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- 12 June 2012
'The Red House' by Mark Haddon
An dazzlingly inventive novel about modern family, from the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. (Doubleday)
'Heading Out to Wonderful' by Robert Goolrick
(Algonquin) The author of the smash hit A RELIABLE WIFE returns. This time, the setting is 1948 Virginia, and a mysterious man rolls into town with only two suitcases to his name. But it's when he becomes involved with the wife of the richest man in town that things really get complicated.
'Beautiful Ruins' by Jess Walter
Jess Walter's latest is a little lighter than his last two novels—it deals with Hollywood and unrequited love rather than the aftermath of 9/11 or the implications of our financial crisis. The action begins on the coast of Italy in 1962, where a young man glimpses a beautiful actress and falls in love. Fifty years later, he heads to Hollywood to find her. (Harper)
- 19 June 2012
'Mrs Robinson's Disgrace' by Kate Summerscale
From the author of the bestseller THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER comes another investigation of a famous case that shook the foundations of middle-class Victorian life. This time, it's a divorce scandal. (Walker)
- 10 July 2012
'Gold' by Chris Cleave
We can't wait for Chris Cleave's take on the friendship between two female athletes who, on the eve of the Olympics, must make a choice between their personal and professional goals. (S&S)
- 24 July 2012
'Broken Harbor' by Tana French
From the publisher: In Broken Harbour, a ghost estate outside Dublin - half-built, half-inhabited, half-abandoned - two children and their father are dead. The mother is on her way to intensive care. Scorcher Kennedy is given the case because he is the Murder squad's star detective. At first he and his rookie partner, Richie, think this is a simple one: Pat Spain was a casualty of the recession, so he killed his children, tried to kill his wife Jenny, and finished off with himself. But there are too many inexplicable details and the evidence is pointing in two directions at once. (Viking)
- 31 July 2012
'Where We Belong' by Emily Giffin
A successful TV producer in her 30s sees her life come crashing down when the child she gave up for adoption 18 years ago comes knocking on her door.
- 21 August 2012
'Winter Journal' by Paul Auster
Facing his 63rd winter, internationally acclaimed novelist Paul Auster sits down to write a history of his body and its sensations—both pleasurable and painful.
Thirty years after the publication of The Invention of Solitude, in which he wrote so movingly about fatherhood, Auster gives us a second unconventional memoir in which he writes about his mother's life and death. Winter Journal is a highly personal meditation on the body, time, and memory, by one of our most intellectually elegant writers.
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Weekly links: Jezebel poses questions for your book club; Exupery revelations; ‘Shades of Grey’ trilogy breaks 10 mill in sales & more
Running short of discussion topics at your book club meetings? Julieanne Smolinski, whose Fifty Shades of Grey takedown tickled my funnybone a few weeks back, has 15 hilarious ideas over at Jezebel. A few highlights: 4. This book has sold several million … Continue reading
Two books, one stockphoto
While looking through the August releases, I came across this unlikely pair of novels, united by a stockphoto: Margaret Dilloway’s The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns (Putnam) and Yvette Edwards’ A Cupboard Full of Coats (Amistad). The images … Continue reading
Fall Fiction: Time for another Mitch Albom novel
Hyperion announced today that they’ll be publishing The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom on August 28. This is a “magical” new novel about Father Time that casts the fairy-tale figure in a new light: as the person who first attempted to … Continue reading
Weekly links: Sendak & Moyers; judging a blog by its covers; seriously silly writer photos
The big story in literature this week was the death of Maurice Sendak, which has inspired dozens of touching remembrances. On our Facebook page, we recommended his recent interview with Terri Gross, but a lesser known—and just as moving—interview is … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Inside’ by Alix Ohlin
Inside by Alix Ohlin Knopf • $24.95 • ISBN 9780307596925 on sale June 5, 2012 In a dark but satisfying second novel, Alix Ohlin connects the stories of three lonely people across decades and continents in a manner that recalls one … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Mark Helprin
Best known for his 1983 masterpiece A Winter’s Tale, Mark Helprin is returning this October with a novel that’s equally epic in its scope and power, In Sunlight and Shadow. It’s publisher HMH’s lead fiction title for the fall. Set … Continue reading
Monday contest: Memorable memoirs
Today’s Monday contest celebrates the memoir! We’re giving away five personal stories that caught our attention over the past few months. From the story of a twisted family (The Orchard) to the ups and downs of parenting (Bloom and Immortal … Continue reading
Provocative title of the week: ‘The Liar, the Bitch and the Wardrobe’
From the Penguin catalog: Lucy Butler, former wallflower, lands her dream job working for her idol, world famous fashion photographer Stefano Lepres. But in a world where getting doused in coffee for not getting the order right is the new … Continue reading
Words of wisdom for the first year of marriage
What happens once the honeymoon is truly over? In a new book, Wedding Cake for Breakfast (Berkley), on sale this week, 23 authors—including Joshilyn Jackson and Jill Kargman—offer up their reflections on the first year of marriage. In a guest blog post, … Continue reading
Foer’s next novel deals with childhood tragedy
Jonathan Safran Foer just signed a two-book deal with Little, Brown in the US. According to his UK publisher, Penguin, the first, Escape from Children’s Hospital, will be published in 2014 and is “a fictionalised account of when an explosion in … Continue reading
Most buzzed-about debuts of 2012: part three
Fall is when the publishers roll out the big names, hoping that the new Ian McEwan, Tom Wolfe or Zadie Smith will be embraced by gift-givers during the holiday season. But there are a few new faces popping up in … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Lola Quartet’
The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel Unbridled Books • $24.95 • ISBN 9781609530792 Published May 1, 2012 What if you were given a photograph of a 10-year-old who might be the daughter you didn’t know you had? A … Continue reading
Living under the cat’s paw? Take his advice
“Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you later.” The above quote from Mary Bly is an absolute truism, and part of the charm of cats for the true cat lover. But sometimes you … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Joanne Harris
Joanne Harris’ delightful, magical 1999 novel Chocolat became a surprise bestseller and a major motion picture. She continued the story of chocolatier Vianne Rocher in 2008′s The Girl with No Shadow. On October 2, she’s sending Vianne and her daughters … Continue reading
