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Books: Best of the summer, most anticipated of the fall

11:20 AM, August 13, 2012

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In this 2011 file photo, a woman enjoys a book in the sunshine in London, England. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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  • Janie Harayda: Founder and editor-in-chief of One-Minute Book Reviews. An award-winning journalist, she is also the author of the comedies of manners The Accidental Bride and Manhattan on the Rocks.
  • Ron Charles: Book critic for the Washington Post

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Two of our favorite book critcs, Janice Harayda and Ron Charles, will give us a roundup of some of the best books that have come out this summer, and what titles will have a lot of buzz this fall.

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