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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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?
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Category Archives: Children’s books
Heist Society in stores (and maybe on the big screen)
It’s a big week for Ally Carter! Her YA art caper novel, Heist Society, hits stores today, and you can read all about it in an interview on BookPage.com. I talked to Carter (also the author of the bestselling Gallagher … Continue reading
Big bucks for Bray
We were happy to hear that Libba Bray has signed a contract with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers to write a new YA series for major bucks—$2 million, rumor has it. Editor Megan Tingley (who also publishes Stephenie Meyer) … Continue reading
Valentine's Day treats for a special reader
All you have to do is look at our February cover to know we’re excited about Valentine’s Day here at BookPage. To celebrate even more, we’re giving away a box of beautiful picture books—a perfect gift for any child. The … Continue reading
Book buzz
Here in Nashville, we’re still digging out from our biggest snowstorm in years, which dumped several inches of snow and ice on the city and wiped out last Friday’s work day. If you’ve never observed the behavior of Southerners when … Continue reading
What We're Reading Wednesday
The Magician’s Book by Laura Miller December 2008, Little, Brown Like many other bookish kids, I imprinted deeply on the Chronicles of Narnia at a young age. Laura Miller had a similar experience, perhaps even stronger; for many years, the … Continue reading
Rebecca Stead on NYC & winning the Newbery
On January 18, Rebecca Stead won the Newbery Medal for When You Reach Me, a middle-grade novel that’s part mystery, part touching family comedy. The plot centers on Miranda, a sixth grade New Yorker who saves her friend’s life; preps … Continue reading
An ode to Miranda
There are a few narrators that stick out in my mind as being foundational personalities in my tween identity: Claudia Kincaid, Meg Murry, Vicky Austin, Polly O’Keefe, Margaret Simon, Harriet Welsch, Sal Hiddle. . . the list goes on. When … Continue reading
Hooray for kids books!
What an exciting day for children’s literature. This morning the American Library Association announced the Youth Media Awards winners at the Midwinter Meeting in Boston. On January 5, BookPage reviewer and 2008 Newbery Committee member Dean Schneider shared his awards … Continue reading
Katherine Paterson's 2012 buzz
Katherine Paterson, the recently-appointed National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and two-time winner of the National Book Award and Newbery Medal, has some news. And we have a long time to get excited about it. Candlewick Press has announced the … Continue reading
Louis Sachar's next step
This just in: Louis Sachar has signed with Delacorte to publish his first YA novel since 2006′s Small Steps. The new book, which will be out on May 11, 2010, is called The Cardturner and was inspired by Sachar’s own … Continue reading
"Read for your life" with Katherine Paterson
Since we seem to be on a children’s/YA lit roll, I’ve got another news item to pile on the list. (Don’t worry: We haven’t forgotten about the grownup stuff!) Beloved YA novelist and Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson, the author of … Continue reading
The babysitters are back!
Confession: I actually started squealing when I learned of the prequel to “The Baby-Sitters Club” series, a novel called The Summer Before that will be released in April 2010. On New Year’s Eve, BSC publisher Scholastic distributed a press release … Continue reading
Predicting the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz and Sibert
With the announcement of the American Library Association’s children’s and teen book awards coming up soon (on January 18), it’s prediction season in the children’s book world. English teacher and children’s book reviewer extraordinaire Dean Schneider, a member of the … Continue reading
A Whole Nother Trailer
This morning I came across a book trailer for Dr. Cuthbert Soup’s debut YA novel, A Whole Nother Story (the book came out a couple weeks ago). The trailer cracked me up, and I thought you might enjoy something silly … Continue reading
