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ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING, by Jasper Fforde

April 8, 2011

JASPER FFORDE is back with another metafictional adventure for his sleuth Thursday Next–or a version of her…

Grade: B PLUS

ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING
Viking
2011

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TWIN by Allen Shawn

April 7, 2011

GRACEFUL, TENDER MEMOIR of a composer’s experience of living apart from his twin, who has severe disabilities. B PLUS

TWIN
Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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MOON OVER SOHO by Ben Aaronovitch

April 6, 2011

A MAGICAL LONDON with a jazz-flavored film noir feel + a tough detective/sorcerer hero = memorable fantasy. B PLUS

MOON OVER SOHO
Del Rey Books
2011

Grade: B PLUS

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AFTER THE FALLS, by Catherine Gildner

April 5, 2011

MEMOIR OF A COMPLICATED girlhood in 1960s Buffalo and beyond has clarity and charm amid all the craziness.

Grade: B PLUS

AFTER THE FALLS: COMING OF AGE IN THE SIXTIES
Penguin Group USA
2010

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I THINK I LOVE YOU by Allison Pearson

April 3, 2011

WARM-HEARTED WOMEN’S FICTION looks at all kinds of love, including ’70s celebrity crushes. Sweet and fun. B PLUS

I THINK I LOVE YOU
Knopf
2011

Grade: B PLUS

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THE LEFT-HANDED DOLLAR (AMOS WALKER SERIES #20) by Loren D. Estleman

April 1, 2011

OLD-SCHOOL DETECTIVE YARN like only Loren D. Estleman can write ’em; Detroit setting, scruffy characters shine. B PLUS

THE LEFT-HANDED DOLLAR (AMOS WALKER SERIES #20)
Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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THE ALICE BEHIND WONDERLAND, by Simon Winchester

March 31, 2011

POETIC, CHARMING LITTLE reverie on the most famous photograph by “Lewis Carroll” of his girl-muse Alice Liddell.

Grade: B PLUS

THE ALICE BEHIND WONDERLAND
Oxford University Press
2011

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FOURTH DAY, by Zoƫ Sharp

March 30, 2011

TENSE, COMPLEX THRILLER, the 8th to feature elite security agent Charlie Fox, finds her taking on a deadly cult.

Grade: B PLUS

FOURTH DAY
Pegasus
2011

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THE LAST BROTHER, by Nathacha Appanah

March 29, 2011

LUMINOUS MEDITATION on love and loss, war and peace, traces friendship of a Mauritian boy and a Holocaust exile.

Grade: B PLUS

The Last Brother
Graywolf Press
2010

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THE HOUSE OF DISCARDED DREAMS, by Ekaterina Sedia

March 27, 2011

GRACEFUL, ADAGIO PROSE and a memorable heroine in this tale of a young scientist’s Alice-in-Wonderland life.

Grade: B PLUS

THE HOUSE OF DISCARDED DREAMS
Prime
2010

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