Fiction
The Children's Book - A.S. Byatt; "Set between 1895 and the Somme offensive, Byatt's intricate novel tracks several British households joined by an ardent belief in art and social reform."
The Christmas List - Richard Paul Evans; "A man changes his life after he reads his own obituary and learns what others think of him."
Chronic City - Jonathan Lethem; "Beneath the gaudy makeup of this dancing showgirl of a novel, set in an alternate-reality Manhattan, is the girl next door: a traditional bildungsroman (my word of the month) with a strong moral compass."
Dexter by Design (Book 4) - Jeff Lindsay; "A killer who arranges victims in artful poses challenges the Miami Police Department and its blood spatter analyst, Dexter."
Generosity: An Enhancement - Richard Powers; "An excessively happy central character would seem like a potential handicap in a novel, but Powers manages the difficult feat of making Thassa plausible and even fascinating, in part by refracting her through the others, in part by endowing here with a richly textured biography."
Juliet, Naked - Nick Hornby; "In this novel of obsessive fandom, a reclusive singer-songwriter's new album upends several lives."
Just After Sunset - Stephen King; "Short stories blending fantasy and psychological realism."
Masterpiece Comics - R. Sikoryak; "Dagwood and Blondie are Adam and Eve, Garfield the Cat is Mephistopheles, and Batman is an ax-wielding Raskol in this book of parodies."The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski; "A man takes refuge with dogs in the Wisconsin woods after his father's death."
Tricks - Ellen Hopkins; "A novel in verse about five teenagers who become prostitutes."
Nonfiction
Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; ...With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory - Roy Blount Jr.; "If everybody's first English teacher were Roy Blount Jr. . . . we would be so deeply in love with words and their magic."
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot - Craig Ferguson; "The Scottish-born comedian tells his story without jokes getting in the way."
Beg, Borrow, Steal: A Writer's Life - Michael Greenberg; "Incisive essays relaying only-in-New York encounters, by a native son."
Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition - Robert Pogue Harrison; "A distinctly human need, as opposed to shelter, which is a distinctly animal need."
Graffiti World: Street Art From Five Continents - Nicholas Ganz; "This updated edition of Ganz's 2004 book features over 2,000 photographs of street art by more than 150 artists."
Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel - Jeannette Walls; "Assuming her maternal grandmother's voice, the author of The Glass Castle recreates an adrenaline-charged existence on the rough-and-tumble Southwest frontier."
The Interrogative Mood: A Novel? - Padgett Powell; "A courageous and entertaining meditation on the sublime and the trivial, in all-question format."
Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son - Michael Chabon; "Cumulatively, these essays impart a sad feeling of something irretrievably lost."
The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns; "The magnificent, lavishly illustrated companion volume to the major PBS series by Ken Burns, the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Jazz, Baseball, and The War."
Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich - Robert T. Kiyosaki; Money lessons gleaned from the financial crisis."
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