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<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 Golden Age: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061478758</link>
<description><![CDATA["A Golden Age is both a personal and a political history. The revolution of 1971 in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) is seen through the lens of family relationships, where choices that are sometimes perceived as abstract in the history books have immediate and heart-stopping consequences for individuals. Anam's writing is precise and her characters complex. The culture and the region are depicted in rich detail, and the plot builds to an ending that is both perfectly logical in the context of the novel and breathtaking in its daring. What more can a reader ask?" -- Lilla Weinberger, Readers' Books, Sonoma, CA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[A Golden Age: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tahmima Anam]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Harper Perennial]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061478758]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[A Golden Age is both a personal and a political history. The revolution of 1971 in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) is seen through the lens of family relationships, where choices that are sometimes perceived as abstract in the history books have immediate and heart-stopping consequences for individuals. Anam's writing is precise and her characters complex. The culture and the region are depicted in rich detail, and the plot builds to an ending that is both perfectly logical in the context of the novel and breathtaking in its daring. What more can a reader ask?]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Lilla Weinberger, Readers' Books, Sonoma, CA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[33]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:relation><![CDATA[9780061570117]]></dc:relation>
<dc:date>2009-01-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonata for Miriam: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143114703</link>
<description><![CDATA["I loved Astrid & Veronika, Linda Olsson's superb first novel, and her second novel, Sonata for Miriam, lives up to her early promise. In it, Adam leaves his adopted home in New Zealand to delve into his parents' past in WWII Poland and into his own past in Sweden. Olsson writes beautifully about relationships and of the choices we are sometimes forced to make because of events and the actions of our loved ones." -- Carol Dunn, Northwind Book & Fiber, Spooner, WI]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Sonata for Miriam: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda Olsson]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Penguin Books]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780143114703]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[I loved Astrid & Veronika, Linda Olsson's superb first novel, and her second novel, Sonata for Miriam, lives up to her early promise. In it, Adam leaves his adopted home in New Zealand to delve into his parents' past in WWII Poland and into his own past in Sweden. Olsson writes beautifully about relationships and of the choices we are sometimes forced to make because of events and the actions of our loved ones.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Carol Dunn, Northwind Book & Fiber, Spooner, WI]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[33]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:relation><![CDATA[9781440687976]]></dc:relation>
<dc:date>2009-03-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Elegance of the Hedgehog]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781933372600</link>
<description><![CDATA["This story of an aging concierge and a 12-year-old girl in an exclusive apartment house in Paris was a huge hit in France. Pithy, erudite, and full of heart, this book should be on everyone's must-read list." -- Lisa Wright, Oblong Books And Music,LLC., Millerton, NY]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Elegance of the Hedgehog]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muriel Barbery,  Alison Anderson (trans.)]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Europa Editions]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781933372600]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[This story of an aging concierge and a 12-year-old girl in an exclusive apartment house in Paris was a huge hit in France. Pithy, erudite, and full of heart, this book should be on everyone's must-read list.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Lisa Wright, Oblong Books And Music,LLC., Millerton, NY]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[33]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2008-09-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385341004</link>
<description><![CDATA["Just after World War II, a journalist and author is looking for her next big project when by chance, she receives a letter from a man on Guernsey, the British island that was occupied by the Germans. Gradually she becomes absorbed into the stories and lives of the island's inhabitants. Funny, poignant, and charming, this is a novel that would make a marvelous read for anyone." -- Ray Nurmi, Snowbound Books, Marquette, MI]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Dial Press]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780385341004]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Just after World War II, a journalist and author is looking for her next big project when by chance, she receives a letter from a man on Guernsey, the British island that was occupied by the Germans. Gradually she becomes absorbed into the stories and lives of the island's inhabitants. Funny, poignant, and charming, this is a novel that would make a marvelous read for anyone.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Ray Nurmi, Snowbound Books, Marquette, MI]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[33]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:relation><![CDATA[9780440337973]]></dc:relation>
<dc:date>2009-05-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Jewel Trader of Pegu: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061252716</link>
<description><![CDATA["Forget the mysterious and exotic location, this is a novel universal in its substance. When 16th-century Jewish trader Abraham goes to Asia, he encounters an alien culture but also discovers a world of love and beauty. You can call it exquisite, incisive, provocative, but there are really not enough adjectives for this brilliant gem of a novel." -- Bill Cusumano, Nicola's Books, Ann Arbor, MI]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Jewel Trader of Pegu: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey Hantover]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Harper Perennial]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061252716]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Forget the mysterious and exotic location, this is a novel universal in its substance. When 16th-century Jewish trader Abraham goes to Asia, he encounters an alien culture but also discovers a world of love and beauty. You can call it exquisite, incisive, provocative, but there are really not enough adjectives for this brilliant gem of a novel.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Bill Cusumano, Nicola's Books, Ann Arbor, MI]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[33]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:relation><![CDATA[9780061567926]]></dc:relation>
<dc:date>2009-01-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The White Tiger: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781416562603</link>
<description><![CDATA["Balram Halwai narrates his tale through letters written to the Premier of China over a seven-day period and tells the story of how he climbed out of poverty and into the life of a successful entrepreneur. In telling his story, The White Tiger opens a window onto the chaos and inequality of Indian society." -- Cynthia, Paulina Springs Books, Sisters, OR]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The White Tiger: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aravind Adiga]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Free Press]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781416562603]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Balram Halwai narrates his tale through letters written to the Premier of China over a seven-day period and tells the story of how he climbed out of poverty and into the life of a successful entrepreneur. In telling his story, The White Tiger opens a window onto the chaos and inequality of Indian society.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Cynthia, Paulina Springs Books, Sisters, OR]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[33]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:relation><![CDATA[9781416562733]]></dc:relation>
<dc:date>2008-10-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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