Book Thief UK Release + Review

The Independent recently put up a review of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It came out in the US some time ago, but was released in the United Kingdom in hardcover today (with a fresh cover). Here’s an excerpt:

How do you write a fresh story about the Holocaust? Australian novelist Markus Zusak has cracked it with The Book Thief, which sailed to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. Here The Book Thief is being published simultaneously for both teenage readers and for adults, and a Hollywood weepie is on the cards.

View the full review here.