•'Dead Reckoning' by Charlaine Harris - May 3, 2011
Charlaine Harris' beloved telepathic waitress, Sookie Stackhouse, returns in Dead Reckoning, the eleventh installment in Harris' Sookie Stackhouse vampire series.
Harris' Southern Vampire series is the inspiration for HBO's TV series, True Blood.
- Read a complete review of the first book in the Southern Vampire series, Dead Until Dark.
•'Caleb's Crossing' by Geraldine Brooks - May 3, 2011
Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks is the story of the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. In Caleb's Crossing, Brooks creates a historical fiction novel full of love and adventure. Brooks is known for People of the Book and March, which won her the Pulitzer Prize.More »
•'In the Garden of Beasts' by Erik Larson - May 10, 2011
Erik Larson is known for examining history through a unique narrative lens. In Devil in the White City he followed two men -- the architect of the Chicago World's Fair and a serial killer who lived in Chicago during the fair. In In the Garden of Beasts, Larson once again examines a dark time, Berlin in 1933. Larson tells the story of William Dodd, the American ambassador to Germany, and his family.
•'Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me' - May 10, 2011
Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me is a series of comedic essays by "Chelsea's family, friends and other victims." This is the fourth book from Handler, including Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang. If you appreciate Handler's frank and often raunchy sense of humor, you may want to consider Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me.More »
•'America Pacifica' by Anna North - May 18, 2011
America Pacifica by Anna North is a debut novel about Darcy, an 18-year-old girl in a dystopian future who sets out to find her mother after she disappears with no explanation. America Pacifica is a dark page turner.More »
•'Dreams of Joy' by Lisa See - May 31, 2011
Dreams of Joy by Lisa See is the sequel to See's 2009 novel, Shanghai Girls. When I reviewed Shanghai Girls, my main complaint was that the ending was abrupt and unsatisfying. Hopefully Dreams of Joy will answer some of the questions left hanging at the end of Shanghai Girls and provide more closure for May, Pearl and Joy.More »