Tender Morsels
by Margo Lanagan

Lanagan delivers a dark and vivid story, set in two worlds and worrying at the border between them. How will three women survive in a world where beauty and brutality lie side by side? Read More... | Request a copy

In the Name of Honor
by Richard Patterson

Home from Iraq, a lieutenant kills his commanding officer in this enthralling novel about the high cost of war and secrets. Brian McCarran pleads self-defense, claiming that Anthony D'Abruzzo, a black-belt martial artist, attacked him. Capt. Paul Terry, one of the army's most accomplished young lawyers, defends Brian in the high-profile court-martial. Read More... | Request a copy

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
by Nelson Mandela

Mandela, the Nobel Laureate for Peace, has selected 32 African stories for this extraordinary new book, an anthology that presents Africa's oldest folk tales to the children of the world. Read More... | Request a copy

Girl in Translation
by Jean Kwok

A fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice makes an inspiring debut with this novel about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two cultures. Read More... | Request a copy

The Time of My Life
by Patrick Swayze

Veteran actor Swayze recounts much more than his struggle with stage IV pancreatic cancer. In vivid detail, he describes his Texas upbringing, his personal struggles, his commercial success, and the soul mate who's stood by his side through it all: his wife, writer and director Lisa Niemi. Read More... | Request a copy

War
by Sebastian Junger

The author of the gripping bestseller The Perfect Storm turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat. War follows a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan. Read More... | Request a copy

How Did You Get This Number
by Sloane Crosley

From the author of the sensational bestseller I Was Told There'd Be Cake comes a new book of personal essays brimming with all the charm and wit that have earned Crosley widespread acclaim, award nominations, and an ever-growing cadre of loyal fans. Read More... | Request a copy

The Family Man
by Elinor Lipman

A hysterical phone call from his ex-wife and a familiar face in a photograph upend Henry Archer's well-ordered life to bring him back into contact with the child he adored, a stepdaughter from a misbegotten marriage long ago. Read More... | Request a copy