Nonfiction
Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda,by Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker (Times Books)Schmitt and Shanker, national security correspondents for The New York Times, draw upon a decade of reporting and hundreds of interviews for this behind-the- scenes account of the “evolution of strategic thinking” since the Sept. 11 attacks.
Publishers WeeklyYou Don’t Sweat Much for a Fat Girl: Observations on Life From the Shallow End of the Pool,by Celia Rivenbark (St. Martin’s Griffin) In this addition to her essay collection catalogue, Rivenbark is as rebellious, irreverent and comical as ever. Publishers Weekly
The Good School: How Smart Parents Get Their Kids the Education They Deserve,by Peg Tyre (Henry Holt)A guide for parents who realize that “making the right decisions now about their children’s educations can be the difference between career success and a lifetime of half-starts.” Barnes & NobleGod, No! Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales, by Penn Jillette (Simon & Schuster)An admittedly digressive, tangential collection of random thoughts and observations about life from the perspective of a wisecracking atheist.Kirkus Reviews
Happy Chaos: From Punky to Parenting and My Perfectly Imperfect Adventures in Between,by Soleil Moon Frye (Dutton) Household advice from the former “Punky Brewster” star, and with “1.4 million Twitter followers and 100,000 Facebook friends, she’s definitely got an audience.Library Journal
Fiction
Second Grave on the Left,by Darynda Jones (St. Martin’s Press) Jones perfectly balances humor and suspense in her tight second paranormal thriller featuring grim reaper, PI and “all-around badass” Charley Davidson. Publishers Weekly
Yankee Doodle Dixie, by Lisa Patton (St. Martin’s/ Thomas Dunne Books) Having watched her life turn into a nor’easter, 34-year-old Leelee Satterfield is back home in the South, ready to pick back up where she left off. From the publisher
Autumn: Purification, by David Moody (St. Martin’s Griffin)A bastard hybrid of “War of the Worlds” and “Night of the Living Dead,” the Autumn series chronicles the struggle survivors are forced to contend with in a world torn apart by a deadly disease.
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