plum Novel, by Janet Evanovich
Trenton, New Jersey, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has inherited a “lucky” bottle from her Uncle Pip. Unfortunately, Uncle Pip didn’t specify if the bottle brought good luck or bad luck…
St. Martin’s Paperbacks * 9780312383312

SOURLAND: Stories, by Joyce Carol Oates
In this book of previously uncollected tales, Joyce Carol Oates maps the contours of “ordinary life” with an unflinching eye.
Ecco * 9780061996535

STAR ISLAND by Carl Hiaasen
Drug-addled pop star Cherry Pye’s “undercover stunt double,” Ann DeLusia, must be rescued after being kidnapped by an obsessed paparazzo.
Grand Central Publishing * 9780446556125

TOUGH CUSTOMER by Sandra Brown
Private investigator Dodge Hanley’s daughter has become the object of desire of a co-worker who has spent the past year making her life hell and now has vowed to kill her.
Pocket Star * 9781416563112


June 23rd

HELL’S HORIZON by Darren Shan
In the second installment of The City series, gangster Al Jeery follows a dangerous and complex path of investigation after his girlfriend is murdered.
Grand Central Publishing * 9780446551748