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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?
'Sisterland' by Curtis Sittenfeld
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
Thanksgiving Rules winner
Update: Nadia won a copy of Thanksgiving Rules by Laurie Friedman. We love hearing about the books you’re thankful for, however, so feel free to keep commenting on our original Thanksgiving post. P.S. If, like Nadia, you like Bernard Waber, … Continue reading
Chatting with Gary Paulsen
This afternoon I had the incredible good fortune to get to interview Gary Paulsen over the phone about his January 2010 release Woods Runner. I won’t reveal too many details from the conversation (for that, you’ll have to wait for … Continue reading
Redesigning Nabokov
Will a new cover on a classic inspire you to purchase a book you’d long looked over? You all loved HarperPerennial’s Olive Editions and Penguin’s Classics. Now, Vintage is getting in on the action with a redesign of Nabokov’s works … Continue reading
Colum McCann: suggested reading
This morning we posted in the News section of our website that Colum McCann’s novel Let the Great World Spin won the National Book Award for fiction. We predicted that this title would be the winner, not least of all … Continue 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
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
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
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
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
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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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
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
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
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
