November 15, 2011

November 14th

DEVIL’S GATE: A Kurt Austin Adventure by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown
When two ships burst into flames in the same location, Kurt Austin and the rest of the NUMA Special Assignments Team rush to the eastern Atlantic region to investigate --- and find themselves drawn into an African dictator’s complex plot to extort the world’s major nations.
Putnam Adult * 9780399157820

KILL ALEX CROSS by James Patterson
The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone very high-up is using the FBI, Secret Service and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark.
Little, Brown and Company * 9780316198738

V IS FOR VENGEANCE by Sue Grafton
A spiderweb of dangerous relationships lies at the heart of Sue Grafton's daring new Kinsey Millhone novel.
A Marian Wood Book/Putnam * 9780399157868


November 15th

THE ANGEL ESMERALDA: Nine Stories by Don DeLillo
Set in Greece, the Caribbean, Manhattan, a white collar prison, and outer space, this is a mesmerizing introduction to Don DeLillo’s iconic voice, from the rich, startling, jazz-infused sentences of his early work to the spare, distilled, monastic language of his later stories.
Scribner * 9781451655841

GABBY: A Story of Courage and Hope by Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly
From one of the most admired and beloved couples in recent American history, GABBY is an extraordinarily moving story of public service, risk-taking, romance --- and the journey toward recovery.
Scribner * 9781451661064

HOW I GOT THIS WAY by Regis Philbin
After five decades in show business --- and nearly 17,000 unforgettable hours on television --- Regis Philbin has a lifetime of stories. In this memoir, he shares stories of his greatest mentors and colleagues, his friends and family, and the defining moments of his life and career.
It Books * 9780062109750

IMPERFECT JUSTICE: Prosecuting Casey Anthony by Jeff Ashton and Lisa Pulitzer
Filled with explosive new information, this is the definitive inside story of the infamous Casey Anthony trial. Prosecutor Jeff Ashton sheds light on the details of the investigation, sharing the real reasons why Anthony was proclaimed innocent --- and why he remains completely convinced of her guilt.
William Morrow * 9780062125323

KBL: KILL BIN LADEN: A Novel Based on True Events by John Weisman
In this pulse-pounding fictional account, John Weisman goes beyond the headlines and worldwide speculation and provides a vivid story --- based on actual events and real-life heroes --- of the breathtaking hunt for the world’s most wanted terrorist, Usama Bin Laden.
William Morrow * 9780062119513

MRS. NIXON: A Novelist Imagines a Life by Ann Beattie
Drawing on a wealth of sources from Life magazine to accounts by Nixon’s daughter, and his doctor, to THE HALDEMAN DIARIES and Jonathan Schell’s THE TIME OF ILLUSION, Ann Beattie reconstructs dozens of scenes in an attempt to see the world from Mrs. Nixon’s point of view.
Scribner * 9781439168714

OUR MAN IN THE DARK by Rashad Harrison
A worker in the civil rights movement becomes an informant for the FBI during the months leading up to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Atria Books * 9781451625752

SHAQ UNCUT: My Story by Shaquille O'Neal with Jackie MacMullan
From growing up in difficult circumstances and getting cut from his high school basketball team to his larger-than-life basketball career, Shaquille O'Neal lays it all out in SHAQ UNCUT.
Grand Central Publishing * 9781455504411

November 15th

FOREIGN BODIES by Cynthia Ozick
FOREIGN BODIES retells the story of Henry James’s classic THE AMBASSADORS but as a photographic negative --- that is, the plot is the same, but the meaning entirely reversed.
Mariner Books * 9780547577494

KAY THOMPSON: From Funny Face to Eloise by Sam Irvin
A multi-threat entertainer, Kay Thompson was a friend, mentor and/or inspiration to Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Tennessee Williams, Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, Eleanor Roosevelt and countless others. Sam Irvin tells the Eloise author’s fabulous, whirlwind story.
Simon & Schuster * 9781439176542

NARROWS GATE by Jim Fusilli
Jim Fusilli's new novel takes place in the dangerous immigrant neighborhood of Narrows Gate, overlooking the Hudson River. A young neighborhood boy named Sal Benno is pulled into the Mafia, and a complex web of secrets and crime gradually unfolds.
AmazonEncore * 9781612181370

AN OBJECT OF BEAUTY by Steve Martin
Lacey Yeager is prepared to take the NYC art world by storm. Hungry to keep climbing the social and career ladders, she charms everyone who crosses her path. Her social ascension parallels the alluring evolution of the art world and the country from the late 1990s through today.
Grand Central Publishing * 9780446573658

SMOKIN’ SEVENTEEN: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich
Dead bodies are showing up on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the victims have been offed, but Stephanie’s name is on the killer’s list.
Bantam * 9780345527707


November 16th

THE GOOD DAUGHTER: A Memoir of My Mother's Hidden Life by Jasmin Darznik
Jasmin Darznik tells the shocking story of how her mother’s secret, traumatizing past in Iran was suddenly revealed to her in her early 20s.
Grand Central Publishing * 9780446534987

November 21st

THE IMPOSSIBLE DEAD by Ian Rankin
A major inquiry into a neighboring police force sees Malcolm Fox and his colleagues cast adrift, unsure of territory, protocol, or who they can trust.
Reagan Arthur Books * 9780316039772


November 22nd

BEST FRIENDS, OCCASSIONAL ENEMIES: The Lighter Side of Life as a Mother and Daughter by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Scottoline Serritella
From the New York Times bestselling writing team comes a hilarious new collection of essays that observe life from a mother/daughter perspective.
St. Martin's Press * 9780312651633

DEAD LAST by James W. Hall
In award-winning author James W. Hall's latest thriller, the reclusive Thorn must confront an assassin whose victims and methods are taken directly from the script of a popular TV show.
Minotaur Books * 9780312607326

DEAD MAN'S GRIP by Peter James
Carly Chase is still traumatized 10 days after being in a fatal traffic accident that kills a student from Brighton University. Then, she learns that the drivers of the two other vehicles involved have been found tortured and murdered --- and she could be next.
Minotaur Books * 9780312642839

EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich
On the way back from a trip to Hawaii, her dream vacation-turned-nightmare, Stephanie Plum is roped into a complex case when her seatmate on the flight is found dead in a garbage can after the L.A. layover --- and she alone may hold critical evidence.
Bantam * 9780345527714

LIFE UPON THESE SHORES: Looking at African American History, 1513-2008 by Henry Louis Gates
Informed by the latest, sometimes provocative scholarship and including more than 700 images, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. gives us a sumptuously illustrated landmark book tracing African American history from the arrival of the conquistadors to the election of Barack Obama.
Knopf * 9780307593429

MICRO by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston
MICRO follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company --- only to find themselves physically transformed and cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them.
Harper * 9780060873028

THE THIRD REICH by Roberto Bolano
On vacation in a small town in Spain, German war games champion Udo Berger and his girlfriend meet another couple, Charly and Hanna, who introduce them to a band of locals. But when Charly disappears late one night, Udo’s life is thrown into upheaval --- and a game of Third Reich may have dangerously real consequences.
Farrar, Straus & Giroux * 9780374275624