2012 starts off with a bang, not a whimper, with new work from Ben Marcus, William Gibson, Geoff Dyer, and Katherine Boo. And then it just gets better. Alain de Botton's Religion for Atheists promises to be an interesting read as does Believer editor Heidi Julavits' The Vanishers. The absurd is well represented in March by Mark Leyner, Etgar Keret, and Adam Levin, and we are once again anchored back to reality with a collection of essays from Jonathan Franzen, short stories from Roberto Bolano, and journals from Susan Sontag. And lots lots more.
1. January 2012 Books
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January 2012 is the month of the post-apocalyptic, dystopic novel as evidenced by Ben Marcus' The Flame Alphabet, Rod Rees' The Demi-Monde Winter, and Ryan Boudinot's Blueprints of the Afterlife. Also this month, new work from William Gass, Michel Houellebecq, and Pico Iyer.
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2. February 2012 Books
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Lone wolves and werewolves, a Presidential scandal and a Presidential tryst, and narrative nonfiction that reaches into the heart of Mumbai's impoverished underbelly. No lack for reading choices in February 2012.
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3. March 2012 Books
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Some heady stuff in March. A collection of essays from Marilynne Robinson on politics, faith, and more, Jonah Lehrer's book about the nature of creativity, fantastic fiction from Adam Levin, Hari Kunzru, and Etgar Keret, and more.
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4. April 2012 Books
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New novels from both Anne Tyler and Ron Rash combine with more posthumous work from Roberto Bolano, essays from Jonathan Franzen and funny stuff (what else?) from Christopher Moore to give us plenty to read in April. Pray for rain.
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5. May 2012 Books
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New work from John Irving, Toni Morrison, Hilary Mantel, and Richard Ford, a fantastic Melville-infused YA novel from China Mieville, a self-published author's postmodern epic, and more.
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