Wizards of the Coast, publisher of all things Dungeons & Dragons® and of popular fantasyauthors like R.A. Salvatore, has set up the Wizards Play Network in 223 different librariesnationwide. And that’s just the beginning. The WPN is a free service—providing

promotional materials, prize support, and game components—that manylibraries use to host these games that foster thought, reading, and creativitywhile attracting teenagers to the library on a regular basis. All you have todo to set up WPN in your library is contact the WPN at wpn@wizards.comto register (for free) and take a basic test online to become an organizer. Two hundred twenty-three libraries can’t be wrong.

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Another successful niche company producing supplements for game play in libraries is Osprey, who publishes guides for a game called Field of Glory©. Field of Glory© is an ancientand medieval strategy game that uses miniature figures on a tabletop to

represent vast armies. It teaches not only strategy, but also history, ashistorical accuracy is very important to the game. Osprey’s guidesprovide accessible, detailed army listings for each of the conflictscovered so the players’ game can be as realistic as possible. For more info on getting this started in your library, check out the Field of Glory© website at fieldofglory.com.

It is a fact that at least 223 libraries across the country are infested with goblins.

But only a few times a week.

I ’m talking about something called the Wizards Play Network (WPN), a popular service from Wizards of the Coastthat makes it simple to host Dungeons & Dragons® and Magic® events. This is all part of a larger movement in the

library world: gaming. Many libraries—at least seven in ten, according to a recent report from Syracuse University—nowsupport gaming in the library, further demolishing the image of a library as simply a dusty, hushed place of study. The gamut of gaming ranges from the popular Dance Dance Revolution to Monopoly®, dominos, and role-playinggames like Dungeons & Dragons®.

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Thomas TrofimukWaiting for Columbus: A NovelThe extraordinary capacity of the human spirit isrevealed in this immensely satisfying tale, set incontemporary Spain, of a man who arrives at aninsane asylum, claiming to be the legendaryexplorer Christopher Columbus. The story he tellshis captivated nurse, Consuela, forms the heart of this romantic and engaging novel.978-0-385-52913-6 | $26.00 | Doubleday | HC | August978-0-7710-8546-8 | $32.99C | McClelland & Stewart, Canada | HC

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Evie WyldAfter the Fire, a Still Small Voice: A NovelSet in Australia, this is about the ineffable tiesbetween fathers and sons—about the wars theyfight between themselves and with others, and thethings they choose not to know about themselves.A father who went through the Korean War and ason who went through Vietnam provide theframework for this fierce tale. 978-0-307-37846-0 | $24.00/$29.95C | Pantheon | HC | August

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Emily ArsenaultThe Broken Teaglass: A NovelWhile staving off the crippling boredom of theirjobs—updating the dictionary—Billy Webb andMona Minot engage in amateur sleuthing.Someone has been lacing the dictionary files with clues to a long-unsolved murder.978-0-5538-0733-2 | $25.00/$29.95C Delacorte Press | HC | September

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James LandisThe Last Day: A NovelThe spellbinding and deeply spiritual story ofWarren Harlan Pease, a young U.S. Army sniperfreshly returned from the Iraq War to his nativeNew Hampshire. Of great interest for Christianbook groups. 978-1-58642-165-6 | $14.99/$18.99C | Steerforth | TR | September

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Nancy MauroNew World Monkeys: A NovelThe accidental murder of a town mascot and acache of buried bones combine to save a failingmarriage in this witty, dark, and cunningly crafted literary debut.978-0-307-46141-4 | $23.00/$27.95CShaye Areheart Books | HC | September

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Joel Saunders ElmoreThe Amateur American: A NovelAn ordinary young American working in Francebecomes drawn into a complex web of intrigue,espionage and danger in this suspenseful, expertly crafted debut.978-0-307-45287-0 | $15.00/$18.95C Three Rivers Press | TR | August

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Andrew NicollThe Good MayorIn the small town of Dot, all of the citizens knowGood Tibo Krovic, the beloved mayor. Tibo'sbeloved, however, is his beautiful, lonely, unhappily married secretary, Agathe. The pair'sroad to bliss is fraught with phantom circus performers, mysterious fortunetellers and more.978-0-385-34312-1 | $15.00 | Bantam | TR | August978-0-307-39797-3 | $19.95C | Vintage Canada | TR

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Gaile ParkinBaking Cakes in KigaliIn a Rwanda struggling to heal from a civil war,in a vibrant community ravaged by AIDS, peoplefrom all walks of life come to see Angel. Theycome to order a cake—as a gift, for celebration, or simply to remember.978-0-385-34343-5 | $24.00 | Delacorte Press | HC | August978-0-7710-6901-7 | $28.99C | McClelland & Stewart | HC

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Michael RubensThe Sheriff of Yrnameer: A NovelOur hero, Cole, is having a bad day. His sidekickhas run off with his girl and in his attempt toescape a tentacled alien bounty hunter, he's stolena space ship filled with freeze-dried orphans!Will Cole escape? Will the orphans be rehydrated?Hitchhiker's Guide meets The Magnificent Seven.978-0-307-37847-7 | $22.95/$27.95C | Pantheon | HC | August

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Therese WalshThe Last Will of Moira Leahy: A NovelThis mesmerizing novel of romantic suspense features a sister grieving the loss of her twin andsearching for her own identity, who experiencesthe legendary restorative powers of an ancientJavanese dagger.978-0-307-46157-5 | $24.00/$29.95CShaye Areheart Books | HC | October

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Mary Ann Winkowski and Maureen FoleyThe Book of Illumination: A Novel from the Ghost FilesThe first book in a new fiction series from one of our country's leading paranormal investigatorsand a veteran screenwriter, taking readers into theworld of Anza O'Malley, a woman "gifted" withthe ability to see and speak to ghosts. 978-0-307-45244-3 | $14.00/$17.99C Three Rivers Press | TR | October

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Trevor ByrneGhosts and Lightning: A NovelSet in contemporary Dublin, this picaresqueaccount of Denny Cullen's life follows a sweet-natured but disillusioned young man who feelspowerless in the face of death, dope, and the dole queue. His days are filled with hooliganism, raucous parties, violence—but his fearlessness and humor makes him as irresistible as an expertly pulled pint of Guinness.978-0-385-53127-6 | $24.00/NCR | Doubleday | HC | December

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Aska MochizukiSpinning TropicsMochizuki is the first recipient of theKnopf/Kodansha Prize. This is a lush and evocativestory of expatriate life abroad and an intoxicatinglove affair—a sexy, smart novel about the life andloves of a young Japanese woman living andworking in Vietnam. A complicated, ultimatelydevastating love triangle is presented.978-0-307-47369-1 | $15.00/$18.95C | Vintage | TR | December

Ritch Duncan and Bob PowersThe Werewolf’s Guide to Life: A Manual for the Newly BittenA totally (un)deadpan satirical guide to life as a werewolf in the tradition of the wildly popular The Zombie Survival Guide.Everything you wanted to know about being a werewolf butwere afraid to ask: How can you tell when the next full moonwill be? Does being a werewolf mean an end to your love life?Vampires—friend or foe? Answers all these questions and more.978-0-7679-3193-9 | $13.99/$17.99C | Broadway | TR | September

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Joe Garden, Janet Ginsburg, Chris Pauls, Anita Serwacki and Scott ShermanThe New Vampire’s Handbook: A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the NightIt only takes a single bite to spawn a member of the newly undead,and much like adolescence, becoming a vampire poses a wholeslew of new concerns and issues: My new nights-only schedule;Is sucking blood in public socially acceptable?; Getting and main-taining a human slave. Written as a satire of a corporate orientationmanual, this will answer all of a new vampire's questions.978-0-345-50856-0 | $14.00/$17.99C | Villard | TR | September

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Charlie HustonMy Dead Body: A NovelVampyre detective Joe Pitt comes out of hiding in time to witnessVampyre Armageddon, as ancient tensions finally bubble overand Manhattan’s many fanged clans go for each other’s throats.978-0-345-49589-1 | $14.00/$17.99C | Del Rey | TR | October

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David WellingtonFrostbite: A Werewolf TaleDeep in the uninhabited forests of Canada’s Northwest territories,a young woman named Chey is on a quest; she has vowed to seekrevenge on the werewolf who killed her father. But to her horror,Chey herself is bitten and infected with the curse. As she reluc-tantly accepts her new existence as a lycanthrope, she is forcedto bond with the very man—or wolf—she's sworn to kill…and toaccept that she has now become the monster she most despises.978-0-307-46083-7 | $14.00/$17.99C | Three Rivers Press | TR | October

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Otto Penzler, EditorThe Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever PublishedThe biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories, aswell as the most comprehensive bibliography of vampire fictionever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once it sinks its teethinto you…there's no escape! They are your friends, perhaps yourneighbors, and they are always lurking… This collection will drivea stake through the heart of any other collection out there!978-0-307-47389-9 | $25.00/NCR | Vintage | TR | October 3

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Sarah DunantSacred Hearts: A NovelBoth a love story and an engrossing depiction of life in a cloistered community, this new novelset in Renaissance Italy describes a convent that is completely disrupted by the arrival of 16-year-old girl, confined against her will, for the rest of her life.978-1-4000-6382-6 | $25.00/NCR | Random House | HC | July

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Grant WahlThe Beckham Experiment: How the World’sMost Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer AmericaWhat happens when an international superstarhelicopters in to Los Angeles intending to uplift afloundering soccer team, a mediocre league, andAmerica's fastest-growing sport, and, of course, to plant himself firmly in the center of ourcelebrity culture? With unprecedented access toDavid Beckham and the L.A. Galaxy, Grant Wahlexplores the consequences, both on and off thefield, of Beckham's quest to change the nature of American soccer while redefining the role of a global icon.978-0-307-40787-0 | $24.99/$29.99C | Crown | HC | July

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Terry BrooksA Princess of LandoverAfter fourteen years, New York Times bestsellingfantasy master Terry Brooks has returned to themagic kingdom of Landover. The remarkablerealm of dragons, demons, wizards, and wondersthat wove an irresistible spell in five classic novelsthrows open its gates at long last for a brand-newadventure featuring a dazzling cast of charactersand creatures.978-0-345-45852-0 | $26.00/$32.00C | Del Rey | HC | August

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Allison BurnettUndiscovered GyrlMesmerizing and frank, heartbreaking and bursting with devilish humor, this is a standoutnovel about a young woman trying to find herselfin an ever-changing world. The portrait of KatieKampenfelt's year off before she starts to collegeis filled with plans to find herself—but best-laidplans have a habit of going awry.978-0-307-47312-7 | $14.00/$16.99C | Vintage | TR | August

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Gwen CooperHomer’s OdysseyThe last thing Gwen Cooper wanted was anothercat. She already had two, not to mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recentlybroken heart. Then Gwen’s veterinarian calledwith a story about a three-week-old eyeless kittenwho’d been abandoned. It was love at first sight.The once-in-a-lifetime story of an extraordinarycat and his human companion. By turns jubilantand moving, it’s a memoir for anybody who’s everfallen completely and helplessly in love with a pet.978-0-385-34385-5 | $20.00/$24.95C | Delacorte | HC | August

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Jim DavisGarfield Will Eat for Food: His 48th BookThe 48th collection of popular Garfield comicstrips, collected here for the very first time. Full-color throughout.978-0-345-49176-3 | $14.00/$17.99C | Ballantine | TR | August

Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazier PageA Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High SchoolCarlotta Walls LaNier, youngest of the Little Rock Nine, tells her tale of how an unsuspecting14-year-old girl and her supportive African-American family found themselves at the centerof a struggle to integrate their Arkansas highschool, permanently altering the landscape ofAmerican education.978-0-345-51100-3 | $26.00/$32.00C | One World | HC | August

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Hannelore Brenner; Translated from the German by John E. Woods and Shelley FrischThe Girls of Room 28: Friendship, Hope, and Survival in TheresienstadtFrom 1942 to 1944, 12,000 children passed throughTheresienstadt on their way to Auschwitz. Only a few hundred survived—here are the stories often—mothers and grandmothers today in theirseventies. Based on interviews, diaries, and samplesof their art, music, and poetry. An unprecedentedpicture of daily life in the camp, and of theextraordinary strength, sacrifice, and indomitablewill that combined to make survival possible.978-0-8052-4244-7 | $26.00/$32.00C | Schocken | HC | September

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Melody CarlsonWhat Matters MostSixteen-year-old Maya Stark has a lot to sortthrough. Her mother will be released from prisonsoon, and she’ll want Maya to live with her again.That’s a disaster waiting to happen. And whenMaya plays her dad’s old acoustic guitar in frontof an audience, she discovers talents and opportu-nities she never expected. Faced with new options,Maya must choose between a “normal” life and aglamorous one. Ultimately, she has to figure outwhat matters most.978-1-60142-119-7 | $12.99/$15.99CMultnomah | TR | September

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ADULT BOOKS FOR YOUNGREADERS: Selections from the List

Pat Conroy with Suzanne Williamson PollakThe Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of My LifeFrom the heart—a memoir about a love for food. “I bring a passionto eating that springs from a childhood not deprived of food, butdeprived of good food…." From the deep South to Paris, Rome,and Bangkok—everyone's favorite author takes the reader with himon a mouthwatering tour of some of the world's great cuisines.978-0-385-53271-6 | $16.95/$21.00C | Nan A. Talese | TR | August

Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich ManualiLidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional RecipesMolise, Liguria, Umbria, Abruzzo, Calabria, Vall d'Aosta, Le Marche, Trentino Alto Adige, Basilicata, Sardinia…the hiddentreasures of overlooked regions of Italy. Lidia imparts her passion for the delightfully varied foods of her native Italy.Companion volume to the PBS series.978-0-307-26751-1 | $35.00/$42.00C | Knopf | HC | October

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James PetersonBaking: 300 Recipes, 2,000 Photographs, 1 Baking EducationTeaches all the essential basics—how to make fail-proof tender piedough, a fabulous birthday cake, sourdough starter that actuallyworks, legendary babka, and more. In more than 300 recipes, eachaccompanied by handy instructional photos, Peterson guidesreaders through the techniques for creating perfect breads, cakes,cookies, pies, and pastries, each and every time with confidence.978-1-58008-991-3 | $40.00/$49.00C | Ten Speed Press | HC | October

Ron Silver and Rosemary BlackBubby’s Brunch Cookbook: Recipes and Menus from New York’s Favorite Comfort Food RestaurantFrequented by New Yorkers, tourists and celebrities alike,Bubby's is the New York institution for down-home food. Thisnew cookbook features 120 beloved classic brunch recipes doneright from one of New York's all-time favorite brunch spots.978-0-345-51163-8 | $30.00/$37.00C | Ballantine | HC | October

Matt Lee and Ted LeeThe Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home FlavorEasy, healthy dishes for every day, that don't compromise anounce of deep southern flavor. Simple Fresh Southern speaks tothe way contemporary Southerners cook and eat, with disheslike Garlic-Chile Crabs, Duck with Raspberries and Rosé, Pork Loin Chops with Mushroom Chutney, Pan-Seared Scallopswith Butterbean Mash. Oh, and Watermelon Margaritas! 978-0-307-45359-4 | $35.00/$43.00C | Clarkson Potter | November 5

David Anthony DurhamThe Other Lands: Book Two of the Acacia TrilogyThe second installment in the Acacia trilogy findsQueen Corinn firmly in control of the Known World.But her brother, Dariel, discovers in the OtherLands a lush, exotic mainland ruled by an allianceof tribes that poses a grave danger to the stabilityof the Known World. A bold, imaginative sequel.978-0-385-52332-5 | $28.00/$35.00CDoubleday | HC | September

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Douglas GayetonSLOW: Life in a Tuscan TownPart photography book, part storybook, part travelbook, and part cook book, SLOW is a vibrant celebration not just of the Slow Food movementbut of a precious and progressively rare way oflife that is found in fewer and fewer places. SLOW celebrates a way of life that we miss evenif we have never experienced it.978-1-59962-072-5 | $50.00/$62.00C Welcome Books | HC | September

Chie HayanoCute Dogs: Craft Your Own Pooches The Cute Dogs craft book features 16 of the mostpopular breeds, each with their own instructions.Every page contains full color pictures featuringthe dogs in their favorite poses and pictures of all the lovable canine models.978-1-934287-67-5 | $14.95/$18.95C | Vertical | TR | September

Masayuki IshikawaMoyasimon 1: Tales of AgricultureYou might think that life at an agricultural university in Japan isn't exactly exciting. ButTadayasu, a student, sees the world differentlyfrom you and me: He has the unique ability tosee—and communicate with—bacteria and micro-organisms, who appear to him as super-cute little creatures! Ages 13 and up.978-0-345-51472-1 | $10.99/$13.99C | Del Rey | TR | September

Living LanguageEnglish for the Real WorldContaining a 224-page book and three 60-minuteCDs that work together to boost conversationaland listening skills, the book features realistic dialogues and thorough explanations of grammarthat go beyond the basics. Just what it says—preparation for the "real world."978-1-4000-0603-8 | $27.99/$34.99C Living Language | CDs/TR | September

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Michelle MoranCleopatra’s Daughter: A NovelThe incredible story of what happened toCleopatra’s three surviving children following her suicide, told from the point of view of herdaughter, Kleopatra Selene. Exiled from Egyptand forced to adapt to Roman culture, they weretreated as curiosities, but also as threats to thepower of Augustus, who viewed any children of the hated Marc Antony as rivals.978-0-307-40912-6 | $25.00/$29.95C | Crown | HC | September

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Brett BevellReiki for Spiritual HealingA groundbreaking guide to focusing the energy of Reiki—traditionally used for healing the body—towards healing the spirit, from Reiki master Brett Bevell.978-1-58091-194-8 | $15.99/$19.99C | Crossing Press | TR | September

Richard Nelson BollesWhat Color is Your Parachute? 2010: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-ChangersThe 2010 edition of this category killer.978-1-58008-987-6 | $18.95/$23.95C | Ten Speed Press | TR | October978-1-58008-989-0 | $28.95/$35.99C | HC

Hadley Fierlinger Vintage Knits for Modern Babies25 timeless patterns for ages six months up to three years, from the founder of the stylish baby knit label, Shescrafty.978-1-58008-960-9 | $19.99/$24.99C | Ten Speed Press | TR | October

Maricel E. PresillaThe New Taste of Chocolate: A Cultural & Natural History of Cacao with Recipes978-1-58008-950-0 | $35.00/$43.00C | Ten Speed Press | HC | November

Cybele PascalThe Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook: How to Bake withoutGluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts or SesameThe first comprehensive multi-allergen-free baking book, featuring 100 recipes for sweet and savory treats.978-1-58761-348-7 | $24.95/$32.95C | Celestial Arts | TR | January

Tom NuttallYou are One Third Daffodil: And Other Facts to Amaze, Amuse, and AstoundThis delightfully informative compendium of surprising facts covers everything from the mostobscure ingredient in dynamite (peanuts), to howmany Americans make a living as an Elvis imper-sonator (1 in 3,400), and everything in between,including: The number of children admitted toemergency rooms drops by almost half on theweekends when new Harry Potter books are published; The most expensive age of your life is 34; Jack Bauer, the lead character from theseries 24, personally killed 112 people in the firstfive seasons of the show; and much, much more.978-0-7679-3246-2 | $10.99/NCR | Broadway | TR | September

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Edgar Allan PoeGreat Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan PoeA compact selection of Poe's greatest stories andpoems, chosen by the National Endowment of theArts for their Big Read program. This selectioncontains eleven stories and seven poems—famouslychilling masterpieces that will appeal to all teenslooking to frighten themselves.978-0-307-47477-3 | $12.00/$15.00C | Vintage | TR | September

Barbara SleighCarbonel & CalidorYoung Prince Calidor grows up a happy and obedient kitten, knowing that one day Cat Countrywill be his to rule. But then he meets Dumpsie, afeisty cat altogether different from the spoiledPersians he’s used to. Dumpsie shows Calidor thatthere's a world outside of Cat Country. And thenCalidor does the unthinkable: he becomes apprentice to a witch.978-1-59017-333-6 | $17.95/NCRNew York Review Books | HC | September

Diana Welch, Liz Welch, Amanda Welch and Dan WelchThe Kids Are All Right: A MemoirThe extraordinary and inspiring story of how fourorphaned siblings, torn apart by tragedy came toterms with their past and found the strength andcourage to reunite as a family. Written in fouralternating voices, and told with stunning emo-tional restraint, it is an eloquent testament to thepower of shared history, forgiveness, acceptance,and above all, unconditional love.978-0-307-39604-4 | $24.99/$29.99C | Harmony | HC | September

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Elizabeth Wissner-GrossWrite Your College Essay in Less Than a DayGetting into college has become fiercely competi-tive, which makes the personal-essay part of theapplication process even more important—andstressful. Here Elizabeth Wissner-Gross—a topeducational strategist in this area who counselsstudents at schools across the country—breaksdown the harrowing ordeal of essay writing intomanageable steps, leaving college-bound studentswith a fresh, polished, stand-out piece that admissions officers will love to read.978-0-345-51727-2 | $15.00/$18.95C | Ballantine | TR | September

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Crown welcomesTEN SPEED PRESS

to the familyTen Speed Press is now a part of the

Crown Publishing Group! Founded by Philip Wood in1971, Berkeley, California-based Ten Speed Press has

built a reputation for publishing editorially distinctive,critically acclaimed and perennially popular books in

the business and career, cookbook, and mind, body, andspirit categories. In addition, the company is known for its award-winning children’s books, as well as for its eclectic and commercially successful line of pop

culture titles. Under its four imprints, Ten Speed Press,Celestial Arts, Crossing Press, and Tricycle Press.

Visit www.tenspeedpress.com for more info.

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Chinua AchebeThe Education of a British-Protected Child: EssaysAutobiographical essays from the author of ThingsFall Apart give us a vivid portrait of growing upin colonial Nigeria and inhabiting its "middleground," recalling both his happy memories ofreading novels in secondary school and theharsher truths of colonial rule. His extraordinaryfamily comes into view in “My Dad ad Me" and"My Daughters." Charmingly personal and steadfastly wise.978-0-307-27255-3 | $24.95 | Knopf | HC | October978-0-385-66784-5 | $29.95C | Doubleday Canada | HC

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Lee J. Ames and Andrew MitchellDraw 50 Magical Creatures: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Unicorns, Elves, Cherubs, Trolls, and Many MoreA new book in the Draw 50 series (over 4.5 millioncopies sold to date), featuring dozens of magicalcreatures—from unicorns and fairies to dragonsand trolls.978-0-7679-2799-4 | $15.99/$19.99C | Broadway | HC | October978-0-7679-2800-7 | $8.99/$11.99C | Broadway | TR | October

ClampThe Official xxxHOLiC GuideA lavishly illustrated, comprehensive guide to theworld of xxxHOLIC, Del Rey Manga's popularseries by superstar creators CLAMP. The table ofcontents includes: Character Introduction,Connections to Other CLAMP Works, Spirit Index,Yûko's Best Quotes, Yûko's Wardrobe, Reader Poll Results, A Conversation: Hirohiko Araki &CLAMP's Tsubaki Nekoi, Connections to Tsubasa:RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, and much, much more.Ages 13 and Up.978-0-345-51000-6 | $17.99/$22.99C | Del Rey | TR | October

Shaun Ellis and Penny JunorThe Man Who Lives with WolvesWolf behavior expert and star of Animal Planet'sdocumentary series, Living with the Wolfman, thisis Shaun Ellis's memoir of how he came to study the behavior of wolves by living among them asan active member of the pack and what thatexperience has taught him.978-0-307-46453-8 | $24.99/$29.99C | Harmony | HC | October

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Wil HaygoodSweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray RobinsonOne of the most iconic figures of boxing got hisstart in Harlem, at age thirteen. Throughout the1940s and '50s he became a staple figure, glam-orous and electrifying, emerging as a powerfulsymbol of Black America. From scrappy street kid to cultural icon, a haunting and powerfulbiography of his times.978-1-4000-4497-9 | $27.95/$34.00C | Knopf | HC | October

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RANDOM HOUSE PUBL ISHERSER V ICES WELCOMES

Egmont USA!Egmont USA is the new kid on the block in children’s publishing. It is part of the Egmont Group, which was

founded in 1878 and is Europe’s largest children’s publisher. Their Fall 2009 debut list contains fifteen titles,each unique, chosen to entertain, move, and enlighten achild or young adult. Some stars of the children’s bookfield are represented here, as well as authors who have

never written for young adults before or those publishingtheir debut novels. For more information visit

www.egmontusa.com

Egmont USA!

Pam BachorzCandorStepford "Kids" meets RebelWithout a Cause in this debutYA novel about the lovelysmall town of Candor, Florida,where the teens are perfect—too perfect.978-1-60684-012-2 | $16.99/$21.99CEgmont | HC | September978-1-60684-044-3 | $19.99/$24.99CEgmont | HC Library Binding

Glenn DakinCandle Man, Book One: TheSociety of UnrelentingVigilanceA fast-paced, scary, and funnyfirst novel, Candle Man has a steampunk flavor and allthe twists and turns of aDickensian thriller. 978-1-60684-015-3 | $15.99/NCREgmont | HC | September978-1-60684-047-4 | $18.99/NCR Egmont | HC Library Binding

Julia KellerBack HomeA moving first novel on atopical subject—war from thepoint of view of a 13-year-oldwhose life and the life ofeveryone in her family isaltered forever when herfather returns from war.978-1-60684-005-4 | $15.99/$19.99C Egmont | HC | September978-1-60684-048-1 | $18.99/$23.99CHC Library Binding

Walter Dean MyersRiotIn this riveting historicalnovel, a young girl's courageand resolve during the fiercelyfought and bloody New YorkDraft Riots that took placeduring the Civil War.978-1-60684-000-9 | $16.99/$21.99CEgmont | HC | September978-1-60684-042-9 | $19.99/$24.99CHC Library Binding

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Walter Dean Myers, Illustrated by Christopher MyersLooking Like MeA splashy, rhythmic celebrationof the wonders of one child'slife—a dancing, bouncing, hip-hop, swinging-back-and-forth homage to the joys ofcity living, siblings, school,reading, and just being me.978-1-60684-001-6 | $18.99/$23.99CEgmont | HC | October978-1-60684-041-2 | $21.99/$26.99CEgmont | HC Library Binding

Kristin Clark VenutiLeaving the BellweathersThe Addams Family meetsCheaper by the Dozen in thisremarkably funny first novelabout a family who lives in a lighthouse.978-1-60684-006-1 | $15.99/$19.99CEgmont | HC | September978-1-60684-050-4 | $18.99/$23.99CHC Library Binding

Dean Koontz and Keith Champagne; Illustrated by Andy SmithNevermoreIn a desperate attempt to resurrect his wife, Nora,who died at 33 of an aggressive brain cancer, 35-year-old multibillionaire Robert Godric inventscross-time travel and searches for a living Noraon the infinity of parallel Earths. His hope is tobring his beloved wife back to our world so thathe will no longer be alone. Inadvertently, he andhis team encounter an alien hivelike race—theHydra—that is conquering Earth after Earth afterEarth. If the Hydra find our version by followingGodric back to it, our civilization will not survivethe invasion. Full-color Graphic Novel.978-0-345-51618-3 | $22.95/$27.95C Del Rey/Dabel Brothers | HC | October

Louis L’AmourThe Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour,Volume 7: The Frontier StoriesWith over 300 million of his books in print world-wide, Louis L'Amour has captivated generationswith his sweeping tales of adventure. Now in thislatest volume of the New York Times bestsellingThe Collected Short Stories, we present twenty-eightstories culled from L'Amour collections The Outlawsof Mesquite, Monument Rock, The Strong Shall Live,and many more.978-0-553-80768-4 | $25.00/$29.95C | Bantam | HC | October

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Brad MatsenJacques Cousteau: The Sea KingThis is the first biography of the man known for hisexploration of the magnificent world of the oceans.He was with the French resistance during WWII;he developed the regulator that made scuba divingpossible; he was a catalyst of the worldwide environ-mental movement, starring in "The Undersea Worldof Jacques Cousteau" and in hundreds of documen-taries, and he published more than fifty books. A man who changed the way we view the world.978-0-375-42413-7 | $25.95/$33.00C | Pantheon | HC | October

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Stefan BechtelDogtown: Tales of Rescue, Rehabilitation, and RedemptionDogtown is the Kanab, Utah, shelter of the BestFriends Animal Society, a national rescue organi-zation with 800,000 members, and this informative,inspiring book presents representative stories ofdogs considered unadoptable by other shelters.978-1-4262-0562-0 | $26.00/$32.00C National Geographic | HC | October

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Princeton ReviewPaying for College Without Going Broke, 2010 EditionNow more important than ever, and featuring aForeword by Bill Clinton, this is the only book toinclude the latest financial aid forms and lists ofannual changes in tax laws, advice on how tonegotiate with financial aid offices, and how toreceive education tax breaks. A must-have forstudents and their parents.978-0-375-42942-2 | $20.00/$24.95C | Princeton Review | TR | October

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John BoyneThe Boy in the Striped PajamasGermany 1942: A tall fence running along-side Bruno’s house stretches as far as the eyecan see and cuts him off from the strangepeople he can see in the distance. At the fence,Bruno meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own,and their meeting results in a friendship thathas devastating consequences.978-0-385-75106-3 | $15.95/$21.00CDavid Fickling Books | HC | Available Now978-0-385-75153-7 | $8.99/$10.99C David Fickling Books | TR | Available Now

Libba BrayGoing BovineCameron Smith is a disaffected pot-smokingloner, soon diagnosed with mad cow disease,setting out on a road trip to Disney World. It’s about what it means to be human, what itmeans to die. But most importantly, what itmeans to live.978-0-385-73397-7 | $17.99/$23.99C | Delacorte | HC | September

James DashnerThe Maze RunnerWhen Thomas wakes up in the lift and the doorsopen, he finds himself surrounded by boys whowelcome him to the Glade, a large open expanselocated at the center of a giant maze. If theycan solve the maze, they can go home, but themaze is looking more and more unsolvable. 978-0-385-73794-4 | $16.99/$21.00C | Delacorte | HC | October

Siobhan DowdSolace of the RoadHolly Hogan hates her foster family, her life,and her stupid school, until she finds the wig.Wearing the long, flowing blond locks shefeels transformed. She’s not Holly anymore,she’s Solace: the kind of girl who can face theworld head-on. Winner of the Carnegie Medal978-0-375-84971-8 | $15.99/$19.99C David Fickling Books | HC | October

Lauren KateFallenLuce is a new student at an unwelcoming reformschool where every student seems to have anunpleasant—even evil—history. Then she meetsthe frosty Daniel, who is cold towards Luce,but trying to protect her. For Daniel is a fallenangel, doomed to fall in love with the samegirl every 17 years… and watch her die. 978-0-385-73893-4 | $17.99/$22.00C | Delacorte | HC | December

David LevithanLove Is the Higher LawOn September 11, 2001, the lives of three youngNew Yorkers are forever redefined. As eachgets to know the other, their moments becomewound around each other’s in a way thatleads to new understandings, new friendships,and new levels of awareness. 978-0-375-83468-4 | $15.99/$19.99C | Knopf | HC | August

YOUNG ADULT BOOKS FOR ADULT READERS: Not Just for Teens

Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-BradwayLady Vernon and Her Daughter: A Novel of Jane Austen’s Lady SusanTaking letters from Jane Austen's novella, LadySusan, mother-daughter team Jane Rubino andCaitlen Rubino-Bradway restore Lady Susan andFrederica Vernon to a vivid, authentic, and morerecognizably “Austen" milieu. Lady Susan and herdaughter must navigate a society where a woman'ssecurity is at the mercy of an entail, where love ishindered by misunderstanding, where marriagecan never be entirely isolated from money, andyet romance somehow carries the day.978-0-307-46166-7 | $24.99/$29.99C | Crown | HC | October

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R.A. SalvatoreThe Ghost King: Transitions, Book IIIDon’t miss the gripping conclusion to Salvatore’sNew York Times best-selling Transitions trilogy!978-0-7869-5233-5 | $27.95/$34.00C Wizards of the Coast | HC | October

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J.C. AmberlynDrawing Manga Animals, Chibis, and Other Adorable CreaturesThis book focuses on both the cartoon-like crittersand funny mascots that populate the shoujo (girls')style of manga and the more gritty and Gothicanimals that inhabit the shounen (boys') style ofmanga. It is organized in three sections: Part 1investigates just what is manga style and includeschapters on the basic structure and anatomy ofmanga-style. Part 2 looks at Japanese mangacreatures, both real and mythological. Part 3 iscomprised of step-by-step demonstrations thattake an initial drawing from start (initial pencilsketch) to finish (colorized with digital programssuch as Photoshop and Painter).978-0-8230-9533-9 | $21.99/$26.99C Watson-Guptil | TR | November

Charles Dickens with an introduction by Margaret AtwoodA Christmas Carol and Other Christmas BooksThis edition not only contains Dickens’ classictale of Mr. Scrooge and the Ghosts of ChristmasPast, Present, and Future, but also The Chimes,The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, andThe Haunted Man. A must addition to anylibrary's holiday collection.978-0-307-27175-4 | $18.00/$22.00C Everyman’s Library | HC | November

Richard EllisOn Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar BearThe polar bear, an amazing and mythic inhabitantof the Arctic, has come to symbolize the perils ofglobal warning. Ellis gives an impassioned exami-nation of its extraordinary life and offers a pathfor saving it from extinction. There are only22,000 left. This is a cry for help on behalf of one of the world's great treasures.978-0-307-27059-7 | $27.95/$34.00C | Knopf | HC | November

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Graeme GibsonThe Bedside Book of Beasts: A Wildlife MiscellanyBreathtaking words of art and literature that capture the power, grace, and inventiveness ofpredators and prey. Includes myths, fables, poetry,and excerpts from nature and travel writing, journals, sacred texts, and works of fiction. A fascinating exploration of the chain of life.978-0-385-52459-9 | $35.00 | Nan A. Talese | HC | November978-0-385-66516-2 | $40.00C | Doubleday Canada

Peter GoslingSimple Guides: The Quest for SpeedSimple Guides are user-friendly introductions tothe great scientific discoveries of the world. This one takes on speed: how science pushes theenvelope to break speed records, and how that in turns affects our daily lives. 978-1-85733-496-8 | $10.95/$12.95C | Kuperard | TR | November

Miyuki Kobayashi; Illustrated by Natsumi AndoKitchen Princess: Search for Angel CakeKitchen Princess is one of Del Rey Manga's mostpopular series. This prose novel delivers all thelaughter, drama—and recipes!—of the originalseries! Najika is a great cook and she likes tomake meals for the people she loves. But some-thing is missing from her life. When she was achild, she met a boy who touched her heart—andnow she's determined to find him. The only clueNajika has is a silver spoon that leads her to prestigious Seika Academy.978-0-345-51628-2 | $9.99/$12.99C | Del Rey | TR | November

Gail GodwinUnfinished Desires: A NovelThis sweeping, beautiful new novel profiles thefriendships and tragedies of the Class of 1954 atMount St. Gabriel's, a Catholic school for girls inthe mountains of North Carolina, as seen throughthe eyes of Mother Suzanne Ravenel. 978-0-345-48320-1 | $26.00/$32.00C Random House | HC | December

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Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin GreyTerraFrom the minds of Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti,and Amanda Connor comes a new rock-slingingheroine! As Terra's earthshaking stunts grab theattention of the world, a new threat rises frombeneath the surface. Will Terra be able to take onthe blaze and fury of Pyrite and the Lavarians?978-1-4012-2510-0 | $14.99/$18.99C | DC Comics | TR | December

Peter Tomasi and Keith ChampagneThe Mighty, Vol. 1Alpha One—America's first and only Super Hero—is supported by Section Omega, an entire policeforce devoted to assisting him in his quest for justice. But when murder strikes at the top of theorganization, the case falls into the lap of Lt. Gabriel Cole.978-1-4012-2511-7 | $17.99/$22.99C | DC Comics | TR | December

Before the legendary Vladamir Nabokov passed away,he left instructions for his heirs to throw the roughdraft of his unfinished novel, The Original of Laura,into the fire. However, his wife just couldn’t bear to doit. Years later, when she died, the draft—written on 138note cards—fell into the possession of her son Dmitri.

Dmitri, having struggled for 30 years with the decisionof whether or not to publish it, has finally given the OK.

Knopf, being Knopf, came up with some brilliant packaging: Each of the pages will feature reproductionsof the note cards, which owners may punch out andrearrange as they see fit, since no one really knows theproper order (though Knopf did make its best guess).

However, for libraries…maybe perforated note cards inthe pages wouldn’t be the best idea…? I could see howthat would be a giant mess. Still, libraries are going towant to have the book, this being a landmark publishingevent: the last unpublished work of a modern master.

SO: We’re doing a special Library Edition with no perforation! The book will have the same price point asthe original and you won’t have to worry about havinga book returned with holes in it, or getting all the pages laminated, or finding a glass case to keep itunder. Book goes on sale November 3rd! Be sure to pre-order the right one!

—Dave Eicke

Vladmir NabokovThe Original of Laura: Library Edition, Nonremovable Cards978-0-307-59275-0 | $35.00/$42.00C | Knopf | HC | November

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Christina AsquithSisters in War: A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in the New IraqFour very different women confront their futuresin post-war Iraq, illuminating women's changedcircumstances after the fall of Saddam. 978-1-4000-6704-6 | $26.00/$32.00C Random House | HC | September

Maeve BinchyHeart and SoulWith the insight, humor, and compassion we havecome to expect from her, Maeve Binchy tells astory of family, friends, patients, and staff whoare part of a heart clinic in a community caughtbetween the old and the new Ireland. 978-0-307-27842-5 | $7.99/$7.99C | Anchor | MM | December

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Ray BradburyFahrenheit 451The landmark novel of a future society wherebooks are outlawed and only one man awakens to the evils of censorship. An important novel forreaders of all ages that is pertinent to today’ssociety where some books are still censored. This title is perfect for libraries interested inreaching out to students in the community. 978-0-345-41001-6 | $13.95/$21.00CBallantine | TR | Fiction978-0-345-34296-6 | $6.99/$10.99C | Del Rey | MM978-0-307-47531-2 | $13.00/$16.00CVintage | TR | January 2010

Jamie FordHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A NovelWhen Seattle's famed Panama Hotel undergoesrenovation in 1986, Henry Lee, now 56 years old,comes face to face with a relic from his past thatunearths memories of his experiences during WorldWar II—the young Japanese woman he loved andlost, the father who betrayed him—and sets himon a journey to repair the errors of his past. 978-0-345-50534-7 | $15.00/$18.95C | Ballantine | TR | November

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Michael GreenbergHurry Down Sunshine: A Father’s Story of Love and MadnessWith remarkable candor and in vivid detail,Michael Greenberg recounts the summer when hisfifteen-year-old daughter experiences a psychoticbreak and “was struck mad.” This Time MagazineBook of the Year will expose your community mem-bers to the horrible effects mental illnesses have notjust on the individual but also on their families.This is the tale of a family broken open, thenpainstakingly, movingly stitched together again. 978-0-307-47354-7 | $14.95/NCR | Vintage | TR | September

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Somaly MamThe Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian HeroineThe true, inspiring life story of a Cambodianheroine who emerged from a childhood of sexualslavery to become a rescuer of girls from the hellish brothels of Southeast Asia. 978-0-385-52622-7 | $15.00/NCR | Spiegel & Grau | TR | July

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Naseem RakhaThe Crying Tree: A NovelCould you forgive the man who murdered yourson? A powerful novel about redemption,resilience and the secrets that break one familyapart and bring them back together. 978-0-7679-3140-3 | $22.95/$26.95C | Broadway | HC | July

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Saïd SayrafiezadehWhen Skateboards Will Be Free: A Memoir of a Political ChildhoodThis stunning memoir of growing up in Americaas the child of would-be socialist revolutionariesduring the twilight of Communism will take itsplace alongside This Boy's Life and FierceAttachments as a vital work of personal narrative.978-0-385-34069-4 | $15.00/$18.95C Dial Press | TR | Available March 2010978-0-385-34068-7 | $22.00/$25.00C | Dial Press | HC

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Warren St. JohnOutcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American TownThe profoundly moving story of a group ofremarkable refugee kids who are The Fugees, ayouth soccer team based in a small town inGeorgia, their struggle to make a new life in theAmerican South, and their astonishing Jordaniancoach Luma, who holds together the team, thecommunity, and the hopes of every kid in hercharge during one drama-filled season. 978-0-385-52204-5 | $15.00/$18.95C Spiegel & Grau | TR | February 2010978-0-385-52203-8 | $24.95/$27.95C Spiegel & Grau | HC | Available now

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Marcia’s Pick:

Richard RussoThat Old Cape Magic: A NovelRichard Russo is one of the authors that

could write cough medicine adverts andI'd read them. We all have certain authors

that we're drawn to—each of you could probably name three or four immediately.

I was fortunate to hear Russo speak at BEA and he was his usualcharming self, relating to the delight of the audience how That OldCape Magic was supposed to be a short story—and then grew to be anovella—and then totally took on a life of its own and became awonderfully amusing novel (my commentary, not his). This is thestory of a marriage, told mostly from the point of view of the husband, Jack Griffin, whose life has been shaped by his parent'smarriage and their choice of the best spot to vacation in the world—Cape Cod. There are scenes that make you laugh aloud, followed by scenes of acute heartbreak. In short, another triumph for Russo, but I have my fingers crossed should a movie follow. The casting would be very tricky! Enjoy.978-0-375-41496-1 | $25.95/$32.00C | Knopf | HC | August

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Jen’s Pick:

Michelle MoranCleopatra’s Daughter: A Novel

This engrossing work of historical fictionis full of intrigue, with just the right

splash of romance. As a fan of the HBOseries Rome, I was thrilled that this novel began

right where the show left off: with the fate of Cleopatra and MarcAntony's three children orphaned by their suicide. Told from thepoint of view of their daughter, Kleopatra Selene, readers arewhisked into the dangerous world of Ancient Rome as the childrenare paraded through the streets as curiosities and then forced to liveamong those responsible for their parents' deaths, never knowingwhen they might outlive their usefulness to Augustus. While I hadread quite a bit about Cleopatra, I knew next to nothing about thisnext chapter in the story, so the novel kept me guessing. Of specialinterest to librarians is the contribution Kleopatra Selene made to the library world. In addition to readers looking for fiction that theycan learn from, this is a great offering for young adult readers andthe perfect novel to suggest to your book groups.978-0-307-40912-6 | $25.00/$29.95C | Crown | HC | September

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Dave’s Pick:

Bill Willingham; Illustrated by Mark Buckingham and Lan Medina

The Fables SeriesSome may call it “sacrilege” or worse whenPrince Charming seduces a young dinerwaitress while Big Bad Wolf, Flycatcher,

Jack (of beanstalk fame), and Snow White investigate the bloodymurder of Rose Red. Or “weird” when Beauty and Beast go throughmarriage counseling. Or “sick” when we find out that Cinderella’s nowusing her body for purposes of espionage. But I think these storiesare getting a long-deserved revival. Bill Willingham’s successfulseries takes all of the characters we know from the oldest stories(and a lot of characters we don’t know!) and puts them in a cornerof New York City called “Fabletown.” And now there’s murder, sex,and war to go along with the love and bravery! A good comparisonis Shrek, but it’s a few steps further into the Adult section. I thinkmuch of the joy in reading this series comes from its audacity and itsimpudence. Kind of like the joy one gets from writing in library books.

Fables Deluxe Edition Vol. 1978-1-4012-2427-1 | $29.99/$37.99C | HC | Vertigo | October

Erica’s Pick:

Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-BradwayLady Vernon and Her Daughter: A Novel of Jane Austen’s Lady SusanThe fact that I am an Austenite, while not

“a truth universally acknowledged,” is knownin certain circles of society albeit friends, family,

and coworkers. And yet, despite taking an entireclass devoted to Austen, I was not familiar with her epistolary novellaLady Susan. The original Lady Susan was written during the sameperiod in which Austen produced Elinor and Marianne. Like LadySusan it focused on the economic and romantic plights of two heroines displaced when the family home passes to an unworthy heir,but while Elinor and Marianne was revised and happily expanded tobecome Sense and Sensibility, Lady Susan was abandoned. Until now.Thirteen of the letters from that novel are incorporated in Lady Vernonand Her Daughter. The authors have invoked Austen’s distinctive styleand voice, transporting me immediately and merrily into the worldof Austen-esque trials and tribulations, culminating with a perfectAusten ending: Lady Susan and her daughter both marry men whonot only bring them happiness, but property and money as well.978-0-307-46166-7 | $24.99/$29.99C | Crown | HC | October

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Marie’s Pick:

Carolyn Wall Sweeping Up Glass Previously published in hardcover by a smaller publishing house, this Library JournalBest of 2008 Fiction award winner is like a greatfind in a little cluttered, unknown bookshop.Since reading the galley, I’ve been talking it up

and passing it along in hopes that it will become the “little book thatcould.” Set in the mountains of Pope County, Kentucky, this is thestory of Olivia Harker Cross, a woman driven by pride and legacy—thelegacy of her father, her land and the wolves that inhabit it, and acharming town whose members have wonderful names like Wing andLove Alice. But this is more than just her story—it is a narrative ofmystery, justice, family and race set in a world where the color linesare still solidly drawn. Reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird, SweepingUp Glass is a surefire classic-in-the-making and a great selection foryoung adults and book groups. Ms. Wall has penned a true gem. 978-0-385-34303-9 | $14.00/$16.50C | Delta | TR | August

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