August is packed with hot books, including new releases from Thomas Pynchon, Pat Conroy, and Philippa Gregory. Throw one of these in your beach bag!
1. 'A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog' by Dean Koontz
© Hyperion
August 25, 2009
In A Big Little Life, Dean Koontz departs from horror to spin a personal memoir of Trixie, the golden retriever who quickly found her way into Koontz's heart and changed his life.
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In A Big Little Life, Dean Koontz departs from horror to spin a personal memoir of Trixie, the golden retriever who quickly found her way into Koontz's heart and changed his life.
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2. 'A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge' by Josh Neufeld
© Pantheon
August 18, 2009
American Splendor cartoon artist Josh Neufeld beautifully renders the true stories of seven New Orleans residents from all walks of life as they struggle to survive the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
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American Splendor cartoon artist Josh Neufeld beautifully renders the true stories of seven New Orleans residents from all walks of life as they struggle to survive the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
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3. 'Imperial' by William T. Vollman
© Viking
August 1, 2009
Southeast California's Imperial Valley is named for the Imperial Land Company, the corporation that in 1901 diverted the Colorado River to transfrom this marginal wasteland on the US/Mexican border into a fertile farming region. It and its people are the subject of William Vollman's epic exploration through stories, facts, photography, and analysis.
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Southeast California's Imperial Valley is named for the Imperial Land Company, the corporation that in 1901 diverted the Colorado River to transfrom this marginal wasteland on the US/Mexican border into a fertile farming region. It and its people are the subject of William Vollman's epic exploration through stories, facts, photography, and analysis.
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4. 'Inherent Vice' by Thomas Pynchon
© Penguin
August 4, 2009
Doc Sportello is a pothead private eye and the central character in a psychedelic mystery set in Los Angeles at the end of the 1960s with a colorful cast of surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers.
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Doc Sportello is a pothead private eye and the central character in a psychedelic mystery set in Los Angeles at the end of the 1960s with a colorful cast of surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers.
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5. 'The Magicians' by Lev Grossman
© Viking
August 11, 2009
A teenager in Brooklyn still obsessed with his favorite childhood fantasy novels set in the magical land of Fillory suddenly finds himself confronted with the realization that magic and Fillory are real.
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A teenager in Brooklyn still obsessed with his favorite childhood fantasy novels set in the magical land of Fillory suddenly finds himself confronted with the realization that magic and Fillory are real.
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6. 'Rhino Ranch' by Larry McMurtry
© Simon & Schuster
August 1, 2009
The final saga in Larry McMurty's Duane Moore story finds the main character back in the town of Thalia, Texas with a billionaire heiress who plans to open a Rhino sanctuary in the Texas oil town.
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The final saga in Larry McMurty's Duane Moore story finds the main character back in the town of Thalia, Texas with a billionaire heiress who plans to open a Rhino sanctuary in the Texas oil town.
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7. 'South of Broad' by Pat Conroy
© Nan A. Talese
August 11, 2009
Pat Conroy's first novel in 14 years begins in Charleston, South Carolina, where Leopold Bloom King and his family struggle in the wake of his older brother's suicide, and traverses the years between 1969 and 1989 as it follows a host of characters.
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Pat Conroy's first novel in 14 years begins in Charleston, South Carolina, where Leopold Bloom King and his family struggle in the wake of his older brother's suicide, and traverses the years between 1969 and 1989 as it follows a host of characters.
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8. 'Strength in What Remains' by Tracy Kidder
© Random House
August 25, 2009
Tracy Kidder again proves himself a master of nonfiction narrative in this rags to riches story that follows Deo, a Burundi national who arrives in New York with two hundred dollars and no friends, as he pursues a devotion to healing in a new world.
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Tracy Kidder again proves himself a master of nonfiction narrative in this rags to riches story that follows Deo, a Burundi national who arrives in New York with two hundred dollars and no friends, as he pursues a devotion to healing in a new world.
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9. 'That Old Cape Magic' Richard Russo
© Knopf
August 4, 2009
Richard Russo's introspective story of a middle-age professor and the family relationships he holds dear takes place between two summer vacations, much comedy, and sadness.
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Richard Russo's introspective story of a middle-age professor and the family relationships he holds dear takes place between two summer vacations, much comedy, and sadness.
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10. 'The White Queen' by Philippa Gregory
© Touchstone
August 18, 2009
The author of The Other Boleyn Girl begins a new series of historical royalty with this story of Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen, and The War of the Roses.
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The author of The Other Boleyn Girl begins a new series of historical royalty with this story of Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen, and The War of the Roses.
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