SPOOKY, EVOCATIVE HORROR story about food, family, and femininity, told in shiveringly gorgeous prose. A MINUS

WHITE IS FOR WITCHING
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
2009

FASCINATING, DETAILED look at how gourmet delicacy foie gras sparked controversy, became political football. A MINUS

THE FOIE GRAS WARS: HOW A 5,000-YEAR-OLD DELICACY INSPIRED THE WORLD’S FIERCEST FOOD FIGHT
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
2009

CHARMING, CHATTY overview of bee culture and history; not for specialists, just for fun. A MINUS

PLAN BEE: EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE HARDEST-WORKING CREATURES ON THE PLANET
Perigee Trade
2009

TRUE CRIME AND MEMOIR mashed up in a gonzo narrative of sex, drugs, bondage, domination, and a murder trial. A MINUS

THE ADDERALL DIARIES: A MEMOIR OF MOODS, MASOCHISM, AND MURDER
Graywolf Press
2009

TERRY PRATCHETT’S 37th Discworld novel, in which soccer comes to Ankh-Morpork and supernatural hijinks ensue. A MINUS

UNSEEN ACADEMICALS
Harper
2009

SUSPENSEFUL, ABSORBING true story of a multi-million-dollar international art-forgery scam and its unraveling. A MINUS

PROVENANCE: HOW A CON MAN AND A FORGER REWROTE THE HISTORY OF MODERN ART
Penguin Group (USA)
2009

RIOTOUSLY FUNNY novel delivers a blistering satire of modern mega-publishing in a picaresque guy-fic framework. A MINUS

HOW I BECAME A FAMOUS NOVELIST
Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
2009

H.P. LOVECRAFT’S EERIE VISION lives on in this beautifully curated collection of new Lovecraft-inspired stories. A MINUS

LOVECRAFT UNBOUND
Dark Horse Comics
2009

DETECTIVE Adamsberg solves a complex Paris mystery. First of the int’l hit series, just translated from French. A MINUS

THE CHALK CIRCLE MAN (CHIEF INSPECTOR ADAMSBERG SERIES)
Penguin Group (USA)
2009

FUNNY, BREEZY ESSAYS on family, friends, and life in New York by writer Jancee Dunn are a wacky delight. A MINUS

WHY IS MY MOTHER GETTING A TATTOO?: AND OTHER QUESTIONS I WISH I NEVER HAD TO ASK
Villard
2009