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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.
- 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.
- 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?
'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.
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Category Archives: Book to film
Jennifer Lawrence to play the “Girl on fire”
When it comes to BookPage reader interest, news of The Hunger Games is nearly on par with news of The Help . . . so I expect heated reactions to this info! Lionsgate has confirmed that Jennifer Lawrence—the 20-year-old actress … Continue reading
See ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ for $6
Today’s Groupon is of interest to readers: you can purchase a ticket to see the film version of Michael Connelly’s The Lincoln Lawyer for just $6. The film hits theaters this Friday. Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, William H. Macy, and … Continue reading
‘Snow Flower’ trailer is online
The trailer for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See’s 2005 debut, was released today. They’re emphasizing the friendship factor (and toeing the cheese line in doing so) but I suppose they could hardly lead with the harrowing footbinding scene. … Continue reading
Booklovers prep for the Oscars
I know everyone is excited about Sunday’s 83rd Academy Awards, but let’s all put down our office pools and ignore our favorite celebrity fashion websites for a minute so we can talk about the books represented at the ceremony. For … Continue reading
After ‘The Office,’ it’s a dog’s life for Steve Carell
Deadline reports that Steve Carell will be starring in the adaptation of Carolyn Parkhurst’s 2003 debut, The Dogs of Babel. It’s the story of linguistics professor Paul Iverson, whose wife dies mysteriously—with only the family dog as witness. The grief-stricken … Continue reading
A peek at ‘Something Borrowed’ on the big screen
You may remember that we got some scoop on the movie adaptation of Emily Giffin’s Something Borrowed back in April: Giffin was our May 2010 cover story, and fiction editor Abby was just as keen to talk about celeb gossip … Continue reading
‘Thirteen Reasons Why’ will be a film
Last week details of a new book-to-film project emerged: Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why, a debut that is a “powerful look at a teen in torment.” Selena Gomez—aka Mrs. Beiber—will star as Hannah Baker, the troubled teen who kills herself … Continue reading
Pattinson to star in DeLillo adaptation
Book-based films like The King’s Speech, Winter’s Bone and True Grit are highlights of this year’s Oscar nominee list. Perhaps next year will see a nomination for Cosmopolis, the first Don DeLillo novel to make it to the big screen. … Continue reading
BBC serves up steamy Victorian drama
An adaptation of Michel Faber’s excellent piece of postmodern Victoriana, The Crimson Petal and the White, was filmed last fall in London and Liverpool by Origin Pictures. With a stellar cast that includes Romola Garai as sought-after prostitute Sugar, Gillian … Continue reading
John C. Reilly interview builds anticipation for ‘Kevin’
I’ve been on the hunt for info about the upcoming movie version of We Need to Talk About Kevin for almost a year now, but there hasn’t been much news since filming started in April. That changed today, when a … Continue reading
Speaking of Stephen King . . .
We just heard that his 1978 novel, The Stand, will be adapted for the big screen in a joint production by CBS and Warner Bros. Apparently the book-to-film treatment has been a long time coming, though the last drive ended … Continue reading
Release date for ‘Hunger Games’—but no Katniss
Start your countdown clocks, Hunger Games fans: Lionsgate Studios announced that they’ll release the much-anticipated film version of The Hunger Games on March 23, 2012. But though director Gary Ross plans to begin production on the film this spring, no casting … Continue reading
It’s the big screen for Bayard
On the day the Oscar noms roll in, featuring many films with a literary angle like The King’s Speech and The Social Network, news broke of another literary adaptation: Louis Bayard’s The Pale Blue Eye. We’re fans of Bayard’s work … Continue reading
Clues to Fincher’s ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
Rooney Mara stars as Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher’s adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. If you saw her in The Social Network and were puzzled over how she could portray tougher-than-tough computer hacker Lisbeth, then wonder no … Continue reading
