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Andy Barber considers himself a good father. The assistant district attorney has worked hard to establish a comfortable life for...

After the hugely successful memoir Eat, Pray, Love and its companion, Committed, Gilbert offers up a sweeping 19-century-style saga about a brilliant woman coming of age in the evolving world of science and exploration.

From an unnerving story about a boy who reappears 50 years after his drowning to a spirited satire about a group of fortysomething moms (a debut novel by Nick Hornby's sister!), here's the buzz on the latest must-read books.

The young author talks about the inspiration for her debut novel, being compared to J.K. Rowling, and who she’d like to see cast in the film version (the rights have already been sold!).