Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial (March 27, 2012)

“I study the photo in the same way that a spy might study the face of a counterpart in a rival organization. I am calm as I make this promise: I am going to find out what you love, then whatever it is, I am going to track it down and I am going to take it away from you.”

After the death of Laura’s nine-year-old daughter, Betty, is ruled an accident in a hit-and-run, Laura decides to take revenge into her own hands, determined to track down the man responsible. All the while, her inner turmoil is reopening the old wounds of her passionate love affair with Betty’s father, David, and his abandonment of the family for another woman.

Haunted by her past and driven to a breaking point by her thirst for retribution, Laura discovers the unforeseen lengths she is willing to go to for love and vengeance.

About Louise Doughty

Louise Doughty is the author of the novels Crazy Paving, Dance with Me, Honey-Dew, Fires in the Dark, and Stone Cradle, as well as the nonfiction book A Novel in a Year, based on her popular newspaper column. She has written plays for radio and has worked widely as a critic, broadcasting regularly for BBC Radio 4. She lives in London.

Visit Louise at her website.

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (March 20, 2012)

Kamila Sidiqi’s life changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. After her father and brother were forced to flee, she became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Banned from school, confined to her home, and armed only with determination, she picked up a needle and thread to create a thriving business that saved their lives.

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana tells the incredible true story of this unlikely entrepreneur who mobilized her community under the Taliban. A story of war, it is also a story of family, faith, and resilience in the face of despair. These women are not victims—they are the glue that holds families together; they are the backbone and the heart of their nation. Kamila Sidiqi’s journey will inspire you, but it will also change the way you think about one of the most important political and humanitarian issues of our time.

About Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is a Fellow and Deputy Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations and a contributing editor-at-large at Newsweek and The Daily Beast. Her reporting on conflict and post-conflict zones— including Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Rwanda—has been published in the New York Times, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, and elsewhere. She lives in Los Angeles.

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• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (March 13, 2012)

What other explanation could there be? With her dark complexion and kinky hair, so unlike her fair-skinned parents, Lara knew she was different. At eight she finally learned the word “adopted.” Twenty-two years later, a stranger arrives as she blows out the candles on her thirtieth birthday cake—a woman in a blue-and-black head tie who also claims the title “Lara’s mother.”

Lara, always in control, now finds her life slipping free of the stranglehold she’s had on it. Unexpected, dangerously unfamiliar emotions are turning Lara’s life upside down, pulling her between Nigeria and London, forcing her to confront the truth about her past. But if she’s brave enough to embrace the lives of her two mothers, she may discover once and for all what it truly means to be Lara.

About Lola Jaye

Lola Jaye was born and raised in London, England, where she still makes her home; she has also lived briefly in Nigeria. By the Time You Read This—Lola’s first U.S. novel—was published by HarperCollins in 2009. Her inspirational essay “Reaching for the Stars: How You Can Make Your Dreams Come True,” in which she charted her journey from foster child to author, was released in 2009 as part of the U.K.’s wildly popular Quick Reads program.

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• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (March 6, 2012)

In thirty days Clementine Pritchard will be finished with her last painting and her life.

World-renowned artist and sharp-tongued wit Clementine Pritchard has decided that she’s done. After flushing away a medicine cabinet full of prescriptions, she gives herself thirty days to tie up loose ends—finish one last painting, make nice with her ex-husband, and find a home for her cat. Clementine plans to spend the month she has left in a swirl of art-world parties, manic work sessions, and outrageous acts—but what she doesn’t expect is to uncover secrets surrounding the tragedy that befell her mother and sister. In an ending no one sees coming, will we lose Clementine or will we find her?

A bold debut from an exciting new voice, Losing Clementine is a wonderfully entertaining and poignant novel about unanticipated self-discovery that features one of the most irresistible, if deeply flawed, characters to grace contemporary fiction in years.

About Ashley Ream

Ashley Ream got her first job at a newspaper when she was sixteen. After working in newsrooms across Missouri, Florida, and Texas, she gave up deadlines to pursue fiction. She lives in Los Angeles and works at a nonprofit.

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• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (March 13, 2012)

Free-spirited Annie Quintana and sophisticated Julia St. Clair come from two different worlds. Yet, as the daughter of the St. Clairs’ housekeeper, Annie grew up in Julia’s San Francisco mansion and they forged a bond that only two little girls oblivious to class differences could—until a life-altering betrayal destroyed their friendship.

A decade later, Annie bakes to fill the void left in her heart by her mother’s death, and a painful secret jeopardizes Julia’s engagement to the man she loves. A chance reunion prompts the unlikely duo to open a cupcakery, but when a mysterious saboteur opens up old wounds, they must finally face the truth about their past or risk losing everything.

About Meg Donohue

Meg Donohue has an MFA from Columbia University and a BA from Dartmouth College. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she now lives in San Francisco with her husband, daughters, dog, and a weakness for salted caramel cupcakes.

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• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (March 27, 2012)

Haven Woods is suburban heaven, a great place to raise a family. It’s close to the city, quiet, with great schools and its own hospital right up the road. Property values are climbing, and the crime rate is practically nonexistent.

Paula Wittmore hasn’t been back to Haven Woods since she left as a disgraced teenager. Now she’s returning to care for her suddenly ailing mother, and she’s bringing her daughter and a pile of emotional baggage. She’s also bringing, unknowingly, the last chance for her mother’s closest frenemies . . . twelve women bound together by a powerful secret that requires the sacrifice of a thirteenth.

About Susie Moloney

Susie Moloney is the bestselling author of Bastion Falls, A Dry Spell, and The Dwelling. She has been published in numerous countries and assorted languages. She divides her time between the wilds of Canada and the wild world of New York City. She’s not a witch, except maybe a little in the morning.

Visit Susie at her website.

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• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Crown (April 24, 2012)

From the author of the acclaimed bestseller Sister comes a gripping, thrilling story of a mother who will do anything to protect her child.

The school was on fire, and Grace’s last memory is of trying to reach her daughter, Jenny, trapped inside the inferno.  While their bodies are frantically cared for by doctors, Grace and Jenny awaken in the hospital in a strange in-between state.  When they learn that someone purposefully set the fire, and Jenny may still be in grave danger from someone who wants her dead, Grace realizeds she may be the only one who can discover who might be responsible.  The police are looking at Adam, Jenny’s younger brother, who is struck mute by the horror he witnessed and can’t defend himself when he is accused of the arson.

But a mother will do anything to protect her children, and Grace will do whatever it takes to save Adam and Jenny and find out who committed the crime that rocked their lives.

“Lupton enters the highly charged ring where the best psychological detective writers spar, her hands raised in a victory clench…”–New York Times Book Review

About Rosamund Lupton

Rosamund Lupton lives with her husband and two sons in London.

For more information on Rosamund and her work, please visit her website, rosamundlupton.com, her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @Rosamundlupton.

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Sunday, February 5th: Man of La Book

Monday, February 6th: The Future American

Tuesday, February 7th: Whiskey Fire

Wednesday, February 8th: Padre Steve

Thursday, February 9th: Noisy Room

Friday, February 10th: Marathon Pundit

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Guitar Zero by Gary Marcus

Monday, February 6th: Dolphinstreet

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Night Swim by Jessica Keener

Monday, February 6th: sidewalk shoes

Tuesday, February 7th: The Betty and Boo Chronicles

Wednesday, February 8th: Reflections of a Bookaholic

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The Ruins of Us by Keija Parssinen

Monday, February 6th: Library of Clean Reads

Tuesday, February 7th: Man of La Book

Wednesday, February 8th: 2 Kids and Tired Book Reviews

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Gillespie and I by Jane Harris

Monday, February 6th: Wordsmithonia

Tuesday, February 7th: The House of the Seven Tails

Tuesday, February 7th: BookNAround

Wednesday, February 8th: Broken Teepee

Thursday, February 9th: The Lost Entwife

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Faith by Jennifer Haigh

Monday, February 6th: Unabridged Chick (Faith)

Tuesday, February 7th: Take Me Away (Faith)

Wednesday, February 8th: The Crazy Life of a Bookaholic Mom (Baker Towers)

Thursday, February 9th: Elle Lit. (The Condition)

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Late for Tea at the Deer Palace by Tamara Chalabi

Monday, February 6th: Books Like Breathing

Tuesday, February 7th: The Whimsical Cottage

Wednesday, February 8th: Boarding in My Forties

Thursday, February 16th: Broken Teepee

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Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein

Monday, February 6th: Good Girl Gone Redneck

Tuesday, February 7th: Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

Wednesday, February 8th: Book Club Classics!

Thursday, February 9th: Books Like Breathing

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The Baker’s Daughter by Sarah McCoy

Monday, February 6th: Diary of an Eccentric

Tuesday, February 7th: You’ve GOTTA Read This!

Wednesday, February 8th: The Feminist Texican

Thursday, February 9th: girlichef

Friday, February 10th: Unabridged Chick

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First You Try Everything by Jane McCafferty

Monday, February 6th: Walking With Nora

Tuesday, February 7th: Literature and a Lens

Thursday, February 9th: The Blog of Lit Wits

Friday, February 10th: For Such a Time as This

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Prime Suspect by Lynda La Plante

Monday, February 6th: Sara’s Organized Chaos (Prime Suspect and A Face in the Crowd)

Wednesday, February 8th: Jenn’s Bookshelves (Silent Victims)

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Going Solo by Eric Klinenberg

Monday, February 6th: The Spinsterlicious Life

Wednesday, February 8th: Carol Scibelli

Thursday, February 9th: Sixty and Single in Seattle

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Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay

Monday, February 6th: She Reads Novels

Wednesday, February 8th: Reading With Tea

Thursday, February 9th: Fleur Fisher in her world

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This Beautiful Life by Helen Schulman

Tuesday, February 7th: There’s A Book RESCHEDULED

Wednesday, February 8th: A Soul Unsung RESCHEDULED

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What Happened to Hannah by Mary Kay McComas

Tuesday, February 7th: Life in the Thumb

Wednesday, February 8th: Tina’s Book Reviews

Thursday, February 9th: A Bookish Affair

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Spin by Catherine McKenzie

Tuesday, February 7th: A Cozy Reader’s Corner

Wednesday, February 8th: Book Hooked Blog

Thursday, February 9th: Amusing Reviews

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Before I Go To Sleep by S. J. Watson

Tuesday, February 7th: Book Addiction

Wednesday, February 8th: Bibliosue

Thursday, February 9th: Bloggin’ ‘Bout Books

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Paranormal by Raymond Moody

Tuesday, February 7th: Chunky Monkey

Wednesday, February 8th: Bookfoolery and Babble

Thursday, February 9th: Luxury Reading

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Overbite by Meg Cabot

Tuesday, February 7th: Reading Lark

Wednesday, February 8th: The Road to Here

Thursday, February 9th: Life In Review

Friday, February 10th: Just Joanna

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All There Is by Dave Isay

Tuesday, February 7th: Layers of Thought

Thursday, February 9th: Teresa’s Reading Corner

Friday, February 10th: Chick Lit Reviews and News

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The Silent Oligarch by Christopher Morgan Jones

Wednesday, February 8th: Ted Lehmann’s Bluegrass, Books, and Brainstorms

Thursday, February 9th: Mrs. Q: Book Addict

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• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (February 28, 2012)

During her teens, Rachel Lloyd ended up a victim of commercial sexual exploitation. With time, through incredible resilience, and with the help of a local church community, she finally broke free of her pimp and her past and devoted herself to helping other young girls escape “the life.”

In Girls Like Us, Lloyd reveals the dark world of commercial sex trafficking in cinematic detail and tells the story of her groundbreaking nonprofit organization: GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services. With great humanity, she shares the stories of the girls whose lives GEMS has helped—small victories that have healed her wounds and made her whole. Revelatory, authentic, and brave, Girls Like Us is an unforgettable memoir.

Photo credit Tracy Toler Photography

About Rachel Lloyd

Rachel Lloyd is the founder and executive director of GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services. The recipient of numerous fellowships and honors, including the prestigious Reebok Human Rights Award, Lloyd was a leading advocate for the Safe Harbor for Exploited Youth Act, which made New York the first state to protect, not prosecute, sexually exploited children. She lives in New York City.

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Rachel’s Tour Stops

Tuesday, February 28th: Take Me Away

Wednesday, February 29th: The House of the Seven Tails

Thursday, March 1st: Jenny Loves to Read

Monday, March 5th: The Feminist Texican

Tuesday, March 6th: Book Hooked Blog

Wednesday, March 7th: Sidewalk Shoes

Thursday, March 8th: Melody & Words

Monday, March 12th: Elle Lit

Tuesday, March 13th: Jenn’s Bookshelves

Wednesday, March 14th: Books Like Breathing

Friday, March 16th: Good Girl Gone Redneck

Monday, March 19th: The Englishist

Wednesday, March 21st: Buried in Print

Thursday, March 22nd: Broken Teepee

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne (March 13, 2012)

A Must-Have Guide for the Smart Vegan

A vegan lifestyle is the newest hot health trend—thanks in no small part to the smart, fearless, and number one New York Times bestselling Skinny Bitch books. But with so much conflicting information out there, it’s not always easy to make the best choices. Now Skinny Bitch coauthor Kim Barnouin is back with a book that makes making the right vegan choice easy. In Skinny Bitch Book of Vegan Swaps, Kim Barnouin takes the mystery out of following a plant-based diet. It’s a comprehensive, user-friendly guide that tells you what foods look healthy, but actually aren’t, and explains how to avoid the stuff you don’t want. And because Kim knows that the concerns of today’s savvy eaters run the gamut from calories to carbon footprints, she explains it all.

Skinny Bitch Book of Vegan Swaps offers exciting and tasty alternatives for vegans, whether you’re just starting out or have been a vegan for years. Barnouin’s fun, no-nonsense voice sparkles on every page and in helpful lists and features like:

• The Best Places for Vegans to Grocery Shop
• Delicious Swaps for Your Favorite Dairy Products
• Top Ten Things to Eat While Stranded in an Airport

Photo Credit Sarah Kehoe

About Kim Barnouin

Kim Barnouin holds a master of science in holistic nutrition. A former model, she is the author or coauthor of seven books and has successfully counseled models, actors, athletes, and other professionals using the Skinny Bitch method. She lives in Los Angeles.

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