LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR, contrasted with what historians know of 6th century Britain: truths behind the myths? B PLUS

WORLDS OF ARTHUR
Oxford University Press
2013

BEAUTIFUL, BRUTAL MEMOIR of love and loss between two gifted twin sisters. Tough, passionate, deeply honest. B PLUS

HER
Henry Holt & Company
2013

KELLER’S BACK IN BUSINESS! Lawrence Block’s stamp-collecting, philosophical hit man makes a welcome return. B PLUS

KELLER #05: HIT ME
Mulholland Books
2013

KELLER’S BACK IN BUSINESS! Lawrence Block’s stamp-collecting, philosophical hit man makes a welcome return.

BIOENGINEERED ANIMALS?  ENGAGING overview of the past, present, and near future of high-tech beasties.

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BITTERSWEET FAMILY DRAMA is rich in details of 1990s New York, strong on characterization. Great #beachread!

MURDER AND CORRUPTION in a Florida beach resort? All in a day’s work for the “Dead End Job” detectives. SOLID B

BOARD STIFF
New American Library
2013

GLORIOUS LOVE LETTER to the joys of farm produce from master gardeners and poets of everyday life. #beachread B PLUS

TO EAT
Farrar
2013

HUGELY ENTERTAINING REVIEW of baseball’s unluckiest and worst players. Great fun, well researched! #beachread SOLID B

WHO’S ON WORST?: THE LOUSIEST PLAYERS, BIGGEST CHEATERS, SADDEST GOATS AND OTHER ANTIHEROES IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
2013