At last! A vampire book for grown-ups. These vampires aren't from Transylvania or Forks, Wa. These are thoroughly modern and scary super beings. If you are looking for a page-turning, "what's going to happen next," absorbing, apocalyptic adventure, The Passage is just the book. Highly recommended! (Susan)
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What can I say about The Pale King that hasn't already been said? It's the last masterpiece by a writer who was, to my mind, the greatest of his generation. It's also a book about tax processing that manages to be deeply engaging, laugh-out-loud funny, and incredibly insightful. More modestly, though maybe more importantly, it made me feel more alive and fully aware and less alone, something the greatest fiction has always done, and which Wallace excelled at. Thanks, Mr. Wallace. It was a pleasure.
~Michael
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A Visit from the Goon Squad is a divine reading experience. Ranging from the recent past, San Francisco in the late 1970s, to an undetermined not so far off future, Jennifer Egan takes her readers on a wonderful ride. This novel has old-fashioned and top-notch storytelling and also offers an intriguing glimpse into the future of music and reading. Highly recommended! (Susan)
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Orr is the garden editor for Martha Stewart’s publications and the former garden editor of House & Garden. Local gardens and garden design—tons of good info and photos. (Ann L.)
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American Masculine by Shann Ray
Shann Ray’s stories are lyrical, muscular, heartbreaking, and fascinating. This collection (the author’s first) announces the arrival of a daring and exciting new voice. (Read “How We Fall” or “The Great Divide” and be hooked.) Highly recommended. (JA)
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