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<description><![CDATA[The Indie Next List, drawn from bookseller-recommended favorite handsells, epitomizes the heart and soul of passionate bookselling. Independent booksellers are and have always been discoverers of the next big thing, the next great read, the next bestseller, and the next undiscovered gem.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Birds of Paradise: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780393342598</link>
<description><![CDATA["Avis Muir is an architect in the kitchen, who builds acclaimed pastries from flours and fondants and candied decorations.  Her husband, Brian, is a lawyer for one of the most respected developers in Miami, who helps create a new international hub of wealth and opulence. So why have they had so much trouble constructing a nuclear family? Abu-Jaber's novel of family dysfunction, cultural adaptation, and human resilience in the face of tragedy ponders the joys and limitations of family, friendship, and career with powerful results." -- Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Birds of Paradise: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Abu-Jaber]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[W.W. Norton]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780393342598]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Avis Muir is an architect in the kitchen, who builds acclaimed pastries from flours and fondants and candied decorations.  Her husband, Brian, is a lawyer for one of the most respected developers in Miami, who helps create a new international hub of wealth and opulence. So why have they had so much trouble constructing a nuclear family? Abu-Jaber's novel of family dysfunction, cultural adaptation, and human resilience in the face of tragedy ponders the joys and limitations of family, friendship, and career with powerful results.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[601]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2012-05-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Cat's Table: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307744418</link>
<description><![CDATA["In a story of intricate delicacy and beauty, Ondaatje not only tells the wondrous tale of three boys at sea -- a journey that takes them each from one world to another and into the realm of adult ways and mysteries -- but also one that has the reader in thrall to what it is to look back and remember. The Cat's Table is a luscious, bittersweet rumination on imagination, memory, and place, and what we find by reclaiming what we've lost." -- Rick Simonson, The Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Cat's Table: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Ondaatje]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Vintage]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780307744418]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[In a story of intricate delicacy and beauty, Ondaatje not only tells the wondrous tale of three boys at sea -- a journey that takes them each from one world to another and into the realm of adult ways and mysteries -- but also one that has the reader in thrall to what it is to look back and remember. The Cat's Table is a luscious, bittersweet rumination on imagination, memory, and place, and what we find by reclaiming what we've lost.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Rick Simonson, The Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[602]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2012-06-12T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Lost Memory of Skin]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061857645</link>
<description><![CDATA["The Kid made a stupid mistake one night and is now excluded from society at the age of 22. Labeled as a sex offender, he is shackled to a GPS monitoring device and forbidden to live within 2,500 feet of anywhere children might gather. One of the few places that remain for him is under a causeway with other convicted sex offenders. Enter the Professor, a bearded, overweight genius with secrets of his own. Has society, with its low tolerance and lack of compassion, created new victims? Banks has tackled a theme important to our welfare as a society. Sure to elicit a stimulating discussion for book groups." -- Karen Briggs, Great Northern Books and Hobbies, Oscoda, MI]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Lost Memory of Skin]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Banks]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Ecco]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061857645]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[The Kid made a stupid mistake one night and is now excluded from society at the age of 22. Labeled as a sex offender, he is shackled to a GPS monitoring device and forbidden to live within 2,500 feet of anywhere children might gather. One of the few places that remain for him is under a causeway with other convicted sex offenders. Enter the Professor, a bearded, overweight genius with secrets of his own. Has society, with its low tolerance and lack of compassion, created new victims? Banks has tackled a theme important to our welfare as a society. Sure to elicit a stimulating discussion for book groups.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Karen Briggs, Great Northern Books and Hobbies, Oscoda, MI]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[603]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2012-07-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061779749</link>
<description><![CDATA["Christopher Moore's writing has always been hilariously entertaining, but in recent books -- Fool, loosely based on Shakespeare, and now Sacre Bleu -- he's also expanded his palette to some fascinating interpretations of classic literature and historical events, adding a whole new dimension of enjoyment to his work.  Sacre Bleu is based around the color blue and the idea of an artist's muse, taking us into the world of Toulouse-Lautrec and his contemporaries with erudition, along with Moore's typically outrageous humor. The result is a real work of art!" -- Carol Schneck, Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, MI]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Moore]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[William Morrow]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061779749]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Christopher Moore's writing has always been hilariously entertaining, but in recent books -- Fool, loosely based on Shakespeare, and now Sacre Bleu -- he's also expanded his palette to some fascinating interpretations of classic literature and historical events, adding a whole new dimension of enjoyment to his work.  Sacre Bleu is based around the color blue and the idea of an artist's muse, taking us into the world of Toulouse-Lautrec and his contemporaries with erudition, along with Moore's typically outrageous humor. The result is a real work of art!]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Carol Schneck, Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, MI]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[604]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2012-04-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The World We Found: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061938351</link>
<description><![CDATA["Umrigar's latest recalls the halcyon days at university in 1970s Bombay, which were characterized by intense friendships, fierce ambitions, and a determination to change the world, as remembered by four women whose lives have ended up radically different from their collegiate dreams: one, dying in America, whose last wish is to see her three friends, two living in upper middle class Mumbai, and the fourth who has been long-estranged from their circle. Painful secrets, both past and present, threaten to prevent the reunion. Blood may be thicker than water, but Umrigar proves that friendship is thicker than blood in this marvelous novel that is both fascinating and disturbing by turns." -- Emily Crowe, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The World We Found: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinity Umrigar]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Harper Perennial]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061938351]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Umrigar's latest recalls the halcyon days at university in 1970s Bombay, which were characterized by intense friendships, fierce ambitions, and a determination to change the world, as remembered by four women whose lives have ended up radically different from their collegiate dreams: one, dying in America, whose last wish is to see her three friends, two living in upper middle class Mumbai, and the fourth who has been long-estranged from their circle. Painful secrets, both past and present, threaten to prevent the reunion. Blood may be thicker than water, but Umrigar proves that friendship is thicker than blood in this marvelous novel that is both fascinating and disturbing by turns.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Emily Crowe, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[605]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2012-07-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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