The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur Phillips

Arthur Phillips is one of my favorite authors and I thoroughly enjoyed the newest novel.

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Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff

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April 2010 Indie Notable Pick

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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris

I decided to reread this after hearing Sedaris at WAC.

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The Pale King by David Foster Wallace

The final novel from David Foster Wallace - Just as wonderful as all the other books.

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The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma

This is a wonderful idea and if I still had children young enough to try this with me, I'd jump into it right away.

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Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell

Another great book by the incomparable Sarah Vowell. Just watch the video.

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The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin

Releases June 21st
This was recommended by my sales rep, but I picked it up reluctantly. I was surprisingly taken with it and finished it off in one reading.

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A Death in Summer by Benjamin Black

Releases July 5th
Another great Quirke crime novel from the man who won the Booker Prize using his real name, John Banville

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The Watery Part of the World by Michael Parker

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The Bayou Trilogy by Daniel Woodrell

This is from Winter's Bone Daniel Woodrell and contains three excellent stories.

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Excerpt from Under the Bright Lights

I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl: A Memoir by Kelle Groom

Releases June 7th
Kelle writes of her addictions and the son she gave to her aunt and uncle when she was nineteen. Her son died very young from leukemia and Kelle's self-destruction increased rapidly. Eventually Kelle is able to forgive herself, take control of her addictions, and accept her maternal love for this young boy she only knew for a few hours.

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Breaking Up With God by Sarah Sentilles

Releases June 7th
This is a very thoughtful memoir of a woman who has spent her life involved enough in her religion that she attends seminary, but in doing so, she discovers she no longer felt it was right.

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State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Releases June 7th 2011
This is a must read if you love a good novel.

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Starred Kirkus Review