New Book Releases - June 2011

Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan are the Fug Girls, authors of the celebrity blog, GoFugYourself.com. In Spoiled, they try their hand at young adult fiction, telling the story of a sixteen year old who finds out her biological father is a famous Hollywood producer. Molly moves to Hollywood and must contend with a half-sister and a world where nothing is as it seems.

In State of Wonder, Ann Patchett writes a literary page turner about a research pharmacist who is sent to the South American jungle after her colleague dies. There are ethical dilemmas, cannibals and a main character with a past. Early reviews are singing Patchett's praises.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is all grown up. In Sisterhood Everlasting, Ann Brashares continues the series that was so popular as young adult fiction, this time as an adult novel featuring Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget, who have jobs and men, but are still restless. They decide to have a friendship reunion, and the time together changes them once again.

With the movie version of One for the Money set to come out early next year, Janet Evanovich's bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, may gain an even bigger following. The movie, which was originally supposed to be released this summer, was delayed. For now, fans will have to content themselves with the seventeenth book in the series.

James Patterson turns out several page turners a year with the help of co-writers. Now You See Her, co-written with Michael Ledwidge, tells the story of Nina Bloom, a successful lawyer who has a secret past. When a man is framed for murder, she decides to confront the murderous secret that caused her to change her identity 18 years before.