en Copyright 2009, Powells.com Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:00:19 PST Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:00:19 PST webmaster@powells.com http://powells.com/favicon.png Powells.com, yo! A rollicking debut novel about plant magic, spiritual discovery, and romantic fever in the jungles of Mexico, Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire follows a divorced advertising executive on an adventure she never meant to take in the Yucatan, alone, learning more than she ever wanted to know about the rain forest and herself. ]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:55:01 PST The Motion of the Ocean is the humorous true story of Janna Cawrse Esarey who abandons her tidy life to honeymoon across the Pacific on a leaky, old boat, only to find that sailing 17,000 miles is easier than keeping her relationship off the rocks. "[A] funny, honest tale of how one woman found her Comfort zone — with the sea, with herself, and with the notion of happily ever after," cheers Michelle Goodman, author of "My So-Called Freelance Life." ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:23:35 PST In Adam Schell's extravagant, inventive debut novel, Tomato Rhapsody, love's heart beats tomato red under a sultry Tuscan sun. "Schell displays the finesse of a master chef as he spices up the story with a delicious array of humorous subplots — ranging from the bawdy to the sweet — guaranteed to appeal to discerning literary palates," praises Booklist.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:03:01 PST Award-winnining author Colum McCann's most ambitious work to date, Let the Great World Spin offers a dazzling and hauntingly rich vision of the loveliness, pain, and mystery of life in New York City in the 1970s. "[McCann] succeeds in giving us a high-wire performance of style and heart," praises Publishers Weekly.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:55:58 PST Marie Brenner's Apples and Oranges asks a universal question: how can two people from the same family turn out so entirely differently? The New Yorker calls it an "elegiac memoir....At once comic and tinged with regret." ]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:01:13 PST From Lisa See, author of the bestsellers Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Peony in Love, Shanghai Girls is a stunning new novel about two sisters who leave Shanghai to find new lives in 1930s Los Angeles. "[A]n accomplished and absorbing novel," cheers Publishers Weekly. ]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:14:26 PST Renowned world-religion scholar Huston Smith has encountered many of the people who have shaped the 20th century — including Mother Teresa, Robert Oppenheimer, and Noam Chomsky. His amazing life and stories make up the inspirational memoir Tales of Wonder. ]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 13:11:43 PST Lise Funderburg's memoir Pig Candy is the poignant and often comical story of a grown daughter getting to know her dying father in his last months. "Charming and often moving," proclaims Kirkus Reviews, promising it "will appeal to a broad range of readers, from fans of Wendell Berry to those of Toni Morrison." ]]> Tue, 5 May 2009 10:01:23 PST With In-N-Out Burger, Stacy Perman investigates the inside story of the renegade, family-owned burger chain that evokes a passionate following unlike any other.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:05:38 PST In The Song Is You, bestselling author Arthur Phillips delivers a love story and a uniquely heartbreaking dark comedy about obsession and loss. It is a closely observed tale of love in the digital age that blurs the line between the longing for intimacy and the longing for oblivion. Jill from Powells.com enthuses, "The Song Is You is Phillips's best book yet, as smart and intricate as Prague, but more generous and poignant." ]]> Tue, 7 Apr 2009 10:58:57 PST In Knockemstiff, his exhilarating fiction debut, Donald Ray Pollock peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the lives of its stunted but resilient residents. One of the year's most highly praised books, Knockemstiff has been hailed as "powerful, remarkable, exceptional" (L.A. Times) and "an unforgettable experience" (San Francisco Chronicle). ]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:57:45 PST Philip Kerr returns with his best-loved character, Bernie Gunther, in A Quiet Flame, the fifth novel in what is now a series — a tight, twisting, compelling thriller that is firmly rooted in history. "Kerr...cleverly and plausibly grafts history onto a fast-paced thriller plot," raves Publishers Weekly (starred review).]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:50:13 PST From the author of the international bestseller Incendiary comes Little Bee, a haunting novel about the tenuous friendship that blooms between two disparate strangers — one an illegal Nigerian refugee, the other a recent widow from suburban London. "Cleave is a nerves-of-steel storyteller of stealthy power, and this is a novel as resplendent and menacing as life itself," cheers Booklist (starred review).]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:42:43 PST A witty, insightful, and affectionate examination of how and why people spend billions of dollars on their pets, One Nation under Dog is about America's pet obsession — the explosion, over the past generation, of an industry full of pet masseuses, professional dog-walkers, and organic kibble. ]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:32:24 PST In the bestselling tradition of Matt Groening (Simpsons) and Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), YouTube sensation Lev Yilmaz delivers a thought-provoking cartoon book, Sunny Side Down, that explores the mundane, neurotic, and hilarious moments of life. "Yilmaz shows off his excellent drawing skills and a quirky worldview," hails Publishers Weekly. ]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:42:37 PST