New Book Releases - July 2009

Ben Mezrich, the author of Bringing Down the House, tells the true story of the "accidental" creation of the social networking site Facebook by two Harvard undergraduates.

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Small town betrayal and loyalty are themes in this chick lit tale of two best friends back together after a 15-year separation.

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On an otherwise ordinary Friday afternoon, a car accident on London’s M4 motorway throws together an odd assortment of travelers.

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In this memoir, Nathan Rabin, a movie critic and head writer for The Onion, tells his life story within a pop culture frame of music, books, TV shows and movies.

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The story of Batuk, a precocious 15-year-old girl from rural India who was sold into sexual slavery by her father when she was nine, told in her own words as recorded in her journal.

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Shortlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize, Girl in a Blue Dress is the story of the tumultuous relationship between Charles Dickens and his wife, Catherine.

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A London teacher/blogger plays matchmaker between two friends, and sets a love triangle in motion in Nick Laird's satirical novel.

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A spurned young man's quest to become the next great American novelist to spite his ex-girlfriend is successful in comedy writer Steve Hely's hilarious sendup of the publishing industry.

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Glamour journalist Laurie Sandell's graphic memoir describes a father who was less than truthful in stories he told about his friendships with famous people and his heroics during the Vietnam War.

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Keegan's debut novel follows Philomena "Pip" Ash, an awkward girl who loves to swim, and her escape from Kansas and her dysfunctional family to the Olympic Games.

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