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PNBA shortlist

Nov

18

2011

Shards by Ismet Prcic

“Families visiting the country on the weekend, browsing the shops, going to dinner. Bosnian families whose lives are just like ours—then one day, they are n cialis daily use ot. Powerful, gorgeous writing—complicated without a hint of intellectual grandstanding. This novel is a difficult treasure.” —PNBA Awards Committee. Shards is on the shortlist for the 2012 …

Nov

17

2011

The Bled: Poems by Frances McCue

“An elegant, sharp book that has been written out of grief but not overpowered by it. Think of this book alongside Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking or Joyce Carol Oates' A Widow's Story. The fact that buy generic viagra this is poetry not prose means that the narrative arrives in a more imagistic …

Nov

16

2011

Maphead by Ken Jennings

“One-part history, one-part sociology and one-part personal memoir, Ken Jennings' story takes us on a fascinating route through the world of maps. Visit the National Geography Bee; witness the obsessive practices of geocaching and map collecting; face up to America's geographic illiteracy and learn of Jennin buy sildenafil online gs' own lifelong fascination with maps. …

Nov

14

2011

Ed King by David Guterson

“A rollicking modern-day version of the Oedipus Rex tragedy, this wickedly funny story possesses the cynicism of Tom Wolfe mixed with the absurdity of Carl Hiassen. Beginning with a slow and dangerous seduction, the novel picks up speed generic cialis no prescription as each new character is introduced, fearlessly taking on contemporary societal themes as …

Nov

13

2011

West of Here by Jonathan Evison

“Evison gleefully chews up the Northwest landscape from 1890—when dreamers, drifters, entrepreneurs, scoundrels and hardworking settlers dove in with unrestrained ambition cialis online without prescription to harness the wilderness for profit and posterity—to 2006 when their descendants face the consequences of that wild enthusiasm. The Olympic Peninsula is some of the most beautiful country in …

Nov

12

2011

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

“With off-kilter wit and the kind of charm that would leave the Cohen Brothers tickled, deWitt has crafted a Western novel for people who think they don't like Westerns. Soft-hea cheap generic viagra rted brother Eli's narration in the trail dust of no-conscience brother Charlie is philosophical and funny—very funny—amidst a stark and violent backdrop. …

Nov

11

2011

Birds of Paradise by Diana Abu-Jaber

“Miami, hurricanes, housing problems. These are just environmental touchstones around which this lush and poetic story turns. A child has run a buy propecia online no prescription way, desperate to pay penance for the secret she carries. Five years later, as she approaches 18, we are dropped among the wreckage of the family she haunts. …

Dec

4

2010

Shell Games: Rogues, Smugglers, and the Hunt for Nature's Bounty by Craig Welch

“Nail-biting stakeouts, sleazy informants, high-speed boat chases, heroes and villains. Craig Welch’s account of shellfish poachers and the wildlife enforcement agents determined to stop them just may change your perspective on everything from the fish in your friend’s tank to the mussels on your dinner plate. Shell Games centers on geoduck poaching in the Pacific …

Dec

3

2010

The Fences Between Us by Kirby Larson

“Larson brings a tumultuous era to life through a teen-aged protagonist whose emotions and angst are the timeless features of adolescence. Piper’s reactions to her father’s decisions, the un-childlike worries that wrack her, and the way she processes the unfolding plight of her neighbors showcase a strong and sophisticated protagonist. Piper’s story adds perspective to …

Nov

30

2010

The Atlas of Love by Laurie Frankel

“Strikingly pure of heart, voice and message, The Atlas of Love tells the story of a life lived on the treadmill of academia. It’s likely to be a favorite of your bookseller, because it’s a life that will resonate—a lot of hard work, little traditional payoff, yet, somehow, all worthwhile. Therein lies the brilliance of this …

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