Book Buzz with Nancy Pearl- PLA 2012

Broken Harbor: A Novel (Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox) By French, Tana (Book)

Annotation:Nancy's favorite mystery coming out this year.

Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel (Wolf Hall Trilogy) By Mantel, Hilary (Book)

Annotation:Hilary Mantel's follow-up to Wolf Hall centers on Anne Boleyn.

A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar: A Novel By Joinson, Suzanne (Book)

Annotation:Recommended for fans of Major Pettigrew and the Guernsey Literary Society. The tale of a Victorian female explorer on the Silk Road.

The Submission By Waldman, Amy (Book - 2011)

Annotation:A Muslim American architect's anonymous submission wins the contest to design a 9/11 memorial.

Dead Scared By Bolton, S. J. (Book)

Annotation:A spate of suicides at Cambridge College sends a detective undercover.

The Hare with Amber Eyes A Family's Century of Art and Loss By De Waal, Edmund (Book - 2010)

Annotation:Nancy Pearl's favorite memoir of the last year.

The Bellwether Revivals: A Novel By Wood, Benjamin (Book)

Annotation:Atmospheric thriller for fans of Donna Tartt.

The Chaperone By Moriarty, Laura (Book)

Annotation:Wichita, the Jazz Age, and Louise Brooks. What's not to love?

Helen Keller in Love: A Novel By Sultan, Rosie (Book)

The Age of Desire: A Novel By Fields, Jennie (Book)

Annotation:A historical novel of Edith Wharton's early life and love.

The Orphanmaster By Zimmerman, Jean (Book)

Annotation:During the days of New Amsterdam, a sweeping historical novel that entertains and informs.

Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China By French, Paul (Book)

Annotation:A true crime thriller about a young woman's murder in the lead up to the Japanese invasion of China. Recommended for fans of Erik Larsen.

Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus By Wasik, Bill and Murphy, Monica (Book)

Annotation:A lively history of the original zombie virus.

Escape from Camp 14 One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West By Harden, Blaine (Book - 2012)

Annotation:A real life dystopic future about the prison camps in North Korea.

The Darlings A Novel By Alger, Cristina (Book - 2012)

Annotation:A rich family gets caught up in the 2008 financial crisis in New York.

The Age of Miracles: A Novel By Walker, Karen Thompson (Book)

Annotation:The world is slowing down minutes a day in this coming of age debut novel.

Seating Arrangements By Shipstead, Maggie (Book)

Annotation:A literary Wedding Crashers. Laugh out loud, touching debut.

Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss By Pausch, Jai (Book)

Annotation:The widow of The Last Lecture's Randy Pausch writes on her life after his death.

Trapeze By Mawer, Simon (Book)

Annotation:A female spy in World War II London wonders how much her past life has led to her recruitment.

Wife 22: A Novel By Gideon, Melanie (Book)

Annotation:A housewife participates in an anonymous survey through the mail that changes her life. Recommended for book clubs.

Mr. Hornaday's War: How a Peculiar Victorian Zookeeper Waged a Lonely Crusade for Wildlife That Changed the World By Bechtel, Stefan (Book)

Panther Baby A Life of Rebellion and Reinvention By Joseph, Jamal (Book - 2012)

Annotation:A memoir you can't put down by a charismatic former Black Panther, now professor.

The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving: A Novel By Evison, Jonathan (Book)

Annotation:A man in freefall begins to put his life back together as a caregiver to a paralyzed teen.

Heading Out to Wonderful By Goolrick, Robert (Book)

Annotation:Follow-up novel to The Reliable Wife. Opens at the end of World War II, a veteran travels the southern United States in search of a place to put down roots with a suitcase of cash and a set of professional cooking knives.

An Uncommon Education: A Novel By Percer, Elizabeth (Book)

Annotation:Lyrical coming of age debut about a young woman coming to terms with love, loss, identity and acceptance. How joining the Shakespeare society helps the heroine learn to let go and accept loss.

An Unmarked Grave By Todd, Charles (Book - 2012)

Annotation:World War I nurse and amateur sleuth Bess Crawford returns. Recommended for fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Elizabeth George.

Beautiful Ruins: A Novel By Walter, Jess (Book)

Annotation:Romantic story of an almost-love affair set on the Italian coast during the filming of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra.

One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season By Ballard, Chris (Book)

Annotation:Great nonfiction pick for the beginning of baseball season. An unlikely coach leads a ragtag high school baseball team and a small Illinois town to a season they'll never forget. Ballard also tracks the impact of this season across the players' lives.