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FICTION
1 WHITE TEETH,by Zadie Smith (Hamilton) — UK sensation’s first novel about culture clash in London takes world by storm.
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2 ANIL’S GHOST, by Michael Ondaatje (McClelland & Stewart) — Follow-up to The English Patient is still going strong.
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3 DISGRACE, by J.M. Coetzee (Vintage) — Brilliant Booker winner turns into popular summer reading.
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4 THE HERO’S WALK, by Anita Rau Badami (Knopf) — Rising star’s story of a family reunion makes an impact.
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5 POST-DYKES TO WATCH OUT FOR, by Alison Bechdel (Firebrand) — Cartoon strips get inside the lesbo scene.
NON-FICTION
1 EXPERIENCE, by Martin Amis (Knopf) — Celebrated UK novelist pens a moving memoir.
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2 A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS, by Dave Eggers (Simon & Schuster) — Memoir tracks powerful tale of a young orphan.
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3 WE WANT SOME TOO, by Hal Niedzviecki (Penguin) — Scenester reclaims mass culture.
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4 IN A SUNBURNED COUNTRY, by Bill Bryson (Duke) — Whip-smart travel guru goes to Australia.
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5 TINKER BELLES AND EVIL QUEENS, by Sean Griffin (New York University) — Queer texts and subtexts in the land of Walt Disney.
