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memorable characters
Marisa
de los Santos has written a smart, touching story with Belong
to Me. Cornelia Brown, the protagonist of Love
Walked In, moves to a
quaint suburban neighborhhod with her husband, Teo. There, she meets
Piper, the local queen bee, and Lake, who is not as she seems. We can
only imagine what it's like being the mother of comedian Chris
Rock. In Mama
Rock's Rules, Rose Rock shares the down-to-earth
approach (broken into 10 easy lessons) she used to raise 10 successful
children and 17 foster children. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and
given only months to live, computer science professor Randy
Pausch gave a final lecture. The inspiring video of his earthy,
life-affirming message became an online sensation and Pausch
himself an avatar for living life fully. The
Last Lecture reproduces
and expands on the talk that started it all.
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secret and not so secret
Following the success of her debut novel, Love Walked In, Marisa de los Santos delivers a smart, touching story of the complexity that lies behind the doors of charming houses on quiet, tree-lined streets. Against a quaint suburban backdrop, the lives of three women intertwine in Belong To Me, as read by Julia Gibson. Unlocking the secrets of the past can sometimes be a dangerous proposition, especially those locked in The Sepulchre. Spanning more than a century, Kate Mosse composes a mystery that ties together the lives of two young women in the south of France. Narrator Donada Peters expertly conveys the intrigue. Irreverent and shocking, comedic author Chelsea Handler doesn't hold anything back as she reads her Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.
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families, neighbors, travelers
Recipient of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri offers Unaccustomed Earth, a bittersweet collection of new stories. Moving from Seattle to Thailand, her characters go in search of identity and love. Marisa de los Santos has written a smart, touching story with Belong to Me. Cornelia Brown, the protagonist of Love Walked In, moves to a quaint suburban neighborhhod with her husband, Teo. There, she meets Piper, the local "queen bee," and Lake, who is not as she seems. In Certain Girls, Jennifer Weiner brings back Cannie Shapiro from Good in Bed. Cannie, now a successful novelist, finds herself navigating her daughter Joy's bat mitzvah, her husband's desire for a child, and the consequences of Joy reading Cannie's frank roman à clef.
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un poco de magia
Paulo Coehlo fans take note: Brida, originally published in Brazil in 1990, is available in a new Spanish edition. The novel tells of Brida O'Fern, a young Irish woman with special gifts, who, on a quest to realize her spiritual purpose, delves into several magical traditions. Also magical is C.S. Lewis's beloved El Príncipe Caspian (Prince Caspian). With a movie adaptation due in theaters later this year, now is the time to read the story of the Pevensie children who, with Prince Caspian, overthrow the ruthless King Miraz in Narnia. Even Jessica
Seinfeld's cookbook employs some sleight of hand: to provide kids with optimal nutrition, Delicioso y Sano shows how to incorporate healthy vegetables
into everything from spaghetti and meatballs to brownies.
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lost and found
With amazing attention to the details of the Everyman's life in Stalinist Russia, Tom Rob Smith's debut novel, Child 44, creates a suspenseful study of the power of the state over the individual. To what lengths will the state go to keep the façade of control—even when a serial killer who preys on children is on the loose? Citizen Leo tests the boundaries. With Hold Tight, Harlan Coben illustrates a parent's worst quandary: How do you protect your son without alienating him? Installing spyware on their son's computer is just the beginning of the heartache for Mike and Tia Baye. Family secrets can prove deadly—and Mary Higgins Clark's latest, Where Are You Now?, illustrates this masterfully. A sister's love is tested when she sets out to find her brother, who went missing years before yet still calls their mother each Mother's Day.
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wizards, demons & Meyer
Picking
up where 2007's White Night left off, Jim
Butcher's Small
Favor, the 10th novel
in the Harry Dresden series, finds the wizard-detective in a slippery
predicament, as Mab, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe, is calling
in an old favor that Dresden can't refuse. Patrick Rothfuss is
a celebrated new star on the fantasy scene. The
Name of the Wind, a 2007 Borders Original Voices Award Finalist
and now in paperback, is the first in a trilogy based on the life story
of hero Kvothe, who is searching for the demons who murdered his family. Stephenie
Meyer, author of the phenomenally popular Twilight vampire series,
introduces her first novel for adults, The
Host (available May 6), in which an invading species threatens
to overtake the human race—permanently.
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the past in focus
With Home, Julie Andrews tells the personal story of her childhood and young adulthood, her bond with her family, and the early influences on her career and life. Known for her endearing portrayals of Maria in The Sound of Music and the whimsical title character in Mary Poppins, the fairest lady on the Broadway stage is much more than the sum of her famous roles. Armageddon in Retrospect comprises 12 previously unpublished and new essays on topics close to Kurt Vonnegut's heart, as well as an introduction by his son, Mark. A year after his death, Vonnegut's musings on war and violence could not be more timely. Explosive doesn't begin to describe Jose Canseco's Vindicated. Since describing the rampant use of steroids in baseball in his memoir, Juiced, Canseco has seen his claims confirmed in national headlines. Here, he reveals even more, taking three lie detector tests to back up his assertions.
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