Through Black Spruce by Boyden, Joseph Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $26.95 Published: Viking Books, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Will Bird, a Cree bush pilot, lies in a coma, and his niece Annie has come home to Northern Canada to be at his side. Through Annie's narration, the reader begins to understand the meaning of family bonds, even as Will's voice relates his own powerful story. Filled with wonderful characters and the strength and depth of understanding that exists between them -- and written with grace and beauty -- I found I just didn't want this story to end.--Sue Richardson, Maine Coast Book Shop (Damariscotta, ME)
	Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption by Thompson-Cannino, Jennifer, Cotton, Ronald, Torneo, Erin Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $25.95 Published: St. Martin's Press, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. A black man is accused of a terrible crime by a white woman and spends years in prison before being exonerated by DNA evidence. Then, the previously incarcerated man and the victim become friends, team up, and set out on a mission to rescue others falsely accused. No novel tells a story this important or heartrending. Read it!--Deal Safrit , Literary Book Post (Salisbury, NC)
	A Fortunate Age by Rakoff, Joanna Smith, Smith Rakoff, Joanna Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $26.00 Published: Scribner Book Company, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Joanna Smith Rakoff's first novel chronicles the sometimes ludicrous, maddeningly funny, and, often, moving adventures of a gifted group of twenty-something friends in New York City just after college graduation. Combining cockeyed details of development that ring true with empathy and insight, Rakoff tells the story of marriages, children, and the success (or failure) of these characters' art with a light and witty touch. A portrait of a generation, A Fortunate Age is a delight--Jill Owens, Powell's Books, Inc (Portland, OR)
	Every Man Dies Alone by Fallada, Hans, Hofmann, Michael, Wilkes, Geoff Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $27.00 Published: Melville House Publishing, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. By turns horrifying and inspiring, Hans Fallada's story of an ordinary German couple defying the Nazi's inhumane brutality is authentic and informative -- an admirable addition to German literature.--Nancy Olson , Quail Ridge Books & Music (Raleigh, NC)
	Darling Jim by Moerk, Christian Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $25.00 Published: Henry Holt & Company, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Will a diary found in the dead-letter bin solve the mystery behind three dead women discovered in a locked house? Set in a small Irish village, Darling Jim is a dark, erotic, and bloody tale. Shivers.--Becky Milner , Vintage Books (Vancouver, WA)
	The Weight of Heaven by Umrigar, Thrity Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $25.99 Published: Harper, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Frank and Ellie Benton move from Michigan to India in an effort to recover after the tragic death of their son. When Frank begins tutoring the son of their housekeeper, he sets in motion events that strain relationships and lead to a startling conclusion. This beautifully written book, set in Girbaug, India, is a contrast in cultures as well as a study in human grief and loss.--Gayle Wingerter , Inklings Bookshop (Yakima, WA)
	A Reliable Wife by Goolrick, Robert Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $23.95 Published: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Set in a land where long winters drive residents to unthinkable acts, this is the story of a wealthy Wisconsin foundry owner gets more than he bargains for when he orders a mail-order bride. Determined to quickly change from new bride to wealthy widow, his wife is as surprised as the reader to discover the sexual intensity of this quiet man. Many secrets. Many lies. Very sensual.--Beth Golay, Watermark Books (Wichita, KS)
	Tunneling to the Center of the Earth: Stories (P.S. (Paperback)) by Wilson, Kevin Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $13.99 Published: Harper Perennial, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days In this fantastic debut collection of stories, Kevin Wilson infuses the everyday, mundane world with a touch of magic, reexamining the familiar through a slightly warped lens. Each of Wilson's characters possesses a touch of melancholy, but each one manages to reconcile this sadness. Definitely a must-have for fans of the short story.--Christopher Chadwick, ASUN Bookstore (Reno, NV)
	The Long Fall by Mosley, Walter Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $25.95 Published: Riverhead Hardcover, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Walter Mosley introduces a new character, Leonid McGill, a private detective who is attempting to do penance. But the true star of Mosley's novel is New York City, as the author brings alive all the glitter, corruption, diversity, and substance that comprise our greatest city.--Bill Cusumano, Nicola's Books (Ann Arbor, MI)
	Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances by Green, John, Johnson, Maureen, Myracle, Lauren Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $9.99 Published: Speak, 2008 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days These three interconnecting stories (by three of today's most popular authors for teens) form a sweet but not sappy, romantic but not racy, current & cozy teen read.--Kat Goddard, The Bookloft (Great Barrington, MA)