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- 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.
- 25 June 2013
'The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells' by Andrew Sean Greer
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?
'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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Category Archives: News
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
Novella news from King and Meyer
Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer to release novellas in the spring of 2010. 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 oddest book title
In recent weeks we’ve blogged about important book honors such the Hans Christian Andersen Award, PEN/Faulkner Award, Orange Prize, RITA Award. But I have to say that I took a little more notice than usual when I read about another … 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
Black Heels to Tractor Wheels to Hollywood
In December, I braved the crowd to see Ree Drummond—a.k.a. The Pioneer Woman—speak at Davis Kidd Booksellers in Nashville. When I posted about it on this blog, commenters shared stories of driving hours to see Ree on her book tour … Continue reading
A big day for awards announcements
This morning, we received word of two major literature awards: Author David Almond (UK) and Illustrator Jutta Bauer (Germany) have won the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award. The International Board on Books for Young People gives the award every two … Continue reading
From book, to musical
Arthur Phillips, author of Prague, The Egyptologist and Angelica, had another hit last year with his fourth novel, The Song Is You (read our review here). Out in paperback today, the book was one of our April picks for reading … Continue reading
All in the family
This June, three new writers with literary connections are making their debuts. First up, Carin Clevidence. She’s the stepdaughter of Annie Dillard, the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and other books. Her debut, The House on Salt Hay Road … Continue reading
More details on Franzen’s latest
It’s a pretty safe bet that anyone who finishes Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections will 1.) immediately urge someone else to read it and 2.) immediately ask where Franzen’s next novel is. There’s been no satisfactory answer to that question for … Continue reading
Cavemen + potty humor… it’s Captain Underpants!
Dav Pilkey has agreed to write four new installments in the Captain Underpants series—the first new books since 2006. The first one’s called The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future and will be published on August … Continue reading
‘Eat, Pray, Love’ trailer is here
The movie version of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love, starring Julia Roberts, Gabriel Bardem and James Franco, has been the subject of much discussion since its announcement. Now the trailer has been released. The tinkly strummy background music and slightly … Continue reading
