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- 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.
- 25 June 2013
'The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells' by Andrew Sean Greer
Greta Wells experiences three alternate lives during a therapy session, all with different secrets and losses, pain and happiness. Which one will she ultimately choose?
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Sittenfeld returns with the story of twin sisters: Vi, a professed psychic, and Kate, a wife and mother in denial of her talents. When Vi predicts a devastating earthquake is around the corner, Kate must decide whether to support her sister and out herself for the potential good of the community, or continue to ignore her own instincts.
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Author Archives: Eliza, Associate Editor
Marching toward spring
It is already, amazingly, time to start looking forward to March at BookPage. A couple of the February titles we’ve already mentioned will probably be featured in our March issue, due to publication dates late in the month (such as … Continue reading
Reading about climate change
The United Nations Climate Change Conference opened today in Copenhagen. For the next two weeks, leaders from 200 nations will try to deliver solutions for the earth’s environmental problems, with an emphasis on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For those of … Continue reading
The little firefighter
One of my favorite parts about working at BookPage is getting the opportunity to correspond with authors (once I had a multi-email exchange with Janet Skeslien Charles about online dating!). Today, I got an e-mail from Stephen Johnson, creator of … Continue reading
Lincoln & Vampires
This just in via USA Today: Seth Grahame-Smith, the brains behind Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, is writing what is sure to become a classic: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The parody will hit stores on March 2. (For those who … Continue reading
The Hunger Games #3 arrives in August
Big news for Suzanne Collins fans: Last night it was announced that the third book in The Hunger Games trilogy will be published on August 24, 2010. In a press release, Ellie Berger, President of the Scholastic Trade Publishing division, … Continue reading
From Bella to Brontë
Here’s another one from the Twilight file. The Guardian reported yesterday that “piggybacking off the success of the Twilight saga,” there will soon be two new film adaptations of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Wuthering Heights producer Robert Bernstein explained … Continue reading
What We're Reading Wednesday
Safe From the Neighbors by Steve Yarbrough January 2010, Knopf Steve Yarbrough’s fifth novel is one of the finest examples of lovely language in fiction I’ve read all year. The vehicle for Yarbrough’s words is the story of Luke May, … Continue reading
Book trailers on the big screen
Occasionally at BookPage we link to book trailers at the end of our reviews and features (see Rebel Yell, The Hollow and Ivy & Bean: Doomed to Dance). Trailers also circulate widely on Twitter, Facebook and other social media. One … Continue reading
Remembering childhood favorites
What a wonderful coincidence – Louisa May Alcott was born on this day in 1832, the same day as Madeleine L’Engle, in 1918. Alcott was a favorite author of mine before … Continue reading
Steve Earle introduces “A Death in the Family”
James Agee died in 1955, at age 45. Two years later, his novel A Death in the Family was published with the help of David McDowell, Agee’s editor. The novel won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Agee, and famed book … Continue reading
E-readers for Black Friday
Happy Black Friday! If you’re like me you’re probably… still in bed on this lovely morning the day after Thanksgiving. If you’re like millions of other Americans, though, you’ve been out in the trenches … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving!
You’re probably eating turkey (or another favorite food) right now, and spending time with family and friends. I love doing all those things on Thanksgiving, but I also like to spend the holiday diving into a good book. If you’re … Continue reading
Happily ever after
Kids around the country are probably already counting down the days until the release of Disney’s latest animated film: The Princess and the Frog. The movie, based on E.D. Baker’s 2002 YA novel The Frog Princess and the Grimm brothers’ … Continue reading
McCann in paperback
We’ve already blogged quite a bit about Colum McCann and Let the Great World Spin, but I couldn’t resist another mention after hearing some good news: On Dec. 4, Random House will release the paperback version of the book, which … Continue reading
The visual Gore Vidal
Not long ago we got a special treat in the mail at BookPage: Gore Vidal: Snapshots in History’s Glare. This book (retail value: $40!) is a visual memoir of Vidal’s life, complete with pages and pages of photos, letters and … Continue reading
