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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

New in paperback: Stephen King's '11/22/63' and more

Critic's pick:

Stephen King's time-traveling novel about JFK, '11/22/63,' is out in paperback.

Stephen King's time-traveling novel about JFK, '11/22/63,' is out in paperback.

Stephen King's time-traveling novel about JFK, '11/22/63,' is out in paperback.

11/22/63 by Stephen King (Gallery, $19.99, fiction, reprint, four stars out of four). Reviewer Don Oldenburg called this time-traveling novel about the JFK assassination "extraordinary Stephen King."

Also recently released:

The Passage by Justin Cronin (Ballantine, $7.99, fiction, reprint). The first volume in the apocalyptic story of Amy, an abandoned child. The sequel, The Twelve, arrives in October.

The Fatal Gift of Beauty by Nina Burleigh (Broadway, $14.99, non-fiction, reprint). Subtitle: The Trials of Amanda Knox.

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed (Vintage, $14.95, non-fiction, paperback original). Advice on love and life from the author of Wild, also known as the "Dear Sugar" columnist.

The Obamas by Jodi Kantor (Back Bay, $16, non-fiction, reprint). A New York Times staffer reports on the first couple.

Adele: The Biography by Marc Shapiro (St. Martin's Griffin, $12.99, non-fiction, paperback original). Tells the story of the immensely popular British singer.

Zone One by Colson Whitehead (Anchor, fiction, $15, reprint). A zombie novel from the author of The Intuitionist.

Ed King by David Guterson (Vintage, $15.95, fiction, reprint). Re-imagines Oedipus Rex for the modern age, starring an Internet billionaire.

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