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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: contests
Monday contest: A wry, warts-and-all memoir
Contest is now closed. Congrats to our winner, Karen, who said “I love my mom because she put up with a lot from me during those “terrible teens”, but now she’s one of my best friends.” As I mentioned a … Continue reading
Monday contest: On love and parenting
Contest details are at the bottom of this post. Meeting and interviewing authors is my favorite part about working at BookPage (well—besides reading!), so I was thrilled when Summer Wood recently contacted our staff to let us know she’d be … Continue reading
Monday contest: A new level of audiobook
In this week’s contest, we’re all winners. Author A.J. Scudiere is offering a free download of her thriller, Vengeance, in “AudioMovie” format to BookPage readers. Click here for the free download, which is available until April 17. Just add the … Continue reading
Monday contest: Discover your next great book
BookPage’s motto is “discover your next great book,” and I take particular pleasure in introducing readers to lesser-known books they might never have heard of otherwise. This week’s contest highlights three novels that were out of print until Bloomsbury reissued … Continue reading
Monday contest: A harrowing historical novel
Here at BookPage, we’ve been talking about Ruta Sepetys’ novel Between Shades of Gray for weeks—and not just because Sepetys lives in Nashville and we have a soft spot for local authors. Telling the story of the Baltic deportations during … Continue reading
Monday contest: A superb Scottish whodunit
It’s been a while since we gave away a suspense novel (the archives tell me . . . about three months!), and I thought some of you might be itching for a whodunit. Ian Rankin’s The Complaints is just the … Continue reading
Monday contest: Do you have the luck of the Irish?
There’s no question that the Irish have their own special relationship with America—just look at how many U.S. cities turn their rivers green in honor of that country’s most popular holiday. But historian and quiz master Christopher Winn takes it … Continue reading
Monday contest: World travel dreams
Confession: I spend way too much time planning trips in my head. Sometimes I take them; sometimes I don’t—but hey, it’s been proven that the anticipation of a trip makes you at least as happy as the trip itself. If … Continue reading
Monday Contest: Time, technology and ’13 Rue Thérèse’
Elena Mauli Shapiro’s spellbinding debut, 13 rue Thérèse, tells the story of a woman through the items she had left behind—items another might have thrown away. In a recent behind-the-book essay, Shapiro told us that the items her mother saved back … Continue reading
This Monday’s contest is simply irresistible
In honor of Valentine’s Day, this week’s contest features a book to fall in love with: Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ Call Me Irresistible. This hilarious, heartfelt story of two opposites attracting is “one to savor,” says our romance columnist Christie Ridgway. … Continue reading
Monday Contest: ‘My Father at 100′
Yesterday would have been the 100th birthday of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan. A touchstone for many, Reagan has had his legacy evoked by people on both sides of today’s fiercely defended party line, but as Ron Reagan says in … Continue reading
Monday Contest: Happily ever after from The Pioneer Woman
Happy day! I have been waiting two months to share the details of my trip to interview Ree Drummond with you, and now that The Pioneer Woman: From Black Heels to Tractor Wheels—A Love Story is on sale, I finally … Continue reading
Monday contest: Ruben Toledo’s Penguin Couture Classics
Penguin USA publishes some of the most stylish editions of the classics out there, using artists and designers like Coralie Bickford-Smith to create packaging that merits the content. Their Penguin Couture classics, featuring covers designed by renowned fashion illustrator Ruben … Continue reading
Monday Contest: Win Annie Proulx’s ‘Bird Cloud’
Annie Proulx is best known for “Brokeback Mountain,” the short story that inspired the award-winning movie, and The Shipping News, a novel that won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Bird Cloud, her first work of nonfiction … Continue reading
