Happy Fat Tuesday #BookBday (2/9/16)

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It’s a Fat Tuesday #BookBday!

THE HEART by Maylis de Kerangal
Two starred reviews for this audacious novel about the twenty-four hours surrounding a heart transplant told in multiple perspectives. “With its incredibly precise and exacting language as well as its dedication to challenging form, THE HEART shimmers and sears at the same time.” — Elle Magazine

THE LOST TIME ACCIDENTS by John Wray
A BuzzFeed Books’ 2016 pick! From the author of the critically acclaimed LOWBOY comes a much-anticipated new novel about time travel, family secrets, and the madness of the twentieth century. “An arresting mosaic of science fiction, history, and philosophy which proves Wray’s remarkable malleability and talent.” — Booklist, starred review

EVERY ANXIOUS WAVE by Mo Daviau
In this highly original debut that interweaves science and music, kind-hearted bartender Karl sells time travel trips back to famous rock shows and falls in love with Lena, prickly, overweight astrophysics grad student he hires to bring his friend back from 980 Mannahatta. Fun fact: author Mo Daviau used to be a librarian and archivist and she thinks you’re all superheroes“Hopwood Award–winning author Daviau writes with humor and compassion, creating absorbing, sympathetic characters and enveloping serious questions about love and life-changing events in a balloon of mind-bending time travels. Readers of all types of fiction will enjoy.”
Library Journal

SECOND HOUSE FROM THE CORNER by Sadeqa Johnson
A stay-at-home mother wonders what it would be like to escape the demands of motherhood until an unexpected phone call forces her to revisit long buried secrets to save the family she loves. “Johnson has written an all-too real story about a woman burdened with motherhood and wife duties while struggling to create a perfect life. Emotionally charged scenes will touch the hearts of female readers as Felicia’s past blunders come home to roost.” — Library Journal, starred review

WILD BY NATURE: From Siberia to Australia, Three Years Alone in the Wilderness on Foot by Sarah Marquis
“Swiss explorer Marquis’s stunning memoir cannot be compared with similarly themed accounts such as Cheryl Strayed’s WILD. For one thing, Marquis is a professional explorer who prepares for walking expeditions and then completes them, no matter the level of difficulty or length of the journey. This title is destined to become a classic in the travel writing genre.” — Library Journal, starred review

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