– Daniel Handler, Why We Broke Up
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“I was stupid, the official descriptive phrase for happy.”
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“Mine might have been a simple, pretty story, if not for the wolves. In late July, they emerged from the foothills…"
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“Since it was first published in 2008, I have recommended this book countless times — to anyone and everyone who would listen, actually — and I’ve never heard anything back other than thanks for putting this devastating, thrilling, complex, engrossing, and provocative book into their hands.”
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“Mystery is not a genre I dive into very often, but I always make an exception for the well-written characters of Walter Mosley: Socrates Fortlow, Fearless Jones, Leonid McGill, and — my favorite — Ezekiel ‘Easy’ Rawlins. Over the course of 10 novels, spanning from 1948 to 1967, the L.A.-based black detective and World War II vet has solved murders while confronting the racial inequities that are sadly still a part of the African American experience.
When the author appeared to kill off Rawlins in 2007's Blonde Faith, I mourned the end of a great series. But Mosley delighted his fans with Easy’s return this past summer. In Little Green, Easy is cruising the Sunset Strip during the Summer of Love, recovering from his injuries as he investigates the disappearance of a young black man on a bad acid trip and his reappearance with over $200,000 he can’t explain.
If you’re an Easy fan, reading Little Green is like slipping on a comfortable pair of shoes. All your favorite supporting players are back (plus a surprise return). And if you’ve never read the series, I urge you to start at the beginning with Devil in a Blue Dress. You won’t be sorry.”
Mike H. recommends Little Green by Walter Mosely.
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Could a frog hitch a ride on some debris and float to another continent? Could a monkey cross the Atlantic unassisted? Biologist Alan de Queiroz presents a provocative investigation of the ways in which species may have dispersed throughout the world via seemingly impossible journeys, traveling not just by land but across vast bodies of water.
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We’re proud to present the fifth annual Staff Top 5s! Each year we ask employees to name the best five books published during the previous year. There are 59 lists this time around, so stop dawdling – and start browsing our 295 favorite books of 2013!
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Mixing large doses of high tech, a mysterious bookstore, and an entire army of bibliophiles, this charming novel is a booklover’s dream. You will be entranced by Mr. Penumbra’s bookstore, with its shadowy customers and shelves teetering on the edge of vertigo, along with the twists and turns of this tale.
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Genuine — and genuinely funny — this touching coming-of-age novel perfectly blends humor and heartfelt emotion. Fangirl is about love, fan fiction, outsiders, and sisters starting their freshmen year at college. This gem will captivate teen and adult readers alike.
Recommended by Abby, Powells.com
