A GRIM JUNKIE APOCALYPSE finds a handful of meth-heads battling zombies. Gritty twist on a familiar theme. SOLID B

FIEND: A NOVEL
Crown Publishing Group
2013

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS—A HISTORY, a love letter, a sociological analysis—all from a devotee’s point of view. SOLID B

OF DICE AND MEN: THE STORY OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS AND THE PEOPLE WHO PLAY IT
Scribner
2013

FIERCE, FUNNY MEMOIR from a solo farmer and single mom, sharply alive with the spirit of rural Michigan. SOLID B

BOOTSTRAPPER
Knopf
2013

SCIENCE FICTION AND SWIFTIAN satire intersect in this whip-smart tale of an alien masquerading as human. SOLID B

THE HUMANS
Simon & Schuster
2013

A FATHER’S LIFE IN THE CIA, a son’s work as a battlefield journalist, woven together in a thoughtful memoir. SOLID B

THE WOLF AND THE WATCHMAN : A FATHER, A SON, AND THE CIA
W. W. Norton & Company
2013

STARTLINGLY FUNNY MEMOIR about mental and physical illness, the Iranian diaspora, perfectionism, and love. SOLID B

HALDOL AND HYACINTHS
Avery
2013

YOUNG FLIGHT ATTENDANTS find challenges and opportunities in their work. Lovely, witty coming-of-age story. SOLID B

LOVE ME ANYWAY
Thomas Dunne Books
2013

FROM SWINGING LONDON in the 1960s to today’s New York, an Australian writer is haunted by her family past. SOLID B

LOLA BENSKY
Counterpoint LLC
2013

A HARDENED MERCENARY RACES against time, with the lives of her loved ones held hostage. Gripping thriller. SOLID B

THE DOLL (VANESSA MICHAEL MUNROE SERIES #3)
Crown Publishing Group
2013

THE ELUSIVE STREET ARTIST Banksy, profiled in a well-reported unauthorized bio. Lots of intriguing stories! SOLID B

BANKSY: THE MAN BEHIND THE WALL
St. Martin’s Press
2013