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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Americanah
A powerul new novelher rst in seven
yearsby the award-winning author ofHalf of
a Yellow Sun, a story of love and race span-
ning three continents and numerous lives, and
centered around a young man and a woman
from Nigeria who face difcult choices and
challenges in the countries they come to call
home. United States and Nigeria
978-0-307-27108-2 | $26.95 | Knopf | HC | Fiction
978-0-307-39791-1 | $29.95C | Knopf Canada | HC978-0-307-45592-5 | $15.95C | Anchor | TR | March 2014
E 978-0-307-96212-6
Themes: IDENTITY
Melanie Benjamin
The Aviators Wife:A Novel
In the spirit ofLoving Frankand The Paris
Wife, novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back t
curtain on the marriage of one of Americas
most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbe
and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Will fascinate
history buffs and surprise those who know
of her only as the aviators wife. People
Chicago, IL
978-0-345-52867-4 | $26.00/$31.00C | Delacorte PreHC | Fiction
978-0-345-52868-1 | $15.00/$17.00C | Bantam | TR | November 2013
E 978-0-345-53469-9 | ] CD: 978-0-385-36035-7 | ] AD: 978-0-385-36036-4
Themes: COURAGE IDENTITY LOVE
James Agee;Photographed by Walker Evans;
Edited by John Summers;Introduction by Adam Haslett
Cotton Tenants:Three Families
Published here or the rst time, Agees
original reportaccompanied by thirty of
Walker Evans historic photosis an un-
sparing record of place and of three fami-
lies who worked the land at a desperate
time. It remains relevant today as one the
most honest explorations of poverty in America ever attempted, and
as a foundational document of long-form reporting. It is, according to
novelist Adam Haslett, a poets brief for the prosecution of economic
and social injustice.Alabama
978-1-61219-212-3 | $24.95/$24.95 | Melville House | HC | Nonfiction
E 978-1-61219-213-0Themes: IDENTITY LOSS
Shani Boianjiu
The People of Forever Are
Not Afraid
The searing, riveting debut novel about you
women coming of age in the military. Yael,
Avishag, and Lea grow up together in a tin
dusty Israeli village, attending high school a
passing notes to each other to alleviate the
universal boredom of teenage life. When th
are conscripted into the army, their lives cha
in unpredictable ways. Shani Boianjiu creat
a heightened reality that recalls our most celebrated chroniclers of
and the military, while capturing that unique time in a young woman
life when a single moment can change everything. Israel
978-0-307-95597-5 | $14.00 | Hogarth | TR | Fiction
978-0-385-67691-5 | $17.95C | Anchor Canada | TR
E 978-0-307-95596-8
Themes: COMING OF AGE IDENTITY COURAGE
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New Recommendations
Jessica Brockmole
Letters from Skye:A Novel
For readers ofThe Guernsey Literary and Potato
Peel Pie Societyand Sarah Blakes The Postmis-
tress comes a sweeping story told in letters, span-
ning two continents and two world wars. Jessica
Brockmoles atmospheric debut novel captures
the indelible ways that people fall in love, and cel-ebrates the power of the written word to stir the
heart. Northern Indiana
978-0-345-54260-1 | $25.00/$28.00C | Ballantine Books | HCFiction
978-0-3455-4262-5 | $15.00/$17.00C | Ballantine Books | TR | June 2014
E 978-0-345-54261-8 | ] CD: 978-0-385-36764-6 | ] AD: 978-0-385-36765-3
Themes: COURAGE LOSS LOVE
Rhidian Brook
The Aftermath:A Novel
Hamburg, 1946. While thousands wander the
rubble, lost and homeless, Colonel Lewis Morgan,
charged with overseeing the rebuilding of this dev-
astated city, is stationed in a grand house on the
River Elbe. He is waiting for the arrival of his wife
Rachaelstill grieving for their eldest sonand their
only surviving son, Edmund. But rather than force
the owners of the house, a German widower and
his rebellious daughter, out onto the streets, Lewis
insists that the two families live together. In this charged atmosphere, both
parents and children will be forced to confront their true selves as enmity
and grief give way to passion and betrayal, to their deepest desires, their
ercest loyalties, and the transforming power of forgiveness. London, UK
978-0-307-95826-6 | $25.95 | Knopf | HC | Fiction | September 2013
978-0-307-36104-2 | $22.95C | RH Canada | TR
978-0-307-94857-1 | $15.00 | Vintage | TR | June 2014E 978-0-307-95827-3 | ] CD: 978-0-8041-4950-1 | ] AD: 978-0-8041-4951-8
Themes: LOSS LOVE COURAGE
Bill Bryson
One Summer:America, 1927
One of the most admired nonction writers o our
time retells the story of one truly fabulous year in
the life of his native countrya fascinating and
gripping narrative featuring such outsized Ameri-
can heroes as Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, and
yes Herbert Hoover, and a gallery of criminals (Al
Capone), eccentrics (Shipwreck Kelly), and close-
mouthed politicians (Calvin Coolidge). It was the
year Americans attempted and accomplished out-
sized things and came of age in a big, brawling manner. What a country.
What a summer. Norfolk, England
978-0-7679-1940-1 | $28.95 | Doubleday | HC | Nonfiction | October 2013
978-0-385-66165-2 | $37.95C | Doubleday Canada | HC
978-0-7679-1941-8 | $15.95C | Anchor | TR | July 2014
E 978-0-385-53782-7 | ] CD: 978-0-8041-2735-6 | ] AD: 978-0-8041-2736-3] LP: 978-0-375-43432-7
Themes: IDENTITY
Edwidge Danticat
Claire of the Sea Light
Claire Limy LanmClaire of the Sea Ligh
an enchanting child born into love and trag
in a seaside town in Haiti. Claires mother d
childbirth, and her father, Nozias, wonders
should give away his young daughter to a lo
shopkeeper who lost a child of her own, sogive her a better life. But on the night of Cla
seventh birthday, when he makes the wren
ing decision to do so, she disappears. As N
and others look for her, painful secrets and startling truths are unea
among a host of men and women whose stories connect to Claire
parents, and the town itself. Miami, FL
978-0-307-27179-2 | $24.95/$28.95C | Knopf | HC | Fiction
978-0-307-47227-4 | $15.00/$17.00C | Vintage | TR | June 2014
E 978-0-385-34968-0
Themes: IDENTITY LOSS
Sampson Davis and Lisa Frazier Page
Living and Dying in Brick City:
An E.R. Doctor Returns Home
Davis is best known as one of three friends
inner-city Newark who made a pact in high
to become doctors. Their bookThe Pactan
work have inspired countless young men a
women. Now Dr. Davis looks at the healthc
crisis in the inner city from a rare perspectiv
doctor who works on the front line of emerg
medical care in the community where he gr
Newark, NJ
978-1-4000-6994-1 | $25.00/$29.95C | Spiegel & Grau | HC | Nonfiction
978-0-8129-8234-3 | $15.00/$17.00C | Spiegel & Grau | TR | February 2014
E 978-0-679-60518-8
Themes: COURAGE INTEGRITY
Sheri Fink
Five Days at Memorial: Life andDeath in a Storm-Ravaged Hospita
Waters unleashed by Hurricane Katrina swe
Orleans into a spiral of chaos and fear. As s
rang out and backup generators failed, bot
tients and staff at Memorial Medical Center
for their lives. Five days later, eighteen patie
had died after being injected with powerful Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink unfolds the
the investigation, and what it means when d
collides with human nature.
978-0-307-71896-9 | $26.00/$30.00C | Crown | HC | Nonfiction | August 2013
E 978-0-307-71898-3 | ] CD: 978-0-8041-2811-7 | ] AD: 978-0-8041-2812-4
Themes: INTEGRITY
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Jamie Ford
Songs of Willow Frost:A Novel
From the bestselling author ofHotel on the Corner
of Bitter and Sweetcomes a novel set against
the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle. When
William Eng, a Chinese American orphan, catches
a glimpse of movie actress Willow Frost, he is
convinced that the movie star is his mother. A
powerful tale of two souls seeking love, hope, and
forgiveness. Great Falls, MT
978-0-345-52202-3 | $26.00/$28.00C | Ballantine Books | HCFiction | September 2013
978-0-345-52203-0 | $15.00/$18.95C | Ballantine Books | TR | September 2014
E 978-0-345-52204-7 | ] CD: 978-0-307-87623-2 | ] AD: 978-0-307-87624-9
Themes: LOSS LOVE IDENTITY
Matthew Goodman
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly andElizabeth Bislands History-Making
Race Around the WorldOn November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, a young re-
porter for Worldnewspaper, left New York City
on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip
around the world. Also departing from New York
that dayheading in the opposite directionwas
The Cosmopolitan journalist, Elizabeth Bisland.
The dramatic race that ensued would captivate the
nation. Brooklyn, NY
978-0-345-52726-4 | $28.00/$30.00C | Ballantine Books | HC | Nonfiction
978-0-345-52727-1 | $16.00/$18.00C | Ballantine Books | TR | December 2013
E 978-0-345-52728-8 | ] CD: 978-0-385-35972-6 | ] AD: 978-0-385-35973-3
Themes: COURAGE IDENTITY INTEGRITY
Winston Groom
The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker,Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh,and the Epic Age of Flight
Tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators
Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and
Jimmy Doolittleand how they redened hero-
ism through their genius, daring, and uncommon
courage. These cleverly interwoven tales of their
heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats
of World War I through the heroism of World War
II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival at sea. With the
world in peril in World War II, each man set aside great success and com-fort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet.
978-1-42621-156-0 | $30.00/$35.00C | National Geographic | HC | Nonfiction
E 978-1-4262-1157-7
Themes: COURAGE INTEGRITY
Naoki Higashida; Translated byKA Yoshida and David Mitchell
The Reason I Jump:
The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
A remarkable journey into the mind of Naok
Higashida, a 13-year-old boy with severe a
Using an alphabet grid Naoki painstakingly
out answers to the questions he imagines o
most often wonder: why do you talk so loud
it true you hate being touched? The result i
inspiring, attitude-transforming book.Japan
978-0-8129-9486-5 | $22.00 | Random House | HC | Nonfiction | August 2013
978-0-345-80780-9 | $25.00C | Knopf Canada | HC
E 978-0-8129-9487-2
Themes: IDENTITY
Nancy Horan
Under the Wide and Starry Sky
A NovelThe bestselling author ofLoving Frankretur
the incredible story of the passionate, turbu
relationship between Scottish literary giant,
Louis Stevenson, and his wild-tempered Am
wife, Fanny. This masterful new novel recre
a love story that is unique, passionate, and
whelmingly powerful. Whidbey Island, WA
978-0-345-51653-4 | $26.00/$30.00C | Ballantine BoFiction | January 2014
978-0-345-51654-1 | $16.00/$19.95C | Ballantine Books | TR | November 2014
E 978-0-345-53882-6 | ] CD: 978-0-449-80812-2 | ] AD: 978-0-449-80813-9] LP: 978-0-307-99093-8
Themes: LOVE
Herman Koch
The Dinner:A Novel
An internationally bestselling phenomenon:
darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale
families struggling to make the hardest dec
of their livesall over the course of one me
a summers evening in Amsterdam, two cou
meet at a fashionable restaurant for dinner.
the conversation is a gentle hum of small ta
banality of work, the latest movies theyve s
But behind the empty words, terrible things
to be said, and with every forced smile and every new course, the
are being sharpened.Amsterdam
978-0-770-43785-5 | $24.00/$28.00C | Hogarth | HC | Fiction
978-0-385-34685-6 | $14.00/$16.00C | TR | Hogarth | November 2013
E 978-0-385-34684-9
Themes: CRIME AND JUSTICE
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Paul Kurtz
The Turbulent Universe
In a work that blends realism and optimism Kurtz
lays out the basic principles of an ethical approach
that he calls humanist eupraxsophythe applica-
tion of practical moral choices inspired by scientic
wisdom. Emphasizing the dramatic character of
the biosphere, human affairs, and the physicaluniverse itself, Kurtz has structured the book in
terms of an operatic scenario, with an overture,
intermezzo, nine acts, and a grand nale. Citing
the emergence of a new planetary civilization, he proposes the develop-
ment of a planetary ethics based on universal human rights.Amherst, NY
978-1-6161-4735-8 | $20.00/$21.00C | Prometheus Books | TR | Nonfiction
E 978-1-61614-736-5
Themes: IDENTITY
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Lowland:A Novel
Two brothers bound by tragedy; a ercely brilliantwoman haunted by her past; a country torn by
revolution: the Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New
York Times bestselling author gives us a powerful
new novelset in both India and Americathat
explores the price of idealism and a love that can
last long past death. Brooklyn, NY
978-0-307-26574-6 | $27.95 | Knopf | HC | FictionSeptember 2013
978-0-676-97936-7 | $29.95C | Knopf Canada | HC
978-0-307-27826-5 | $15.00 | Vintage | TR | July 2014
978-0-676-97937-4 | $21.00C | Vintage Canada | TR
E 978-0-385-35040-2 | ] CD: 978-0-385-36742-4 | ] AD: 978-0-385-36743-1
Themes: IDENTITY LOSS LOVE
Vincent Lam
The Headmasters Wager:A Novel
Percival Chen is the headmaster of the most re-
spected English academy in 1960s Saigon and
is well accustomed to bribing a forever-changing
list of government ofcials in order to maintain the
elite status of his school. But as the complexities
of war encroach further into his world, he must
confront the tragedy of all he has refused to see.
A masterfully paced exploration of a world con-
vulsed by war, wherein faith and reason no longer
hold sway...Lam marshals his characters with humor, suspense, and
tenderness as the fall of Saigon looms...[and] depicts a world caught in
an implacable cycle of violence, leavened only by the grace of a fathers
love. Publishers Weekly(starred review) Toronto, Canada
978-0-307-98648-1 | $15.00 | Hogarth | TR | Fiction
978-0-385-66146-1 | $21.00C | Anchor Canada
E 978-0-307-98647-4 | ] CD: 978-0-449-80829-0 | ] AD: 978-0-449-80830-6
Themes: IDENTITY LOVE
Mardi Jo Link
Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badon a Northern Michigan Farm
Poignant, irreverent, and hilarious: the mem
of a woman who, after ending her nineteen
marriage, staves off a perpetually empty ba
count, saves her century-old farmhouse fro
closure with the help of her three young sonreclaims her life. Traverse City, MI
978-0-307-59691-8 | $24.95/$28.95C | Knopf | HC | N978-0-307-74358-9 | $15.00/$18.00C | Anchor | TR | Ma
E 978-0-385-34967-3 | ] CD: 978-0-8041-2073-9 | ] AD: 978-0-8041-2074-6
Themes: COURAGE IDENTITY
Anthony Marra
A Constellation of Vital
Phenomena: A Novel
Two doctors risk everything to save the life
hunted child in this majestic debut about lo
loss, and the unexpected ties that bind us t
gether. In the nal days o December 2004,
a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year
Havaa fees with her neighbor Akhmed, a a
physician-to the bombed-out hospital. Ove
course o ve dramatic days, Akhmed and
reach back into their pasts to unravel the intricate mystery of coinc
betrayal, and forgiveness that unexpectedly binds them and decide
fate. With The English Patients dramatic sweep and The Tigers W
expert sense of place, Marra delivers a searing debut about the tra
scendent power of love in wartime, and how it can cause us to be
greater than we ever thought possible. Oakland, CA
978-0-770-43640-7 | $26.00 | Hogarth | HC | Fiction
978-0-770-43642-1 | $15.00 | Hogarth | TR | February 2014
E 978-0-770-43641-4 | ] AD: 978-0-385-36357-0
Themes: COURAGE LOSS
Ayana Mathis
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie: A
A debut of extraordinary distinction: Ayana
tells the story of the children of the Great M
tion through the trials of one unforgettable f
An emotionally transxing page-turner, a se
portrait of striving in the face of insurmount
adversity, an indelible encounter with the re
of the human spirit and the driving force of
American dream.
978-0-385-35028-0 | $24.95 | Knopf | HC | Fiction
978-0-307-94970-7 | $15.00 | Vintage | TR | October 2013
E 978-0-385-35030-3 | Oprahs Book Club 2.0 Digital Edition: 978-0-385-35029-7
] CD: 978-0-8041-2727-1 | ] AD: 978-0-8041-2728-8
Themes: COURAGE IDENTITY LOSS
New Recommendations
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Dennis McFarland
Nostalgia:A Novel
From bestselling author Dennis McFarland, an
extraordinary Civil War novel: the journey of a nine-
teen-year-old private abandoned by his comrades
in the wilderness, struggling to regain his voice, his
identity, and his place in a world utterly changed
by what he has experienced on the battleeld.
Westminster, VT
978-0-307-90834-6 | $25.95/$28.95C | Pantheon | HC | FictionOctober 2013978-0-345-80460-0 | $15.00/$17.00C | Vintage | TR | July 2014
E 978-0-307-90835-3
Themes: COURAGE
Jerry McGill
Dear Marcus:A Letter to theMan Who Shot Me
Jerry McGill was thirteen years old, walking home
through the projects of Manhattans Lower East
Side, when he was shot in the back by a stranger.
Jerry survived, wheelchair-bound for life; his as-
sailant was never caught. Thirty years later, Jerry
wants to say something to the man who shot him.
Violence, hope, despair, forgiveness, anger, and
living with a disability are explored both lightly and
deeply, humorously and profoundly, and always honestly.
Library Journal(starred review) Portland, OR
978-0-8129-8316-6 | $14.00/$17.00C | Spiegel & Grau | TR | Nonfiction
E 978-0-679-64460-6
Themes: COURAGE IDENTITY LOSS
Edward Kelsey MooreThe Supremes at Earls
All-You-Can-Eat: A Novel
When Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean meet
as teenagers in the mid-sixties, the Civil Rights
movement is moving along and so are their ev-
eryday lives. Their regular gathering place is Earls
All-You-Can-Eat diner, the rst black-owned busi-
ness in downtown Plainview, Indiana. Dubbed the
Supremes by their friends, the inseparable trio
is watched over by big-hearted Earl during their
complicated high school days, and then every Sunday after church as
they marry, and have children and grandchildren. Chicago, IL
978-0-307-95992-8 | $25.95/$30.00C | Knopf | HC | Fiction978-0-307-795043-7 | $15.00/$17.00C | Vintage | TR | January 2014
E 978-0-307-95993-5 | ] CD: 978-0-385-36289-4 | ] AD: 978-0-385-36290-0
Themes: COMING OF AGE COURAGE LOVE
Chris Pavone
The Expats:A Novel
An incredibly twisty and sophisticated thrille
a woman and her family living abroad. In th
blestoned streets of Luxembourg, Kate Moo
days are lled with playdates and cofee mo
her weekends spent in Paris and skiing in t
But Kate is also guarding a tremendous, lie
ing secretone thats become so unbearab
it begins to unravel her newly established e
life. As Kate begins to dig, to uncover the s
of the people around her, she nds hersel buried in layers o decei
thick they threaten her family, her marriage, and her life. New York
978-0-7704-3572-1 | $15.00/$17.00C | Broadway | TR | Fiction
E 978-0-307-95637-8 | ] CD: 978-0-307-99031-0 | ] AD: 978-0-307-99032-7
Themes: IDENTITY LOVE
Tom Reiss
The Black Count: Glory,
Revolution, Betrayal, and theReal Count of Monte Cristo
Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize, this stunn
feat of historical sleuthing brings to life the f
ten hero who inspired such classics as The
of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers
magazine called The Black Countone of th
quintessentially human stories of strength a
courage that sheds light on the historical m
that made it possible. It is also a heartbreaking story of the enduri
bonds of love between a father and son. New York, NY
978-0-307-38247-4 | $16.00/$18.00C | Broadway | TR | Nonfiction
E 978-0-307-95295-0 | ] CD: 978-0-449-01269-7 | ] AD: 978-0-449-01270-3
Themes: COURAGE LOVE
Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya
The Watch:A Novel
Following a desperate night-long battle, a g
of beleaguered soldiers in an isolated base
Kandahar is faced with a lone woman dem
the return of her brothers body. As she per
single-minded in her mission, the camps te
claustrophobic atmosphere comes to a boi
the men argue about what to do next. Like
works of Tim OBrien and Robert Stone, Ro
Bhattacharyas novel is one that raises que
and exposes truth about a war experience that is unlike those of thIt is also our most powerful expression to date of the nature and fu
this very contemporary confict. Rhinebeck, NY
978-0-307-95591-3 | $15.00 | Hogarth | TR | Fiction
E 978-0-307-95590-6 | ] AD: 978-0-449-01177-5
Themes: COURAGE LOSS
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Gretchen Rubin
Happier at Home: Kiss More,Jump More, Abandon Self-Control,and My Other Experiments inEveryday Life
In Happier at Home, New York Times bestselling
author Gretchen Rubin builds on what she learned
in The Happiness Projectby concentrating onthe factors that matter for homepossessions,
marriage, time, parenthood, body, neighborhood.
With her signature blend of memoir, research, and
experimentation, Gretchens passion jumps off the page and will inspire
readers to nd more happiness in their own lives. Her message: you dont
have to get a new life in order to be happier. Happiness is right here, right
now. New York, NY
978-0-307-88679-8 | $15.00 | TR | Three Rivers Press | Nonfiction
E 978-0-307-88680-4 | ] CD: 978-0-449-01440-0 | ] AD: 978-0-449-01441-7
Themes: IDENTITY LOVE
James Salter
All That Is:A Novel
A literary eventa major new novel, his rst work
o ction in seven years, rom the universally ac-
claimed master and PEN/Faulkner winner: a
sweeping, seductive love story set in post-World
War II America that tells of one mans great pas-
sions and regrets over the course of his lifetime.
New York and Colorado
978-1-4000-4313-2 | $26.95/$32.00C | Knopf | HC | Fiction978-1-4000-7842-4 | $15.95/$17.95C | Vintage | TRJanuary 2014
E 978-0-307-96109-9
Themes: IDENTITY LOVE
Lee Sandlin
The Distancers:An American Memoir
In The Distancers, seven generations worth of
joy and heartache is artfully forged into a family
portrait that is at once universally American yet
singularly Lee Sandlins own. From the nineteenth
century German immigrants who settled on a small
Midwestern farm, to the proud and upright aunts
and uncles with whom Sandlin spent the summers
of his youth. Touching on The Great Depression,
WWII, the American immigrant experience, the
uses of proper manners, how to ride the rails in the Dust Bowl years, and
home brewing during prohibition, The Distancers is a beautiful and stark
Midwestern drama. Chicago, IL
978-0-345-80676-5 | $14.95/$16.95C | Vintage | TR | Nonfiction
E 978-0-345-80677-2
Themes: COMING OF AGE INTEGRITY
Jeanne Theoharis
The Rebellious Life of
Mrs. Rosa Parks
Examines six decades of activism, challeng
perceptions of her bus arrest and the Civil R
movement. Presenting a corrective to the p
notion of Rosa Parks as the quiet seamstre
who with a single act birthed the modern crights movement, Theoharis provides a reve
window into Parks politics and years of ac
She shows readers how this civil rights mov
radical soughtfor more than a half a centuryto expose and era
the American racial caste system in jobs, schools, public services,
criminal justice. Brooklyn, NY
978-08070-5047-7 l $27.95 /$33.00C | Beacon Press | HC | Nonfiction
978-0-807-03332-6 | $17.50/$20.50C | Beacon Press | TR | January 2014
E 978-0-8070-5048-4
Themes: COURAGE INTEGRITY
Lt. Col. Mark Weber
Tell My Sons:
A Fathers Last Letters
At the pinnacle of a soaring Army career, Lt
Mark M. Weber learned that he had stage I
tinal cancer. When this 38-year-old father o
realized that he was not going to survive, h
a letter to his boys, so that they would know
courage and fear, challenge and comfort, p
and humility, seriousness and humor. This b
that letter. Rosemount, MN
978-0-345-54944-0 | $25.00/$28.00C | Ballantine Books | HC | Nonfiction
978-0-345-54946-4 | $16.00/$18.00C | Ballantine Books | TR | March 2013
E 978-1-592-98575-3 | ] CD: 978-0-804-16426-9 | ] AD: 978-0-804-16427-6
Themes: COURAGE LOSS LOVE
Hannah Weyer
On the Come Up:
A Novel, Based on a True Story
Willful, outspoken, and precariously naive, t
year-old AnnMarie Walker dreams of a world
yond Far Rockaway. Then one day, while at
a high school for pregnant girls, she comes
a fyer advertising movie auditions in Manha
Astonishingly, improbably, and four months
shes due to give birthshe lands a lead ro
a time, AnnMarie soars, fying to the SundanFestival, seeing her face on screen. But when the movie closes an
realities of her life set in, AnnMaries grit and determination are the on
left to keep her moving forward. Strong YA crossover title. Brookly
978-0-385-53732-2 | $24.95/$28.95C | Nan A. Talese | HC | Fiction978-0-385-80486-0 | $14.95/$16.95C | Anchor | TR | April 2014
E 978-0-385-53733-9
Themes: COMING OF AGE IDENTITY
New Recommendations
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Peggielene Bartelsand Eleanor Herman
King Peggy:
An AmericanSecretary, HerRoyal Destiny,and the InspiringStory of HowShe Changed an
African Village978-0-307-74281-0
$15.00 $18.00C | Anchor | TR | Nonfiction
E 978-0-385-53433-8 | ] CD: 978-0-307-87907-3] AD: 978-0-307-87908-0
Themes: IDENTITY INTEGRITY
Selected By: One Maryland, One Book
Chris Bohjalian
The Sandcastle
Girls:A Novel
978-0-307-74391-6
$15.95/$18.95C | VintageTR | Fiction
E 978-0-385-53480-2] CD: 978-0-307-91739-3] AD: 978-0-307-91740-9
Themes: LOSS LOVE
Selected By: Baltimore Sun Book Club
Peter Heller
The Dog Sta
A Novel
978-0-307-95047-5
$15.00/$18.00C | VintTR | Fiction
E 978-0-307-96093-] CD: 978-0-449-01] AD: 978-0-449-013
Themes: COURAGE L
Selected By: Gulf Coa
Joshua Henkin
The World
Without You:
A Novel
978-0-307-27718-3 $15.00/$18.00C | VintageTR | Fiction
E 978-0-307-90756-1
Themes: LOSS
Rachel Joyce
The Unlikely
Pilgrimage of
Harold Fry:
A Novel
978-0-8129-8345-6 $15.00 | RH Trade PaperbacksTR | Fiction
978-0-385-67771-4 $19.95C | Anchor Canada | TR
E 978-0-679-64511-5] CD: 978-0-449-01277-2] AD: 978-0-449-01278-9
Themes: LOSS LOVE
William Landay
Defending Ja
A Novel
978-0-4402-4613-8 $7.99/$9.99C | Dell Boo| Fiction
978-0-3455-3366-1 $15.00/$17.00C | BantaFiction | September 201
E 978-0-3455-2759-2
Themes:IDENTITY CRIME & JU
Selected By: Sharon Public Library, One Town, One
Will Schwalbe
The End of Your
Life Book Club
978-0-307-73978-0 $15.00 | Vintage | TRNonfiction
978-0-307-39967-0 $19.95C | Vintage Canada | TR
E 978-0-307-39968-7] CD: 978-0-449-80665-4] AD: 978-0-449-80666-1
Themes: LOSS LOVE
Selected By: Cincinnati Library On the Same Page
Cheryl Strayed
Wild: FromLost to Foundon the PacifcCrest Trail
978-0-307-47607-4 $15.95/$18.95C | VintageTR | Nonfiction
E 978-0-307-95765-8
Oprahs Book Club 2.0 DigitalEdition: 978-0-307-96281-2
]CD: 978-0-307-97031-2] AD: 978-0-307-97032-9
Themes: COURAGE LOSS
Karen ThompsoWalker
The Age of
Miracles:
A Novel
978-0-8129-8294-7 $15.00 | RH Trade PapTR | Fiction
978-0-385-67665-6 $19.95C | Anchor Cana
E 978-0-679-64438-] CD: 978-0-307-97
] AD: 978-0-307-970
Themes: COMING OF A
IDENTITY LOSS
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