Death of the Author
by Nnedi Okorafor
Morrow/HarperCollins
An amazing accomplishment - science fiction, sociology, romance and family all coming together to form a book that you won't want to put down. And, as an echo of the book, you'll want a sequel.
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by Alexandra Bell
Del Rey/ PRH
This has everything, mystery, fantastical elements, romance, the horrors of war all in a story that you can't stop reading. Did I mention a moving tattoo? It is an excellent escape.
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by Arnaldur Indridason
Minotaur/Macmillan
The Quiet Mother is Indridason's latest in a long line of compelling mysteries. There is a fierce beauty to each of his stories - a wonderful humanity and a portrait of Iceland, the unique nature and history that will make you want to visit and at the very least to read all of these books. Jar City is the first of Indridason's wonderful books - a very good place to begin.
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The Roosevelt Brothers' Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda
by Nathalia Holt
Atria/One Signal Publishers/ S&S
This is an exciting adventure book but much more. It is a portrait of the Roosevelt brothers, Kermit and Ted, and several of the other men, Jack Young, Suydam Cutting and Herbert Stevens, who were with them on this dangerous quest for the giant panda. Most importantly, it shows how much these hunts cost the world. It is a conservationist manifesto, and a very good one.
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by Xenobe Purvis
Holt/Macmillan
It is 18th century England during a summer far too hot and dry for sanity. The five Mansfield sisters live with their grandfather in the town of Little Nettlebed, which has more than its fair share of problems and a need for a scapegoat or several.
This has been compared, reasonably, to The Crucible, but there is much love and compassion within this family. It is a quick but lasting read.
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