Tuesday, June 1, 2010

HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.
Minaret
Minaret
By Aboulela, Leila
2005-09 - Black Cat
0802170145 Check Our Catalog

Najwa never imagined that one day she would be a maid. Exiled to London and soon thereafter orphaned, the upperclass Sudanese refugee falls in love with her employer's brother--a love that should not be. This novel is an illuminating glimpse into a culture few westerners understand. …More


The Girl Who Chased the Moon


The Girl Who Chased the Moon
By Allen, Sarah Addison
2010-03 - Bantam
9780553807219 Check Our Catalog

In the latest enchanting novel from "New York Times"-bestselling author Allen, two very different women discover how to find their places in the world--no matter how out of place they feel. …More


The Pregnant Widow: Inside History


The Pregnant Widow: Inside History
By Amis, Martin
2010-05 - Knopf Publishing Group
9781400044528 Check Our Catalog

In a castle on a mountainside in Italy, half a dozen young lives are afloat on a sea of change, trapped inside the history of the 1970's sexual revolution. Amis offers a comedy of manners and a nightmare, with all the confused vigor of youth and the bittersweet, and sometimes simply bitter, wisdom of age and experience. …More


Tales of the Otherworld


Tales of the Otherworld
By Armstrong, Kelley
2010-04 - Bantam
9780553807882 Check Our Catalog

In this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters from her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light. …More


Moth to a Flame
Moth to a Flame
By Antoinette, Ashley
2010-03 - Urban Books
9781601622631 Check Our Catalog

From bestselling author Antoinette comes the gritty, harrowing tale of a young woman who finds herself drawn to a seductive street hustler who will be the death of her. …More


The Anthologist
The Anthologist
By Baker, Nicholson
2009-09 - Simon & Schuster
9781416572442 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title

"The Anthologist" captures all the warmth, wit, and extraordinary prose stylethat have made Baker--a National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author--anAmerican master. …More


A Secret Affair


A Secret Affair
By Balogh, Mary
2010-05 - Delacorte Press
9780385343305 Check Our Catalog

The fifth and final novel in Balough's "New York Times"-bestselling Regency romance series spotlights the darkly mysterious cousin Constantine as he finds an unexpected love. …More


The Intrigue at Highbury: Or, Emma's Match
The Intrigue at Highbury: Or, Emma's Match
By Bebris, Carrie
2010-03 - Tor Books
9780765318480 Check Our Catalog

The Darcys take centerstage in this delightful series, searching for truth amid the social whirl of Jane Austen's England. Bebris has a great feel for both the period and Austen's witty style.--"Booklist." …More


All about Eva
All about Eva
By Berry, Deidre
2010-04 - Dafina Books
9780758238344 Check Our Catalog

Berry dazzles with this witty and down-to-earth novel brimming with eccentric characters and the hijinks that ensue when a pampered woman's lifestyle is dramatically changed. …More


The Hittite
The Hittite
By Bova, Ben
2010-04 - Forge
9780765324023 Check Our Catalog

An exciting new take on the legend of Troy, "The Hittite" combin[es] plausible science with increasingly complex fiction ("Los Angeles Daily News"). …More


Silver Borne
Silver Borne
By Briggs, Patricia
2010-03 - Ace Books
9780441018192 Check Our Catalog

In the new work in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling urban fantasy series, shapeshifter Mercy Thompson attempts to return a powerful Fae book. But it seems the book contains secret knowledge--and the Fae will do just about anything to keep it out of the wrong hands. …More


61 Hours


61 Hours
By Child, Lee
2010-05 - Delacorte Press
9780385340588 Check Our Catalog

"New York Times"-bestselling author Lee Child's latest thriller is a ticking time bomb of suspense that builds electric tension on every page. A bus accident lands Jack Reacher in a small South Dakota town, where a single witness is the only hope police have to convict a brutal crime ring. Reacher is enlisted to protect the witness against all comers. …More


Caught
Caught
By Coben, Harlan
2010-03 - Dutton Books
9780525951582 Check Our Catalog

In this explosive new thriller, a reporter's investigative work has resulted in a man being taken into custody in front of a shocked television audience. But months later, she realizes she may have unwittingly been part of a grand manipulation aiming to destroy an innocent man. …More


Amandine


Amandine
By De Blasi, Marlena
2010-05 - Ballantine Books
9780345507341 Check Our Catalog

The acclaimed author of such memoirs as "A Thousand Days in Venice" brings her luminous prose to the world of fiction with this debut novel. Set against the backdrop of Europe as it moves toward World War II, "Amandine" follows a young orphan's journey in search of her heritage. …More


Uptown
Uptown
By DeBerry, Virginia
Author Grant, Donna
2010-03 - Touchstone Books
9781439137765 Check Our Catalog

When money, power, and real estate are at stake, family bonds and loyalties are strained to the breaking point. …More


The Dragon Quintet
The Dragon Quintet
By Card, Orson Scott
Author Moon, Elizabeth
Author Swanwick, Michael
2005-01 - Tor Books
9780765311368 Check Our Catalog

Brand-new contributions to the hoard of dragon lore by five top fantasy authors. …More


At the Gates of Darkness

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At the Gates of Darkness
By Feist, Raymond E.
2010-04 - Eos
9780061468377 Check Our Catalog

Ten years after the terrible Darkwar finally ended, catastrophe once again threatens to engulf Midkemia and Kelewan, for the Demon King and his Dread Legion are determined to conquer this world of magic and wonder. …More


State Fair
State Fair
By Fowler, Earlene
2010-05 - Berkley Prime Crime
9780425234228 Check Our Catalog

Benni Harper returns with a long-awaited new mystery that has her attending the San Celina Mid-State Fair--a place for caramel apples and 4-H calves, quilts and homemade jams, and maybe just a little murder. …More


The Other Side of the Door
The Other Side of the Door
By French, Nicci
2010-05 - Minotaur Books
9780312375409 Check Our Catalog

When Bonnie discovers her secret lover dead on the floor of his apartment, her first panicky thought is to cover it up--to hide the body, straighten the scene, and remove any trace of her presence, in this unforgettable game of cat and mouse. …More


In the Woods
In the Woods
By French, Tana
2008-05 - Penguin Books
9780143113492 Check Our Catalog

For readers who like their hard-boiled police procedurals with an international flare ("USA Today"), this thriller marks the debut of an astonishing new voice in psychological suspense. …More


Heart of the Matter
Heart of the Matter
By Giffin, Emily
2010-05 - St. Martin's Press
9780312554163 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title

In alternating points of view, a "New York Times"-bestselling author tells a story of three good people caught in an untenable triangle, each questioning everything they once believed about love and loyalty. And each, ultimately, discovering what is truly at the heart of the matter. …More


Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder
By Grabenstein, Chris
2010-05 - Pegasus Books
9781605980898 Check Our Catalog

"Full of unpredictable twists and turns. There's plenty of fizz in the chemistry between the two protagonists to keep the novel and the reader spinning."-Boston Globe …More


The Good Son
The Good Son
By Gruber, Michael
2010-05 - Henry Holt & Company
9780805091281 Check Our Catalog

"New York Times"-bestselling author Gruber delivers a taut, multilayered, riveting novel of suspense focused on peace activists who are being held hostage in Pakistan. …More


Dead in the Family
Dead in the Family
By Harris, Charlaine
2010-05 - Ace Books
9780441018642 Check Our Catalog

The latest book in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling series--the basis for HBO's "True Blood." After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the Faery War, Sookie is hurt and angry. Worst of all, there are still some Fae on the human side--and one of them is very angry at Sookie. …More


House of Secrets


House of Secrets
By Hawke, Richard
2010-05 - Random House
9781400066087 Check Our Catalog

From the rarefied halls of Washington to the briny boardwalks of Brighton Beach, Hawke pulls back the curtain in this pulse-pounding thriller to reveal what is taking place inside the hearts and minds of the powerful people we read about every day in the news. …More

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