The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork, coming March 1, 2010 from Arthur A. Levine Books. Brought to my attention by Mitali at Mitali’s Fire Escape.
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths. Recommended by Caite. A mystery, first in a series, set in England, sounds sort of P.D.James-ian. I’m in.
The Ever-Breath by Julianna Baggott. Recommended by Melissa of the Bonny Glen.
Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks by John Curran. Reviewed by Fleurfisher. Due to be published in February, 2010.
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith. Publication date: January 12, 2010. I generally like anything Mr. McCall Smith writes.
The Book of Fires by Jane Borodale. This debut novel just looks interesting: mid-eighteenth century London, a fireworks factory, a hidden and illegitimate pregnancy, comparisons to Jane Eyre and A Year of Wonders.
Tea with Hezbollah: Sitting at the Enemies Table Our Journey Through the Middle East by Ted Dekker and Carl Medearis. Publication date: January 26, 2010. Sounds fascinating. “Through powerful narrative Tea With Hezbollah will draw the West into a completely fresh understanding of those we call our enemies and the teaching that dares us to love them. A must read for all who see the looming threat rising in the Middle East.”
Heist Society by Ally Carter. Publication date: February 9, 2010. Katarina Bishop is an ex-con artist from a family of thieves, pulled back into a life of crime by the need to protect her father. This book is the first in a new series by the author of the Gallagher Girls books.
Keeping the Feast by Paula Butterini. Publication date: February 18, 2010. A memoir set in modern-day Europe about a couple of journalists who marry and then have to deal with injury and loss.
The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade by Susan Wise Bauer. Publication date: February 22, 2010. I probably won’t read this one straight through, but rather I’ll enjoying browsing and reading bits and pieces and using it as a reference book. However, it’s one that I am looking forward to in particular.
Epitaph Road by David Patneaude (Egmont, March 2010). Summary from ARC: In 2067, an airborne virus wiped out 97 percent of the male population. Thirty years later, women rule the world and have ushered in a new golden age on Earth. Poverty, crime, war, and hunger have all disappeared. Growing up in this utopia, fourteen-year-old Kellen Dent feels isolated as one of the few males alive. When a rumored outbreak of the virus threatens Kellen’s outcast father, he knows that he must warn him of the coming danger. During his desperate race to find his dad, Kellen uncovers a secret so frightening that his life and the future of the world will never be the same. Found at the blog of Abby the Librarian.
This Body of Death: An Inspector Lynley Novel by Elizabeth George. Publication date: April 20, 2010.
The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith. Publication date: April 20, 2010.
Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker. Publication date: July 27, 2010.
The as-yet-untitled third book in the Hunger Games series (available August 24, 2010).
They Never Came Back by Caroline B. Cooney. Recommended by Jen Robinson.
I’ve found these hither and thither as I’ve been reading blogs. Thanks to those who have recommended these my TBR list is even longer than it was before.
So glad to hear about the upcoming Clementine book. I love her so much. And of course I’m within on waiting for the third Hunger Games book, whenever it comes and whatever it’s called.
Hope you like They Never Came Back. Me, I’m kind of thinking of going back and re-reading some old Lois Duncan books now…
I’m with you on Alexander McCall Smith! I received The Unbearable Lightness of Scones last week and am holding on to it as a “treat” book. I may break down and read it sooner, rather than later, though.