McLean & Eakin Booksellers

Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories by Jincy Willett ~ From David Sedaris: "It's just the funniest collection of stories I've ever read -- really funny and perfectly sad at the same time."

Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs ~ From the Publisher: "In this smart, delicious novel by the bestselling author of The Friday Night Knitting Club, a celebrity chef shows her friends and family the joy of fulfillment -- and manages to spice up her own life at the same time.

Song Yet Sung by James McBride ~ From the Publisher: "A runaway slave and a determined slave catcher become tangled in a web of intrigue and adventure in James McBride's intricately constructed and impressive second novel, set in pre-Civil War Maryland."

Grab on to Me Tightly as if I Knew the Way by Bryan Charles ~ With much of it taking place in Kalamazoo, Bryan Charles' debut novel heralds a generous and uproarious new voice in contemporary fiction.  From the publisher: "In 1992 Vim Sweeney is dealing with the recent end of his high school career and the uncertainty of his future. This novel traces his stumble toward adulthood as he learns to accept that the things he thought would last forever probably won't."

The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon ~ From Gary Shteyngart for The New York Times Book Review: "Hemon can't write a boring sentence, and the English language (which he adopted at a late age) is the ricer for it . . . Antic and ingenious."

Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey ~ From the Publisher: "The #1 New York Times-bestselling author delivers his first novel. In a sweeping narrative that encompasses the history of Los Angeles, Frey focuses on a handful of lost souls, and spins the gripping narrative of their lives."