Author Archives: Abby, Fiction Editor

About Abby, Fiction Editor

Abby has a major literary crush on Joshua Ferris. Her favorite novel is Pat Conroy's THE PRINCE OF TIDES. She is the owner of a red dachshund named Cooper.

More book trailer fun with Gary Shteyngart

We are big fans of novelist Gary Shteyngart here at BookPage. Not only can Shteyngart write wildly inventive, insightful fiction—it turns out he can put together one heck of a book trailer, too. Last summer we blogged about his trailer … Continue reading

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Spoiled’ by the Fug Girls

Spoiled by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan Poppy • $17.99 • 9780316098250 On sale June 1, 2011 At BookPage, we’re huge fans of the Fug Girls—Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, the L.A.-based bloggers behind the hysterical celebrity fashion blog, gofugyourself.com. … Continue reading

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Literary adventures in Asheville

This past weekend, I met up with one of my best friends in Asheville, North Carolina. With me in Nashville and Megan in Durham, Asheville seemed like the perfect place for a weekend getaway between our cities. Neither Megan or … Continue reading

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A ‘Glee’-ful memoir

Fans of the hit show “Glee” know actress Jane Lynch as the cranky, conniving cheerleading head coach Sue Sylvester. In September, we’re going to get a peek behind the iconic tracksuit when Hyperion’s Voice imprint publishes Lynch’s memoir, Happy Accidents. … Continue reading

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‘Water for Elephants’ hits the big screen

Fans of Sara Gruen’s blockbuster 2006 novel, Water for Elephants, are a rabid bunch, and we think it’s safe to say that Gruen’s fan base is going to increase exponentially come April 15, 2011. That’s the theatrical release date for … Continue reading

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Best Books of 2010: #1, ‘Room’

As part of our Best Books of 2010 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. It’s no secret that we love to talk—and write—about our favorite books here at BookPage. And this year, I’ve … Continue reading

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Nashville’s top dog

Maryglenn McCombs is a local book publicist and a great friend to BookPage. Maryglenn emailed us with a great story this morning, and we just had to share: Those of you who know me probably know that I love dogs—especially … Continue reading

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The hottest novels for fall 2010

While many of us think of the summer months as prime reading season, publishers tend to save plenty of their sure-to-be fiction hits for fall. And this year’s crop of late 2010 novels is certainly no different. Our September issue … Continue reading

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Good news for ‘Gleeks’

If you’re an avid Glee fan like me, last night’s season finale was more bitter than sweet. Sure, the kids from New Directions sang their hearts out at regionals, several romantic entanglements got even more complicated and Quinn finally had … Continue reading

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Meeting Pat Conroy

At BEA last week, the BookPage team got to meet a number of notable people. Actor Zach Braff and his brother, author Joshua Braff. Justin Cronin (The Passage), Gail Caldwell (Let’s Take the Long Way Home), Joshilyn Jackson (Backseat Saints) … Continue reading

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What we’re reading Wednesday: Crazy Love

Crazy Love: A Memoir by Leslie Morgan Steiner St. Martin’s, March 30, 2010 As the fiction editor at BookPage, I read a lot of novels. But sometimes when Kate and I are going through the mail each day, I have … Continue reading

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Ballantine Bantam Dell’s first deal

Just a few weeks ago, Random House announced that the Bantam Dell imprint would be merging with Ballantine to form Ballantine Bantam Dell (or BBD), under the leadership of senior vice president and publisher, Libby McGuire. And just yesterday, BBD … Continue reading

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The heart of an interview: my conversation with Emily Giffin

It’s always a treat to have the opportunity to speak with authors after you’ve read their books. So I was thrilled to interview Emily Giffin about her latest novel, Heart of the Matter, for our May issue. We mostly talked … Continue reading

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“Office” funny lady scores book deal

Fans of The Office—and funny women everywhere—rejoice! Writer/producer/blogger/twitterer Mindy Kaling (who plays the hilarious Kelly Kapoor on the workplace sitcom) has just inked a book deal with Random House’s Crown imprint. The Contents of My Purse, slated for a fall … Continue reading

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What We’re Reading Wednesday: The Swimming Pool

The Swimming Pool by Holly LeCraw Doubleday, April 6, 2010 Holly LeCraw had me before I even opened her debut novel, The Swimming Pool. On the cover of the advance reading copy we received: raves from Anita Shreve, Tom Perrotta … Continue reading

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