July 2010
HARDCOVER
The Island by Elin Hilderbrand
July 6th | Reagan Arthur Books | 9780316043878
A captivating novel of summer and surprises from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand.
Knife Music by David Carnoy
July 8th | The Overlook Press | 9781590203255
A doctor defends himself from an all-too-plausible rape allegation in this scalpel-sharp medical thriller.
The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi
July 19th | Reagan Arthur Books | 9780316075428
The debut of a sparkling crime series set in modern Greece: love, lies, tragedy --- and a stranger with the key to every secret.
The True Memoirs of Little K by Adrienne Sharp
July 20th | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 9780374207304
In Adrienne Sharp’s richly imagined novel, we see the seething beginnings of revolution and the blind giddiness of a doomed court. Based on fact, The True Memoirs of Little K is historical fiction as it’s meant to be written: passionately eventful and alive with emotions that resonate today. It is a magnificent entertainment.
Four Fingers of Death by Rick Moody
July 28th | Little, Brown | 9780316118910
Rick Moody's masterful new novel vividly imagines a lowdown, darkly comic future, as inspired by a drive-in movie classic.
PAPERBACK
Secrets to Happiness by Sarah Dunn
July 2nd | Back Bay Books | 9780316013604
"Charming and approaching Tina Fey funny, Dunn combines crackling dialogue and absurdly real-feeling scenarios to create a big-city smart, yet universally appealing, little gem" (People).
Beyond Summer by Lisa Wingate
July 6th | NAL Trade | 9780451230010
National bestselling author Lisa Wingate returns with an uplifting novel set in Blue Sky Hill, where unexpected challenges and new relationships give deeper meaning to "home."
Free to a Good Home by Eve Marie Mont
July 6th | Berkley Trade | 9780425234785
Noelle Ryan works as a veterinary technician at a New England animal shelter, helping pets find homes. If only it were as easy to find one for herself. After discovering she can’t have children --- and watching her marriage fall apart after a shocking revelation by her husband --- she feels as sad and lost as the strays she rescues.
The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall
July 6th | Berkley Trade | 9780425234235
Russia, 1910. Valentina Ivanova is the darling of St Petersburg’s elite aristocracy --- until her romance with a Danish engineer creates a terrible scandal and her parents push her into a loveless engagement with a Russian count.
The Impostor's Daughter by Laurie Sandell
July 12th | Back Bay Books | 9780316033060
"The Impostor's Daughter is funny, frank, and absolutely engaging. It's about truth and consequences and families and men and women and fame and, well, life itself. It's wonderful."
--- Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief
The Debba by Avner Mandelman
July 13th | Other Press | 9781590513705
The page-tuuning thriller of an Israeli ex-assassin's quest to uncover his dead father's secret and the truth about the birth of his conflicted nation. The riddle of the Debba --- the myth, the play, and the novel --- is nothing less than the tangled riddle of Israel itself.
Ravens by George Dawes Green
July 15th | Grand Central Publishing | 9780446538978
At once frightening, comic, and suspenseful, Ravens is a wholly original and utterly compelling novel from one of our most talented writers.
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
July 20th | Harper Perennial | 9780061843419
Frank is a man with a secret, and a man on the run. Adele is a wounded soul whose dreams of family life and romantic dancing died years ago, even before her husband left her and their son. And Henry is a "loser" and a loner, a boy on the cusp of manhood who, over the next five days, will learn some of life's most valuable lessons: how to throw a baseball, the secret to perfect peach pie, and the importance of placing others --- especially those you love --- above yourself.
Sisters, Strangers, and Starting Over by Belinda Acosta
July 20th | Grand Central Publishing | 9780446540520
While planning a Quinceañera for her estranged niece, Beatriz learns about life and motherhood in this heartfelt second installment of the Quinceañera Club series.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
July 27th | Harper Perennial | 9780061730337
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the immensely engaging and inspiring true account of an enterprising African teenager who constructed a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his entire community. William Kamkwamba shares the remarkable story of his youth in Malawi, Africa --- a nation crippled by intense poverty, famine, and the AIDS plague --- and how, with tenacity and imagination, he built a better life for himself, his family, and his village. The poignant and uplifting story of Kamkwamba’s inspiration and personal triumph, co-written with Bryan Mealer, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has already won ringing praise from former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore as well as Paolo Coelho, internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist.
Follow Me by Joanna Scott
July 29th | Back Bay Books | 9780316051682
An epic and unforgettable novel of a young woman's search for herself in America.
The Island by Elin Hilderbrand
July 6th | Reagan Arthur Books | 9780316043878
A captivating novel of summer and surprises from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand.
Knife Music by David Carnoy
July 8th | The Overlook Press | 9781590203255
A doctor defends himself from an all-too-plausible rape allegation in this scalpel-sharp medical thriller.
The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi
July 19th | Reagan Arthur Books | 9780316075428
The debut of a sparkling crime series set in modern Greece: love, lies, tragedy --- and a stranger with the key to every secret.
The True Memoirs of Little K by Adrienne Sharp
July 20th | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 9780374207304
In Adrienne Sharp’s richly imagined novel, we see the seething beginnings of revolution and the blind giddiness of a doomed court. Based on fact, The True Memoirs of Little K is historical fiction as it’s meant to be written: passionately eventful and alive with emotions that resonate today. It is a magnificent entertainment.
Four Fingers of Death by Rick Moody
July 28th | Little, Brown | 9780316118910
Rick Moody's masterful new novel vividly imagines a lowdown, darkly comic future, as inspired by a drive-in movie classic.
PAPERBACK
Secrets to Happiness by Sarah Dunn
July 2nd | Back Bay Books | 9780316013604
"Charming and approaching Tina Fey funny, Dunn combines crackling dialogue and absurdly real-feeling scenarios to create a big-city smart, yet universally appealing, little gem" (People).
Beyond Summer by Lisa Wingate
July 6th | NAL Trade | 9780451230010
National bestselling author Lisa Wingate returns with an uplifting novel set in Blue Sky Hill, where unexpected challenges and new relationships give deeper meaning to "home."
Free to a Good Home by Eve Marie Mont
July 6th | Berkley Trade | 9780425234785
Noelle Ryan works as a veterinary technician at a New England animal shelter, helping pets find homes. If only it were as easy to find one for herself. After discovering she can’t have children --- and watching her marriage fall apart after a shocking revelation by her husband --- she feels as sad and lost as the strays she rescues.
The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall
July 6th | Berkley Trade | 9780425234235
Russia, 1910. Valentina Ivanova is the darling of St Petersburg’s elite aristocracy --- until her romance with a Danish engineer creates a terrible scandal and her parents push her into a loveless engagement with a Russian count.
The Impostor's Daughter by Laurie Sandell
July 12th | Back Bay Books | 9780316033060
"The Impostor's Daughter is funny, frank, and absolutely engaging. It's about truth and consequences and families and men and women and fame and, well, life itself. It's wonderful."
--- Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief
The Debba by Avner Mandelman
July 13th | Other Press | 9781590513705
The page-tuuning thriller of an Israeli ex-assassin's quest to uncover his dead father's secret and the truth about the birth of his conflicted nation. The riddle of the Debba --- the myth, the play, and the novel --- is nothing less than the tangled riddle of Israel itself.
Ravens by George Dawes Green
July 15th | Grand Central Publishing | 9780446538978
At once frightening, comic, and suspenseful, Ravens is a wholly original and utterly compelling novel from one of our most talented writers.
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
July 20th | Harper Perennial | 9780061843419
Frank is a man with a secret, and a man on the run. Adele is a wounded soul whose dreams of family life and romantic dancing died years ago, even before her husband left her and their son. And Henry is a "loser" and a loner, a boy on the cusp of manhood who, over the next five days, will learn some of life's most valuable lessons: how to throw a baseball, the secret to perfect peach pie, and the importance of placing others --- especially those you love --- above yourself.
Sisters, Strangers, and Starting Over by Belinda Acosta
July 20th | Grand Central Publishing | 9780446540520
While planning a Quinceañera for her estranged niece, Beatriz learns about life and motherhood in this heartfelt second installment of the Quinceañera Club series.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
July 27th | Harper Perennial | 9780061730337
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the immensely engaging and inspiring true account of an enterprising African teenager who constructed a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his entire community. William Kamkwamba shares the remarkable story of his youth in Malawi, Africa --- a nation crippled by intense poverty, famine, and the AIDS plague --- and how, with tenacity and imagination, he built a better life for himself, his family, and his village. The poignant and uplifting story of Kamkwamba’s inspiration and personal triumph, co-written with Bryan Mealer, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has already won ringing praise from former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore as well as Paolo Coelho, internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist.
Follow Me by Joanna Scott
July 29th | Back Bay Books | 9780316051682
An epic and unforgettable novel of a young woman's search for herself in America.
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