One of my go-to sites for the latest books is BookSense. It is a monthly list of new recommended titles submitted by independent bookstores. If you happen to shop in an indie store, they have paper copies of the list too.
Here are the ones that caught my eye:
Trail of Crumbs by Kim Sunee - a memoir. I can't resist 'em. A Korean girl is abandoned, adopted by Americans, grows up in New Orleans and moves to France.
They Did It with Love by Kate Morgenroth - a murder mystery set within a suburban bookclub. Great idea, we'll see how it plays out.
A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam - the story of a widow and her 2 teenage children, set during the Bangladesh war for independence in 1971. In the last couple of years I have been attracted to novels set in Asia - India, Afghanistan,Israel, Iraq- so its time to add Bangladesh to the list.
Homecoming by Bernhard Schlink - I haven't read his other acclaimed book The Reader. Sometimes it's good, I think, to be unfamiliar with an author. I have no expectations here, but for the interesting premise - a man searches the world for his father who went missing in WW II, and ends up in a treacherous game with a much-lauded professor in NYC.
While searching for the scoop on these books, I found some others (I love this feature on Amazon that leads you to similar titles):
My French Life - the author moves with her family and chronicles her new life.
The Sound of Language - An Afghan woman seeking refuge becomes apprentice to a woman in Denmark and they form a bond. My great grandpa came from Denmark and I know frighteningly little about that country. While this is fiction, I am still curious about how the people are portrayed, for one does not usually write about unfamiliar places.
and finally, I'm excited for this:
Skeletons at the Feast - the new one set to ship on May 6 by Chris Bohjalian. A WWII novel, inspired by a diary. Check it out.
Happy Reading!
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Seriously?!?? Every single one of these sounds appealing to me! I don't know if I should be thanking you or not ;-)
Posted by: tara | January 19, 2008 at 01:51 PM