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Fidel's Last Days by Roland Merullo
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
This thriller is autho Roland Merullo's eleventh book.
Historical Fiction
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Hillary Jordan grew up in Texas and Oklahoma and received her MFA in fiction from Columbia University. Mudbound, her first novel, was awarded the 2006 Bellwether Prize, founded by Barbara Kingsolver to recognize literature of social responsibility.
Hurricane Song by Paul Volponi
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Paul Volponi is the author of Black and White (winner of the IRA Children’s Book Award for YA Fiction) and Rooftop. Both books were named Best Books for Young Adults and Quick Picks by the ALA. He lives in New York City.
Tamar by Mal Peet
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Mal Peet's first novel for young adults, KEEPER, won the prestigious Branford Boase Award and was selected by the American Library Association as a Best Book for Young Adults. He lives in Devon, England.
Life Class by Pat Barker
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Pat Barker is one of England's most important contemporary novelists. Union St, her first novel, was published by Virago in 1982 to huge critical acclaim. Barker won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1993 and the Booker Prize in 1995. She lives in Durham.
The Given Day by Dennis Lehane
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Dennis Lehane is the author of seven novels. These include the New York Times bestsellers Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; and Shutter Island, as well as Coronado, a collection of short stories and a play. He and his wife, Angie, divide their time between Boston and the Gulf Coast of Florida