Chris Hall is our Head Book Buyer. This is his list of most anticipated releases for September.
On Canaan's Side. new book has been generating a lot of buzz in the UK and has been named to the Man Booker Prize Long List for 2011. His previous novels, Long Long Way and Secret Scripture have been under the radar yet steady sellers over the years. I suspect I'm not alone in anticipating his new work.
That Used to Be Us. has written what I think are the best two books to read if you want to understand our world as it is oday and how it got to be this way. The Lexus and the Olive Tree is a history of economics from about 1995 to 2000 and The World is Flat is a history of economics from about 2000 to 2005. I'm looking forward to this new book which attempts to explain how America got itself (and the world) into the mess it's in.
Winter. has been a McNally Robinson favourite ever since the release of his first book, Paris to the Moon, which details the adventures of his young family in Paris. Winter is this year's Massey Lecture and presents five different takes on winter. I think our appreciation of the coldest season can't help but be increased with the help of such a fine writer.
The Reinvention of Love. is back with a novel about the love story of Charles Sainte-Beauve and Adele Hugo, Victor's wife. Charles and Adele create a scandal in Paris until Victor exacts his revenge. This is a well told story of the clash of love, art, and ego.
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