Paperback releases for the week of November 7th include KINGDOM OF BONES, the 16th entry in James Rollins' riveting, deeply imaginative Sigma Force thriller series, which is told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery and pulse-pounding action; MOTHERS, FATHERS, AND OTHERS, a moving, fierce and often funny essay collection from Siri Hustvedt, who explores the shifting borders that define human experience, including boundaries we usually take for granted --- between ourselves and others, nature and nurture, viewer and artwork --- that turn out to be far less stable than we imagine; WOODROW ON THE BENCH, a beautiful memoir from Jenna Blum that recalls the last six months of her beloved black Lab's life and the ways in which he taught her to live; and THE BALLERINAS by Rachel Kapelke-Dale, a captivating, voice-driven debut novel about a trio of ballerinas who meet as students at the Paris Opera Ballet School.
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