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June 9, 2010

From the Publishers: Hot Fall Book Club Titles - Part 2

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Welcome to Part 2 of the Hot Fall Book Club Titles series.  The second editor to speak at the BEA panel on Hot Book Club Titles for fall was Jennifer Hart, VP/Associate Publisher for Harper Perennial, Harper Paperbacks and Avon.  She presented the following titles:

lifeyouveimagined.jpgTHE LIFE YOU'VE IMAGINED by Kristina Riggle
Trade Paperback on sale August 17th, 2010

Three high school friends are reunited in their hometown years later and are coming to terms with how their lives turned out.  It asks the questions:  "Is the life you're living all you imagined?" and "What if??" Here, four women face the decisions of their lifetimes in this stirring and unforgettable novel of love, loss, friendship, and family.
 

THE NEXT QUEEN OF HEAVEN by Gregory Maguire
Trade Paperback on sale October 5th, 2010

So, this is kind of a cool story.  Gregory Maguire, author of all things WICKED teamed up with Concord Free Press for a limited release of this book for charity.  The book is given away and the recipient asked to donate however much they want to charity, write that in the back of the book and pass it on, asking the next recipient to do the same.  Alas the book was so popular, Gregory's fans demanded more.  It's now being released by Harper and should make a great book club pick.

UP FROM THE BLUE by Susan Henderson
Trade Paperback on sale September 21st, 2010

Author Jamie Ford (THE HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET) had this to say: “Up from the Blue deftly portrays a family with contradictions we can all relate to—it’s beautiful and maddening, hopeful and condemning, simple, yet like a knot that takes a lifetime to untangle. You will love it completely, even as it hurts you…it’s a heartbreaking, rewarding story that still haunts me.”   Jennifer read this quote at the event and that was all she had to do.  I'm in.

Jennifer also presented:

THE BLESSINGS OF THE ANIMALS by Katrina Kittle
Trade Paperback on sale August 3rd, 2010

THE FINANCIAL LIVES OF POETS by Jess Walter
Trade Paperback on sale September 14th, 2010