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From Library Journal From the RA (Reader's Advisory) Horse's Mouth: Favorite Reads of 2011

State of Wonder By Patchett, Ann Performed by Davis, Hope 2011-06 - HarperAudio 9780062072474 Check Our Catalog "Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett's fiction."--New York Times Book Review Award-winning, "New York Times" bestselling author Ann Patchett returns with a provocative and assured novel of morality and miracles, science and sacrifice set in the Amazon rainforest. Infusing the narrative with the same ingenuity and emotional urgency that pervaded her acclaimed previous novels "Bel Canto," "Taft," " Run," "The Magician's Assistant," and "The Patron Saint of Liars," Patchett delivers an enthrallingly innovative tale of aspiration, exploration, and attachment in "State of Wonder"--a gripping adventure story and a profound look at the difficult choices we make in the name of discovery and love. …More

The Leftovers By Perrotta, Tom 2011-08 - St. Martin's Press 9780312358341 Check Our Catalog What if the Rapture happens, leaving behind a few? Or what if it wasn't the Rapture at all, but something murkier, a burst of mysterious, apparently random disappearances that shattered the world in a single moment, dividing history into Before and After, leaving no one unscathed? "The Leftovers" is a startling, thought-provoking novel about love, connection, and loss from the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Abstinence Teacher" and "Little Children." …More

Ghost Story By Butcher, Jim 2011-07 - Roc 9780451463791 Check Our Catalog The eagerly awaited new novel in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling series. When last seen, the mighty wizard detective Harry Dresden wasn't doing well. In fact, he had been murdered by an unknown assassin. But being dead doesn't stop him when his friends are in danger. Except now he has nobody, and no magic to help him. …More

Deadline By Grant, Mira 2011-05 - Orbit 9780316081061 Check Our Catalog Shaun Mason is a man without a mission. Not even running the news organization he built with his sister has the same urgency as it used to. But when a CDC researcher fakes her own death and appears on his doorstep with a ravenous pack of zombies in tow, Shaun has a newfound interest in life. Available in a tall Premium Edition. Original. …More

Rose Red By Willingham, Bill Illustrator Buckingham, Mark Illustrator Leialoha, Steve 2011-04 - Vertigo 9781401230005 Check Our Catalog The next collection in the "New York Times"-bestselling series. Rose Red, sister of Snow White, has finally hit rock bottom. Does she stay there, or is it time to start the long, tortuous climb back up? …More

Becoming Marie Antoinette By Grey, Juliet 2011-08 - Ballantine Books 9780345523860 Check Our Catalog …More