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new & noteworthy books
a little something for everyone

In Tribute, Nora Roberts's newest story, former child star Cilla returns to Virginia to restore the home of her grandmother, a legendary actress who died early and tragically. Cilla's story unfolds with the help of a handsome neighbor and a bit of intrigue. A departure for mystery master James Patterson, The Dangerous Days of Daniel X chronicles the gifted son intent on avenging the brutal murder of his parents. Left with a list by his father of 'wanted' sinister aliens, Daniel X must hunt them down one by one. As the world sets its sights on the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, David Maraniss looks back at a legendary Olympics in Rome 1960, when athletes like Cassius Clay, Wilma Rudolph, and Rafer Johnson competed against a backdrop of Cold War tension in the dawn of performance-enhancing drugs, television, and racial and gender equality.

More Books by Nora Roberts | More Romance
Audio: Excerpt from The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
Gallery: Photos from Rome 1960

 

new & notable
Moving Forward by Dave Pelzer
Brida by Paulo Coelho
The Last Oracle by James Rollins
Death Angel by Linda Howard

coming soon
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
(Available 7/29)
Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
(Available 8/5)
The Way of the World by Ron Suskind
(Available 8/12)

Borders Book Club
Away by Amy Bloom
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
More Borders Book Club Picks
 

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African American interest
dangerous secrets

When things seem Just Too Good to Be True (Available 7/15), they probably are, as E. Lynn Harris shows in his latest. Young football star Brady Bledsoe and his single mother Carmyn seem to have a perfect relationship, but a family secret might destroy everything. Beauty salon banter, celibacy circles, and complex characters make this read just too good to resist. The sophisticated and thought provoking style in Stephen L. Carter's New England White surfaces once again in his 1960s era story of intrigue, Palace Council. Writer Eddie Wesley spends two decades trying to find the truth behind the murder of the wealthy Philmont Castle in Harlem. His search takes him from New York to the heart of Washington, D.C., during the height of the Vietnam War and the age of Nixon.

Just Too Good to Be True Excerpts: Text | Audio
Palace Council Excerpts: Text | Audio

 

new & notable
True to the Game III by Teri Woods
Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
Never Enough by Miasha (Paperback)
Tempest Tales by Walter Mosley

summer reading
Another Time, Another Place by Zane
Too Little, Too Late by Victoria Christopher Murray
One in a Million by Kimberla Lawson Roby

coming soon
Still Dirty by Vickie M. Stringer
(Available 7/22)
Who's Loving You by Mary B. Morrison
(Available 7/29)
 

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audiobooks
old friends and new

A departure for mystery master James Patterson, The Dangerous Days of Daniel X chronicles the gifted son intent on avenging the brutal murder of his parents. Left with a list by his father of 'wanted' sinister aliens, Daniel X must hunt them down one by one. Read by Milo Ventimiglia. Moscow Rules, Daniel Silva's latest tale of sophisticated suspense finds Gabriel Allon to Moscow where neo-Stalinists would reignite a new Cold War if given the chance. The scene comes to life as read by Phil Gigante. The distinctive voice of James Lee Burke is as unique as ever with his latest Dave Robicheaux novel, Swan Peak. This time out, Dave, family, and friends are trying to get some distance between themselves and post-Katrina Louisiana by retreating to a friend's house in rural Montana. Read by Will Patton.

Audio: Excerpt from The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
Swan Peak Excerpts: Text | Audio

 

new & notable
The Last Patriot by Brad Thor
The Last Oracle by James Rollins
More New Releases

bestsellers
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
More Bestsellers

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Audiobook downloads for your iPod, MP3 player, or PC
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fiction
beach reads to dive into

While the usual idea of a "beach read" involves a plot as light as cotton candy, there's nothing amiss in toting a substantial novel to the shore. Filled with the tensions of sex, politics, class, and family, Ethan Canin's America America takes a close look at society in the 1970s and today through the life of an aspiring politician. In Where the River Ends (available July 15), a touching Southern love story from Charles Martin, a man and his terminally ill wife take a remarkable voyage down the Saint Mary's River. A slightly disillusioned Nantucket artist and mother of four gets in over her head professionally and romantically in Elin Hilderbrand's aptly titled A Summer Affair.

Excerpt from America America
Excerpt from Where the River Ends
Excerpt from A Summer Affair

 

new releases
The Condition by Jennifer Haigh
A Rather Curious Engagement by C. A. Belmond
Just Too Good to Be True by E. Lynn Harris
(Available 7/15)
More New Releases

sizzling summer reads
Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham
(Available 7/8)
More Summer Reading

coming soon
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
(Available 7/29)
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
(Available 8/5)

Original Voices
Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner
My Name Is Will by Jess Winfield

Borders Book Club
Borders Book Club Picks
 
A Summer Affair America America Where the River Ends

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Hispanic interest
Los Ocho Consejos el matrimonio, los chicos

Jorge Ramos, TV journalist and bestselling author of compelling books about the experiences of Latinos in America, tries his hand at a new endeavor: writing a children's book. Me Parezco Tanto a mi Mamá playfully looks at the ways children resemble their parents in appearance and actions. Not only is the book bilingual, but its flip format celebrates both mothers and fathers, boys and girls. In Los Ocho Consejos para Mantener un Matrimonio Feliz, psychiatrist William Glasser and his wife Carleen, both versed in relationship counseling, offer their keys to a successful marriage, which include remembering that our actions are choices, and avoiding the "Seven Deadly Habits" that undermine marriage.

Sample Pages from Me Parezco Tanto a Mi Mamá (PDFs)

 

notable
Pregúntale al Mexicano by Gustavo Arellano
Cómo Vivir y Triunfar en Estados Unidos by Aguilar
La Última Lección (con DVD) by Randy Pausch
Las Luces de Septiembre by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Los Pilares de la Tierra by Ken Follett
Un Mundo Sin Fin by Ken Follett
Las 3 Preguntas by Jorge Bucay
Un Sueño Americano by Oscar De La Hoya
 
Los Ocho Consejos para Mantener un Matrimonio Feliz Me Parezco Tanto a Mi Mama & Me Parezco Tanto a mi Papa

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manga & graphic novels
love, manga style

As Naruto continues his quest to be the world's greatest ninja, Sakura must step into the fray and help save him by battling the evil Sasori in Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto 30. In Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket 20, Tohru is grappling with the age-old conundrum of how to tell Kyo he likes her, while Ren is plotting to steal Akito's mystery box. And in Chibi Vampire 9 by Yuna Kagesaki, Little Karin is unprepared when, during her first official date with Kenta, Anju shows up and decides to play chaperone. But that's the least of Karin's worries, for Kenta decides to bare his true feelings.

More Naruto
More Fruits Basket
More Chibi Vampire

 

coming soon
Rosario+Vampire, Vol. 2 by Akihisa Ikeda
InuYasha, Vol. 34 by Rumiko Takahashi
Switch, Vol. 3 by Saki Otoh and Nakamura Tomomi
More Coming Soon

Batman
Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
More Batman

at the movies
Wanted by Mark Millar
Death Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi Ohba et al.
More Graphic Novels at the Movies

Dean Koontz graphic novel
In Odd We Trust by Dean Koontz, Queenie Chan et al.
Pages from the Book (PDF)
 
Naruto, Vol. 30 Fruits Basket, Vol. 20 Chibi Vampire, Vol. 9

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mystery & thriller
Scot, Cassie, and Dave

The Last Patriot moves at a charged pace as Brad Thor's reluctant hero and covert Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath finds himself on the brink of discovering some of the darkest secrets of the most militant Islamic terrorists—only he's not the only one looking. With The Likeness, Tana French's tough murder investigator Cassie Maddox is drawn back into the crime scene when the body of a young woman is found that looks exactly like Cassie. By keeping the girl's death a secret and assimilating into the dead girl's life can Cassie lure her murderer into the light? The distinctive voice of James Lee Burke is as unique as ever with his latest Dave Robicheaux novel, Swan Peak. This time out, Dave, family, and friends are trying to get some distance between themselves and post-Katrina Louisiana by retreating to a friend's house in rural Montana. The calm is quickly broken by a double murder in Robicheaux's own backyard.

The Last Patriot Excerpts: Text | Audio
The Likeness Excerpt
Swan Peak Excerpts: Text | Audio
James Lee Burke's Top 5 Books

 

Stephen L. Carter
The Palace Council
New England White
The Emperor of Ocean Park

beach reads
The Judas Strain by James Rollins
The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader
Invisible Prey by John Sandford
More Beach Reads

coming soon
Killer View by Ridley Pearson (Available 7/15)
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
(Available 7/21)
Foreign Body by Robin Cook
(Available 7/29)
Video: Get a Sneak Peek
More Coming Soon




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romance
expect the unexpected

Romance is peppered with unexpected and magical turns this month. Jude Deveraux wrote about three friends who get the chance to relive the past and erase regrets in 2001's The Summerhouse. In Return to Summerhouse, a trio of modern-day women are sent to 18th-century England to alter the course of bygone events, which may lead to happiness in the present. Time travel also figures in Angela Knight's Warrior. Galar Arvid, a warlord and agent in the Temporal Enforcement Agency, must go back three centuries, to 2008, to save an Atlanta artist with a time-traveling killer after her. Finally, Christina Dodd's Into the Shadow traces the tale of a sinister shapeshifter—sometimes man, sometimes panther—who has a shot at redemption.

Return to Summerhouse: Excerpt | Letter from the Author
Warrior: Excerpt | Letter from the Author
Into the Shadow: Excerpt | Letter from the Author

 

Romance Reading Room
Featuring Trailers, Excerpts, and Letters from Suzanne Brockmann, Carly Phillips, and Others

also this month
Rogue by Danielle Steel
Excerpt
Exclusive Essay
Death Angel by Linda Howard
Tribute by Nora Roberts
(Available 7/8)
Excerpt
Author Letter
Into the Fire by Suzanne Brockmann
(Available 7/22)
New Contemporary Romance
New Historical Romance
New Paranormal Romance
New Romantic Suspense

coming soon
Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
(Available 8/5)
More Coming Soon
 

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science fiction & fantasy
Jhegaala dragons, tattoos & Vlad

The dragon Temeraire and his master find themselves separated in Victory of Eagles, the fifth book of Naomi Novik's Napoleonic-era series. Their quest to reunite and protect Great Britain from Napoleon's ever-threatening forces is as captivating as the previous books in the series. Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings movie-making fame recently optioned the series for film. In The Iron Hunt, the first novel in Marjorie M. Liu's new series, demon hunter Maxine Kiss is inked with tattoos that have minds of their own. Throw in a defining moment, a defining man, and menacing demons for fantastic summer reading. Swashbuckling hero Vlad Taltos faces elimination and seeks protection from an alien people, his own, in Jhegaala. Steven Brust's storytelling is as wry and gritty as ever.

Excerpt from Victory of Eagles
More Books From: Naomi Novik | Marjorie M. Liu | Steven Brust

 

coming soon
Clone Wars by Karen Traviss
(Available 7/29)
Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
(Available 7/29)
The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks
(Available 8/26)
More Coming Soon

now in paperback
Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
The Orc King by R.A. Salvatore
The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks
More New Paperbacks

classic SF
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
More Classics
 
The Iron HuntVictory of Eagles Jhegaala

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biography & memoir
no small feats

Most closely associated with his role as Superman, Christopher Reeve was to many fans and friends a true man of steel in his personal life: strong, loyal, vigorous, and good-natured. When an accident left him paralyzed, his wife Dana remained at his side until his death in 2004. Shockingly, Dana would tragically pass away from cancer just seventeen months later. In Somewhere in Heaven, Christopher Anderson tells their remarkable love story and how that love sustained them though the unimaginable challenges that changed their lives. Journey of a Thousand Miles chronicles the amazing events that led Lang Lang to become one of the world's most renowned classical pianists. Only 25, Lang Lang's inspiring memoir already reads like the story of a lifetime.

Somewhere in Heaven: Excerpt
Gallery: Christopher and Dana's Love Story in Photos
Journey of a Thousand Miles: Excerpt

 

new & notable
Washed by Blood: Lessons from My Time with Korn and My Journey to Christ by Brian Welch
The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century by Edward Dolnick
Confessions of a Subprime Lender by Richard Bitner
More New Releases

coming soon
Life with My Sister Madonna by Christopher Ciccione
(Available 7/15)
My Custom Van by Michael Ian Black
(Available 7/15)
More Coming Soon


Somewhere in Heaven Journey of a Thousand Miles

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business
running with the crowd

Jeff Howe introduced “crowdsourcing” in a Wired article two years ago. He expands upon the concept in Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd is Driving the Future of Business (available 8/26). Howe reveals how groups of like-minded individuals can leverage their creativity and productivity to accomplish feats previously achieved by the specialized few. Daniel Solin, best-selling author of The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read, offers no-nonsense advice on creating a smart retirement portfolio with limited options in The Smartest 401 (K) Book You’ll Ever Read. And interactive marketing expert Pete Blackshaw describes how in today’s digital age, one disgruntled customer can broadcast his or her complaints to an audience of millions, resulting in irreparable damage to a company’s reputation. Blackshaw advises executives on how to build credibility into their businesses through blogs, web sites and video postings in Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers Tell 3,000 (available 7/8).

 

paths to success
Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath