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Evanston Public Library added: When She Woke by Hillary Jordan (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
The Scarlet Letter as a not-too-distant futuristic thriller is the premise for When She Woke, the second novel by Hillary Jordan. The title refers both to Hannah Payne’s awakening from the procedure which has turned her body red, the mark of a murde...more
Jan 28, 2012 03:04pm · see review
Evanston Public Library added: Race by David Mamet	My rating:
After Charles, a rich white man, is accused of raping a young black woman, he asks a team of two lawyers (one white, one black) to represent him in court. Jack and Henry enlist the help of Susan, their recently hired younger associate who is black. ...more
Jan 28, 2012 03:02pm · see review
Evanston Public Library added: Just My Type: A Book about Fonts by Simon Garfield	My rating:
Back in 1439 or thereabouts, Johannes Gutenberg invented the modern printing press, and that changed the world. The press and its moveable type were accompanied by a burgeoning adjunct industry--typography. Type designers (those who actually create a...more
Jan 28, 2012 03:00pm · see review
Evanston Public Library added: In Zanesville: A Novel by Jo Ann Beard	My rating:
Set in the hardscrabble factory town of Zanesville, IL circa 1970, a nameless 14-year-old girl babysits with her best friend Felicia in order to pay for the clothes they set aside on lay away. They slip in and out of British accents for fun, have sle...more
Jan 28, 2012 02:58pm · see review
Evanston Public Library added: No Trace (Brock And Kolla, #8) by Barry Maitland	My rating:
When contemporary artist Gabriel Rudd's young daughter, Tracey, goes missing from their London home, police suspect it might be the work of a serial killer. Soon the detective team of David Brock and Kathy Kolla find clues connected to Rudd and his b...more
Jan 28, 2012 02:57pm · see review
Evanston Public Library added: The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
In the magical Purple Prairie of Spring Green, Wisconsin, as aging sisters Milly and Twiss realize their bird rescuing days are dwindling, they recall the eventful summer of 1947 when Cousin Bett came down from Deadwood and changed everything. Their...more
Jan 28, 2012 02:56pm · see review
Evanston Public Library added: Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link	My rating:
Truth is stranger than fiction, but Kelly Link’s wonderfully imaginative tales may be an exception. Inspired by everything from fairy tales such as Cinderella to legends like the Donner Party, each short story in this debut collection contains a surp...more
Dec 31, 2011 03:14pm · see review
Evanston Public Library added: Touched by an Alien (Katherine "Kitty" Katt, #1) by Gini Koch (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Hilarious science fiction/romance hybrid with a touch of grrrl power oomph. Katt, a mid-level marketing exec, finds herself covered in slime after an unexpected encounter with an enraged alien in a downtown parking lot. Intercepted by a mysterious te...more
Dec 31, 2011 03:12pm · see review
Evanston Public Library added: We the Animals by Justin Torres (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
The imagery is so strong and the language so beautiful in We The Animals, a story of three boys growing up with a white mother carrying too large a burden and a Puerto Rican father, a dreamer who floats from job to job and takes his anger out with hi...more
Dec 31, 2011 03:08pm · see review
Evanston Public Library added: The Annotated Peter Pan (The Centennial Edition) (The Annotated Books) by James M. Barrie	My rating:
Peter Pan is famously known as the "boy who won't grow up." In editor Maria Tatar's lusciously illustrated centennial edition of the wonderful tale, we learn that he is apparently the boy who will also never die. Tatar provides the full story of the ...more
Dec 31, 2011 03:02pm · see review