Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea

Morgan Callan Rogers; read by Luci Christian

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A captivating debut, introducing a spirited young heroine coming of age in coastal Maine during the early 1960s.

“So rapturously moving, I could barely bring myself to close the final page.”
      —Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You

“Not since Ellen Foster have I rooted so hard for a fictional girl.”
      —Monica Wood, author of Any Bitter Thing

“Florine . . . isn’t always lovable . . . [b]ut Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea makes her real. B+”
      —Entertainment Weekly

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Congratulations to SANDRA MALARCHER the winner of the last giveaway, Running the Rift. Thanks to all who participated.

Running the Rift

Naomi Benaron; read by Marcel Davis

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Winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, this powerful debut novel describes the life of a young Tutsi boy who comes of age during the Rwandan genocide.

“Truly fearless writing . . . culturally rich and completely engrossing.”
      —Barbara Kingsolver, founder of the Bellwether Prize, author of
The Poisonwood Bible

“The politics will be familiar to those who have followed Africa’s crises (or seen Hotel Rwanda), but where Benaron shines is in her tender descriptions of Rwandan’s natural beauty and in her creation of Jean Patrick, a hero whose noble innocence and genuine human warmth are impossible not to love.”
      —Kirkus Reviews HC starred review

“Benaron accomplishes the improbable feat of wringing genuine loveliness from unspeakable horror. . . . It is a testament to Benaron’s skill that a novel about genocide . . . conveys so profoundly the joys of family, friendship, and community.”
      —Publishers Weekly HC starred review

“Unflinching and beautifully crafted. . . .   This tale of social justice [is] a memorable read, and those interested in coming-of-age stories set in wartime will want it as well. Highly recommended.”
      —Library Journal HC starred review

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Congratulations to CAROL KUBALA the winner of the last giveaway,
When She Woke. Thanks to all who participated.

There But For The

by Ali Smith; read by Anne Flosnik

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At a dinner party in the posh London suburb of Greenwich, Miles Garth suddenly leaves the table midway through the meal, locks himself in an upstairs room, and refuses to leave. An eclectic group of neighbors and friends slowly gathers around the house, and the story of Miles is one told from the points of view of four of them: a woman in her forties called Anna, a man in his sixties called Mark, a woman in her eighties called May, and a ten-year-old child called Brooke. The thing is . . . none of these people knows Miles anything more than glancingly. So how much is it possible to know about a stranger? And what are the consequences of even the most casual, most fleeting meetings we have every day with other human beings?

Brilliantly audacious, disarmingly playful, full of Smith’s trademark wit and puns, There But For The is a deft exploration of the human need for separation—from our pasts and from one another—and the redemptive possibilities for connections.

“So much more than the sum of its parts. . . . This fine, unusual novel is sweet and melancholy, indulgent of language and of the fragile oddballs who so relish in it.”
—Publishers Weekly HC starred review

“The book—packed with jokes and random facts—is really about small stuff like life and death and the meaning of human existence, all told with sharp humor and real insight. The novel itself is a riddle with no solution, which is exactly the point: When you reluctantly come to the end, you can’t help going back to the beginning, trying to unravel this beautifully elusive book’s mysterious spell. A-”
—Entertainment Weekly

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Congratulations to MICHELLE WILL the winner of the last giveaway, Birds of Paradise. Thanks to all who participated.

Birds of Paradise

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Diana Abu-Jaber’s latest has been receiving acclaim months before its publication. It was the buzz of the June Book Expo America convention, Kirkus gave it a starred review, and now AudioFile has chimed in with praise for the narration. It’s the story of the Muirs:

Avis Muir is a brilliant pastry chef, Brian Muir a corporate real estate attorney. Their son, Stanley, is the proprietor of a trendy food market. Their beautiful daughter, Felice, is missing. A runaway at 13, Felice has spent five years modeling tattoos, skateboarding, clubbing, and sleeping in a squat house or on the beach. She’s about to turn 18. Soon all of the Muirs will be forced to confront their anguish, loss, and sense of betrayal. And Felice must reckon with the guilty secret that drove her away, then face her fear of losing her family and her sense of self forever.

“Narrator Tamara Marston portrays the main characters . . . with feeling and sensitivity. Her reading recognizes that the city of Miami . . . is also a character, and she infuses the descriptions of the landscape and urban setting with meaning.”
      —AudioFile

“Nuanced and deftly drawn. . . . Will [also] draw teens.”
      —Booklist

“A meticulous, deeply moving portrayal of imperfect human beings struggling to do right.”
      —Kirkus Reviews starred review

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Congratulations to DANA POLK the winner of the last giveaway, Killed at the Whim of a Hat. Thanks to all who participated.

Killed at the Whim of a Hat

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Critics have been unanimous in their praise for Killed at the Whim of a Hat, Colin Cotterill’s novel and “What may be the best new international mystery series since the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.” (Booklist)

Jimm Juree was a crime reporter for the Chiang Mai Daily Mail with a somewhat eccentric family. When she is forced to follow her family to a rural village on the coast of Southern Thailand, she’s convinced her career—maybe her life—is over. So when a van containing the skeletal remains of two hippies is inexplicably unearthed in a local farmer’s field, Jimm is thrilled. Shortly thereafter an abbot at a local Buddhist temple is viciously murdered.

Suddenly Jimm’s new life becomes somewhat more promising—and a lot more deadly. And if Jimm is to unravel the inexplicable events, it will take luck, perseverance, and the help of her entire family.

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Congratulations to MICHELLE WADDY, the winner of the last giveaway, Claire DeWitt and City of the Dead. Thanks to all who participated.

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The hands-down highlight of many a Car Talk episode, Daniel Pinkwater is responsible for some of the all-time greatest moments in the program’s storied history on public radio. Whether discussing man’s best friend (but worst passenger) or searching for the perfect vehicle for those who are “circumferentially challenged,” Pinkwater keeps Tom and Ray in stitches, along with the show’s far-flung audience.

Car Talk Classics: The Pinkwater Files, features the official designation of the Pinkwater seating standard, the strange case of the motorhead boyfriend, the presentation of the first Car Talk Peace Prize, Stump the Chumps, a puzzler from the Lying Used Car Salesman series, a stirring recitation from a BMW owner’s manual, a discussion of puking pooches, and more. It’s four perfectly good episodes of laughter and conversation.

The Car Talk comment boards are full of Pinkwater love: one listener writes, “I enjoy all things Pinkwater on NPR, and hearing this gem again was good for a lot of laughs.” And another: “Pinkwater is fine with me, ever since he declared that the VW New Beetle was the easiest car for a fat man to get in and out of.”

Millions of people love Car Talk, and Car Talk Classics: The Pinkwater Files, represents some of the best material that Car Talk has to offer.

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The Borrower

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Lucy Hull, a young children’s librarian in Hannibal, Missouri, is unsure where her life is headed. That becomes more than a figure of speech when her favorite patron, ten-year-old Ian Drake, runs away from home and Lucy finds herself in the surprise role of chauffeur.

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Congratulations to Allison Woodall, the winner of the last giveaway, Water for Elephants. Thanks to all who participated.