May 2008

May’s roundup of New in Paperback fiction titles includes ROBERT LUDLUM’S THE BOURNE BETRAYAL, Eric Van Lustbader’s second interpretation of amnesiac spy Jason Bourne (following 2004’s THE BOURNE LEGACY); HIDE, a page-turning thriller from Lisa Gardner about a young lady forced to question her very existence after a shocking discovery is made; THE SLEEPING DOLL by Jeffery Deaver, which marks the return of Special Agent Kathryn Dance as she leads the manhunt for a self-styled Charles Manson; Sally Koslow’s LITTLE PINK SLIPS, a DEVIL WEARS PRADA-style novel concerning the fall, rise and sweet revenge of a woman who witnesses corporate shenanigans at their most flagrant; LATE NIGHT TALKING by Leslie Schnur, in which a New York radio hostess’s mission to stop rude behavior conflicts with her desire to love; and THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS, Anita Amirrezvani’s debut work of fiction that chronicles the hardships of a young girl in 17th-century Persia as she attempts to make a better life for herself after the untimely death of her father.

Among our nonfiction highlights are NOT A HAPPY CAMPER, a humorous account of one unforgettable summer that Mindy Schneider spent at a rainy, rundown, wildly unsupervised camp in the backwoods of Maine; EINSTEIN: His Life and Universe, Walter Isaacson’s detailed biography of one of the greatest physicists of all time; CLAPTON: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY, in which the 18-time Grammy Award-winning artist tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life; and THE DIANA CHRONICLES by Tina Brown, an honest, posthumous portrait of the troubled Princess, whose life was tragically cut short in a tunnel in Paris on August 31, 1997.

FICTION:

AUSTENLAND Shannon Hale Bloomsbury USA ISBN: 9781596912861	THE BIG GIRLS Susanna Moore Vintage ISBN: 9781400076109 • Read a Review
THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS Anita Amirrezvani Back Bay Books ISBN: 9780316065771 • Reading Group Guide • Read a Review	BOOMSDAY Christopher Buckley Twelve ISBN: 9780446697972 • Read a Review
BURIED Mark Billingham Harper ISBN: 9780061257018 • Read a Review	CHASERS Lorenzo Carcaterra Ballantine Books ISBN: 9780345411013 • Read a Review
COLD DAY IN HELL Richard Hawke Ballantine Books ISBN: 9780345482198 • Read a Review	CONSEQUENCES Penelope Lively Penguin ISBN: 9780143113430 • Read a Review
FELLOW TRAVELERS Thomas Mallon Vintage ISBN: 9780307388902 • Read a Review	THE FIRST COMMANDMENT Brad Thor Pocket Books ISBN: 9781416543800 • Read a Review
FREE FIRE: A Joe Pickett Novel C. J. Box Berkley Trade ISBN: 9780425221242 • Read a Review	THE GATECRASHER Madeleine Wickham St. Martin’s Griffin ISBN: 9780312381073 • Read a Review
HIDE Lisa Gardner Bantam ISBN: 9780553588088 • Read a Review	IF TODAY BE SWEET Thrity Umrigar Harper Perennial ISBN: 9780061240249 • Read a Review
IN THE WOODS Tana French Penguin ISBN: 9780143113492 • Read a Review	THE JUDAS STRAIN James Rollins Harper ISBN: 9780060765385 • Read a Review
THE LAST SUMMER (OF YOU & ME) Ann Brashares Riverhead Trade ISBN: 9781594483080 • Read a Review	LATE NIGHT TALKING Leslie Schnur Washington Square Press ISBN: 9780743288255 • Read a Review
LITTLE PINK SLIPS Sally Koslow Berkley Trade ISBN: 9780425221310 • Read a Review	THE MANNY Holly Peterson Dial Press Trade Paperback ISBN: 9780385340489 • About the Book
MICHAEL TOLLIVER LIVES Armistead Maupin Harper Perennial ISBN: 9780060761363 • Read a Review	MISTER PIP Lloyd Jones Dial Press Trade Paperback ISBN: 9780385341073 • Reading Group Guide
NEFERTITI Michelle Moran Three Rivers Press ISBN: 9780307381743	NEW ENGLAND WHITE Stephen L. Carter Vintage ISBN: 9780375712913 • Read a Review
NO ONE BELONGS HERE MORE THAN YOU: Stories Miranda July Scribner ISBN: 9780743299411	OBSESSION Karen Robards Signet ISBN: 9780451222732 • Read a Review
ORIGIN Diana Abu-Jaber W. W. Norton ISBN: 9780393331554 • Read a Review	THE PESTHOUSE Jim Crace Vintage ISBN: 9780307278951 • Read a Review
QUEEN OF BABBLE IN THE BIG CITY Meg Cabot Avon ISBN: 9780060852016 • Read a Review	RANT: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey Chuck Palahniuk Anchor Books ISBN: 9780307275837 • Read a Review
REQUIEM FOR AN ASSASSIN Barry Eisler Onyx ISBN: 9780451412577 • Read a Review	ROBERT LUDLUM’S THE BOURNE BETRAYAL Eric Van Lustbader Vision ISBN: 9780446618809 • Read a Review
THE ROPE WALK Carrie Brown Anchor Books ISBN: 9780307278098 • Reading Group Guide • Read a Review	THE SAVAGE GARDEN Mark Mills Berkley Trade ISBN: 9780425221297 • Read a Review
SCAVENGER David Morrell Vanguard Press ISBN: 9781593154837 • Read a Review	THE SEA LADY Margaret Drabble Harvest Books ISBN: 9780156034265
SECOND CHANCE Jane Green Plume ISBN: 9780452289444 • Read a Review	SHOOT HIM IF HE RUNS: A Stone Barrington Novel Stuart Woods Signet ISBN: 9780451223609 • Read a Review
THE SIRENS OF BAGHDAD Yasmina Khadra Anchor Books ISBN: 9780307386168	SISTER MINE Tawni O’Dell Three Rivers Press ISBN: 9780307351678 • Read a Review
THE SLEEPING DOLL Jeffery Deaver Pocket Star ISBN: 9780743491587 • Read a Review	SUMMER READING Hilma Wolitzer Ballantine Books ISBN: 9780345485878 • Read a Review
THE WEDDING OFFICER Anthony Capella Bantam Discovery ISBN: 9780553384635 • Reading Group Guide • Read a Review	WOMAN IN RED Eileen Goudge Vanguard Press ISBN: 9781593155001 • Reading Group Guide • Read a Review
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NONFICTION:
CLAPTON: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY Eric Clapton Broadway Books ISBN: 9780767925365	THE DIANA CHRONICLES Tina Brown Broadway Books ISBN: 9780767923095 • Read a Review
EINSTEIN: His Life and Universe Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster ISBN: 9780743264747 • Read a Review	FATHERS AND SONS: The Autobiography of a Family Alexander Waugh Broadway Books ISBN: 9780767927482 • Read a Review
FDR Jean Edward Smith Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN: 9780812970494	FOUR DAYS IN NOVEMBER: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Vincent Buglios W. W. Norton ISBN: 9780393332155
THE HOUSE THAT GEORGE BUILT: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty Wilfrid Sheed Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN: 9780812970180	I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon Crystal Zevon Harper Paperbacks ISBN: 9780060763497
LAST FLAG DOWN: The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship John Baldwin and Ron Powers Three Rivers Press ISBN: 9780307236562 • Read a Review	LEGACY OF ASHES: The History of the CIA Tim Weiner Anchor Books ISBN: 9780307389008
NOT A HAPPY CAMPER: A Memoir Mindy Schneider Grove Press ISBN: 9780802143693 • Read a Review	PRISONER OF TEHRAN: One Woman's Story of Survival Inside an Iranian Prison Marina Nemat Free Press ISBN: 9781416537434 • Read a Review
THE SHORT BUS: A Journey Beyond Normal Jonathan Mooney Holt Paperbacks ISBN: 9780805088045 • Read a Review	SICK: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis --- and the People Who Pay the Price Jonathan Cohn Harper Perennial ISBN: 9780060580469
THE SUMMER OF 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution David O. Stewart Simon & Schuster ISBN: 9780743286930 • Read a Review	UNCOMMON ARRANGEMENTS: Seven Marriages Katie Roiphe The Dial Press ISBN: 9780385339384 • Reading Group Guide • Read a Review
THE WOMEN WHO RAISED ME: A Memoir Victorial Rowell Amistad ISBN: 9780061246609

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