SMART THRILLER with a fast pace, an SF twist, and a warm-hearted portrayal of its almost-human protagonist.

FACT-RICH, CHARMINGLY readable bio of Voltaire sheds new light on the life and work of the Enlightenment figure.

BUBBLY ROMANTIC COMEDY as only Katie Fforde can do it, with a deftly imagined and charmingly bookish heroine.

LUMINOUS DEBUT NOVEL about a complicated family is a cut above the usual stories of suburban angst.

GRITTY NOIR with a richly detailed Belize setting offers heart-stopping plot twists, quirky/seedy characters.

SUSPENSE AND THRILLER elements dominate a lightly sketched SF background in taut page-turner from Gene Wolfe.

OPENHEARTED, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN history of cancer looks at research, clinical advances, patients’ stories.

DOWAGER QUEEN of memoir Diana Athill shares the story of her complex friendship with a gifted but troubled man.

COMPLEX WEBS of crime and a vividly depicted Quebec setting make this multivocal mystery a winner.

CULTURE CLASH, personality clashes, and the shock of the new in Nigeria are depicted in this fascinating novel.