July 15, 2012
A Fairy Tale for the Postmodern Fangirl: Marissa Meyer’s Cinder
In Cinder, her first book in The Lunar Chronicles, Meyer has reinterpreted a classic fairy tale, setting it in a futuristic city and making the 'princess' a cyborg. For fans of anime and sci-fi, this young-adult book will delight.
Where Everybody Knows Your Name: The Supremes at Earl’s All You Can Eat
Meg Wolitzer's The Interestings: A New York Epic
A New Tale from Paulo Coelho: Manuscript Found in Accra
A Modern Classic That Endures: Robert Penn Warren's All the King’s Men
Oceans Eleven Comes to the YA Set: Ally Carter's Perfect Scoundrels