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KINDER THAN SOLITUDE by Yiyun Li

June 11, 2014

FOUR LIVES ENMESHED by a decades-old mystery, two in a changing Beijing and two in the US. Stunning, rich. B PLUS

KINDER THAN SOLITUDE
Random House
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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LEX TALIONIS by R. S. A. Garcia

June 9, 2014

AN EXTRAORDINARY INTERSTELLAR THRILLER has an unforgettable heroine as well as spaceships and aliens aplenty. B PLUS

LEX TALIONIS
Dragonwell Publishing
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THE CONFABULIST by Steven Galloway

June 6, 2014

A SPLENDID HOUDINI ADVENTURE yarn, ingeniously wrapped in the story of a man losing his grip on reality. B PLUS

THE CONFABULIST : A NOVEL
Penguin Group US
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THE TASTEMAKERS by David Sax

June 4, 2014

FROM CUPCAKES TO SUPERFOODS, an engaging look at how consumers, chefs, corporations, media shape food trends. B PLUS

THE TASTEMAKERS
PublicAffairs
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THE TASTEMAKERS by David Sax

June 3, 2014

FROM CUPCAKES TO SUPERFOODS, an engaging look at how consumers, chefs, corporations, media shape food trends. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

THE TASTEMAKERS: WHY WE'RE CRAZY FOR CUPCAKES BUT FED UP WITH FONDUE
Public Affairs
2014

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ROSEHEAD by Ksenia Anske

June 2, 2014

A SPOOKY MODERN FAIRY TALE features a brave, precocious heroine, a talking dog, and a sinister rose garden. B PLUS

ROSEHEAD
CreateSpace Publishing
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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ROSEHEAD by Ksenia Anske

June 1, 2014

A SPOOKY MODERN FAIRY TALE features a brave, precocious heroine, a talking dog, and a sinister rose garden. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

ROSEHEAD
Self-Published
2014

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