New Releases: May 26th, 2015
Any Chuck Palahniuk fans in the audience? My personal interest in him began and ended with Fight Club but I know he's got a devoted following. Check out his new short story collection!
Honestly, though, it seemed like a quiet week in new book releases. Did I miss something interesting that hit the shelves today?
NEW RELEASES IN HARDCOVER
MAKE SOMETHING UP: Stories You Can't Unread by Chuck Palahniuk
Representing work that spans several years, MAKE SOMETHING UP is a compilation of 21 stories and one novella (some previously published, some not) that will disturb and delight. In "Zombies," the best and brightest of a high school prep school become tragically addicted to the latest drug craze: electric shocks from cardiac defibrillators. In "Knock, Knock," a son hopes to tell one last off-color joke to a father in his final moments, while in "Tunnel of Love," a massage therapist runs the curious practice of providing “relief” to dying clients. Fiction/Short Stories
OUR SOULS AT NIGHT by Kent Haruf
Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, Louis Waters. Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they naturally have known of each other for decades; in fact, Addie was quite fond of Louis’ wife. His daughter lives hours away in Colorado Springs, her son even farther away in Grand Junction, and Addie and Louis have long been living alone in houses now empty of family, the nights so terribly lonely, especially with no one to talk with. Fiction
REMEMBER ME THIS WAY by Sabine Durrant
A year after her husband Zach’s death, Lizzie goes to lay flowers where his fatal accident took place. As she makes her way along the road, she thinks about their life together. She wonders if she has changed since Zach died and if she will ever feel whole again. At last she reaches the spot. And there, tied to a tree, is a bunch of lilies. The flowers are addressed to her husband. Someone has been there before her. Lizzie loved Zach, but she’s starting to realize she didn’t really know him. Or what he was capable of. Psychological Thriller
NEW IN PAPERBACK
THE BOOK OF LIFE by Deborah Harkness
In this conclusion to the All Souls Trilogy, Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont are back in the present and about to face their worst nightmares in the form of their families. There’s still resistance to their marriage, the issues with the Congregation have yet to be resolved, and --- to add to their list of problems --- a long-abandoned son of Matthew’s begins reigning terror on the de Clermont family and the public at large. Urban Fantasy / Paranormal
THE GOOD SPY: The Life and Death of Robert Ames by Kai Bird
Though a legend in the CIA, Robert Ames is unknown to the general public. But his story, and that of his friend and opposite number Ali Salameh, contains critical lessons for anyone seeking to understand the origins --- and future --- of the War on Terror. Using hundreds of recently released documents and conducting in-depth interviews with those who knew Ames best, Kai Bird tells his story in full for the first time. Biography
THE SMOKE AT DAWN: A Novel of the Civil War by Jeff Shaara
New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in his series that started with A BLAZE OF GLORY and A CHAIN OF THUNDER. In THE SMOKE AT DAWN, the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation at Chattanooga that could determine the outcome of the war. Historical Fiction
Peeking into the archives...today in:
2014:
2013: Royal Mistress by Anne Easter Smith
2012: All the Flowers in Shanghai by Duncan Jepson
2011: Tighter by Adele Griffin
2010: Eleanor the Queen by Norah Lofts
2009: Hidden Voices by Pat Lowery Collins
Honestly, though, it seemed like a quiet week in new book releases. Did I miss something interesting that hit the shelves today?
NEW RELEASES IN HARDCOVER
MAKE SOMETHING UP: Stories You Can't Unread by Chuck Palahniuk
Representing work that spans several years, MAKE SOMETHING UP is a compilation of 21 stories and one novella (some previously published, some not) that will disturb and delight. In "Zombies," the best and brightest of a high school prep school become tragically addicted to the latest drug craze: electric shocks from cardiac defibrillators. In "Knock, Knock," a son hopes to tell one last off-color joke to a father in his final moments, while in "Tunnel of Love," a massage therapist runs the curious practice of providing “relief” to dying clients. Fiction/Short Stories
OUR SOULS AT NIGHT by Kent Haruf
Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, Louis Waters. Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they naturally have known of each other for decades; in fact, Addie was quite fond of Louis’ wife. His daughter lives hours away in Colorado Springs, her son even farther away in Grand Junction, and Addie and Louis have long been living alone in houses now empty of family, the nights so terribly lonely, especially with no one to talk with. Fiction
REMEMBER ME THIS WAY by Sabine Durrant
A year after her husband Zach’s death, Lizzie goes to lay flowers where his fatal accident took place. As she makes her way along the road, she thinks about their life together. She wonders if she has changed since Zach died and if she will ever feel whole again. At last she reaches the spot. And there, tied to a tree, is a bunch of lilies. The flowers are addressed to her husband. Someone has been there before her. Lizzie loved Zach, but she’s starting to realize she didn’t really know him. Or what he was capable of. Psychological Thriller
NEW IN PAPERBACK
THE BOOK OF LIFE by Deborah Harkness
In this conclusion to the All Souls Trilogy, Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont are back in the present and about to face their worst nightmares in the form of their families. There’s still resistance to their marriage, the issues with the Congregation have yet to be resolved, and --- to add to their list of problems --- a long-abandoned son of Matthew’s begins reigning terror on the de Clermont family and the public at large. Urban Fantasy / Paranormal
THE GOOD SPY: The Life and Death of Robert Ames by Kai Bird
Though a legend in the CIA, Robert Ames is unknown to the general public. But his story, and that of his friend and opposite number Ali Salameh, contains critical lessons for anyone seeking to understand the origins --- and future --- of the War on Terror. Using hundreds of recently released documents and conducting in-depth interviews with those who knew Ames best, Kai Bird tells his story in full for the first time. Biography
THE SMOKE AT DAWN: A Novel of the Civil War by Jeff Shaara
New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in his series that started with A BLAZE OF GLORY and A CHAIN OF THUNDER. In THE SMOKE AT DAWN, the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation at Chattanooga that could determine the outcome of the war. Historical Fiction
Peeking into the archives...today in:
2014:
2013: Royal Mistress by Anne Easter Smith
2012: All the Flowers in Shanghai by Duncan Jepson
2011: Tighter by Adele Griffin
2010: Eleanor the Queen by Norah Lofts
2009: Hidden Voices by Pat Lowery Collins