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THE ADDRESS BOOK, by Sophie Calle

November 9, 2012

GORGEOUS LITTLE ART book is a collage of impressions–in photos and text–of the owner of a lost address book.

Grade: B PLUS

THE ADDRESS BOOK
Siglio
2012

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AN ARAB MELANCHOLIA, by Abdellah Taïa

November 6, 2012

LOVELY, SPARE PROSE tells the story of a gay Moroccan man wrestling with the ideas of Arab identity, culture.

Grade: B PLUS

AN ARAB MELANCHOLIA
Semiotext(e)/Smart Art
2012

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THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING, by Jon Methven

October 29, 2012

HILARIOUS SATIRE OF the celebritification of everyday life focuses on the media and powerful PR organizations.

Grade: B PLUS

THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING
Simon and Schuster
2012

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THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT, by Jasper Fforde

October 25, 2012

FEARLESS INTERDIMENSIONAL DETECTIVE Thursday Next fights to save the world (and her odd family) yet again. Fun!

Grade: B PLUS

THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT: A THURSDAY NEXT NOVEL
Viking
2012

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HISS AND HERS, by M. C. Beaton

October 24, 2012

BEAUTIFULLY PLOTTED COZY mystery is another winning outing for indomitable Cotswolds sleuth Agatha Raisin.

Grade: B PLUS

HISS AND HERS: AN AGATHA RAISIN MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012

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YES, CHEF, by Marcus Samuelsson

October 21, 2012

THE FASCINATING LIFE AND WORK of chef Marcus Samuelsson, a Swedish adoptee from Ethiopia. Revealing, touching!

Grade: B PLUS

YES, CHEF: A MEMOIR
Random House
2012

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A BIT OF DIFFERENCE, by Sefi Atta

October 17, 2012

QUIETLY COMPELLING NOVEL focuses on a Nigerian expatriate in London, and her sense of alienation even at home.

Grade: B PLUS

A BIT OF DIFFERENCE
Interlink Publishing Group
2012

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HIDDEN THINGS, by Doyce Testerman

October 16, 2012

VIVID CONTEMPORARY FANTASY follows a detective’s search for her missing partner. Scary creatures, noir zing!

Grade: B PLUS

HIDDEN THINGS
Harper Voyager
2012

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IMMOBILITY, by Brian Evenson

October 12, 2012

POST-APOCALYPTIC THRILLER’S ANTIHERO is amnesiac, recently unfrozen—still a quintessentially noir detective.

Grade: B PLUS

IMMOBILITY
Tor
2012

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BROKEN HARBOR, by Tana French

October 8, 2012

TOP-NOTCH IRISH MYSTERY centers on a family killing and the troubled detective investigating the deaths.

Grade: B PLUS

BROKEN HARBOR
Viking
2012

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