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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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Category Archives: Children’s books
Just one more adventure for Artemis Fowl
There’s good news and bad news for Eoin Colfer fans. First the good news: The seventh book in the Artemis Fowl series, Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex, comes out in just eight days (August 3, to be precise). The bad … Continue reading
A ‘Mysterious Benedict Society’ prequel
I was thrilled to learn that Trenton Lee Stewart, the author of The Mysterious Benedict Society books, is writing a prequel to his middle-grade series. The prequel is titled The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict. Before I go on, I … Continue reading
This time, it’s werewolves for Holder and Viguié
Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié have been busy! The authors of the New York Times bestselling Wicked series sold the movie rights to the five-book saga back in October (we talked to the authors about that deal here on The … Continue reading
Best books for boys
According to an AP article published yesterday afternoon, boys trail girls in reading achievement as much as 10 percentage points in some states. The best way to get them reading is to give them “sports and historical nonfiction, potty humor, … Continue reading
Stocking the nursery bookshelf
In today’s mail, BookPage received a beautiful 25th anniversary edition of Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose, published by Penguin Young Readers. When my daughter was a baby (she’ll turn 25 this fall), this wonderful volume of dePaola’s cheery artwork and classic … Continue reading
What We’re Reading Wednesday: Zombies vs. Unicorns
Zombies vs. Unicorns, edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier Margaret K. McElderry/Simon & Schuster, Sept. 21, 2010 I’ve always loved fantasy, science fiction and books about the paranormal or supernatural. But even though I read my way through Anne … Continue reading
Tour cities released for ‘Mockingjay’
Scholastic announced today that the print run for Suzanne Collins’ Mockingjay has been increased from 750,000 copies to 1.2 million copies. BookPagers have been fans of The Hunger Games series for a while now, but we hear from Scholastic that … Continue reading
Splendiferous Dahl
I know it’s only June (almost July, if you can believe it), but it’s never too early to start planning! Did you know that September is Roald Dahl month? (The author was born on Sept. 13.) To commemorate the month, … Continue reading
Gaiman’s ‘The Graveyard Book’ wins Carnegie Medal
Yesterday Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book—which won the Newbery Medal in 2009—took home The Carnegie Medal in Literature. The Carnegie is the UK’s most prestigious children’s book award, and according to Gaiman in his acceptance speech, it’s also the most … Continue reading
A ‘When You Reach Me’ movie
Just about everybody on the BookPage staff who has read Rebecca Stead‘s Newbery-winning novel When You Reach Me has raved about it. (I am most guilty, posting here and here—and don’t miss our post-Newbery Q&A with Stead.) I loved spunky … Continue reading
Opening day in Potterland
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal Orlando resort officially opens tomorrow. And though I’ve never been to Disneyland or Walt Disney World in my life—and I’ve never even been tempted to visit Universal Studios (the lines! the … Continue reading
“Brendan Buckley” gets a sequel
Sundee Frazier won the 2007 Coretta Scott King Award for her middle grade novel Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything In It, about a 10-year-old biracial child who uses detective-like skills to uncover the history of his past. In a review … Continue reading
A movie of a modern teen classic
Entertainment blog BuzzSugar posted the “15 Books to Read Before They’re Adapted For the Screen,” and I was surprised by an inclusion on the list: Stephen Chbosky‘s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, first published in 1999. The slim novel … Continue reading
Sharing books with kids
Our second edition of Reading Corner went out to readers bright and early this morning, and in it we asked people to answer a question: What books do you enjoy sharing with kids/grandkids (or students, babysitting charges or anyone else!)? … Continue reading
