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'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.
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'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.
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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: Lynn, Editor
A turning point?
Near the bottom of Jeffrey Trachtenberg’s report in today’s Wall Street Journal on sales of The Lost Symbol comes this intriguing piece of news: An Amazon spokesman said in an email that “the big surprise” was that the edition of … Continue reading
Books to movies: a mini-roundup
The Oscar buzz is already building for Up in the Air, the latest film by Oscar-nominated director Jason Reitman (Juno). Based on a 2001 novel by Walter Kirn, the movie debuted last weekend at the Toronto Film Festival to glowing … Continue reading
Fired up
Scholastic is boasting—and justifiably so—about the news that Suzanne Collins’ teen novel Catching Fire is now the best-selling book in the country for any age group, according to bestseller lists just released by USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. … Continue reading
All heart
Author Joyce Maynard heard about my earlier post on the striking cover design of her new novel, Labor Day, and was nice enough to email over the weekend with some reflections of her own about the cover. “First off,” Joyce … Continue reading
Judging a book by its cover
Joyce Maynard’s just-released novel, Labor Day, is drawing kudos from all over. In her review for BookPage, Deborah Donovan calls it “a marvelous read” and she notes, as several other reviewers have, that the book is “perfect for one long … Continue reading
The moon just went behind a cloud…
“We lost a good one.” When I opened my email Monday morning, that was the subject line on a message from Nashville book publicist Tom Robinson about the death of his friend, writer Paul Hemphill. An acclaimed columnist for the … Continue reading
Beyond the children's classics
We read with interest Nicholas Kristof’s column on the importance of summer reading for children—and plenty of other people did, too. The column rose to the top of the most viewed list at nytimes.com. But surely we won’t be the … Continue reading
Here she comes to save the day
The universe of superheroes is unfairly dominated by guys, don’t you think? What we need is a little gender equity to balance SpiderMAN, SuperMAN and BatMAN. Children’s book author Jarrett J. Krosoczka is doing his part to promote female omnipotence … Continue reading
Father figures
C’mon people, with Father’s Day just four days away, we’d like to have more nominees for favorite fictional father. Vote getters so far: We’re going with Atticus Finch*, but you might have a different idea. Check out the comments and … Continue reading
Father's Day finds
If you’re gift-challenged like me, holidays/birthdays/graduations and other gift-giving events have a way of sneaking up on you. We’re doing our part to help out by warning you a full week in advance that Sunday is FATHER’S DAY and if … Continue reading
Authors We Love Dept.
One of my most enjoyable visits this weekend at BookExpo was with Adriana Trigiani (see photo below), author of the popular Big Stone Gap series. Trigiani is making her young adult debut this fall with Viola in Reel Life, and … Continue reading
The art of reading in a doctor's office
I just updated the Kindle app on my iPhone to the brand new version 1.1. Though the changes seem slight, I have to say I’m pleased with the addition of landscape mode, and even more so with new options for … Continue reading
Cormac McCarthy news from all over
The words “famously reclusive” are paired with the name Cormac McCarthy like white on rice. Despite his televised interview with Oprah in 2007, McCarthy is still considered one of the least talkative, most private authors around. No book tours for … Continue reading
Say hello to my little friend
The morning after her big Edgar win, Meg Gardiner (The China Lake), describes herself as “dazed and excited and sleep-deprived.” Check out her blog posts and photos from the ceremony here. Who knew the Edgar statuette was so adorable?
Scratching out a new niche
Am I imagining this or have chickens become fashionable? In my suburban neighborhood, a few trendsetters are keeping chickens in their backyards — it’s against code restrictions, but if the neighbors don’t tattle and the chicken coops are hidden from … Continue reading
