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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[Small Island: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780312429522</link>
<description><![CDATA["Andrea Levy's extraordinary novel won every prize in England except the Booker. While the tone is often hilariously funny, Levy manages to convey the pain experienced by Jamaican immigrants to Britain in the decades following World War II. Small Island is told through four voices, the Jamaicans Hortense and Gilbert Joseph who marry in order to escape their small island and live in a rooming house run by Queenie, a peaches and cream Englishwoman, who also married Bernard for her own reasons and just as disastrously. Levy spares nobody from her sharp wit -- Hortense is haughty; Gilbert, a tease; Queenie is a cheater, and Bernard is feckless -- but she also endows each of them with a certain dignity. A truly enjoyable book." -- carla cohen, Politics & Prose Books &, Washington, DC]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Small Island: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Levy]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Picador]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780312429522]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Andrea Levy's extraordinary novel won every prize in England except the Booker. While the tone is often hilariously funny, Levy manages to convey the pain experienced by Jamaican immigrants to Britain in the decades following World War II. Small Island is told through four voices, the Jamaicans Hortense and Gilbert Joseph who marry in order to escape their small island and live in a rooming house run by Queenie, a peaches and cream Englishwoman, who also married Bernard for her own reasons and just as disastrously. Levy spares nobody from her sharp wit -- Hortense is haughty; Gilbert, a tease; Queenie is a cheater, and Bernard is feckless -- but she also endows each of them with a certain dignity. A truly enjoyable book.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[carla cohen, Politics & Prose Books &, Washington, DC]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[11]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2010-03-30T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Shoplifting from American Apparel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781933633787</link>
<description><![CDATA["If you are a fan of Lin's work, then you will be pleased by this dry, humorous, and  autobiographical novella. If you are not, or have never heard of him, please read this anyway. I read this straight through in one sitting. The story moves without focus or plan--it moves simply because it wants to, and there is beauty in that. Whether you enjoy this style or not, it is something to experience, and to discuss." -- Jade Shames, Skylight Books, Los Angeles, CA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Shoplifting from American Apparel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tao Lin]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Melville House]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781933633787]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[If you are a fan of Lin's work, then you will be pleased by this dry, humorous, and  autobiographical novella. If you are not, or have never heard of him, please read this anyway. I read this straight through in one sitting. The story moves without focus or plan--it moves simply because it wants to, and there is beauty in that. Whether you enjoy this style or not, it is something to experience, and to discuss.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Jade Shames, Skylight Books, Los Angeles, CA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[11]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2009-09-15T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[My Abandonment: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780156035521</link>
<description><![CDATA["Loosely based on a true story, My Abandonment reveals the secret world of 13-year-old Caroline and her father as they make their life in a nature reserve in Oregon. Full of details of a life created in the wild as well as the captivating view of Caroline, the novel pulls you along to its heart-wrenching end. The book raises many questions about our society and parenting, and would be an excellent book group choice." -- Leslie, Inkwood Books, Tampa, FL]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[My Abandonment: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Rock]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Mariner Books]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780156035521]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Loosely based on a true story, My Abandonment reveals the secret world of 13-year-old Caroline and her father as they make their life in a nature reserve in Oregon. Full of details of a life created in the wild as well as the captivating view of Caroline, the novel pulls you along to its heart-wrenching end. The book raises many questions about our society and parenting, and would be an excellent book group choice.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Leslie, Inkwood Books, Tampa, FL]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[11]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2010-04-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[If You Follow Me: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061732850</link>
<description><![CDATA["Marina and her partner learn that Japan is a land of rules, and following rules is difficult for two American women used to the freedom of New York and San Francisco. Gomi, the Japanese word for garbage law, symbolizes the challenges of teaching in this small town on the Noto Peninsula, where the garbage is never put out in the right format or on the right day. Since the two women can't live their lives in a traditional Japanese way, they find themselves at odds with villagers and students,and they struggle to conform while at the same time retaining their individuality. This is a love story of two people and a country and culture--one in which the protagonists must learn to accept not only Japan's past but their own." -- Betsy Burton, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[If You Follow Me: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malena Watrous]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Harper Perennial]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061732850]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Marina and her partner learn that Japan is a land of rules, and following rules is difficult for two American women used to the freedom of New York and San Francisco. Gomi, the Japanese word for garbage law, symbolizes the challenges of teaching in this small town on the Noto Peninsula, where the garbage is never put out in the right format or on the right day. Since the two women can't live their lives in a traditional Japanese way, they find themselves at odds with villagers and students,and they struggle to conform while at the same time retaining their individuality. This is a love story of two people and a country and culture--one in which the protagonists must learn to accept not only Japan's past but their own.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Betsy Burton, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[11]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2010-03-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[American Rust: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385527521</link>
<description><![CDATA["What happens when union manufacturing jobs are shipped overseas?  What happens to workers who lose their well-paying jobs with benefits?  What is life like in cities and towns when work disappears and a slow decay sets in to once-vibrant communities?  Philipp Meyer's debut novel is an absorbing portrait of ordinary people and communities that face the extraordinary and heart-breaking de-industrialization of America.  There were times I couldn't put this book down and there were also times I didn't want to turn the page for fear of finding out what will happen to these people I have come to care so much about, such is the power of Meyer's writing." -- Joan Grenier, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[American Rust: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Philipp Meyer]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Spiegel & Grau]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780385527521]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[What happens when union manufacturing jobs are shipped overseas?  What happens to workers who lose their well-paying jobs with benefits?  What is life like in cities and towns when work disappears and a slow decay sets in to once-vibrant communities?  Philipp Meyer's debut novel is an absorbing portrait of ordinary people and communities that face the extraordinary and heart-breaking de-industrialization of America.  There were times I couldn't put this book down and there were also times I didn't want to turn the page for fear of finding out what will happen to these people I have come to care so much about, such is the power of Meyer's writing.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Joan Grenier, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[11]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2010-01-12T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Addition]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061582585</link>
<description><![CDATA["I loved this book so much that I wanted to keep holding it and reliving the pleasure of reading it!  Grace has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and needs to count everything, including how many bristles are on her toothbrush (1,768).  When she meets a man in a grocery store and steals the banana from his basket, her reclusive life begins to turn upside down as she decides to combat her disorder.  Sharp wit is abundant and you will cheer for these wonderful characters.  This is as compelling to read as Grace's need is to count, and I highly recommend it to all.  Reading groups will have a heyday with this one!" -- Susan Wasson, Bookworks, Albuquerque, NM]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Addition]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Toni Jordan]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Harper Paperbacks]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061582585]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[I loved this book so much that I wanted to keep holding it and reliving the pleasure of reading it!  Grace has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and needs to count everything, including how many bristles are on her toothbrush (1,768).  When she meets a man in a grocery store and steals the banana from his basket, her reclusive life begins to turn upside down as she decides to combat her disorder.  Sharp wit is abundant and you will cheer for these wonderful characters.  This is as compelling to read as Grace's need is to count, and I highly recommend it to all.  Reading groups will have a heyday with this one!]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Susan Wasson, Bookworks, Albuquerque, NM]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[11]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2010-02-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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