A Chicken Thief & Electronics 101: Coming Attractions

By Maryann Yin 

Here are some handpicked titles from our New Books section. Want to include your book? Just read our Facebook Your New or Upcoming Book post. Don’t forget to include your title’s exact release date and a link.

And Then Things Fall Apart by Arlaina Tibensky: “Sylvia Plath and an old typewriter usher an angsty reluctant virgin through the worst summer of her freaking life. Luckily she has plenty of time … and plenty of paper.” (July 2011)

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Electronics 101 by Sean Westcott & Jean Riescher Westcott: “This book teaches readers the fundamentals of electronics in an engaging, hands-on way. Appropriate for students and aspiring hobbyists alike, this book is loaded with more than a dozen projects that start simple and progressively get more involved as the reader moves through the book.” (July 2011)

The Chicken Thief by Fiona Leonard: “Alois is The Chicken Thief, an intelligent young man struggling to find his way in a southern African country wracked by political unrest and a crumbling economy. A chance encounter gives Alois the opportunity to make some fast money, and hopefully improve his future. However, his assignment goes horribly wrong, and he unexpectedly finds himself in the midst of a complicated and perilous struggle to rescue a war hero and transform the political landscape.” (July 2011)