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- 25 June 2013
'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.
'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?
- 9 July 2013
'Fin & Lady' by Cathleen Schine
Fin is 11 when his parents die in 1964, and he is sent to live with his older sister, Lady. But Lady is a free spirit, and Fin soon realizes he's as much her caregiver as she is his.
'Amy Falls Down' by Jincy Willett
A sequel of sorts to her last book The Writing Class, Amy Falls Down also stars bitter novelist Amy Gallup. When an interviewer arrives shortly after Amy takes a nasty bump on the head, the resulting article—where Amy's rambling quotes are dubbed pure genius—turns around her failing career.
- 16 July 2013
'The Never List' by Koethi Zan
Zan's story of a young woman marked by the consequences of her time spent as the prisoner of a sadistic kidnapper is drawing lots of buzz already.
- 13 August 2013
'The People in the Trees' by Hanya Yanagihara
This ambitious first novel, billed as an "anthropological adventure," was a decade in the making and is already being compared to Norman Rush and Ann Patchett.
- 19 August 2013
'Archangel' by Andrea Barrett
It's been too long since the National Book Award-winning author released a book. This time it's a collection of short stories about scientific firsts—subject matter that Barrett fans love to see her sink her teeth into.
- 20 August 2013
'The Girl You Left Behind' by Jojo Moyes
Author of Me Before You, Jojo Moyes is back with another heartbreaking story of love and loss. A spellbind love story of two women separated by a century but united in their determination to fight for what they love.
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Author Archives: Trisha, Managing Editor
When trends collide
There have been a lot of mashups and boundary-crossing novels in fiction lately, but this one took me by surprise. Amish + Vampire = ??? Well, conflict, for sure, since it is unlikely that the Amish community looks on … Continue reading
Movie on the way for ‘Kevin’
Today, Kevin at The Millions made a strong case for Lionel Shriver as America’s best living novelist. The thoughtful post is worth a read, but the standout for me as a Shriver convert already was a throwaway mention of a … Continue reading
Jan Karon’s Holly Springs series continues
Novelist Jan Karon will be returning with a second Father Tim novel, In the Company of Others, on October 19. After concluding her Mitford series in 2005 with Light From Heaven, Karon used the marriage of beloved character Father Tim … Continue reading
Video Q&A: Thomas Chatterton Williams
BookPage is proud to present our first video author interview: a Q&A with Thomas Chatterton Williams, author of Losing My Cool: How a Father’s Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture. His 2007 Washington Post column on the pernicious effects … Continue reading
Kate Atkinson’s latest coming in 2011
When we last posted about Kate Atkinson‘s upcoming novel, Started Early, Took My Dog, I had hopes the book would appear this summer. Alas, August 19 was the U.K. pub date. According to the latest Little Brown catalog, U.S. readers … Continue reading
‘He danced, he lusted’
If you had to guess which president was being described in those words . . . would you guess George Washington? Maybe not, but the real man, not the legend, is who Ron Chernow is said to describe in Washington, … Continue reading
Monday contest: Inside a marriage
Many of you expressed interest in Leah Stewart’s Husband and Wife when I chose it as a “What We’re Reading Wednesday” selection. More than a domestic drama, the novel goes beyond the simple chronicling of an affair to ask deeper … Continue reading
Book title of the day
I had to smile when I noticed a deal for a book called Hold Me Closer Necromancer in a recent edition of Publisher’s Lunch. Lish McBride, you have set the bar high for the title of the sequel, which was … Continue reading
On Chesil Beach
One positive side of the volcanic ash that’s shutting down airports around Europe? Beautiful sunsets. Flickr recently blogged about a collection of images taken over the past few evenings, and I couldn’t resist sharing the one below, since it has … Continue reading
Ken Follett’s new trilogy
Way back in October, we posted about Fall of Giants, the first in Ken Follett’s Century Trilogy, which sold for big bucks at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The novel is still set for a worldwide, one-day laydown on September 28, … Continue reading
Authors who rock—literally
Ever wondered what best-selling authors like Amy Tan, Stephen King, Greg Iles and Mitch Albom do on their days off? We haven’t. Because we know that they’re rocking out with BookPage’s own Author Enablers, setting readers’ hearts afire with rousing … Continue reading
Who’s your literary hero?
At the Guardian, they’re running an interesting series of brief essays by writers about “the writers who inspired them.” Though some of the writers veer off course to describe artists (Margaret Drabble, for example, chooses Van Gogh—and John Banville shares … Continue reading
Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon: Tomorrow!
Just in case you haven’t heard: Tomorrow at 8am EST marks the beginning of this year’s first 24-Hour Read-a-Thon. Check the official site for a list of participating bloggers, or to add your name to the list! Unfortunately we won’t … Continue reading
More from Colum McCann
National poetry month seems like the perfect time to announce the sale of Colum McCann’s next book: it took its title, Thirteen Ways of Looking, from a Wallace Stevens poem, “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” The novel is … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: Day for Night
Day for Night by Frederick Reiken Reagan Arthur Books, April 26, 2010 It is often said that successful novels need at least two out of three things: good writing, good characters or a good story. That may be true. But … Continue reading
