Author Archives: Eliza, Associate Editor

About Eliza, Associate Editor

Eliza loves teen novels by Madeleine L'Engle, anything by Julia Glass and vintage Nancy Drew postcards. Her favorite hobby is reading.

We're thankful for picture books (& giveaways!)

Thanksgiving is nearly a week away, and if you know little ones who love to read, there are many picture books that will help them celebrate the holiday. A couple releases from this year include Jacqueline Jules’ Duck for Turkey … Continue reading

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Carrie Bradshaw meets high school

Sex and the City fans have more to look forward to than “Sex and the City 2” (in theaters May 28, 2010). On April 27, Candace Bushnell’s Sex and the City prequel, The Carrie Diaries (part 1 of 2) will … Continue reading

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What We’re Reading Wednesday

True Confections by Katharine Weber January 2010, Crown Publishing Group In the form of an affidavit, narrator Alice Tatnall Ziplinsky (formerly known as “Arson Girl”) chronicles the history – the good, the ugly and the absurd – of her family-by-marriage’s … Continue reading

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The Scarlet Letter revisited

We’ve seen fictionalized Emily Dickinson; members of the Tudor court; and more Jane Austen spin-offs than I can count (Austenland, The Jane Austen Book Club and Jane Austen Ruined My Life, for starters — not to mention Mr. Darcy’s Daughters, … Continue reading

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Jason Schwartzman on reading

A couple weeks ago I blogged about upcoming movies based on books. In anticipation of the film adaptation of Fantastic Mr. Fox (the movie is currently out in limited release – it won’t make it to Nashville until November 25), … Continue reading

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No more Twilight

Twlight author Stephenie Meyer appeared on Oprah last Friday, and she answered a question backstage that may leave some fans disappointed. An Oprah Winfrey Show staffer asked if she’d be writing a fifth Twlight book (Oprah didn’t have time to … Continue reading

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Technical difficulties

We are sorry to report that BookPage.com is experiencing technical difficulties. We apologize for the incovenience to readers and hope to have the site restored soon.

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National Book Awards Week in NYC

Lucky New Yorkers — Mayor Bloomberg has named next week as National Book Awards Week. Festivities will kick off with a 5 Under 35 celebration on Monday and continue through the 60th National Book Awards on Wednesday. About a month … Continue reading

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A new series from Lemony Snicket

Everyone from GalleyCat to Publisher’s Weekly to the Huffington Post has been blogging about the big news from Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket). Yesterday afternoon, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers announced that Handler has signed a new five-book deal. … Continue reading

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Diagnostics on BookPage.com

You may have noticed that BookPage.com is currently unavailable. We are running some diagnostic tests on our site, and we hope to be up and running normally soon. Thank you for your patience! Eliza Assistant Web Editor

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Tell-all bio about Brangelina

Our November print edition featured a roundup of Hollywood biographies, from American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood to How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood. The books we covered were mostly in the “classic” Hollywood camp … Continue reading

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Remembering Donald Harington

It may sound pretty outrageous–kidnapping, pedophilia, skeletons in outhouses, fornication with ghosts, narration by hound dogs and bobcats–but Donald Harington’s 12th novel, With, will surprise and delight you. Harington hails from the Ozarks and, in the tradition of William Faulkner … Continue reading

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Writing history

In looking over the lineup of 2010 fiction, we have noticed an abundance of historical novels. Which ones will you be reading? What is your favorite time period to read about? I loved Girl With a Pearl Earring, so I … Continue reading

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Looking forward to February

One of the odd things about working for a publication is that your monthly timeline gets out of whack. A couple weeks ago I was writing about Christmas novels for a December feature. Now, it’s on to the New Year. … Continue reading

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Happy National Bookstore Day!

Janis Irvine has been the owner of the Book Bin in Northbrook, IL, for about 30 years. She sent me this wonderful memory from her bookselling career, and I thought it’d make a nice final post for our National Bookstore … Continue reading

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