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Reviews and Features for October 26th and November 2nd

It's been a crazy two weeks here at Bookreporter.com with Hurricane Sandy rearing its ugly head. Hopefully everyone is safe! We don't want you to miss out on any of the great reviews or features we have running, so we've compiled a list of the content we posted on October 26th and November 2nd.

 

October 26th

Reviews:
THE RACKTEER
by John Grisham
THE MIDDLESTEINS
by Jami Attenberg
THE ART FORGER
by B. A. Shapiro
BACK TO BLOOD
by Tom Wolfe
MR. PENUMBRA'S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE
by Robin Sloan
LAURA LAMONT'S LIFE IN PICTURES
by Emma Straub
THE SECRET KEEPER
by Kate Morton
BLASPHEMY: New and Selected Stories
by Sherman Alexie
DOES THIS CHURCH MAKE ME LOOK FAT?: A Mennonite Finds Faith, Meets Mr. Right, and Solves Her Lady Problems
by Rhoda Janzen
ON THE SEVENTH DAY
by T.D. Jakes
THE LITTLE BOOKSTORE OF BIG STONE GAP
: A Memoir of Friendship, Community and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good Book by Wendy Welch
SAY YOU'RE SORRY
by Michael Robotham
ISLAND OF BONES
by Imogen Robertson
THE THREE-DAY AFFAIR
by Michael Kardos
THE BARCELONA BROTHERS
by Carlos Zanon

 

November 2nd

In our Paperback Spotlight feature is DEAD ASLEEP, the fourth book in Jamie Freveletti's series featuring biochemist Emma Caldridge, which is in stores now.

In our One to Watch feature, we have 50 copies of SWEET TOOTH by Ian McEwan, which will be in stores November 13th, to give away to readers who would like to read the book and comment on it. To enter, please fill out this form by Thursday, November 15th at noon ET.

Review/Interview:
THE CHRISTMAS KID: And Other Brooklyn Stories
by Pete Hamill

Reviews:
ELSEWHERE: A Memoir
by Richard Russo
ASTRAY
by Emma Donoghue
IN SUNLIGHT AND IN SHADOW
by Mark Helprin
THE SINS OF THE MOTHER
by Danielle Steel
THE UNCOMMON APPEAL OF CLOUDS
: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel by Alexander McCall Smith
THE SHORTEST WAY HOME
by Juliette Fay
PEACHES FOR FATHER FRANCIS
by Joanne Harris
ONE FOR THE BOOKS
by Joe Queenan
THE SPYMASTERS: A Men at War Novel
by W.E.B. Griffin and E. Butterworth IV
THE ELEPHANT KEEPERS' CHILDREN
by Peter Hoeg
THE VANISHING POINT
by Val McDermid
THE HOT COUNTRY: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller
by Robert Olen Butler
VALLEY OF ASHES
by Cornelia Read
THE SPY LOVER
by Kiana Davenport