Category Archives: fiction

A juicy novel from Star Jones

Posted on 10 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Al Roker has written a novel about murders on a morning talk show, and now Star Jones is getting in on the action. The former co-host of The View will publish a book with Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books “about … Continue reading →

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Barbara Kingsolver wins the 2010 Orange Prize

Posted on 9 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

In March Trisha posted about the Orange Prize longlist, and the results are finally in—Barbara Kingsolver it is, for her novel The Lacuna! (The Orange Prize is a British award given to the best novel written by a woman in … Continue reading →

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A busy week on BookPage.com

Posted on 7 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

From Stephenie Meyer’s novella to Justin Cronin’s much buzzed-about The Passage, there’s a lot going on in publishing this week. As always, BookPage.com will be in on the action. You can especially look forward to the following reviews and features. … Continue reading →

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‘Bree Tanner’ is free online

Posted on 7 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

This morning we offered the first look at our The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner review to Book of the Day subscribers, but now you can all check it out. The review can be found at this link, and … Continue reading →

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The ‘Bree Tanner’ countdown begins

Posted on 4 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Stephenie Meyer fans probably don’t need a reminder, but just in case your summer reads have you distracted . . . The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner goes on sale tomorrow! The hardcover costs $13.99, and one dollar from … Continue reading →

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A ‘Bridget Jones’ musical?

Posted on 3 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Helen Fielding‘s beloved Bridget Jones character transitioned successfully from a column in the Independent, to two hugely successful novels (Bridget Jones’s Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason), to the screen, earning an Academy Award nomination for Renee Zellweger. … Continue reading →

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New books from Jennifer Weiner

Posted on 2 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

It’s a busy season for Jennifer Weiner fans. Best Friends Forever came out in paperback May 4, and Fly Away Home, Weiner’s newest novel about the family of a philandering politician, is out in hardback on July 13. (Look for … Continue reading →

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This week on BookPage.com:
From John Grisham to the Industrial Revolution

Posted on 1 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend! Anyone finish a good book? As always, we’re highlighting a lot of new content on BookPage.com, from summer romance novels, to kid thrillers to nonfiction page-turners. A few of my picks: A small-town … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: Everything Lovely, Effortless, Safe

Posted on 1 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Everything Lovely, Effortless, Safe, a debut novel about a pastor’s wife-turned-aspiring Hollywood actress, is filled with such precision and grace that author Jenny Hollowell seems like a veteran, according to BookPage reviewer Kari Edgens. The novel comes out a week … Continue reading →

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Final Earth’s Children book is on the way

Posted on 1 June 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

One of the biggest deals of the year was announced last week at BEA. Jean M. Auel’s Earth’s Children series has been capturing the imaginations of millions since 1980.  We interviewed Auel in 2002 about Shelters of Stone, the fifth … Continue reading →

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Going back to Eden with Sena Jeter Naslund in ‘Adam & Eve’

Posted on 29 May 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Sena Jeter Naslund is not the type of author who does the same thing twice. She’s told the story of Moby Dick from the woman’s point of view (Ahab’s Wife); portrayed race relations in the Civil Rights Era South (Four … Continue reading →

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Nicole Krauss and ‘Great House’

Posted on 28 May 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Sometimes I wish I were still assigning fiction — I’d love to get the first crack at reading Nicole Krauss’ Great House (Norton), which will be published October 4. The first novel from Krauss since The History of Love, Great … Continue reading →

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A natural history of the vampire

Posted on 27 May 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

In Michael Sims’ upcoming anthology, Dracula’s Guest, readers can look to an earlier time when vampire literature reigned supreme: the Victorian era. The 19th century was a breeding ground for stories of the undead, which culminated in 1897 with the … Continue reading →

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A haunting Memorial Day weekend

Posted on 27 May 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Paul Doiron is the author of The Poacher’s Son (published May 11 by Minotaur Books), a crime novel about a rookie Maine game warden who is thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive—his own father. Doiron is also the … Continue reading →

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A book deal for Jo March’s granddaughters

Posted on 25 May 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Here’s a book deal many of you will like: Debut novelist Gabrielle Donnelly has sold a book called The Secret Lives of Sisters, which is inspired by Little Women and the descendants of Jo March. Here’s more from Publisher’s Marketplace: … Continue reading →

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