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These R E A D E R S R O U N D T A B L E paperback editions provide complementary discussion questions, author interviews, or notes from the author. Readers guides for these and other titles are also available online at www. algonquinbookclub.com. READERS ROUND TABLE A I N L G O N Q U Daniel wallace Big Fish A Novel of Mythic Proportions “Comic and poignant.” —The New York Times “refreshing, original . . . His chapters have the transformative quality of fable and fairy tale.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “A charming whopper of a tale.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune Fiction · ISBN 978-1-61620-164-7, No. 73164 · E-book ISBN 978-1-61620-165-4 · $13.95 PB Manuel Muñoz whAT you see in The dArk “Strikes emotional chords so deep and with such precision, it almost makes you believe you’ve discovered a new art form.” —The Austin Chronicle “Eerily cinematic.” —O: The Oprah Magazine “[A] stellar first novel . . . with a subtlety worthy of Hitchcock himself.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review Fiction · ISBN 978-1-61620-140-1, No. 73140 · E-book ISBN 978-1-61620-145-6 · $13.95 PB Jonathan Evison wesT oF here “Big and unforgettable . . . As entertaining as it is insightful.” —The Miami Herald “[A] booming, bighearted epic.” —Vanity Fair “riotously funny . . . Wonderfully charming.” —The New York Times Book Review Fiction • ISBN 978-1-61620-082-4, No. 73082 • E-Book ISBN 978-1-61620-124-1 • $15.95 PB Caroline Leavitt picTures oF you “ A magically written, heartbreakingly honest snapshot of the people we leave behind and those we can’t let go, a portrait of the full spectrum of the human heart. Caroline Leavitt is one of those fabulous, incisive writers you read and then ask yourself, Where has she been all my life?” —Jodi Picoult Fiction • ISBN 978-1-56512-631-2, No. 72631 • E-Book ISBN 978-1-61620-032-9 • $13.95 PB Lauren Grodstein A Friend oF The FAmily This riveting story of a suburban tragedy charts a father’s fall from grace. “ Stunning . . . [Grodstein] has written a novel that will leave her reader sitting up, sifting the evidence in the dead of night.” —The Boston Globe “ Unfolds . . . with suspense worthy of Hitchcock . . . [Grodstein] is a terrific storyteller.” —The New York Times Book Review Fiction • ISBN 978-1-61620-017-6, No. 73017 • E-Book ISBN 978-1-61620-034-3 • $13.95 PB Algonquin Books Fall/Winter 2012 | 27
Paperback Fiction Favorites Sara Gruen wATer For elephAnTs when Jacob Jankowski is tossed by fate onto a rickety Depression-era circus train, he enters a world that is both his salvation and a living hell. It is there that he falls in love with Marlena, the equestrian star married to the maniacal ringmaster, and where he meets Rosie, the untrainable elephant, who becomes the most surprising character of all. Fiction • ISBN 978-1-56512-560-5, No. 72560 • E-Book ISBN 978-1-56512-585-8 • $14.95 PB • A #1 NeW York Times bestseller with over 4.5 million copies in print Julia Alvarez in The Time oF The BuTTerFlies “ A gorgeous, sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion.” —People “ Imagination and history in sublime combination” —The Denver Post Fiction • ISBN 978-1-56512-976-4, No. 72976 • E-Book ISBN 978-1-61620-099-2 • $13.95 PB • A National endowment for the Arts Big read selection Julia Alvarez how The gArcíA girls losT Their AccenTs “ Subtle . . . Powerful . . . reveals the intricacies of family, the impact of culture and place, and the profound power of language.” —The San Diego Tribune “ A clear-eyed look at the insecurity and yearning for a sense of belonging that are a part of the immigrant experience . . . Movingly told.” —The Washington Post Book World Fiction • ISBN 978-1-56512-975-7, No. 72975 • E-Book ISBN 978-1-61620-098-5 • $13.95 PB Brock Clarke exley “Clarke has a distinctively winning style. He imagines characters so careful in their reasoning that they are deeply, maddeningly unreasonable but also tenderly hapless at the same time . . . Both heart-rending and comically absurd.” —The New York Times “Oddly brilliant . . . Clarke’s breathtaking creativity gives unexpected power to his quirky, touching story.” —The Daily Beast Fiction • ISBN 978-1-61620-084-8, No. 73084 • E-Book ISBN 978-1-61620-114-2 • $13.95 PB David Anthony someThing For noThing “A character-driven comic thriller . . . While Anthony peppers the narrative with pop references that place it firmly in the past, his protagonist’s problems are all too familiar.” —The Washington Post “[A] clever and surprisingly heartfelt debut.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Sharp and funny.” —The Seattle Times Fiction · ISBN 978-1-61620-022-0, No. 73022 · E-book ISBN 978-1-61620-061-9 · $13.95 PB 28 | Fall/Winter 2012 Algonquin Books
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