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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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Category Archives: News
Another chance to catch 'Little Dorritt'
Attention Dickens fans: after an astounding performance at the Emmys last week (with 7 wins, including best miniseries and outstanding writing), the BBC’s adaptation of Little Dorrit, which aired in the United States back in the spring, is now available … Continue reading
Faulkner or Flannery? (Or Cheever, Ellison…)
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation is asking the public to vote on the best of their fiction award-winners. Actually, we can vote on the best of six finalists. A panel of … Continue reading
Oprah's next book club pick
We’ll believe it when we see it, but The Washington Post is reporting that Uwem Akpan’s 2008 short story collection, Say You’re One of Them, will be Queen O’s next book club pick. The Post says that Ingram International, a … Continue reading
A turning point?
Near the bottom of Jeffrey Trachtenberg’s report in today’s Wall Street Journal on sales of The Lost Symbol comes this intriguing piece of news: An Amazon spokesman said in an email that “the big surprise” was that the edition of … Continue reading
Dan Brown, savior of publishing?
That was just one of the questions the Wall Street Journal asked in an interview with the Lost Symbol author, which contains a few interesting tidbits about Brown’s personal life and writing routine (apparently his day starts at 4 am—yikes!). … Continue reading
Audio version offers possible clues to Oprah's next pick
As the time for Oprah to make her 63rd book club pick draws near (September 18, if you haven’t heard), we’re digging deeper to try to figure out what the world’s most influential reader has chosen. The audio version of … Continue reading
The WSJ discovers Amish fiction
In a long article, the Wall Street Journal investigates the “new” trend of Amish fiction, and the surprising popularity of romances that aren’t bodice-rippers: Publishers attribute the books’ popularity to their pastoral settings and forbidden love scenarios à la Romeo … Continue reading
Patterson's big deal
News on the wire today is that James Patterson, blockbuster writer extraordinaire, has signed a multi-book deal with Hachette. How many books, you ask? An astonishing 17…and perhaps the craziest thing about that figure is that those 17 books (11 … Continue reading
Fortunate event for middle-grade readers
Daniel Handler, aka “Lemony Snicket,” has just signed a deal with the UK’s Egmont Press to publish a new four-book, middle-grade series starting in 2012. Snicket commented to BBC News: “I can neither confirm nor deny that I have begun … Continue reading
Hilary Duff's reading list
The Daily Mail‘s recent account of Hilary Duff’s time shooting on the set of “Gossip Girl” was focused on Hilary’s “drab to fab” transformation when she changed from a gray T-shirt into a Herve Leger dress. I was more intrigued … Continue reading
January 2010 sneak peek
Now that we’ve listed some our favorites of 2009, let’s look ahead to 2010. We’re already getting tons of January books — here are a few recent arrivals that are on our radar. Roses was a big buzz book at … Continue reading
Oprah to pick #63
Oprah has selected a new book for her club and will share this pick with readers on September 18. All we know now is that it will be a Little, Brown trade paperback priced at $14.99. Given their extensive backlist … Continue reading
'So Much for That' excitement
One of the best things about working at a book review is being one of the first to know when a favorite author has a new book on the horizon. Today brought that pleasure for me—Lionel Shriver has a March … Continue reading
'Julie & Julia' movie sparks rush for classic cookbook
The box office success of Julie & Julia has spurred sales of Julia Child’s opus, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Amazon sold out of copies on Aug. 10 and has yet to restock, though there are copies available from … Continue reading
Getting into 'Under the Dome'
As a child I stole my mom’s Stephen King novels from her bedside table (nothing like the lure of the forbidden!) and continued to read him through my teens. Over the last few years I’ve been a more sporadic King … Continue reading
