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- 21 May 2013
'And the Mountains Echoed' Khaled Hosseini
It’s been nearly 10 years since Hosseini’s dark horse debut hit, The Kite Runner, was published. He returns with (in his own words), “a multi-generational-family story as well, this time revolving around brothers and sisters, and the ways in which they love, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for each other.”
'Golden Boy' by Abigail Tarttelin
It's the story of the seemingly perfect Walker family—two successful parents and two handsome sons, Max and Daniel. But when Steve Walker launches a Parliament run, the family is pushed into the spotlight and a secret Max has been keeping is uncovered.
- 28 May 2013
'The Son' by Philipp Meyer
The Son is an epic story of power and dynasty in Texas over 150 years—and it's a modern classic.
- 4 June 2013
'Trans-Atlantic' by Colum McCann
This latest novel goes from 1849 to 1918 to 1998 and explores the relationship between America and Ireland, slavery and freedom and war and peace.
'Big Brother' by Lionel Shriver
Inspired in part by Shriver's own relationship with her brother, who died of complications from diabetes and obesity in 2010, this is an unflinching look at the toll of obesity on family relationships.
'Sparta' by Roxana Robinson
Robinson takes on the issue of soldiers returning to the home front. Conrad enlisted after college, served his time without major incident, and comes home to his girlfriend and family. But he is unable to ease back into everyday life—and his bitterness turns into anger that might have serious consequences.
- 11 June 2013
'The Engagements' by J. Courtney Sullivan
In her third novel, Sullivan looks at the idea of marriage and how it has changed—or not—over the decades, tying her story in to the 1940s De Beers ad campaign that made the diamond engagement ring a touchstone of American culture.
- 18 June 2013
'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' by Neil Gaiman
This new modern fable—which, at 192 pages, is more of a novella—tells the story of a man who returns to his native English village and suddenly realizes the cost of the horrible evil he fought as a child, with the help of Lettie Hempstock and her extraordinary mother and grandmother.
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Author Archives: Eliza, Associate Editor
Weekly links: Bill C. on LBJ; Stephen King’s scolding; heavy characters; and more
This week on BookPage.com, Roger Bishop praises Robert Caro’s The Passage of Power (which I squealed about in November) by writing, “Political biography doesn’t get any better than what Caro does.” This installment of Caro’s incredible Lydon Johnson biography covers … Continue reading
20 summer standouts
Even though I don’t have summer homework assignments or go to camp anymore, and come June I’m more likely to spend my afternoons at my desk than by the pool, I still love compiling a huge summer reading list (then … Continue reading
Happily Ever After—in real life
Is there anything more romantic than a wedding? The summer wedding season is right around the corner, and romance fans can get in the spirit with a delightful anthology featuring three love stories, Kiss the Bride. The superstar authors are … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Shoemaker’s Wife’
The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani HarperCollins • $26.99 • ISBN 9780061257094 Published April 3, 2012 Adriana Trigiani has a large and devoted group of fans, and they are in for a real treat with The Shoemaker’s Wife, the author’s … Continue reading
A new book from Newbery winner Rebecca Stead
Have I mentioned how much I love the children’s author Rebecca Stead, winner of the 2010 Newbery Medal for When You Reach Me? (Why, yes—I have.) I loved everything about that book—setting, main character, the drama surrounding family and friendships, … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Jonathan Tropper
We recently named Jonathan Tropper’s This Is Where I Leave You—a hilarious portrait of a dysfunctional family—as one of our 20 unexpected books for your reading group. If your book club has already read it, or maybe you’re just a … Continue reading
Big surprise in the 2012 Pulitzer Prizes
For the first time in 35 years, there will be no Pulitzer Prize in the fiction category. Some of our favorite books, like A Visit from the Goon Squad, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and March, have won … Continue reading
It’s National Library Week!
April is School Library Month, and this week is National Library Week. I know that for many BookPage patrons, every week is library week. (According to our recent Reader Survey, nearly 80% of our readers check out books from the … Continue reading
Thank you for taking our Reader Survey!
Back at the end of January, we asked you to fill out our Reader Survey. To make BookPage better for you, we wanted to learn about your reading preferences, hobbies and habits. To thank you for answering our questions, we … Continue reading
Jodi Picoult on forgiveness and acceptance
Yesterday, we announced Jodi Picoult’s Lone Wolf as #1 on your list of top 20 books of 2012 (so far!). So, it’s pretty much a given that a lot of our readers love Picoult and are eager to hear about … Continue reading
How a blog became a book
guest post by Beth M. Howard I get asked all the time how long it took to write my book, and my answer is “Three months.” But the fact is I’ve been writing my book over a period of nearly … Continue reading
The top 20 books of 2012 (so far!)
We’re shared our 30 most anticipated books of 2012 and told you about the most buzzed-about debuts of 2012 (parts one and two). Now we’ve tallied up your top books of the year, based on number of pageviews on BookPage.com. … Continue reading
Poker journalist, fisherman . . . and novelist
The April Whodunit column features four standout suspense novels (including “hands-down the best gangster thriller in years“), but my favorite is probably the one about under-employed college grads who turn to . . . kidnapping to pay the bills. Everything’s … Continue reading
At the heart of a hero
In BookPage, Lori Foster’s romance novels have been praised for their explosive sexual chemistry and their sizzling combination of alpha hero and determined heroine. Just by looking at the cover of one of these scorchers, you could definitely call them … Continue reading
