Not only did genre fans see new books from established heavy hitters, they welcomed a grandmaster’s novel back into print after 52 years in 2016. Here's Barnes and Noble's selection:
The Hidden People
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In 1851, within the grand glass arches of London's Crystal Palace, Albie Mirralls meets his cousin...
Horror
The Empty Ones
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Overview The Empty Ones: A Novel by Robert Brockway Following on the heels of Robert Brockway's...
Horror comedy
Mr. Splitfoot
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Ruth and Nat are seventeen. They are orphans. And they may be able to talk to the dead. Enter Mr....
Horror
The Late Breakfasters and Other Strange Stories
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An omnibus collection featuring some of the finest works of a master of weird fiction One of the...
Horror
The Fisherman
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In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman’s Creek flows out of the Ashokan...
Horror
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From amateur Chinese aeronauts to geriatric Finnish athletes, the best of 2016’s photobooks blended intimacy with universal themes:
Aeronautics in the Backyard
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Aeronautics in the Backyard is a mythical, fairytale-like photo series about the dream of flying,...
Photography
Wolfgang
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Wolfgang is the new book by French artist David Fathi. Using the photographic archives of the CERN...
Photography
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Created as both installation and publication, End. is a collaborative work by Eamonn Doyle, Niall...
Photography
Maximilian Stejskal - Folklig Idrott
Marie-Isabel Vogel and Alain Rappaport
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Maximilian Stejskal (1906-1991), an ethnologist and gymnastics teacher from Helsinki, carried out a...
Photography
The House of Seven Women
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In the Beira-Alta region of Portugal, where Tito Mouraz was born and brought up, there is a house...
Photography
and 7 other items
These are some of the most popular choices in the annual survey of book recommendations compiled by Bloomberg:
Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and columnist comes a "fiercely funny, powerfully...
Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture
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In Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American...
History social sciences
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, 2017 Hisham Matar was 19 when his...
Libya Politics Biography
The Sympathizer
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his...
The Mothers: A Novel
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The Mothers is a surprising story about young love, a big secret in a small community - and the...
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Philosopher and author Nigel Warburton picks his favourite philosophy books of 2016.
The Path: A New Way to Think About Everything
Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER In order to 'think big' we must first think...
Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, and Justice
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We live in a culture of apology and forgiveness. But while there are a few thinkers who are critical...
Philosophy
The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophy
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Western philosophy is now two and a half millennia old, but much of it came in just two staccato...
Philosophy
Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter
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Peter Singer is often described as the world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its...
Philosophy
At the Existentialist Cafe: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails
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Paris, near the turn of 1932-3. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz...
