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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: Book to film
‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell’ to BBC
These days, all the best book adaptations seem to happen on TV. Whether it’s HBO or PBS, there’s just something about miniseries that give books the space they need for a successful transition from page to screen. So the news … Continue reading
‘Beautiful Creatures’ opens in theaters
Valentine’s Day, Schmalentine’s Day. For fans of the Castor Chronicles, today has little to with real love and much more to do with paranormal YA romance Beautiful Creatures. Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl’s Southern Gothic series were blockbuster novels in … Continue reading
Angelina and the WWII hero
Actress Angelina Jolie is the latest big name to be associated with the film version of Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 bestseller, Unbroken. She’s in talks with Universal to direct the compelling life story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic athlete-turned-POW and all-around … Continue reading
Countdown to ‘The Hobbit’
The movie adaption of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit hits theaters December 14, and critics and fans are already raving about it. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first of Peter Jackson’s planned trilogy chronicling Bilbo Baggins’ unexpected journey through … Continue reading
15 book-inspired fall movies
My favorite time to go to the movies is in the fall and winter, when it’s so cozy to sit in a dark movie theater and watch a story unfold. Now that it’s September, I thought I’d preview some of … Continue reading
‘Crimson Petal’ finally lands on American TV
As lovers of UK programming know, despite the lack of a language barrier it can take an unconscionably long time for British shows to wash up on American shores—if they ever do. Still, ever since blogging about the Crimson Petal and the White … Continue reading
The ‘Life of Pi’ trailer is here!
Life of Pi by Yann Martel has sold more than seven million copies worldwide. No doubt the Booker Prize-winning novel about a boy named Pi stranded on a lifeboat—with a Bengal tiger!—has moved countless readers. (President Obama famously called the … Continue reading
‘Ready Player One’ movie buzz
It’s been two years since Warner Brothers won the heated auction for the screen rights to Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, and it’ll be another two years before the movie comes out. But people can’t stop talking about it, particularly … Continue reading
Jennifer Lawrence is ‘Serena’
Since being nominated for an Academy Award at the age of 20, Jennifer Lawrence hasn’t lacked for work offers. She landed the Hunger Games trilogy and the role of Mystique in the latest X-Men installment; now she’s hard at work … Continue reading
Syfy mines best-selling backlist for new projects
Despite having a channel name that must be abhorrent to readers everywhere, the Syfy network has scooped up the rights to a few lesser-known titles from best-selling authors Stephen King and Charlaine Harris. Harris’ Harper Connelly series, featuring a tough … Continue reading
A great year for books-to-film
The 84th Annual Academy Awards are on Sunday, and since six out of nine of the Best Picture nominees are based on books . . . I thought we’d do a little book-to-film celebrating! Keep scrolling for trailers of all … Continue reading
Tom Hanks and ‘In the Garden of Beasts’
We told you this morning that Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts is #10 on our Best Books of 2011 list, but now I have another exciting tidbit to share. The Hollywood Reporter has, well, reported that Universal has … Continue reading
Heigl is Stephanie Plum, says Janet E.
Reactions were mixed when we posted that Katherine Heigl was taking on the role of Stephanie Plum, but the reaction of Plum’s creator, Janet Evanovich, was unequivocal. “[I]t was everything I could have wanted and more. I was almost in … Continue reading
‘The Hunger Games’ trailer is here
Just in case any readers missed the big reveal on Good Morning America today, here is the official Hunger Games trailer! Ever since I read The Hunger Games and heard it was being turned into a movie, I’ve thought that … Continue reading
All about ‘The Scorpio Races’
It’s been a big year for fans of Maggie Stiefvater. The final book in her Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy, Forever, came out in July . . . and just last week she released a new stand-alone book, The Scorpio … Continue reading
