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This is an out-of-nowhere triumph that has everyone talking. Harbach's acclaimed novel, set at a Lake Michigan college, centers on a would-be baseball star and the trials and tribulations of his inner- and outer-circle. Bonus points for the best protagonist name of the year: Henry Skrimshander.

'The Art of Fielding,' Chad Harbach

( Little, Brown and Company / November 22, 2011 )

$14.37; amazon.com

This is an out-of-nowhere triumph that has everyone talking. Harbach's acclaimed novel, set at a Lake Michigan college, centers on a would-be baseball star and the trials and tribulations of his inner- and outer-circle. Bonus points for the best protagonist name of the year: Henry Skrimshander.

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