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REDEPLOYMENT by Phil Klay

May 31, 2014

AN IRAQ VETERAN’S FICTION captures terrors of battle, Marine camaraderie, and the chasm dividing war and home. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

REDEPLOYMENT
Penguin
2014

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YOU ARE HERE by Hiawatha Bray

May 30, 2014

AN ENTERTAINING, INFORMATIVE HISTORY of navigational technology, from lodestones to satellites to GPS. SOLID B

Grade: SOLID B

YOU ARE HERE: FROM THE COMPASS TO THE GPS, THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF HOW WE FIND OURSELVES
Basic Books
2014

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ON LEAVE by Daniel Anselme

May 29, 2014

REDISCOVERED FRENCH CLASSIC captures the spirit of 1950s Paris, alienation of soldiers in the Algerian War. A MINUS

Grade: A MINUS

ON LEAVE: A NOVEL
Faber and Faber
2014

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ROMANCE IS MY DAY JOB by Patience Bloom

May 28, 2014

A ROMANCE EDITOR’S COMIC saga of a less-than-novel-worthy love life, until she found her happily ever after. SOLID B

Grade: SOLID B

ROMANCE IS MY DAY JOB: A MEMOIR OF FINDING LOVE AT LAST
Dutton
2014

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MURDER AT CAPE THREE POINTS by Kwei Quartey

May 27, 2014

A GRUESOME MURDER IN GHANA uncovers tangled family and national politics. Vivid setting, strong characters. B PLUS

MURDER AT CAPE THREE POINTS
Soho Crime
2014

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THE SPLENDID THINGS WE PLANNED by Blake Bailey

May 26, 2014

A CANDID, RUEFUL MEMOIR of a difficult family life made harder by a brother’s addiction and mental illness. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

THE SPLENDID THINGS WE PLANNED: A FAMILY PORTRAIT
W. W. Norton & Company
2014

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SEPIA BLUE: RISE OF THE NIGHT by Orlando Sanchez

May 25, 2014

ACTION-PACKED URBAN FANTASY set in an enchanted New York City, where supernatural beings prowl Central Park. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

SEPIA BLUE: RISE OF THE NIGHT
Self-Published
2014

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SHRINKAGE by Bryan Bishop

May 24, 2014

AN UNEXPECTEDLY HILARIOUS CANCER memoir with a lot of heart and some practical advice. Warm and bro-funny. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

SHRINKAGE: MANHOOD, MARRIAGE, AND THE TUMOR THAT TRIED TO KILL ME
St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books
2014

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FOR TODAY I AM A BOY by Kim Fu

May 23, 2014

A CHINESE-CANADIAN FAMILY, RIVEN by a father’s desire for control and his children’s search for identity. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

FOR TODAY I AM A BOY
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2014

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MARKED by Alex Hughes

May 22, 2014

A TELEPATHIC DETECTIVE IN a post-high-tech world must solve a friend’s murder and avert a political crisis. SOLID B

MARKED (MINDSPACE INVESTIGATIONS)
Roc
2014