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THE JOY OF LIVING, by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (Three Rivers) is #12 on the New York Times Bestseller List this week!
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen (Algonquin) is #2 on the New York Times Bestseller List! This week marks the title's 40th on the list overall!
2008 RELEASES

Tethered by Amy MacKinnon
Shaye Areheart Books, Fall 2008
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The River Wife by Jonis Agee
Random House, paperback release, May 2008
"Lush historical detail, a plot brimming with danger, love and betrayal, and a magnificent cast . . . will keep readers entranced." -- Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
"This mesmerizing saga teeming with memorable characters, sharp depictions of frontier life, and lucid, beautifully wrought prose will haunt readers long afterward." -- Booklist
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The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Back Bay Books, paperback release, Spring 2008
A #1 Booksense Pick for June!
"A winning debut." -- Publisher's Weekly
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Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman
W. W. Norton, April 2008
"Scottsboro is inspired and inspiring, and a welcome addition to the literature about the South... Ruby is a gem of a character, and belongs with the best of William Faulkner's, or Alice Walker's, women... a riveting drama... with good and evil locking horns." -- San Francisco Chronicle
"[Scottsboro] succeeds overwhelmingly as a work of imagination... distilled with great subtlety and wit, into a story worth retelling and remembering." -- Boston Globe
"With a sure sense of storytelling, a deft hand at characterization and a stylish and sensitive use of language, Feldman ... brings an American disgrace to life with eloquence, intelligence and passion." -- Richmond Times Dispatch
"A keen sense of drama... What emerges is a raw sense of alienation and collision." -- Publishers Weekly
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The Heirloom Tomato by Amy Goldman
Bloomsbury, August 2008
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Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age by Maggie Jackson
Prometheus, June 2008
"This is an important book. I found it to be a harrowing documentation of our modern world's descent into fragmentation, self alienation, and emptiness -- brought on, to a large extent, by communication technologies that distract us, dislocate us, and destroy our inner lives. Others have commented on these issues, but I have never seen them gathered together and documented as completely as Maggie Jackson has done." -- Alan Lightman, author of the bestselling Einstein's Dreams
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The Killing Room by Peter May
St. Martin's Press, February 2008
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Ghostwalk by Rebecca Stott
Spiegel & Grau, paperback release, June 2008
"Mesmerizing." -- Booklist (starred reveiw)
"Truly haunting." -- New York Daily News
"Wonderfully written." -- USA TODAY
"Ambitious." -- The New Yorker
"Most impressive." -- The Observer (London)
"Eerily compelling." -- Time Out (London)
"Spellbinding." -- Kirkus (starred reveiw)
"Stunning." -- Publishers Weekly (starred reveiw)
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Undiscovered by Debra Winger
Simon & Schuster, June 2008
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED

Skeleton Man by Jim Kelly
St Martin's Press, January 2008
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Nine Designs for Inner Peace by Sarah Tomlinson
Inner Traditions, December 2007
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The Critic: The Second of the Enzo Files by Peter May
Poisoned Pen, November 2007
"A full-bodied, satisfying read." -- Publisher's Weekly
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Extraordinary People by Peter May
Poisoned Pen, paperback release, November 2007
Currently in the Mystery Lovers' Bookshop trade paperback top ten!
"May, known for his award-winning thriller series set in China, has written a thoroughly engaging puzzle mystery that may appeal to patrons who enjoy group crime solving a la Christopher Fowler's Peculiar Crimes Unit (Ten Second Staircase) or Caleb Carr's The Alienist." -- Library Journal
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The Joy of Living by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Harmony Books, March 2007
"There is real wisdom here . . . Read this book." -- Richard Gere.
"Marvelous . . . I heartily recommend this to anyone interested in the healing arts, conciousness studies, and genuine contemplative practice today." -- Lam Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within
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The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer by Sandra Scofield
Viking, March 2007
"[Scofield writes] with a style as subtle and understated as family loyalty itself." -- New York Times Book Review
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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Algonquin, paperback release, April 2007
Currently at #2 on the New York Times Bestseller List!
"So compelling, so detailed and vivid, that I couldn't bear to be torn away from it for a single minute." -- Chicago Tribune
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Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen
HarperCollins, paperback release, April 2007
"So exquisitely written it's hard to believe that it's also a debut." -- Booklist (starred review)
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Flying Changes by Sara Gruen
HarperCollins, paperback release, April 2007
"You will love this novel." -- Rita Mae Brown
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The List by Tara Ison
Scribner, March 2007
The List is "a tale of intoxicating love that turns toxic... Readers who like their sunniness with a side of bitter will appreciate Ison's portrayal of love's power to bring out the worst in us." -- The Chicago Tribune
Praise for Tara Ison's A Child Out of Alcatraz:
"Ison has a gift . . . the fearsome plight of Olivia, who narrates much of the novel, is never simplified. It's through her radiant consciousness that Ison's novel achieves a natural, basic morality." -- Publisher's Weekly
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His Lovely Wife by Elizabeth Dewberry
Harcourt, paperback release, March 2007
"In a daring turn of ventriloquism, Elizabeth Dewberry has crafted a strange and brazen meditation on life and romance." -- Stewart O'Nan
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The Fourth Sacrifice by Peter May
St. Martin's Press, February 2007
"While the mystery is grisly and intriguing, it's the relationship between the two leads that elevates the book above many others in the genre. . . . The author could have gone for the slick, familiar fish-out-of-water story, but by choosing a subtler approach, he rewards us with a far deeper, far more satisfying story." -- Booklist.
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The Coldest Blood by Jim Kelly
St. Martin's Press, January 2007
"The author's craft at wedding plot and character will remind many of British masters of psychological whodunits such as Minette Walters and Ruth Rendell." -- Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)
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The Thrall's Tale by Judith Lindbergh
Plume, paperback release, December 2006
"Epic debut... well-researched and emotional evocations of characters in a time of religious and social upheaval are dramatic and entertaining." -- Publishers Weekly
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The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank by Ellen Feldman
W. W. Norton, May 2006
A New York Times Book Review "Editors’ Choice."
"Engaging and morally questioning" -- USA Today
"A brave novel in the strongest sense of the word." -- The Observer (London)
"An appealing and inventive novel . . . original and cathartic." -- New York Times
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COMING SOON

Ape House by Sara Gruen
Spiegel & Grau, 2008
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Bridge of Sand by Janet Burroway
Harcourt, February 2009
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Good, Better, Best by Carol Prisant
Penguin Studio, 2009
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Hinduism: A History by Wendy Doniger
Penguin Press, 2009
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Poseidon's Steed by Helen Scales
Gotham Books, 2009
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Antonia Lively Breaks the Silence by David Levinson
Harcourt, 2009
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Facing Freedom by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Harmony Books, 2009
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Untitled Rock'n'Roll Memoir by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Simon & Schuster, 2009
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In Search of Gaia by John and Mary Gribbin
Princeton University Press, 2009
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Rounding with Oscar by Dr. David Dosa, MD MPH
Hyperion, Fall 2009
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Come Sunday by Isla Morley
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2009
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DE: America in the Atlantic War by Richard Snow
Simon & Schuster, 2009
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The Black Legend by Lyn Cullen
Putnam, 2009
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Dog Boy by Eva Sallis
Viking, 2009
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The Lacemakers of Skibbeen by Heather Barbieri
HarperCollins, 2009
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