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Kate Atkinson, author of A God in Ruins

Kate Atkinson's LIFE AFTER LIFE explored the possibility of infinite chances and the power of choices, following Ursula Todd as she lived through the turbulent events of the last century over and over again. A GOD IN RUINS tells the dramatic story of the 20th century through Ursula's beloved younger brother, Teddy --- would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father and grandfather --- as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world.

Week of January 11, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of January 11th include MISSOULA by Jon Krakauer, a meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana ­--- stories that illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape; A GOD IN RUINS, the follow-up to Kate Atkinson's LIFE AFTER LIFE, which tells the dramatic story of the 20th century through Ursula Todd's beloved younger brother, Teddy, as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world; and DOUBLE DOUBLE, a dual memoir in which award-winning mystery writer Martha Grimes and her son, Ken Grimes, offer two points of view on their struggles with alcoholism.