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THE FINNO-UGRIAN VAMPIRE by Noemi Szecsi

September 30, 2013

A RELUCTANT VAMPIRE COMES of age, and into her powers, in modern Budapest. Charming, quirky Hungarian fantasy. B PLUS

THE FINNO-UGRIAN VAMPIRE
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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THIS IS HOW YOU SAY GOODBYE by Victoria Loustalot

September 29, 2013

A WOMAN’S PILGRIMAGE ON the track of her brilliant, elusive father, who died when she was a child. Poignant. B PLUS

THIS IS HOW YOU SAY GOODBYE: A DAUGHTER’S MEMOIR
St. Martin’s Press
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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DUEL WITH THE DEVIL by Paul Collins

September 28, 2013

FASCINATING TRUE STORY of a murder in 1800 New York; both Burr and Hamilton defended the accused at trial. A MINUS

DUEL WITH THE DEVIL: THE TRUE STORY OF HOW ALEXANDER HAMILTON AND AARON BURR TEAMED UP TO TAKE ON AMERICA’S FIRST SENSATIONAL MURDER MYSTERY
Crown Publishing Group (NY)
2013

Grade: A MINUS

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THE GOOD THIEF’S GUIDE TO BERLIN by Chris Ewan

September 27, 2013

GLOBETROTTING THIEF/WRITER Charlie Howard finds himself in the midst of an international incident. Smart fun! B PLUS

THE GOOD THIEF’S GUIDE TO BERLIN
St. Martin’s Press
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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BEHIND THE SHOCK MACHINE by Gina Perry

September 26, 2013

THE MILGRAM OBEDIENCE EXPERIMENTS revisited, including interviews with some participants. Revelatory stuff! B PLUS

BEHIND THE SHOCK MACHINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE NOTORIOUS MILGRAM PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENTS
New Press, The
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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THE QUARRY by Iain Banks

September 25, 2013

AN ODD, BRILLIANT SON’S last days with his odd, brilliant father, finely wrought as an odd, brilliant novel. B PLUS

THE QUARRY
Redhook
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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THE LOOKING GLASS BROTHER by Peter Von Ziegesar

September 24, 2013

OPEN-HEARTED, SMART MEMOIR of two stepbrothers on very different paths, and the childhoods that shaped them. B PLUS

THE LOOKING GLASS BROTHER
St. Martin’s Press
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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THE FIRE WITNESS by Lars Kepler

September 23, 2013

HARROWING SWEDISH THRILLER weaves a taut, grim, suspenseful tale of murder and insanity. Complex and chilling! B PLUS

THE FIRE WITNESS
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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CALLING ALL SELF-PUBLISHERS!

September 22, 2013

Starting in October 2013, Sundays here at Booktweeting are going to be Self-Publishing Sundays. If you’d like me to review your book on my Twitter/archive my Tweet here on the website, send me a pitch (and the book, if you like) at booktweeting@gmail.com.

I’ll consider fiction and non-fiction (including memoirs and biographies). Please, no cookbooks, poetry, picture books, or textbooks.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

NARWHALS by Todd McLeish

September 21, 2013

NARWHALS! A LOVE LETTER to the beautiful tusked whales of the Arctic touches on their changing ecosystem. B PLUS

NARWHALS
University of Washington Press
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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