HPL's New Books

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

Say You're One of Them By Akpan, Uwem 2009-09 - Back Bay Books 9780316086370 Check Our Catalog Each story in this jubilantly acclaimed collection pays testament to the wisdom and resilience of children, even in the face of the most agonizing circumstances. A family living in a makeshift shanty in urban Kenya scurries to find gifts of any kind for the impending Christmas holiday. A Rwandan girl relates her family's struggles to maintain a facade of normalcy amid unspeakable acts. A young brother and sister cope with their uncle's attempt to sell them into slavery. Aboard a bus filled with refugees-a microcosm of today's Africa-a Muslim boy summons his faith to bear a treacherous ride across Nigeria. Through the eyes of childhood friends the emotional toll of religious conflict in Ethiopia becomes viscerally clear. …More

Sunset Park By Auster, Paul 2010-11 - Henry Holt & Company 9780805092868 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Luminous, passionate, expansive, and an emotional tour de force, "Sunset Park" follows the hopes and fears of a cast of unforgettable characters brought together by the mysterious Miles Heller during the dark months of the 2008 economic collapse. …More

Breaking the Cycle By Zane 2005-03 - Strebor Books 9781593090210 Check Our Catalog This eagerly awaited collection is a stunning and moving anthology of stories, each of which focuses on an aspect of domestic abuse and points toward the steps to be taken to break the cycle that perpetuates it. …More

The Shooting in the Shop By Brett, Simon 2010-11 - Five Star (ME) 9781594149245 Check Our Catalog …More

Can't Get Enough By Briscoe, Connie 2006-04 - Harlem Moon 9780767921299 Check Our Catalog "The memorable men and women of P.G. County are back in Connie Briscoe's wickedly funny and deliciously daring novel of romance and betrayal, dangerous choices and seductive second chances. "This romp of a read combines lush settings, humorous dialogue and outrageous behavior . . ." "Ebony magazine wrote of "P.G. County, Connie Briscoe's first excursion into the world of the overprivileged and undersatisfied inhabitants of an elite suburb of Washington, D.C. Readers will be delighted to learn that their mischievous machinations and meddlesome ways reach new heights--and sink to new depths--in CAN'T GET ENOUGH, the much-anticipated follow-up to "P.G. County. Barbara Bentley, the grand dame of P.G. County, is tentatively embarking on a fresh approach to life, abandoning the alcohol that served to soften the edges of her marriage to her bimbo-loving millionaire husband, Bradford. She's been sober for nearly a year, her part-time work as a real estate agent has boosted her self-confidence, and the unexpected attentions of a handsome young colleague have done wonders for her ego. For Jolene, Bradford's ambitious, conniving ex-mistress, the status she covets remains tantalizingly out of reach. Her decent, hard-working husband, Patrick, has left her for Pearl, a woman proud of her success as a beauty shop owner and eager to create a loving home for Patrick and his two mixed-up teenage daughters. Royalty comes to Silver Lake in the form of Veronique. She's rich, fabulous and everyone's new friend, or is she? As the characters slip in and out of their Pratesi sheets and stride into mayhem and misdeeds in their Jimmy Choo shoes, CAN'T GET ENOUGH will hold readers spellbound. Adelectable and scrumptious page-turner, it ushers in spring with the fabulous force of a Gucci-clad lion. …More

Criminal Minded By Brown, Tracy 2005-06 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312336462 Check Our Catalog Brown tells the tale of the rise and fall of two young men determined to conquer the world, and the story of the women who loved them too much. …More

Twisted By Brown, Tracy 2008-05 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312336509 Check Our Catalog From the "Essence"-bestselling author of "White Lines" comes a powerful new drama where the ultimate love must triumph over a tangled web of lies and betrayals. …More

The Damascus Way By Bunn, Davis Author Oke, Janette 2011-01 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764208669 Check Our Catalog Julia has everything money can buy--except for acceptance by either the Gentiles or the Jews. Her Greek father already has a wife and family, leaving Julia and her Hebrew mother second-class citizens. But when they are introduced to followers of the Way, they become part of that community of believers. …More

Nights of the Red Moon By Burton, Milton T. 2010-12 - Minotaur Books 9780312648008 Check Our Catalog In Sequoya County, Texas, Sheriff Bo Handel becomes entangled in the web of the Southern drug scene after a local minister's wife is murdered. …More

Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files By Butcher, Jim 2010-10 - Roc 9780451463654 Check Our Catalog The first short story collection in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling series includes a brand-new Harry Dresden novella. Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works by Butcher--a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. …More

Remarkable Creatures By Chevalier, Tracy 2010-10 - Plume Books 9780452296725 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title When Mary Anning uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton near her English coast home, she sets the community on edge. Mary soon finds a champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot. Their relationship strikes a delicate balance between fierce loyalty, mutual appreciation, and barely suppressed envy. …More

Dead or Alive By Clancy, Tom 2010-12 - Putnam Adult 9780399157233 Check Our Catalog For years, Jack Ryan, Jr., and his colleagues at the Campus have waged an unofficial and highly effective campaign against the terrorists who threaten Western civilization. The most dangerous of these is the Emir. This sadistic killer has masterminded the most vicious attacks on the West and has eluded capture. Now the Campus is on his trail. Joined by their latest recruits, John Clark and Ding Chavez, Jack Ryan, Jr., and his cousins Dominick and Brian Caruso, are determined to catch the Emir and bring him in--dead or alive. …More

Port Mortuary By Cornwell, Patricia D. 2010-11 - Putnam Adult 9780399157219 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title From the world's #1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Kay Scarpetta novel. In this fast-paced story, a treacherous path from Scarpetta's past merges with the high tech highway she now finds herself on. In "Port Mortuary," Cornwell brings Scarpetta together with Marino, Benton, and Lucy in an intimate way that is reminiscent of the early novels. …More

Paradise Valley By Cramer, Dale 2011-01 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764208386 Check Our Catalog When conflict with the state of Ohio over compulsory education for Amish children forces them to relocate, will Caleb's daughters lose their chance for families of their own? …More

Crescent Dawn By Cussler, Clive Author Cussler, Dirk 2010-11 - Putnam Adult 9780399157141 Check Our Catalog NUMA Director Dirk Pitt returns, in the extraordinary new novel from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. In A.D. 327, a Roman galley barely escapes a pirate attack with its extraordinary cargo. In 1916, a British warship mysteriously explodes in the middle of the North Sea. In the present day, a cluster of important mosques in Turkey and Egypt are wracked by explosions. Does anything tie them together? Pitt is about to find out. …More

The Jewel Box By Davis, Anna 2009-06 - Pocket Books 9781416537366 Check Our Catalog From the author of "The Shoe Queen" comes a jazz-age tale of love set in the world of London's high society. …More

Vortex By Denning, Troy 2010-11 - Lucas Books 9780345509208 Check Our Catalog In Book Six of the bestselling nine-book Fate of the Jedi series, the suspense crescendos as the Skywalkers and their treacherous Sith allies race against time to discover the origins of the mysterious Force-entity known as Abeloth. …More

The Ski Mask Way By 50 Cent Author Elliott, K. 2007-01 - G-Unit 9781416531012 Check Our Catalog A 28-year-old ex-con, Seven is trying to put his past behind him but soon finds the drug game all too tempting. When he meets another ex-con named Ditty, they consider a business deal where the payoff is big but the stakes are high, and possibly deadly. …More

Gingerbread Cookie Murder By Fluke, Joanne Author Levine, Laura Author Meier, Leslie 2010-10 - Thorndike Press 9781410429988 Check Our Catalog …More

World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm By Golden, Christie 2010-10 - Gallery Press 9781416550747 Check Our Catalog In this follow-up to her "New York Times" bestseller "Arthas," Golden delivers a sensational tie-in to the newest World of Warcraft game expansion. …More

Dead Man's Chest By Greenwood, Kerry 2010-11 - Poisoned Pen Press 9781590587997 Check Our Catalog Phryne Fisher needs a rest. It's summer. She packs up her family and moves to Queenscliff, a quiet watering place on the coast. Where she meets with smugglers, pirate treasure and som very interesting surrealists, including a parrot called Pussykins. What is the mysterious madame Selavey hiding? Where are the Johnsons, who were supposed to be in the holiday house? …More

First of State By Greer, Robert 2010-10 - North Atlantic Books 9781556439155 Check Our Catalog It's 1972, and 22-year-old decorated war vet CJ Floyd has recently returned to Denver from Vietnam with post-traumatic stress disorder. Navigating depression, he finds a friend in World War II vet and amputee Wiley Ames. After Ames and a mysterious Chinese man are found murdered, CJ's already fragile world threatens to collapse. …More

The Confession By Grisham, John 2010-10 - Doubleday Books 9780385528047 Check Our Catalog Grisham delivers his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. Filled with his trademark intriguing twists and turns, this newest novel proves that no one keeps readers in suspense like America's favorite storyteller. …More

Here Burns My Candle By Higgs, Liz Curtis 2010-03 - Waterbrook Press 9781400070015 Check Our Catalog A timeless tale of loss and redemption, flickering against the vivid backdrop of 18th-century Edinburgh, reveals the many flaws of human nature and the bright hope of divine providence. …More

Loving Frank By Horan, Nancy 2008-04 - Ballantine Books 9780345495006 Check Our Catalog "This graceful, assured first novel tells the remarkable story of the long-lived affair between Frank Lloyd Wright, a passionate and impossible figure, and Mamah Cheney, a married woman whom Wright beguiled and led beyond the restraint of convention"--Scott Turow. …More