Borders's Original Voices selections for November, spotlighting
"innovative new authors," include the following book titles (music is
also part of the program):
Fiction
The Town That Forgot How to Breathe by Kenneth J. Harvey (St. Martin's, $24.95, 0312342225). "Mythical sea creatures emerge from sailors' memories and into the real world. The perfectly preserved corpses of long-dead wash ashore. These are just some of the eerie phenomena plaguing the town of Bareneed in this haunting gothic tale."
Music through the Floor by Eric Puchner (Scribner, $24, 0743270460). "Eric Puchner gives voice to a collection of chronically misunderstood characters in his debut work. Tourists, foreign-language teachers, illegal immigrants, and ten-year-old boys all struggle to fit in to the mainstream in this funny, generous, offbeat collection of short stories."
Children's
Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick (Scholastic, $16.99, 0439755190). "Steven is 13. He loves to play drums. He has an enormous crush on Renee, the school hottie. He's living a normal adolescence. Then his 5-year-old brother is diagnosed with leukemia, and everything changes. This is a realistic and moving portrait of family tragedy."
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Richard Yancey (Bloomsbury, $16.95, 1582346933). "The literal survival of the planet is at stake in this fast-paced, funny, and gripping adventure story involving the theft of Excalibur, King Arthur's legendary sword. Alfred Kropp is an average high-school kid who unwittingly becomes involved in an evil plot."
Fiction
The Town That Forgot How to Breathe by Kenneth J. Harvey (St. Martin's, $24.95, 0312342225). "Mythical sea creatures emerge from sailors' memories and into the real world. The perfectly preserved corpses of long-dead wash ashore. These are just some of the eerie phenomena plaguing the town of Bareneed in this haunting gothic tale."
Music through the Floor by Eric Puchner (Scribner, $24, 0743270460). "Eric Puchner gives voice to a collection of chronically misunderstood characters in his debut work. Tourists, foreign-language teachers, illegal immigrants, and ten-year-old boys all struggle to fit in to the mainstream in this funny, generous, offbeat collection of short stories."
Children's
Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick (Scholastic, $16.99, 0439755190). "Steven is 13. He loves to play drums. He has an enormous crush on Renee, the school hottie. He's living a normal adolescence. Then his 5-year-old brother is diagnosed with leukemia, and everything changes. This is a realistic and moving portrait of family tragedy."
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Richard Yancey (Bloomsbury, $16.95, 1582346933). "The literal survival of the planet is at stake in this fast-paced, funny, and gripping adventure story involving the theft of Excalibur, King Arthur's legendary sword. Alfred Kropp is an average high-school kid who unwittingly becomes involved in an evil plot."