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<title><![CDATA[Contemporary Masters]]></title>

<description><![CDATA[The Indie Next List, drawn from bookseller-recommended favorite handsells, epitomizes the heart and soul of passionate bookselling. Independent booksellers are and have always been discoverers of the next big thing, the next great read, the next bestseller, and the next undiscovered gem.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[A Thousand Splendid Suns]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781594483851</link>
<description><![CDATA["A Thousand Splendid Suns, from the author of The Kite Runner, is a revealing story of the plight of two Afghan women, brought together by loss and war, both of whom you will come to love." -- Beth Carpenter, The Country Bookshop, Southern Pines, NC]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[A Thousand Splendid Suns]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Khaled Hosseini]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Riverhead Books]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781594483851]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[A Thousand Splendid Suns, from the author of The Kite Runner, is a revealing story of the plight of two Afghan women, brought together by loss and war, both of whom you will come to love.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Beth Carpenter, The Country Bookshop, Southern Pines, NC]]></dc:contributor>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:relation><![CDATA[9781429514606]]></dc:relation>
<dc:date>2008-11-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Master]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780743250412</link>
<description><![CDATA["Henry James is one of the masters of American fiction, and in this wonderful new book Toibin works magic, conjuring images of the author in unforgettable prose, evoking not just the man, but his writing as well. The result is a brilliant, believable (fictional) portrait of a most remarkable man." -- Kathy Ashton, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Master]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Colm Toibin]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Scribner Book Company]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780743250412]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Henry James is one of the masters of American fiction, and in this wonderful new book Toibin works magic, conjuring images of the author in unforgettable prose, evoking not just the man, but his writing as well. The result is a brilliant, believable (fictional) portrait of a most remarkable man.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Kathy Ashton, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT]]></dc:contributor>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2005-05-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Plague of Doves]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780060515133</link>
<description><![CDATA["Louise Erdrich's complex history of the families in a North Dakota, mixed-blood, reservation town reveals its secrets slowly through the unique voices of the community. These characters require us to pay attention and move from psychological and philosophical musing to delightful storytelling full of magic and intrigue. Thoroughly enjoyable." -- Kathleen Costello, Maria's Bookshop, Durango, CO]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Plague of Doves]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Louise Erdrich]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Harper Perennial]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780060515133]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Louise Erdrich's complex history of the families in a North Dakota, mixed-blood, reservation town reveals its secrets slowly through the unique voices of the community. These characters require us to pay attention and move from psychological and philosophical musing to delightful storytelling full of magic and intrigue. Thoroughly enjoyable.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Kathleen Costello, Maria's Bookshop, Durango, CO]]></dc:contributor>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:relation><![CDATA[9780061647680]]></dc:relation>
<dc:date>2009-05-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Watchmen]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780930289232</link>
<description><![CDATA["What Alan Moore crafted in the late 1980s unarguably catapulted the graphic novel to the forefront of pop culture and contemporary literature. Employing a deconstructed superhero persona, a comic within a comic, and a brutally honest commentary on American optimism, Moore gave rise to something exceedingly greater than the sum of its parts." -- Katie Capaldi, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey, MI]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Watchmen]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Alan Moore; Dave Gibbons; Barry Marx]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[DC Comics]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780930289232]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[What Alan Moore crafted in the late 1980s unarguably catapulted the graphic novel to the forefront of pop culture and contemporary literature. Employing a deconstructed superhero persona, a comic within a comic, and a brutally honest commentary on American optimism, Moore gave rise to something exceedingly greater than the sum of its parts.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Katie Capaldi, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey, MI]]></dc:contributor>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>1995-04-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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