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- 21 May 2013
'And the Mountains Echoed' Khaled Hosseini
It’s been nearly 10 years since Hosseini’s dark horse debut hit, The Kite Runner, was published. He returns with (in his own words), “a multi-generational-family story as well, this time revolving around brothers and sisters, and the ways in which they love, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for each other.”
'Golden Boy' by Abigail Tarttelin
It's the story of the seemingly perfect Walker family—two successful parents and two handsome sons, Max and Daniel. But when Steve Walker launches a Parliament run, the family is pushed into the spotlight and a secret Max has been keeping is uncovered.
- 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.
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Category Archives: Audio
2013 Audie Award finalists announced!
Everyone’s got Oscar fever this week, but we’re also really excited about another awards ceremony coming up—the 2013 Audies, which recognize distinction in audiobooks. Finalists were announced by the Audio Publishers Association today, and the winners will be awarded at … Continue reading
Moby Dick in the 21st century
Moby Dick—the great American novel, right? But here’s my secret: I’ve never read it! And apparently, neither have many Americans. With 135 chapters and a word count of 211,735, it’s not exactly a lazy afternoon read. But if you, like … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Light Between Oceans’ by M.L. Stedman
In M.L. Stedman‘s debut novel The Light Between Oceans, a husband and wife are faced with a choice: to keep an abandoned baby as their own or to go to the local authorities to find the truth, ruining their chance … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Nightmare’ by Lars Kepler
One of our picks in audio this month is The Nightmare by Lars Kepler, the pseudonym of a Swedish writing couple. This sequel to Hypnotist will not disappoint and the audio version only adds to the suspense (no skimming ahead … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘A Century of Wisdom’ by Carol Stoessinger
One of our favorite audiobooks this month is A Century of Wisdom by Carol Stoessinger (read by Linda Korn). A Century of Wisdom tells the story of Alice Herz-Sommer, a woman who is inspiring both for what she has survived, and … Continue reading
Audiobooks.com launched
Audiobooks.com, the first unlimited cloud-based streaming service for audiobooks, launched this week. For $24.95/month, subscribers have access to thousands of best-selling titles via iPhones, iPads, Android devices and other internet-enabled mobile devices. You can even bookmark your audiobook (cool!) and … Continue reading
Unforgettable audiobooks, and notes from BEA
A big crew from BookPage is at BEA right now (come say hello at booth #4367!), and I’ve already received two fun updates this morning. Web Editor Trisha Ping ran into Mindy Kaling as she was signing books. Trisha took … Continue reading
From journalist to rock star to voice artist
I blogged about Alan Paul’s memoir Big in China exactly two months ago, when I was writing BookPage’s March world travel roundup. This story is about an American guy who moves to China for his wife’s job—three kids in tow—and … Continue reading
Listening to the ‘Life’ of a legend
Keith Richards’ memoir, Life, is shooting up the bestseller list and making the cover of the New York Times Book Review. It’s also available on audio—and listening to Richards’ life story just might be the more compelling option. Why? Well, … Continue reading
Audiobooks: update—a love letter to “Playaway”
Since writing about my search for the perfect audiobook on Monday, I have discovered my new favorite toy at the Nashville Public Library: Playaway. I’d heard about the device, but I finally decided to give it a try. Playaway is … Continue reading
Audiobooks for beginners
Readers, I have a confession—I don’t like audiobooks. Or rather, I haven’t given audiobooks a chance since my days of long family trips, when my grandparents wanted to listen to thrillers in the front seat and I wanted to read … Continue reading
‘Wizard of Oz’ gets the classic treatment at ALA
This year, there was a little something extra going on at the American Library Association’s annual conference. Random House Audio’s Listening Library decided to have an open call to let fans read a page of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz … Continue reading
Audie Award winners
The Audie Awards were given out last night in New York City, and the biggest prize—Audiobook of the Year—went to Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales. (Read more about this book and listen to an excerpt.) Mandela and the 23 artists … Continue reading
