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An Unexpected Guest- Anne Korkeakivi
- Little, Brown
- 277 pp.
A British diplomat’s wife in modern-day Paris, the main character confronts moral and ethical issues by putting her husband’s career aspirations first, but then realizes she must search for redemption and decency. Ultimately, the novel is a celebration of a life unexpectedly set free.
The Social Conquest of Earth- Edward O. Wilson
- Liveright/W.W. Norton
- 329 pp.
According to the author we are a Star Wars civilization with Stone Age emotions, our characteristics and instincts much like those of social insects
The Lifeboat: A Novel- Charlotte Rogan
- Reagan Arthur/Little, Brown and Company
- 288 pp.
A novel focusing on the criminal trial of a shipwreck survivor and her stories of life, death and endurance on an early-1900s lifeboat.
A Naked Singularity- Sergio De La Pava
- University of Chicago Press
- 678 pp.
This crazy and erratic fat novel focuses on Everything, from the perspective of a precocious young public defender in the NYC court system.
Show Time- Phil Harvey
- Lost Coast Press
- 256 pp.
In this psychological thriller, set on a Michigan island as winter approaches, the contestants of a survivor-style TV show stage a drama of their own.
Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick- Paul Dickson
- Walker & Company
- 448 pp.
Behind Bill Veeck’s showmanship, publicity and stunts, the author finds a talented baseball and business mind in this new baseball biography.
Kaltenburg- Marcel Beyer, translated by Alan Bance
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- 345 pp.
Especially for those with knowledge of Nazi scientist Konrad Lorenz and 20th-century German history, this novel is a window into the subtleties and complexities of life in post-World War II Germany.
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SnapshotsMay 18, 2012 These snapshots range from turf battles in the Irish underworld, to Hindu-Muslim religious and generational struggles, to Jeanette Winterson’s witty and affecting memoir of her horrific childhood. Good reading all.
Author Q&A: A’Lelia BundlesMay 15, 2012 A Q&A with Author A’Lelia Bundles about her great-great-grandmother, the subject of her book On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker.
SnapshotsMay 11, 2012 Just in time for Mothers Day, three excellent and very different books about mothers and daughters.
INTERACTIVE Author Q&A with Taylor MaliMay 8, 2012 A new twist on our author Q&As today: a chance for you to ask your own questions! We ask poet and author Taylor Mali some questions to start, but you are invited to submit your own questions that he will answer over the next few days.
Slow Reads Book Club: May Selection!Today we launch The Independent’s “Slow Reads.” Every month, we will recommend a book – not a new one – that is worth reading s-l-o-w-l-y, not on the Metro or in snatches. A book for which you will shut down the email and muzzle the tweets, avert your eyes from Facebook, and stop text messaging. We’ll provide a Slow Reads Forum for our readers to share their reactions to the book, and to nominate books for the months to come.
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