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Who's Reading What on Wednesdays?

Each week, Early Career Committee members are asked to recommend a book published by a house other than their own. Here are their (anonymous) picks...
The Name Of The Star

The Name Of The Star | August 24, 2011

Boarding school mischief mixes with an eerie ghost story in the new Maureen Johnson. When Rory moves to London, she expects new friends, new culture, maybe a new boyfriend. Then a rash of murders start replicating Jack the Ripper’s killings. …

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Daughter Of Smoke And Bone

Daughter Of Smoke And Bone | August 17, 2011

Daughter of Smoke and Bone – A new Laini Taylor. What better hook do you need than that? Perhaps one that describes a 17-year-old art student living in Prague with naturally blue hair and mysterious hamas tattooed on the palm …

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Warm Bodies

Warm Bodies | July 2, 2011

Mmm, mmm brains? Try mmm, mmm zombies. Warm Bodies is the story of the loveable (yes, loveable) zombie R and his struggles with personal identity, first love, and the inconveniences of postmortem decay. After munching on a teenage boy’s brain, …

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The Girl of Fire and Thorns

The Girl of Fire and Thorns | July 1, 2011

Ever since Kristin Cashore’s Fire, I have been craving a good fantasy read.  When a bookseller friend mentioned that Tamora Pierce has given a quote for The Girl of Fire and Thorns, I rushed to track down a galley and …

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