Wayne Hoffman's Sweet Like Sugar (Kensington Books, $15) examines the unlikely, faith-testing and community-baffling friendship between young and gay Benji Steiner and elderly widowed Rabbi Jacob Zuckerman. The Karaoke Singer's Guide to Self-Defense (Featherproof Books, $14.95) by debut novelist and prolific indie rock musician (Joan of Arc and others) Tim Kinsella tells the story of the outcasts, the eccentric and sometimes bitter citizens of Stone Claw Grove, where they meet for karaoke every Thursday.Īrtifacts (Cerebral Bends, $18.99), the debut novel by Milwaukee-based writer, artist and musician Mary Dally-Muenzmaier, features Alfreda "Al" Thompson, whose career change results in more of a life change than she had expected. The Marriage Plot (Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, $28) by Pulitzer Prize winner Jeffrey Eugenides, set in the deep recession of the early 1980s, three young college students are involved in a modern-day love triangle. Who Do, Voodoo? (Berkley Prime Crime, $7.99) by Milwaukee-born mystery writer Rochelle Staab launches a brand-new mystery series featuring no-nonsense psychologist Liz Clark. Now that the days are shorter and the temperatures are chillier, welcome the weather with a stack of new books, perfect for curling up with in front of a fireplace with a hot beverage within reach.
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