Category Archives: fiction

What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘King of Cuba’

Posted on 22 May 2013 by Cat, Assistant Editor

King of Cuba by Cristina García Scribner  •  $26  •  ISBN 9781476710242 On sale 5/21 While Junot Díaz’s This is How You Lose Her was my favorite book last year, I have a special place in my heart for books … Continue reading →

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What they’re reading: Jojo Moyes

Posted on 21 May 2013 by Joelle, Associate Editor

Readers can’t seem to get enough of Jojo Moyes these days! Her most recent novel, Me Before You, came in at #2 on Your top 20 books of 2013 (so far!). Our reviewer deemed the book—about the development of an … Continue reading →

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What they’re reading: Beth Hoffman

Posted on 20 May 2013 by Joelle, Associate Editor

When Beth Hoffman’s agent submitted Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, five publishers came back with offers and a deal was made—all within the span of 18 hours! Hoffman’s charming debut novel about a 12-year-old southern girl with a neglectful father and mentally … Continue reading →

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What they’re reading: Gail Godwin

Posted on 17 May 2013 by Joelle, Associate Editor

Gail Godwin has been enchanting readers for decades with her critically acclaimed and best-selling novels and short stories, including Unfinished Desires, Evensong and Evenings at Five. Her latest, Flora, is set in small-town North Carolina—as many of her novels are—and … Continue reading →

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David Mark on crafting the atypical thriller hero

Posted on 16 May 2013 by Cat, Assistant Editor

Author David Mark introduced his unconventional protagonist, Detective Aector McAvoy, in his 2012 debut novel, The Dark Winter. McAvoy is back in Mark’s new thriller, Original Skin. In a guest blog post, Mark talks about the inspiration behind his gentle … Continue reading →

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What they’re reading: Nathaniel Philbrick

Posted on 16 May 2013 by Joelle, Associate Editor

Whether his subject is the real-life sea tragedy that inspired Moby-Dick or the settlers of Plymouth Colony, best-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick is an expert at entertaining and enlightening readers with his thoroughly researched accounts of key events in early American history. His latest, … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Americanah’

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie Knopf • $26.95 • ISBN 9780307271082 published May 14, 2013 • read our review Was it the intimidating triple name? The comparisons to serious authors like Achebe? The preconception that books about Africa were likely to … Continue reading →

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Monday contest: Oh, the Places You’ll Go

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Joelle, Associate Editor

It’s Monday already. Allow us to perk up your morning! For this week’s contest, we’re giving away four books, all with a distinct sense of place that will whisk you away to gorgeous settings. Two of them are the latest … Continue reading →

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7 questions with . . . Richard Crompton

Posted on 10 May 2013 by Cat, Assistant Editor

With his debut novel, Hour of the Red God, Richard Crompton introduces a new, wholly unique mystery hero to the scene: a Maasai cop, Detective Mollel. Whodunit columnist Bruce Tierney calls Mollel “outwardly ritually scarred, inwardly emotionally scarred and always … Continue reading →

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Fall fiction: Jamie Ford

Posted on 10 May 2013 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Since its publication in 2009, Jamie Ford’s Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Ballantine) has sold 1.3 million copies. That’s some debut! Well, Ford is finally following up on his success: Songs of Willow Frost will be published … Continue reading →

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Fall fiction: Thomas Pynchon

Posted on 8 May 2013 by Trisha, Managing Editor

This week we celebrated Thomas Pynchon’s birthday, so it feels like a good time to mention that Pynchon fans can look forward to the publication of his first novel in four years, Bleeding Edge (Penguin Press), on September 17. The famously … Continue reading →

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‘The Never List’ in the news

Posted on 7 May 2013 by Cat, Assistant Editor

It’s always creepy when books come out at the same time that the real-life equivalent is splashed across the news. The most memorable example of this is Room: Emma Donoghue’s 2009 novel was published only a few weeks after Jaycee Dugard … Continue reading →

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Five mysteries for history buffs

Posted on 7 May 2013 by Cat, Assistant Editor

Mysteries/thrillers and historical fiction are two of the most popular genres for BookPage readers, so it’s only natural to love books that are both. Great historical mysteries (or, because it’s so fun to say, “history-mysteries”) are the perfect mix of … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Golem and the Jinni’ by Helene Wecker

Posted on 7 May 2013 by Brooke, Editorial Intern

In Helene Wecker‘s magical debut, two supernatural creatures meet in New York City to forge a redemptive friendship. Chava is a golem, created out of clay to be her late master’s wife. Ahmad is a jinni, a creature of fire, … Continue reading →

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10 utterly unforgettable moms in recent literature

Posted on 7 May 2013 by Joelle, Associate Editor

With Mother’s Day less than a week away, there’s no better time than now to celebrate the memorable mothers from some of our favorite recently published books. Some are memorably good mothers, while some are memorably bad mothers. Some are … Continue reading →

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