The Tapir Scientist
"Profiles of scientists and ranchers, discussions of other animals of the Pantanal, Bishop's typically electric photography, and a few tense moments in the wild combine to create a full, fascinating picture of tapirs and one place they call home, as well as the work being done to protect them." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
A Million Years With You : a Memoir of Life Observed
Publishers Weekly This memoir by naturalist Thomas (The Hidden Life of Dogs) is at once lofty and personal, mundane and impressive. What ultimately holds the book together are her powers of observation and particular experiences: extensive travels; encounters with the animal world; the love and loss of family; struggles with alcohol; and her writing life. […]
My First Day
In Sunlight and In Shadow
The Washington Post Mark Helprin's juicy and entertaining new novel…delivers a rich portrait of postwar America, and a late, lengthy flashback to Harry's war experiences brings some much needed ballast to the bigger picture…In Sunlight and in Shadow is a sensational and perfectly gripping novel: a love story, a tribute to the fighting spirit of […]
Pigeon English
Publishers Weekly Kelman's debut novel is a well-tuned if simplistic portrait of a kid's life in the housing projects of London. After 11-year-old Harri, whose family has immigrated from Ghana, sees a classmate lying dead on the sidewalk one night, Harri and his buddy, Dean Griffin, set out to solve the murder, looking for the […]
The Informant
Library Journal Some two decades after his first war with the Mafia, Perry's hit man is back in this engaging follow-up to the author's Edgar Award-winning debut, The Butcher's Boy. Retired for the last ten years, the Butcher's Boy is forced to take action when the same crime family who betrayed him years ago finally […]
Over My Dead Body
Children's Literature This is book two from "43 Old Cemetery Road" series, which follows Book One, Dying to Meet You. Just the setting of this latest novel in Ghastly, Illinois, promises the reader an exciting ghostly read. Dick Tater, representative for The International Movement for the Safety & Protection of Our Kids (IMSPOOKY), makes life […]
The Chiru of High Tibet : a True Story
Children's Literature Chiru are unique animals whose wool, called shahtoosh, "the king of wools," is "the warmest and the finest in the world." They live in Chang Tang, a bitterly cold area of Tibet. Every summer the females migrate to a secret place to give birth. When George B. Schaller learned about the chiru, he […]
Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe
Library Journal Many an esteemed novelist has tried and failed to capture the charisma of Marilyn Monroe. Drawing on actual events, O'Hagan (Be Near Me) avoids the pitfalls of his predecessors by treating the actress like a human being. This miracle comes courtesy of, yes, a canine narrator; but not just any canine—Maf, short for […]