NADA
By Carmen Laforet
CLASSIC SELECTION
LITERARY - A small-town girl comes of age during the Franco regime.
(May/June 2007)
IN THE COUNTRY OF MEN
By Hisham Matar
EXCELLENT SELECTION
LITERARY - Coming of age in Qaddafi's Libya. (May/June 2007)
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LOST CITY RADIO
By Daniel Alcaron
EXCELLENT SELECTION
Literary - In South America, a radio show tries to reunite refugees
with their loved ones. (May/June 2007)
LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY
By Susan Vreeland
EXCELLENT
LITERARY - Vreeland reimagines the inspiration behind Renoir's
painting. (Sept/Oct 2007)
RED CAT
A JOHN MARCH NOVEL
By Peter Spiegelman
EXCELLENT
CRIME - John March investigates art and sex tapes in New York City.
(MayJune 2007)
SOVEREIGN
A Matthew Shardlake Mystery
By C. J. Sansom
EXCELLENT
CRIME - The humpbacked London barrister, among Henry VIII's
court, investigates the murder of a master glazier linked to a
rebellious region. (July/Aug 2007)
BRIGHT OF THE SKY
Book One of the Entire and the Rose
By Kay Kenyon
EXCELLENT SELECTION
SF - Starship pilot Titus Quinn, who disappeared into a black hole
and returned, uncovers a plot to conquer Earth. (Sept/Oct 2007)
THE WHITE TYGER
By Paul Park
EXCELLENT
SF - In the third of the series, the Princess of Roumania must
escape from the unlawful dictator. (May/June 2007)
GRACE (EVENTUALLY)
Thoughts on Faith
By Anne Lamott
EXCELLENT SELECTION
General NF - In these essays, Lamott reflects on the many ways of
grace. (May/June 2007)
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