December New Books

Fiction
Dead or Alive by Tom Clancy
Dead Zero by Stephen Hunter
In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz
The Outlaw by W.E.B. Griffin
The Sherlockian by Graham Moore
What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz

Nonfiction
4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss
As Always, Julia by Julia Child, ed. Joan Reardon
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown
Straight Talk, No Chaser by Steve Harvey
William and Kate: A Royal Love Story by Christopher Andersen

November New Books

Fiction
Crescent Dawn by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
Cross Fire by James Patterson
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
Hell's Corner by David Baldacci
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb
Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane
Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell
Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan
Valley Forge: George Washington and the Crucible of Victory by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen

Nonfiction
America by Heart by Sarah Palin
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1 by Mark Twain
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
Decision Points by George W. Bush
Decoded by Jay-Z
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
I Remember Nothing by Nora Ephron
Just Kids by Patti Smith
My Passion for Design by Barbra Streisand
Rachael Ray's Look + Cook by Rachael Ray
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

September New Books

Fiction
Bad Blood: A Virgil Flower Novel by John Sandford
Don't Blink by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon and Hoang Nguyen
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
Getting to Happy by Terry McMillan
The High King of Montival by S.M. Stirling
Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron by Stephanie Barron
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris
Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
Zero History by William Gibson

Nonfiction
Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom by Mary Catherine Bateson
Encyclopedia of Container Plants by Rob Cardillo
The Food Matters Cookbook: 500 Revolutionary Recipes for Better Living by Mark Bittman
The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Journey: My Political Life by Tony Blair
Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer by Nancy G. Brinker
Superbaby: 12 Ways to Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years by Jenn Berman
Teach Yourself Visually Fashion Sewing by Carole Ann Camp
True Prep: It's a Whole New World Order by Lisa Birnbach and Chip Kidd
White House Diary by Jimmy Carter

August New Books

Fiction

• Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks


• Broken by Karin Fossum


• Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme by Carole Nelson Douglas


• The Good Thief's Guide to Vegas by Chris Ewan


• The Man with the Baltic Stare by James Church


• Moscow Sting by Alex Dryden


• The Postcard Killers by James Patterson and Liza Marklund


• The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory


• Stranger Like You by Elizabeth Brundage


• Tough Customer by Sandra Brown

Nonfiction

• Brave Girl Eating: A Family's Struggle with Anorexia by Harriet Brown


• Careers in Green Energy


• Chicago Cubs Cookbook


• Composed by Rosanne Cash


• Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession by Craig Childs
  
• Hostage Nation: Colombia's Guerrilla Army and the Failed War on Drugs by Victoria Bruce


• Manual of Fish Health by Chris Andrews


• Songwriting for Dummies by David Austin


• Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War by Andrew Bacevich


• The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet by Heidi Cullen

July New Books

Fiction

• The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman



• A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron



• Faithful Place by Tana French



• Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner



• The Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke



• Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner



• More Church Folk by Michele Andrea Bowen



• The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva



• The Search by Nora Roberts



• Supersad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart

Nonfiction

• 100 Fastest Growing Careers: Your Complete Guidebook to Major Jobs with the Most Growth and Openings by J. Michael Farr



• The Complete Jerky Book by Monte Burch



• Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light by Jane Brox



• Cocaine Nation: How the White Trade Took Over the World by Tom Feiling



• Expert Resumes for Health Care Careers by Wendy Enelow



• Fiesta at Rick's: Fabulous Food for Great Times with Friends by Rick Bayless



• Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food by Paul Greenberg



• From Du Bois to Obama: African American Intellectuals in the Public Forum by Charles Pete T. Banner-Haley



• Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America by Eric Jay Dolin



• Sliding into Home by Kendra Wilkinson

June New Books

Fiction
Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer
The Bourne Objective by Eric Van Lustbader
Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton
Cum Laude by Cecily von Ziegesar
The Devil Colony by James Rollins
Family Ties by Danielle Steel
In My Father's House by E. Lynn Harris
In the Name of Honor by Richard North Patterson
Insatiable by Meg Cabot
The Lion by Nelson DeMille
Lowcountry Summer by Dorothea Benton Frank
The Rule of Nine by Steve Martini
Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook
The Spy by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
Whiplash by Catherine Coulter

Nonfiction
Between a Heart and a Rock Place by Pat Benatar
Cat Cora's Classics with a Twist: Fresh Takes on Favorite Dishes by Cat Cora
Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century by Michael Hiltzik
Come to Win: Business Leaders, Artists, Doctors, and Other Visionaries on How Sports Can Help You Top Your Profession by Venus Williams and Kelly E. Carter
Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger
Hitch-22: Some Confessions and Contradictions by Christopher Hitchens
On Thin Ice: Breakdowns, Whiteouts, and Suvival on the World's Deadliest Roads by Hugh Rowland and Michael Lent
Original Gangster by Frank Lucas
The Price of Stones: Building a School for My Village by Twesigye Jackson Kaguri

May New Books

Fiction
Blue-Eyed Devil by Robert B. Parker
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Fever Dream by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
Innocent by Scott Turow
Rolling Thunder by Chris Grabenstein
Secret Affair by Mary Balogh
61 Hours by Lee Child
Storm Prey by John Sandford

Nonfiction
The Eyes of Willie McGee by Alex Heard
Henry Clay by David Heidler
I'll Mature When I'm Dead by Dave Barry
Last Words of the Executed by Robert Elder
My Fair Lazy by Jen Lancaster
Put on Your Crown by Queen Latifah
Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush
Steinbrenner by Bill Madden
Stitch-opedia by Helen Winthorpe Kendrick
Unforgettable You by Daisy Fuentes

April New Books

Fiction
Changes by Jim Butcher
Deliver Us from Evil by David Baldacci
The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith
The 9th Judgment by James Patterson
A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts
The Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgins Clark
This Body of Death by Elizabeth George

Nonfiction
The End of Wall Street by Roger Lowenstein
Get Capone by Jonathan Eig
How to Cool the Planet by Jeff Goodell
Mike and Mike's Rules for Sports and Life by Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic
Oprah: A Biography by Kitty Kelley
Paula Deen's Savannah Style by Paula Deen
Russia Against Napoleon by Dominic Lieven
Stuff: Complusive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things by Randy O. Frost

January New Books

Fiction
Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin
Altar of Eden by James Rollins
Among Thieves by David Hosp
Blue Orchard by Jackson Taylor
The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes
The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Damaged by Kia DuPree
Death by the Book by Lenny Bartulin
The First Rule by Robert Crais
Heard It All Before by Michele Grant
Hot Rocks by Nora Roberts
I, Sniper by Stephen Hunter
Impact by Douglas Preston
Kisser by Stuart Woods
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan Meyers
Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler
Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky
Raining Cat Sitters and Dogs by Blaize Clement
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
Roses by Leila Meacham
Snapped by Tracy Brown
The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
Ticking Is the Bomb by Nick Flynn
Treasure Hunt by John Lescroat
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith
The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris
Virtually Dead by Peter May
Where the God of Love Hangs Out by Amy Bloom
Wild Child by T.C. Boyle
The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins

Nonfiction
Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert
Darker Than Blue by Paul Gilroy
Full Plate Diet by Stuart Seale
Game Change by John Heilemann
Green Jobs for a New Economy
Homeland by George Obama
Hopes and Prospects by Noam Chomsky
I Walked with Giants by Jimmy Heath
Lady in the Tower by Alison Weir
Living Oprah by Robyn Okrant
Making of African America by Ira Berlin
Marriage and Other Acts of Charity by Kate Braestrup
New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Searching for Tina Turner by Jacqueline Luckett
Secrets of Timeless Appeal by Raquel Welch
Superstress Solution by Roberta Lee
Tea with Hezbollah by Ted Dekker
Tupac Shakur by Fred Johnson
Unfinished Desires by Gail Godwin
You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier
Your Skin, Younger by Alan Logan

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