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Another Roadside Attraction

By Tom Robbins

$15.00

What earth shattering secret is the Vatican hiding? And what connection does it have with a small roadside attraction called Captain Kendrick's Memorial Hot Dog Wildlife Preserve in Skagit County, Washington, and a former Duke University football star? The answer can only be found in Tom Robbin's first novel. A quirky, hilarious tale with memorable characters and a touch of Sixties ideology. One of my favorite novels of all time. - Tim

The Dog Stars

By Peter Heller

$15.00

From Nancy- I must mention again how much I liked, no, loved The Dog Stars by Peter Heller, now in paperback. "A stupendous debut, Heller's voice is both haunted and irresistible. A post-apocalyptic novel with so much emotional truth it reads like a memoir from the future. About a worn-out pilot, his beloved Cessna, his copilot dog and our endless longing for connection — even in a world undone." — Junot Diaz

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Once Upon a River (Paperback)

By Bonnie Jo Campbell

$15.95

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"Bonnie Jo Campbellhas built her new novel like a modern-day craftsman from the old timbers ofour national myths about loners living off the land, rugged tales as perilousas they are alluring. Without sacrificing any of its originality, this storycomes bearing the saw marks of classic American literature, the rough-hewnsister of The Leatherstocking Tales, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Walden. Ron Charles, Washington Post

Product Details ISBN-10: 0393341771
ISBN-13: 9780393341775
Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 06/01/2012
Pages: 348
Language: English

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NYT Year's Best Fiction

Bring Up the Bodies

By Hilary Mantel

$16.00

Follows her Wolf Hall; about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, newly fascinating and suspenseful.

Building Stories

By Chris Ware

$50.00

An innovative graphic novel that "deepens and enriches the form" follows residents of a Chicago triplex, tackling universal themes including art, sex, family and existential loneliness--playful and profound.

A Hologram for the King

By Dave Eggers

$15.95

A tightly controlled parable of America's international standing and a riff on middle-class decline.

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By Zadie Smith

$26.95

A piercing novel about the friendship of two women who grew up in a NW London housing project, their lives disrupted by fateful choices and the brutal efficiency of chance.

The Yellow Birds

By Kevin Powers

$14.99

Two young Iraq War veterans and their connected but diverging fates.

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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

By David Sedaris

$27.00

David Sedaris is back with a new book of essays, featuring his take on travels around the country (including a visit to a NC Costco). - Nancy

David Sedaris visits QRB on June, 7th. Event Details

Benediction

By Kent Haruf

$25.95

This quiet, powerful story, set in the High Plains of Colorado, tells how the terminal illness of a much beloved citizen in the community affects his family and friends. It's a beautiful, deeply moving story. - Nancy