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WAYWARD SAINTS, by Suzzy Roche

March 27, 2012

FOLK-POP ICON Suzzy Roche’s debut novel has all the charm, heart, and wild surrealist humor of her music.

Grade: B PLUS

WAYWARD SAINTS
Hyperion
2012

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THE DEAD WITNESS, edited by Michael Sims

March 21, 2012

BEAUTIFULLY CURATED COLLECTION of Victorian detective stories includes old favorites and some new finds.

Grade: B PLUS

THE DEAD WITNESS: A CONNOISSEUR'S COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN DETECTIVE STORIES
Walker & Company
2011

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MY RUSSIAN GRANDMOTHER AND HER AMERICAN VACUUM CLEANER, by Meir Shalev

March 18, 2012

WARM-HEARTED, FUNNY, OFFBEAT memoir of an eccentric family, set in the earliest years of the state of Israel.

Grade: B PLUS

MY RUSSIAN GRANDMOTHER AND HER AMERICAN VACUUM CLEANER: A FAMILY MEMOIR
Knopf
2011

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THE SONG OF THE APE, by Andrew R. Halloran

March 17, 2012

FASCINATING BOOK DETAILS research into chimpanzee language, including surprising new observations by the author.

Grade: B PLUS

THE SONG OF THE APE: UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGES OF CHIMPANZEES
St. Martin's
2012

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IMMORTAL BIRD, by Doron Weber

March 14, 2012

A BRIGHT, CREATIVE TEEN who died tragically young is remembered and celebrated in his dad’s touching memoir.

Grade: B PLUS

IMMORTAL BIRD: A FAMILY MEMOIR
Simon and Schuster
2012

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THE ORDER OF DAYS, by David Stuart

March 11, 2012

THE ANCIENT MAYA CALENDAR and concept of time explained vividly by a distinguished scholar. Debunks 2012 myths!

Grade: B PLUS

THE ORDER OF DAYS: THE MAYA WORLD AND THE TRUTH ABOUT 2012
Crown
2011

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MARY BOLEYN, by Alison Weir

March 10, 2012

MARY BOLEYN, MISTRESS and later sister-in-law to Henry VIII, is richly envisioned in this adept biography.

Grade: B PLUS

MARY BOLEYN: MISTRESS OF KINGS
Ballantine
2011

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RAN AWAY, by Barbara Hambly

March 9, 2012

19th CENTURY NEW ORLEANS is the setting for a well-crafted, complex mystery with a free man of color as sleuth.

Grade: B PLUS

RAN AWAY
Severn House
2012

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SEE ME NAKED, by Amy Frykholm

March 7, 2012

THOUGHTFUL COLLECTION OF people’s true stories about reconciling their sexuality with their Christian beliefs.

Grade: B PLUS

SEE ME NAKED: STORIES OF SEXUAL EXILE IN AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY
Beacon Press
2011

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THE EXTERMINATORS, by Bill Fitzhugh

March 6, 2012

FUNNY, CLEVERLY WROUGHT, occasionally gory tale of pest control professionals on the run from assassins.

Grade: B PLUS

THE EXTERMINATORS: AN ASSASSIN BUG THRILLER
Poisoned Pen Press
2012

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