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2007 April

Kindness Goes Unpunished: A Walt Longmire Mystery (Walt Longmire Mysteries)
by Craig Johnson

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Walt Longmire returns for his third adventure but this time he is in the City of Brotherly Love, where no act of kindness goes unpunished. Walt has been the sheriff in Wyoming's Absaroka County for twenty-four years, where his wit and charm have... (read more)
 
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2007 April

Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations
by Simon Rich

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In Ant Farm, former Harvard Lampoon president Simon Rich finds humor in some very surprising places. Armed with a sharp eye for the absurd and an overwhelming sense of doom, Rich explores the ridiculousness of our everyday lives. The world, he concludes,... (read more)
 
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2007 April

The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One)
by Patrick Rothfuss

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NOT TO BE MISSED: THE POWERFUL DEBUT NOVEL FROM FANTASY'S NEXT SUPERSTAR Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen.The intimate narrative of his... (read more)
 
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2007 April

The Reluctant Fundamentalist
by Mohsin Hamid

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Changez is living an immigrant's dream of America. But in the wake of September 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned, which unearths allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and maybe even love.... (read more)
 
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2007 April

The Raw Shark Texts
by Steven Hall

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In The Raw Shark Texts, Steven Hall produces a novel that is both literary bravura and a thoughtful meditation of identity and loss. A stunning debut by a writer of enormous talent. Recommended by Gerry, Powells.com... (read more)
 
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2007 April

The Colorful Apocalypse: Journeys in Outsider Art
by Greg Bottoms

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The Reverend Howard Finster was twenty feet tall, suspended in darkness. Or so he appeared in the documentary film that introduced a teenaged Greg Bottoms to the renowned outsider artist whose death would help inspire him, fourteen years later, to travel... (read more)
 
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2007 April

Burning Bright
by Tracy Chevalier

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The author of Girl with a Pearl Earring has done it again! With her new novel, Burning Bright, Tracy Chevalier recreates William Blake's London, circa 1790. Her eye for detail and her ear for dialogue are sharp as ever. With her books, the reader can... (read more)
 
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2007 April

Shakespeare's Kitchen
by Lore Segal

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The thirteen interrelated stories of Shakespeare's Kitchen concern the universal longing for friendship, how we achieve new intimacies for ourselves, and how slowly, inexplicably, we lose them. Featuring six never-before-published pieces, Lore Segal's... (read more)
 
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2007 April

Portrait of an Unknown Woman
by Vanora Bennett

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The year is 1527. The great portraitist Hans Holbein, who has fled the reformation in Europe, is making his first trip to England under commission to Sir Thomas More. In the course of six years, Holbein will become a close friend to the More family and... (read more)
 
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  1. The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One) by Patrick Rothfuss
  2. Kindness Goes Unpunished: A Walt Longmire Mystery (Walt Longmire Mysteries) by Craig Johnson
  3. Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations by Simon Rich
  4. The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
  5. Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier

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2007 April

Tallgrass
by Sandra Dallas

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During World War II, a family finds life turned upside-down when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in their small town. Part thriller, part historical novel, Dallas has written a riveting exploration of the darkest--as well as the best... (read more)
 
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2007 April

Dog Years: A Memoir
by Mark Doty

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A memoir of the author's relationship with a pair of beloved canine companions is a tribute to their irrepressible personalities, their life-changing impact on the author and his family, and their role in how the author came to understand loss and grief.... (read more)
 
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2007 April

The God of Animals: A Novel
by Aryn Kyle

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Aryn Kyle's story of Alice Winston resonates with my own childhood experience growing up among the ranchers and farmers in an isolated town. I recognized a kindred spirit in this independent young girl as she gradually discovered the tears and snags of... (read more)
 
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2007 April

The Testament of Gideon Mack
by James Robertson

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A Scottish minister who doesn't believe in God meets the devil in this beguiling American debut.... (read more)
 
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2007 April

The Unnatural History of Cypress Parish
by Elise Blackwell

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As the waters of the Mississippi rise in 1927, the moneyed powers of Louisiana must decide which Parish to flood in order to save New Orleans.... (read more)
 
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2007 April

The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life
by Robert Goolrick

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It was the 1950s, a time of calm, a time when all things were new and everything seemd possible. A few years before, a noble war had been won, and now life had returned to normal. For one little boy, however, life had become anything but andquot;normal... (read more)
 
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