Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Kingsolver, Barbara, Kingsolver, Camille “Tracing the food year, Kingsolver—with her characteristic candor, poetry, and grace—brings us meditations on asparagus, turkeys, tomatoes, and mulch as she and her family try to eat locally as much as they can. This is a distinct hybrid of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Under the Tuscan Sun, and Walden.” —Matt Plies, Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, OR

Dead Silver by McMahon, Neil Hugh Davoren and his compatriot, Madbird, return in what is quickly becoming on the most intelligent series in crime fiction. Doing a favor for an old friend soon envelops Hugh in murder, both past and present, while also having to confront his own conflicted emotions. Perfectly reflecting the rugged Montana terrain and changing society, Dead Silver enhances McMahon's growing reputation.--Bill Cusumano, Nicola's Books (Ann Arbor, MI)