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Happy Vagrancy: Essays from an Easy Chair

Sam Pickering

Univ Tennessee Press
173 pages
$18.95

“The essays in Sam Pickering’s new collection sing with thoughtful observations on life, death, love, and literature. Whether attending a reunion at Sewanee, cruising the Caribbean, wandering the streets of Storrs, Connecticut, or rambling through Nova Scotia, Pickering is able to work a quotation, insight, or reminiscence into almost every page. “

–From the publisher

Happy Vagrancy

Our Man in Charleston

Christopher Dickey

Crown
400 pages
$27

“Our Man in Charleston is a joy to discover. It is a perfect book about an imperfect spy.”

—Joan Didion

Our Man in Charleston

Ghost Box Evolution in Cadillac, Michigan

Rosie Forrest

Rose Metal Press
56 pages
$12

” Forrest’s young characters test their own limits and yearn for what’s just beyond reach. They orbit each other, searching for connection and silently passing by. With its dreamlike images and realities that twist and swerve, this collection offers a glimpse beneath the arc of becoming.”

–From the publisher

Ghost Box Evolution in Cadillac, Michigan

The Year without a Purchase

Scott Dannemiller

Westminster John Knox Press
200 pages
$16

“The Year without a Purchase is as compelling to read as it is challenging to personalize. Very few books can actually change your life, but this is absolutely one of them.”

—Lee J. Colan, Ph.D., author of Stick with It: Mastering the Art of Adherence

The Year Without a Purchase

Code of Honor

Alan Gratz

Scholastic Press
288 pages
$17.99

“From the acclaimed of author of Prisoner B-3087, a timely, heart-racing action-adventure about the War on Terror — and the bond between brothers.”

–From the publisher

Code of Honor

Poppy’s Best Paper

Susan Eaddy

Charlesbridge
40 pages
$15.95

“Following her decision to become a writer when she grows up, Poppy takes a significant step in the right direction—after a few false starts.”

–Kirkus Reviews

Poppy’s Best Paper

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