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DEATH IN A SCARLET COAT, by David Dickinson

April 15, 2011

ENJOYABLE EDWARDIAN WHODUNNIT features an aristocratic detective, a dead foxhunting Earl, and a juicy mystery.

Grade: SOLID B

DEATH IN A SCARLET COAT
Soho/Constable
2011

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THE SECRET LIVES OF DRESSES, by Erin McKean

April 11, 2011

ROMANCE IS ALMOST an afterthought in this sweet, charming chick-lit book that celebrates grandmotherly love.

Grade: SOLID B

THE SECRET LIVES OF DRESSES
Grand Central Publishing
2011

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BANNED IN BOSTON by Neil Miller

April 9, 2011

BANNED IN BOSTON! Engaging look at the history of the Watch and Ward Society, a private group of censors. SOLID B

BANNED IN BOSTON
Beacon
2010

Grade: SOLID B

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YOU DON’T LOVE THIS MAN by Dan DeWeese

April 4, 2011

GRACEFUL, GENTLE, COMPLEX first novel follows an everyman bank manager through his daughter’s wedding day. SOLID B

YOU DON’T LOVE THIS MAN
HarperCollins Publishers
2011

Grade: SOLID B

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A LONELY DEATH, by Charles Todd

March 28, 2011

THE PAST IS PRESENT in an atmospheric mystery featuring an English detective literally haunted by World War I.

Grade: SOLID B

A LONELY DEATH
HarperCollins
2011

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FALLING APART IN ONE PIECE, by Stacy Morrison

March 23, 2011

CANDID, UPBEAT MEMOIR of divorce from a women’s magazine editor surprised by her husband’s choice to leave.

Grade: SOLID B

FALLING APART IN ONE PIECE: ONE OPTIMIST'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE HELL OF DIVORCE
Simon and Schuster
2010

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HALF BAKED, by Alexa Stevenson

March 20, 2011

THOUGHTFUL, WARM-HEARTED, and snarky memoir of high-risk parenting by the mother of an extremely premature baby.

Grade: SOLID B

HALF BAKED: THE STORY OF MY NERVES, MY NEWBORN, AND HOW WE BOTH LEARNED TO BREATHE
Running Press
2010

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INDIA BLACK, by Carol K. Carr

March 19, 2011

ROLLICKING HISTORICAL MYSTERY adds a salty madam of a heroine to the usual Victorian intrigue.

Grade: SOLID B

INDIA BLACK
Penguin/Berkley
2011

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I DON’T CARE ABOUT YOUR BAND, by Julie Klausner

March 16, 2011

SNARK MEETS SELF-HELP in this comedian’s memoir of her past relationship disasters. Some laughs, some insights.

Grade: SOLID B

I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR BAND
Gotham
2010

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TWILIGHT AT THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, by James Mauro

March 15, 2011

INSIDE LOOK AT the 1939 World’s Fair contrasts its official optimism with corruption, terrorism, world war.

Grade: SOLID B

TWILIGHT AT THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
Ballantine
2010

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