5 novels for the new year

3. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party, by Alexander McCall Smith

"The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party," by Alexander McCall Smith (Knopf Doubleday, 256 pp.) In the twelfth installment of the “No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” series, Precious Ramotswe searches for her little white van even as she investigates a case of rural jealousy. Meanwhile, Grace Makutsi hopes for a wedding. (March)

What to read? 8 noteworthy biographies coming in early 2011

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