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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.
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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
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'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: fiction
An ‘amazing’ war novel
We’re highlighting Karl Marlantes’ Matterhorn tomorrow in Book of the Day, and in my research about the novel, I was struck by the author’s backstory. Marlantes was in the Marines reserves, and he went to Yale and then Oxford on … Continue reading
‘There is no problem a library card can’t solve’
I’ve just come across a debut fiction deal that I think will appeal to BookPage readers (perhaps the same readers who have loved Marilyn Johnson’s This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All). In winter 2011, … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: Day for Night
Day for Night by Frederick Reiken Reagan Arthur Books, April 26, 2010 It is often said that successful novels need at least two out of three things: good writing, good characters or a good story. That may be true. But … Continue reading
Terry McMillan fans can exhale — a sequel’s on the way!
If you’ve spent the past 18 years wondering what Terry McMillan‘s memorable heroines from the 1992 hit Waiting to Exhale are up to now that they’ve hit middle age, the answers are coming in September, when Viking will publish Getting … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: Historical fiction all around
We’re running a roundup of historical fiction titles in the April edition of BookPage. The plots move from Renaissance Italy to 16th-century England, and feature “struggling artists and merciless monarchs, dysfunctional families and doubt-wracked lovers,” writes contributor Julie Hale. Two … Continue reading
Novella news from King and Meyer
Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer to release novellas in the spring of 2010. Continue reading
A looming Cerulean Warbler
A couple weeks ago Trisha posted details of Jonathan Franzen‘s highly-anticipated follow-up to The Corrections. Freedom will hit stores on August 31 and clocks in at 576 pages. And yesterday, book blogs were abuzz with talk of the newly-released cover: … Continue reading
Are Meyer’s adult projects eclipsed by Twilight?
On April 13, Stephenie Meyer‘s first adult novel, The Host, will be released in paperback. Little, Brown has big plans for the new edition, which includes a bonus chapter and a telling “author of the Twilight saga” stamp on the … Continue reading
The many lives of Louisa May
A prolific, ambitious and talented writer, Louisa May Alcott was a public figure who nevertheless kept much to herself—so much, in fact, that a large portion of her creative output was not credited to her until decades after her death. … Continue reading
From secrets of Brideshead to a high-profile murder
This week, we’re featuring two brand new behind-the-book essays on BookPage.com that you won’t want to miss: Ellen Horan explains why she became fascinated with a 19th-century murder, and Anchee Min shares her connection with Pearl S. Buck. Read more … Continue reading
Masterpiece takes on Cornwell
Another weekend, another post about the Masterpiece series on PBS. This week the spotlight is on contemporary British author Bernard Cornwell, who writes several different historical fiction series. Masterpiece Classic is airing a two-part series, Sharpe’s Challenge, based on Cornwell’s … Continue reading
Scarlett September
There are plenty of big-name author releases I’m looking forward to this fall (Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom, to name one). But a lesser-known British writer, Scarlett Thomas, is also up near the top of that list. Her inventive The End of … Continue reading
Are WASP memoirs here to stay?
There’s a new review on our website that will appeal to people who liked Running with Scissors. . . or who are intrigued by families that have 14-bathroom apartments. Or who put hamsters in frying pans. When I first heard … Continue reading
