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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: contests
Monday contest: Small-town suspense
This week’s contest is a book giveaway that’ll send a cool shiver down your spine: Lisa Unger’s Darkness, My Old Friend (Crown). Her sixth novel, which goes on sale August 9, is a sequel of sorts to her last bestseller, … Continue reading
Monday Contest: A South Korean ‘Pride & Prejudice’
I am a sucker for love stories, and a sucker for one-choice-changes-everything stories. When I read this review of Samuel Park’s This Burns My Heart—one of the featured novels in our debut roundup—I knew I had to get my hands … Continue reading
Monday contest: Paperback-apalooza
If you, like me, want a great book to take on vacation but groan at the idea of lugging a hardcover around: this week’s contest is for you. For a chance to win four standout books reviewed in BookPage—Healer by … Continue reading
Monday contest: RWA loot! Meg Cabot, Liz Carlyle and more
When Eliza and I went to the Romance Writers of America conference in New York last month, we swore that we would NOT load ourselves up with books. That resolution lasted about as long as it took for us to get … Continue reading
Monday contest: Wolves and eternal love
Maggie Stiefvater has captivated both teens and adults with her Wolves of Mercy Falls series, in which Grace, a teen girl, falls in love with Sam, a boy who lives part of his life as a wolf. In the final … Continue reading
Monday contest: Pump your adrenaline
Summer is the season of suspense, didn’t you know? Okay, suspense novels are actually in season all of the time, but looking at the July print edition of BookPage, you’d think we suddenly just discovered the genre. On pages 8-9, … Continue reading
Why I hate writing: guest post by Randy Russell
Novelist Randy Russell has been nominated for the Edgar award for his mysteries for adults. Now, he turns his attention to a YA audience with Dead Rules (HarperTeen), an imaginative take on the paranormal trend that ponders what a human … Continue reading
Monday contest: On seduction and magical reading
The slow, passionate burn of seduction. An inspiring paean to the power of books and reading. Sounds pretty good, right? But what could seduction + reading have in common? For starters . . . they’re the topics of this week’s … Continue reading
Monday contest: Become a city homesteader!
guest post by Joanna Brichetto, Lifestyles columnist for BookPage Can you be a homesteader if you live in a West Side walk-up, a suburban duplex or an inner city condo? The City Homesteader says yes; anyone, anywhere can acquire the skills … Continue reading
A personalized book fortune + win a box of 10 books
As most of you already know, BookPage sends out an e-mail every Monday-Friday containing a book review. (It’s called, appropriately enough, “Book of the Day.”) Well, Book of the Day is about to hit 10,000 subscribers. To put us over … Continue reading
Win a seat at the Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder Banquet! (Contest ends Sunday)
I know we’ve mentioned RWA a couple times on The Book Case, but BookPage is equally excited about another conference . . . the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans! This will be my first American Library Association conference, and … Continue reading
Monday contest: The Story of Charlotte’s Web
Thanks to a family vacation in May, I got an early start on the beach reading season with a week of sun, sand, waves and books. Though I read some fiction, the book I enjoyed the most was Michael Sims‘ … Continue reading
Monday contest: Everyman’s Pocket Library
Every once in a while, something beautiful shows up in the mail pile (well, every book is beautiful—but it’s relative!). Sometimes we feel generous and share those things with you. Today we’re giving away three books from Everyman’s Library Pocket … 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
