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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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2012 Youth Media Awards!
Fans of kid lit look forward to the Youth Media Awards every year, in which the American Library Association announces the year’s best children’s book authors and illustrators in a variety of categories. This morning, the awards were announced in … Continue reading
A fascinating dip into our archives
It’s easy to keep up with the current issue of BookPage—whether in your bookstore or library, on our website or on your NOOK—but what about all the fascinating interviews and reviews in our 10,000 review archive? If you want to … Continue reading
A new novel from Newbery winner Clare Vanderpool
Clare Vanderpool won the 2011 Newbery Medal for her novel Moon Over Manifest—a surprise to a lot of readers, as Vanderpool was a debut author. When I saw her speak at ALA in New Orleans last summer, she had the … Continue reading
From Mr Whicher to Mrs Robinson
It’s a funny coincidence that the authors of the two books I purchased while on vacation in the UK in the spring of 2009 both have new books out this summer. Last week I told you about the new novel … Continue reading
Leah Stewart tackles the sibling relationship
Here’s some happy news for your Friday, courtesy of Publishers Marketplace: We’ve learned a nugget of information about Leah Stewart’s next novel. Stewart is the author of Body of a Girl, The Myth of You and Me and … Continue reading
John Grisham and baseball
Here’s another one for all you fans of baseball novels. (I can’t be the only one, right?) John Grisham, king of legal thrillers, has written a baseball novel called Calico Joe. Here’s the scoop: At long last, America’s favorite storyteller … Continue reading
The Pioneer Woman’s new cookbook
One of the highlights of my time at BookPage was my trek out to Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in December of 2010 to interview the Pioneer Woman about her book Black Heels to Tractor Wheels: A Love Story. (You can read all … Continue reading
A new book for fans of ‘The Matrix’ and comic books
Lately we’ve been telling you about books that are coming out down the road in 2012—like sequels to A Discovery of Witches and The Passage; an international bestseller from Germany; or the latest from Little Bee author Chris Cleave. That’s … Continue reading
Look for ‘The Twelve’ in September!*
Our post about the sequel to The Passage, The Twelve, is among the most viewed posts here on The Book Case. So the minute we heard that The Twelve has a pub date, we had to pass the news on … Continue reading
BookPage is on the Nook Newsstand!
Calling all BookPage-loving Nook owners! As of today, BookPage is available on the Nook Newsstand. You can either buy the current issue (January 2012) for $3, or subscribe for $2.50 a month. If you subscribe, each new issue will be … Continue reading
Harkness returns with ‘Shadow of Night’
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness was one of my favorite reads of 2011, and I’m not the only one: The novel was voted #6 in our Readers’ Choice: Top 30 Books of 2011. It’s also this month’s Top … Continue reading
Big release from ‘Little Bee’ author
Chris Cleave, the best-selling author of Incendiary and Little Bee (which was optioned for film by Nicole Kidman), is known for writing books with timely topics. His next book, Gold (Simon & Schuster), is no exception—it’s about Olympic athletes and will be … Continue reading
Jess Walter’s ‘Beautiful Ruins’
Jess Walter is one of today’s most creative and interesting writers, one whose reputation and accolades grow with every book. His 2009 novel, Financial Lives of the Poets, is being adapted for film by Michael Winterbottom, and his 2006 release, The … Continue reading
‘Curious Incident’ author takes readers on a family vacation
Mark Haddon‘s 2003 adult fiction debut, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is the rare novel that can be successfully recommended to just about any reader (try it!). The book became a word-of-mouth hit for the British … Continue reading
Anna Quindlen returns to memoir with ‘Lots of Candles’
Recently, Anna Quindlen has been focusing on fiction—but readers are sure to rejoice when they hear that the former Newsweek and New York Times columnist will be chronicling her own life once again this May in Lots of Candles, Plenty … Continue reading
