Duncan Hamilton January 1, 2008 by HarperPerennial

Joanna Chambers Tormented by his forbidden desires for other men and the painful memories of the childhood friend he once loved, lawyer David Lauriston tries to maintain a celibate existence...

Miriyam Glazer In this study of the psalms of the Jewish liturgy, Rabbi Miriyam Glazer brings these well-known psalms alive. She focuses on each psalm's pathos, power, richness of imagery,...

Edited by Greil Marcus Vintage presents the paperback edition of the wild and brilliant writings of Lester Bangs--the most outrageous and popular rock critic of the 1970s--edited and with an...

Jonathan StroudNathaniel 17 treats Bartimaeus worse than ever. The long-suffering djinni is weak from too much time in this world, near the end of his patience. Rebel Kitty 18 hides,...

Sue Townsend For over 10 years, Sue Townsend has written a monthly column for Sainsbury’s Magazine, which covers everything from hosepipe bans and Spanish restaurants to writer’s block and the posh middle-aged...

Bryan Burrough January 1, 2009 by PENGUIN

JJ Howard Sam's parents run a catering company, which doesn't leave them much time for Sam. Though she has begged for a dog, her parents say they are just too...

Rainbow Rowell Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends.Every autumn, all through high school, they’ve worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. (Not many people...

Matti Friedman“Matti Friedman’s haunting war memoir reminds one of Michael Herr’s unforgettable Vietnam memoir, Dispatches. It, too, is destined to become a classic text on the absurdities of war. Evocative,...

Matti Friedman “A book about young men transformed by war, written by a veteran whose dazzling literary gifts gripped my attention from the first page to the last.” — The Wall Street...

Alfie KohnPunished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other BribesThe basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be...