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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 Thousand Cuts: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143118619</link>
<description><![CDATA["This is a very timely novel on the insidiousness of bullying and how it can affect all ages, not just kids on the playground. A Thousand Cuts opens with a school shooting committed by a teacher. An open-and-shut case becomes much more when Detective Inspector Lucia May pieces together the testimony from various witnesses and realizes that assigning the blame is not as easy as expected." -- Laura Lucy, White Birch Books, North Conway, NH]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[A Thousand Cuts: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Lelic]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Penguin]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780143118619]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[This is a very timely novel on the insidiousness of bullying and how it can affect all ages, not just kids on the playground. A Thousand Cuts opens with a school shooting committed by a teacher. An open-and-shut case becomes much more when Detective Inspector Lucia May pieces together the testimony from various witnesses and realizes that assigning the blame is not as easy as expected.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Laura Lucy, White Birch Books, North Conway, NH]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[21]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2011-01-25T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Border Songs]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307456267</link>
<description><![CDATA["Jim Lynch's latest novel is marvelous -- it inspires delight and wonder in the natural world, illuminates the follies of border rivalries and drug wars, and examines the vagaries of small town life through the experiences of Brandon Vanderkool, a beguiling amateur naturalist whose severe dyslexia makes him an unlikely border patrolman. This is a funny, sweet, yet cautionary tale for our time." -- Mary Gleysteen, Eagle Harbor Book Company, Bainbridge Island, WA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Border Songs]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Lynch]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Vintage]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780307456267]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Jim Lynch's latest novel is marvelous -- it inspires delight and wonder in the natural world, illuminates the follies of border rivalries and drug wars, and examines the vagaries of small town life through the experiences of Brandon Vanderkool, a beguiling amateur naturalist whose severe dyslexia makes him an unlikely border patrolman. This is a funny, sweet, yet cautionary tale for our time.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Mary Gleysteen, Eagle Harbor Book Company, Bainbridge Island, WA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[22]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2010-07-13T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[One Amazing Thing:  A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781401341589</link>
<description><![CDATA["Nine people are trapped in the Indian consulate's visa office after a devastating earthquake. As they start to melt down emotionally, Uma, a grad student, suggests they each tell a story about one thing in their lives. The stories they tell are incredible, and you will feel as though you have known and understand each character as they wait for rescue or death. An amazing read." -- cinda meister, Booksmart, Morgan Hill, CA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[One Amazing Thing:  A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chitra Divakuruni]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Voice]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781401341589]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Nine people are trapped in the Indian consulate's visa office after a devastating earthquake. As they start to melt down emotionally, Uma, a grad student, suggests they each tell a story about one thing in their lives. The stories they tell are incredible, and you will feel as though you have known and understand each character as they wait for rescue or death. An amazing read.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[cinda meister, Booksmart, Morgan Hill, CA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[23]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2010-12-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[So Much for That: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/</link>
<description><![CDATA["Shep Knacker has been planning for his 'Afterlife' for decades, but life's pesky details always got in the way. Finally, he's ready to take off, even if he has to leave his wife behind. But when she is diagnosed with a deadly illness, Shep finds himself tied yet again to his employer so he can pay the hospital bills.  This satisfying novel illustrates the arbitrary nature of the whole medical system -- including the things we bring on ourselves, the things we have no control over, and how we choose to deal with both." -- Alice Meyer, Beaverdale Books, Des Moines, IA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[So Much for That: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lionel Shriver]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Harper Perennial]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061458590]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Shep Knacker has been planning for his 'Afterlife' for decades, but life's pesky details always got in the way. Finally, he's ready to take off, even if he has to leave his wife behind. But when she is diagnosed with a deadly illness, Shep finds himself tied yet again to his employer so he can pay the hospital bills.  This satisfying novel illustrates the arbitrary nature of the whole medical system -- including the things we bring on ourselves, the things we have no control over, and how we choose to deal with both.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Alice Meyer, Beaverdale Books, Des Moines, IA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[24]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
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