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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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Happy Birthday, Mario Vargas Llosa
Writers are the exorcists of their own demons. • Mario Vargas Llosa • (Check out Mario Vargas Llosa on BookPage.com and The Book Case.)
Happy Birthday, Patrick McCabe
The reason that I write about small towns is that I love them so much. That’s where all human experience is, on a very small canvas. • Patrick McCabe • (Check out Patrick McCabe on BookPage.com.)
On this day in 1920 . . .
. . . F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel, This Side of Paradise, was published. Bolstered by his newfound fame and fortune, he promptly marched down to Montgomery, Alabama, to marry his love, Zelda. (Check out F. Scott Fitzgerald’s author page … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Flannery O’Connor
The writer operates at a peculiar crossroads where time and place and eternity somehow meet. His problem is to find that location. • Flannery O’Connor • (Check out Flannery O’Connor on The Book Case and BookPage.com.)
Happy Birthday, James Patterson
Knowledge is valuable, but imagination is invaluable. • James Patterson • (Check out James Patterson on The Book Case and BookPage.com.)
Happy World Poetry Day!
A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman. • Wallace Stevens • (Check out the poetry section on BookPage.com.)
An election just for kids!
Children’s Book Week is coming up—May 13 to 19—and the Children’s Choice Book Awards finalists have just been announced. Up for Author of the Year are: • John Green for The Fault in Our Stars • Jeff Kinney for Diary of a Wimpy Kid … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Lois Lowry
The man that I named The Giver passed along to the boy knowledge, history, memories, color, pain, laughter, love, and truth. Every time you place a book in the hands of a child, you do the same thing. It is … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Philip Roth
When you publish a book, it’s the world’s book. The world edits it. • Philip Roth • (Check out Philip Roth on BookPage.com and The Book Case.)
Happy Birthday, George Plimpton
I never understood people who don’t have bookshelves. • George Plimpton • (Check out George Plimpton on BookPage.com.)
Happy Birthday, Heather Graham
I came from a theater background, and books are creating theater in the minds of others, or so I believe! • Heather Graham • (Check out Heather Graham on BookPage.com.)
Happy Birthday, Ridley Pearson
I have a real love for villainous characters—the selfish, willing-to-do-anything, desperate geniuses who see law as an elective, not a required course. • Ridley Pearson • (Check out Ridley Pearson on BookPage.com and The Book Case.)
Happy Birthday, Dave Eggers
Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this. • Dave Eggers • (Check out Dave Eggers on BookPage.com and The Book Case.)
Happy Birthday, Libba Bray
I know because I read. . . . Your mind is not a cage. It’s a garden. And it requires cultivating. • Libba Bray • (Check out Libba Bray on BookPage.com and The Book Case.)
Happy Birthday, Jeffrey Eugenides
One of the reasons that art is important to me is sometimes it actually feels more coherent than life. It orders the chaos. • Jeffrey Eugenides • (Check out Jeffrey Eugenides on BookPage.com and The Book Case.)
