Wednesday, June 6, 2012

HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for: 2012.  To see new books from other years try:  2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.


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The Road to Grace The Road to Grace
By Evans, Richard Paul
2012-05 - Simon & Schuster
9781451628180 Check Our Catalog

From one of America's most beloved storytellers comes the inspiring third installment of the bestselling series, "The Walk," the ongoing story of one man's unrelenting search for hope. …More


Canada Canada
By Ford, Richard
2012-05 - Ecco Press
9780061692048 Check Our Catalog

The distinguished modern American master and Pulitzer Prize-winning author returns with this haunting and elemental novel about a young man forced by catastrophic circumstance to reconcile himself to a world that has been rendered unrecognizable. …More


A Perfect Storm A Perfect Storm
By Foster, Lori
2012-03 - Harlequin Books
9780373776566 Check Our Catalog

"New York Times"-bestselling author Foster delivers the fourth sizzling novelin her Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor series. Original. …More


Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
By Grahame-Smith, Seth
2012-03 - Grand Central Publishing
9781455510184 Check Our Catalog

Grahame-Smith's revision of a Jane Austen classic blew readers' minds and became an instant national bestseller. Now, the author of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" tackles one of America's greatest presidents. …More


The Messenger The Messenger
By Haenel, Yannick
Afterword by Berenbaum, Michael
2012-05 - Counterpoint LLC
9781582438146 Check Our Catalog

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Boleto Boleto
By Hagy, Alyson
2012-05 - Graywolf Press
9781555976125 Check Our Catalog

Hagy delivers a masterfully told, exquisitely observed novel about our intimate relationships with animals and money, against the backdrop of a new West that is changing forever. …More


Home Front Home Front
By Hannah, Kristin
2012-01 - St. Martin's Press
9780312577209 Check Our Catalog

The blockbuster bestselling author of "Night Road" and "Firefly Lane" delivers a masterful novel that explores the sacrifices of one American family and illuminates the true cost of honor, duty, and love, offering an intimate look at the inner landscape of a disintegrating marriage and a dramatic examination of the price of war. …More


Dead Reckoning: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel Dead Reckoning: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel
By Harris, Charlaine
2012-03 - Ace Books
9781937007355 Check Our Catalog

With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area but Sookie suspects otherwise. …More


The Devotion of Suspect X The Devotion of Suspect X
By Higashino, Keigo
Translator Smith, Alexander O.
Translator Alexander, Elye J.
2012-02 - Minotaur Books
9781250002693 Check Our Catalog

Yasuko Hanaoka thought she had escaped her abusive ex-husband Togashi. When he shows up one day, the situation quickly escalates, and Togashi ends up dead. Yasuko's next-door-neighbor Ishigami offers his help, not only disposing of the body, but plotting the cover-up as well. …More


The Map and the Territory The Map and the Territory
By Houellebecq, Michel
Translator Bowd, Gavin
2012-01 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307701558 Check Our Catalog

By the most celebrated and controversial French novelist of our time, this Goncourt-winning masterpiece--about art and money, love and friendship and death, fathers and sons--is sure to bring Houellebecq the broad readership in America that he has long enjoyed internationally. …More


Highland Knight Highland Knight
By Howell, Hannah
2009-03 - Zebra Books
9781420106510 Check Our Catalog

Bestselling author Hannah Howell's captivating new trilogy featuring the irrepressible Murray daughters continues with Highland Knight, a tale of revenge and desire in 15th century Scotland, where a proud knight seeking retribution falls in love with his beautiful hostage...
When Cameron MacAlpin learns the identity of the golden beauty tossed before him as a debt payment, he can't believe his fortune! For cat-eyed Avery Murray is the perfect weapon to use against Payton Murray -- Avery's brother -- who dishonored Cameron's own sister. Yet his plan to deliver the same insult and avenge his clan is thwarted by spirited Avery herself, who tempts him to forget everything but the passion coursing through his blood. Still, a knight of the Highlands owes his allegiance to his clan before all else -- even his heart.
Avery is outraged at her captor's accusations against her brother. Though he makes no secret he intends to use her to avenge his sister's lost honor, he adds to her fury by vowing to take her by seduction not force. Worse, she knows deep inside that this virile knight stirs her as no other man ever has. Courageously, passionately, she gives him freely what he vows to take -- her body and her heart, knowing that she can lose all on the chance of everlasting love... …More


The Palace of Illusions The Palace of Illusions
By Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee
2009-02 - Anchor Books
9781400096206 Check Our Catalog

Recasting the Indian epic "Mahabharata" from the perspective of Princess Panchaali, veteran novelist Divakaruni ("Queen of Dream") offers a vivid and inventive companion to the renowned poem.--"Publishers Weekly." …More


In One Person In One Person
By Irving, John
2012-05 - Simon & Schuster
9781451664126 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title

His most political novel since "The Cider House Rules" and "A Prayer for Owen Meany" Irving's new novel is an unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself "worthwhile." …More


Devious Devious
By Jackson, Lisa
2011-03 - Kensington Publishing Corporation
9780758225658 Check Our Catalog

From a #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author comes a new edge-of-your-seat romantic thriller, in which New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya investigate the murder of a young nun and uncover a serial killer as devious and depraved as they come. …More


Fifty Shades of Grey Fifty Shades of Grey
By James, E. L.
2012-04 - Vintage Books
9780345803481 Check Our Catalog

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana's quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too--but on his own terms. …More


What Doesn't Kill You What Doesn't Kill You
By Johansen, Iris
2012-09 - St. Martin's Press
9780312651299 Check Our Catalog

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As the Crow Flies As the Crow Flies
By Johnson, Craig
2012-05 - Viking Books
9780670023516 Check Our Catalog

Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire has a more important matter on his mind than cowboys and criminals when his daughter plans to get married. But he gets roped into another investigation in this eighth quirky, adventure mystery. …More


A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar
By Joinson, Suzanne
Author Joinson
2012-05 - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
9781608198115 Check Our Catalog

Like "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" or "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society," a wondrous, richly conceived, irresistible debut novel that sweeps the reader away to a different world. …More


The Legend of Pradeep Mathew The Legend of Pradeep Mathew
By Karunatilaka, Shehan
2012-05 - Graywolf Press
9781555976118 Check Our Catalog

A prizewinner in Sri Lanka and a sensation in India and Britain, this is a nimble and original debut about an aging sportswriter that blends cricket and the history of modern Sri Lanka into a vivid and comedic swirl. …More


Born of Silence Born of Silence
By Kenyon, Sherrilyn
2012-05 - Grand Central Publishing
9780446573313 Check Our Catalog

Darling Cruel walks a dangerous line of deception. He is part of the ruling family his alter ego, Kere, is trying to destroy. More importantly, Darling's out to get the man who murdered his father . . . his uncle. But one wrong move will cost him his own life, and his family's. …More


Dirty Little Secrets Dirty Little Secrets
By King, Joy
2006-05 - St. Martin's Griffin
9780312354077 Check Our Catalog

Nothing prepares Tyler Blake for the fast-paced living of New York City. A small-town girl from Georgia, she quickly gets caught up in the glamorous entertainment industry. While pursuing her dream of becoming an actress, Tyler continually gets sidetracked by men who promise to help her and finds herself going from one dysfunctional relationship to another. Just when Tyler finally believes she has found her ideal man, in hip-hop producer Brian McCall, everything begins to go horribly wrong. Trapped in a nightmarish relationship, Tyler is determined not to go down without a fight. …More


The Wind Through the Keyhole The Wind Through the Keyhole
By King, Stephen
2012-04 - Scribner Book Company
9781451658903 Check Our Catalog

In "The Wind Through the Keyhole," Stephen King returns to the rich landscape of Mid-World, the spectacular territory of the Dark Tower fantasy saga that stands as his most beguiling achievement. …More


Wildcat Play: A Mystery Wildcat Play: A Mystery
By Knode, Helen
2012-04 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
9780151004294 Check Our Catalog

A nomad writer finds herself roughnecking it on a wildcat drilling operation in a meth-ridden former boom town in San Joaquin Valley. When a coworker turns up dead, she suspects foul play and sets out to solve a murder mystery - but will she be the next victim? …More

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