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Every month, I select 15 books that caught my interest lately.
Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention.
This month – in time for Christmas:
15 of 2013’s best / most recent books!
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01: JINCY WILLETT, „Amy Falls Down“, 336 pages, May 2013. [Realistic Fiction / Satire]
02: J.J. ABRAMS, DOUG DORST, „S.“, 472 pages, August 2013. [post-modern fiction / Fantasy]
03: TAMARA FAITH BERGER, „Little Cat“, 224 pages, June 2013. [Realistic Fiction / Memoir]
04: PAUL ROME, „We all sleep in the same Room“, 280 pages, October 2013. [Realistic Fiction]
05: PETER GELFAN, „Found Objects“, 268 pages, April 2013. [Realistic Fiction]
06: MAC LETHAL, „Texts from Bennett“, 320 pages, September 2013. [Humour]
07: CARI LUNA, „The Revolution of Every Day“, 392 pages, September 2013. [Realistic Fiction]
08: TERRY McMILLAN, „Who asked you?“, 400 pages, September 2013. [Realistic Fiction / Chick Lit]
09: HELEN WAN, „The Partner Track“, 304 pages, September 2013. [Realistic Fiction]
10: MARTIN FLETCHER, „Jacob’s Oath“, 323 pages, October 2013. [Historical Fiction / WW2 – and set in Heidelberg, Germany]
11: SEBASTIEN BREBEL, „Villa Bunker“, 106 pages, July 2013. [Realistic Fiction; French]
12: MARTIN VAN BOOY, „The Illusion of Seperateness“, 224 pages, July 2013. [Historical Fiction / Realistic Fiction]
13: KAREN JOY FOWLER, „We are all completely besides ourselves“, 310 pages, May 2013. [Realistic Fiction]
14: STEPHEN DIXON, „His Wife leaves him“, 407 pages, September 2013. [Realistic Fiction: YA]
15: CHINELO OKPARANTA, „Happiness, like Water“, 208 pages, August 2013. [Short Stories]
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As a bonus, here are five 2013 nonfiction books that I’ve sampled and liked:
16: SCOTT NADELSON, „The Next Scott Nadelson: A Life in Progress“, 264 pages, February 2013.
17: SHERI FINK, „Five Days at Memorial“, 558 pages, September 2013.
18: J.L. WITTERICK, „My Mother’s Secret: A Novel based on a true Holocaust Story“, 208 pages, March 2013.
19: PAUL KWIATKOWSKI, „And every Day was overcast“, 280 pages, October 2013.
20: DAVID FINKEL, „Thank you for your Service“, 272 pages, October 2013.
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Here are five books from 2013 that made me curious enough to buy them:
01: DAVID RHODES, „Jewelweed“, 448 pages, April 2013. [Realistic Fiction]
02: DONNA TARTT, „The Goldfinch“, 756 pages, October 2013. [Realistic Fiction]
03: ELIZABETH GILBERT, „The Signature of all Things“, 512 pages, October 2013. [Historical Fiction]
04: ALISSA NUTTING, „Tampa“, 272 pages, July 2013. [Realistic Fiction]
05: PRISCILLE SIBLEY, „The Promise of Stardust“, 432 pages, February 2013. [Mainstream]
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…and finally, here are nine recent books from 2013 that I read – and that were really good:
5 of 5 stars: DAVID LEVITHAN, „Two Boys kissing“, 208 pages, August 2013. [Realistic Fiction / YA]
4 of 5 stars: KATE SOUTHWOOD, „Falling to Earth“, 272 pages, March 2013. [Realistic Fiction / Historical Fiction]
4 of 5 stars: JANETTE JENKINS, „Firefly“, 156 pages, June 2013. [Realistic Fiction]
4 of 5 stars: DENNIS MAHONEY, „Fellow Mortals“, 288 pages, February 2013. [Realistic Fiction]
4 of 5 stars: LEA CARPENTER, „Eleven Days“, 288 pages, June 2013. [Realistic Fiction]
4 of 5 stars: SUSAN NUSSBAUM, „Good Kings Bad Kings“, 298 pages, March 2013. [Realistic Fiction: YA / literary fiction]
4 of 5 stars: SARI BOTTON, „Goodbye to all that. Writers on Loving and Leaving New York“, 288 pages, September 2013. [personal Essays]
4 of 5 stars: SONALI DERANYIAGALA, „Wave“, 274 pages, March 2013. [Memoir]
4 of 5 stars: NICKOLAS BUTLER, „Shotgun Lovesongs“, 432 pages, September 2013. [Mainstream; German edition]
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…have a look at my „Young Adult Literature: Best of 2013“ recommendations, too!
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related Posts:
- my 20 Best Books of 2012 (Link)
- my 20 Best Books of 2011 (Link)
- Summer Reading – 60 books for the next couple of months! (Link)
- Still unread: books I plan to read (pretty soon?) (Link)
- 40 disappointing Literary Classics (Link)
- Essay: “Futter für die Bestie – Literaturkritik in digitalen Zeiten” (Link, German)
and:
- Underdog Literature, November 2013 (Special Young Adult Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature, October 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature, September 2013 (Special Crime Fiction Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature, August 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: July 2013 (Special German Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature: June 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: May 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: April 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: March 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: February 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: January 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: December 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: November 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: October 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: September 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: August 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: July 2012 (Special German Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature: June 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: May 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: April 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: March 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: February 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: January 2012 (Link)
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