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Hounded, by David Rosenfelt

David Rosenfelt deftly works in wry humor, a love of dogs and New Jersey gangsters in Hounded, his highly entertaining 12th legal thriller featuring attorney Andy Carpenter. Rosenfelt creates believable characters and balances a hard-hitting legal thriller with well-placed wisecracks in Hounded. He continues to explore Andy's personality, allowing him to change and grow with each novel. Andy's sideline of rescuing dogs to find them permanent homes－which the author shares with his character－never overwhelms the story.

Good and Cheap, by Leanne Brown

The book is aimed at helping put good, inexpensive food on the table without spending hours over it. Originally written for a master's thesis, it was a surprise hit online, prompting author Leanne Brown to turn to a Kickstarter (a funding platform for creative projects) campaign to place hardcover copies in the hands of the people who need it the most.

Dirty Love, by Andre Dubus III

Set in the old mill towns north of Boston, the book has four linked stories that expose the characters' bottomless needs and stubborn weaknesses. In one, a middle-aged project manager discovers his wife's infidelity and struggles to comprehend that their marriage is over; in another, a troubled high school dropout contemplates slipping out of the back door from the only safe haven she can claim.

My Lunches with Orson: Conversations Between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles, edited by Peter Biskind

From 1983 until his death in 1985, Orson Welles met the director Henry Jaglom regularly for lunch at the Hollywood restaurant Ma Maison. Their recorded conversations capture Welles at his most provocative: reflecting on the highs and lows of his career and sharing acerbic observations on politics, literature and Hollywood.