Books Out Next Week, May 5th...

Horror, the Dark Fantastic, and Psychological Thrillers...

The Shirley Jackson Award chooses novels in this collective genre for their award. Here is the shortlist.

Alive in Necropolis by Doug Dorst
The Man on the Ceiling by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem
Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory
The Resurrectionist by Jack O'Connell
The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan

Books Out Next Week, Apr 28th...

Afghanistan by Tanner, Stephen.
World War One by Stone, Norman.
A-Rod by Roberts, Selena.
The Noticer by Andrews, Andy.
Red April by Roncagliolo, Santiago.
Blue Boy by Satyal, Rakesh.
Sweeping Up Glass by Wall, Carolyn D..
Nobody Move by Johnson, Denis.
Home Repair by Rosenberg, Liz.
The Servants' Quarters by Freed, Lynn.
Nobody Move by Johnson, Denis.
Mating Season by Loomis, Jon.
Home Safe by Berg, Elizabeth.
Rogue Forces by Brown, Dale.
Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg by Gifford, Kathie Lee.
The Language of Bees by King, Laurie R..
Mr. and Miss Anonymous by Michaels, Fern.
Lover Avenged by Ward, J. R..
Sag Harbor by Whitehead, Colson.
The 8th Confession by Patterson, James.
Enemies & Allies by Anderson, Kevin J..
Devil's Food by Greenwood, Kerry.
Road Dogs by Leonard, Elmore.
Summer on Blossom Street by Macomber, Debbie.
Under Her Skin by Mallery, Susan.
Bad Things by Marshall, Michael.
The Dance of Death by Sedley, Kate.

Top New Historical Novels

Booklist Top Ten Historical Novels published in 2008-9

The Black Tower by Baynard.
Drood by Simmons.
The Enchantress of Florence by Rushdie.
Exiles by Hansen.
The Given Day by Lehane.
Indignation by Roth.
A Mercy by Morrison.
Palace Council by Carter.
Peace by Bausch.
The Women by Boyle.

Books Out Next Week, Apr 21st...

Graduate Schools in the U.s. 2010 by Peterson's.