Featured Books

Breaking Dawn

Stephanie Meyer, $22.99

The fourth book in the TWILIGHT SAGA arrives August 2, 2008! Books will be available at MSB. We are also co-hosting a BREAKING DAWN party at Kirkwood Public Library, 140 E Jefferson, Kirkwood, MO beginning at 11 pm August 1 and ending with the release of the book at 12:00 am August 2. There will be games, contests, refreshments and fun. Please call 314-821-5770 x 15 for reservations. To reserve a copy of the book, BREAKING DAWN, please contact us right away. We will have a limited number of copies of the book so it is best to reserve.

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Brisingr

Christopher Paolini, $27.50

For those waiting for the release of the next book in the INHERITANCE CYCLE (ERAGON, ELDEST, BRISINGR) the time is nigh. The book will be released on September 20, 2008.

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Help Me Mr. Mutt

Janet Stephens and Susan Stephens Crimmel, HC, Harcourt, $17.00

Hey, Dogs! If you’re at the end of your leash, don’t despair. Mr. Mutt has the answer to every doggy dilemma. This is one of my favorite new books of the season. The interchange between Mr. Mutt and The Queen is very funny and the illustrations are terrific. The expressions on the faces of the characters are excellent. The book uses letters and newsclips to move the story forward hilariously. The book is reminiscent of DEAR MRS LARUE.

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Inman's War

Jeffrey Copeland, Trade Paper, Paragon House, $17.95

The story of how this book came to be written is almost as interesting as the book itself. Copeland ran across a suitcase full of letters and photos at a flea market and they piqued his interest. He ended up buying them and they ended up telling the story of Olivia and Inman Perkins of St Louis. Inman served in World War II in a “colored” battalion while Olivia taught school in the city.

The book is one of the only that tells the story of an African American soldier’s individual experiences in the war. It has been optioned for a movie and it’s about to commence filming. We have signed copies of the book available!

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Sun Going Down

Jack Todd, HC, Simon and Schuster, $26.00

This book is romance, adventure and history all rolled into one big book. Letters and diaries from Todd’s family are the basis for this story that will grab you from the beginning and keep you turning pages through to the end.

Jack Todd will stop by MSB for a quick stock signing on May 12, so autographed copies will be available then. Midwest Connections Pick!

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Dirty Martini

J A Konrath, HC, Hyperion, $23.95

Another engaging and suspenseful Jack Daniels adventure from one of my new favorite authors. After meeting Konrath when he spoke to Sisters in Crime recently, I had to read his books and what a pleasure! Daniels, a strong female protagonist, can hunt down the bad guys with the best of them. And the humor is perfect.

This is the fourth in the series featuring Chicago police Lt. Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels, all named after drinks. In this entry, Daniels hunts down a killer poisoning Chicago’s food supply. And she receives a surprise proposal. Visit Joe at www.JAKonrath.com.

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Calder Game

Blue Balliet, HC, Scholastic, $17.99

I’ve been a fan of Blue Balliet’s books since CHASING VERMEER. I think I like CALDER’S GAME best of all the books so far. Calder is saddled with a less than ideal teacher and she tries but fails to ruin a visit to an Alexander Calder mobile exhibit.

Soon after, Calder (yep, same name as the artist) travels to an English village with his father. To Calder’s surprise there is a Calder sculpture causing quite an uproar in the village square. On the same night, Calder and the sculpture disappear. Can Petra and Tommy possibly find him in time? The illustrations by Brett Helquist are an integral addition to the story.

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Billionaire's Vinegar

Benjamin Wallace, HC, Random House, $24.95

It was the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold. In 1985, at a heated auction by Christie’s of London, a 1787 bottle of Château Lafite Bordeaux—one of a cache of bottles unearthed in a bricked-up Paris cellar and supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—went for $156,000 to a member of the Forbes family.

The discoverer of the bottle was pop-band manager turned wine collector Hardy Rodenstock, who had a knack for finding extremely old and exquisite wines. But rumors about the bottle soon arose. Why wouldn’t Rodenstock reveal the exact location where it had been found? Was it part of a smuggled Nazi hoard? Or did his reticence conceal an even darker secret?

Suspenseful, witty, and thrillingly strange, The Billionaire’s Vinegar is the vintage tale of what could be the most elaborate con since the Hitler diaries. It is also the debut of an exceptionally powerful new voice in narrative non-fiction.

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Wonder of You! A Book for Celebrating Baby's First Year

Nancy Tillman, HC, Feiwel & Friends, $19.95

ON THE NIGHT YOU WERE BORN was a bestseller for MSB and about every other bookstore around when it was released. This picture book celebrated the arrival of a new child and the companion offers a beautiful venue to record the arrival. The illustrations and sentiments echo those in ON THE NIGHT YOU WERE BORN and the page headings are perfect for those want to be sure you don’t forget moments. There is plenty of room to record all the firsts as well as room for photos and other mementos. A gold ribbon ties it all together.

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