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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
Neil Gaiman wins the Hugo
Congrats to Neil Gaiman, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel for The Graveyard Book. Guess the judges were “astounded by Gaiman’s sharp, spine-tingling storytelling,” as BookPage reviewer Angela Leeper promised readers would be in our October 2008 review … Continue reading
A new novel from a young writer
Today’s publication of Nick McDonell’s third novel, An Expensive Education, probably has more than a few would-be writers twitching with jealousy—McDonell’s first novel, Twelve, was published when the author was just 18 years old. On Sunday, the New York Times … Continue reading
Controversy courts Ian McEwan
Over the past year, novelist Ian McEwan (Atonement, Enduring Love) has dropped several tantalizing tidbits about his work-in-progress, an 11th novel—his first since 2007′s On Chesil Beach. It’s about global warming. It features a physicist whom McEwan has described as … Continue reading
The fantastic Mr. Dahl
On July 7, Lynn blogged about New York Times columnist Nicolas Kristof’s controversial column on must-read children’s books. Also on July 7, Kristof posted an acknowledgement of the huge reader response he received; more than 2,350 people commented on his … Continue reading
From cyberspace to bookshelves (and beyond…)
Our columnists the Author Enablers once fielded a question from a musical saw-playing New Yorker whose blog readers are hoping her online musings will turn into an ink-and-paper book. It’s a fair proposition. Julie Powell’s Julie and Julia: 365 Days, … Continue reading
News from the "just when you think you've heard it all" department
Tennessee is not at the top of the list when it comes to daring culinary trends, so this may not surprise some of you. But today I learned, via press release, that there is such a thing as vegan ice … Continue reading
Christmas in July . . .
There’s no reason why . . . publishers can’t be planning for the holiday season. Any best-selling author worth her salt seems to have a holiday-themed book headed to shelves before the Thanksgiving turkey is carved. Many of the usual … Continue reading
The other side of the story
I’m about to express what may be an unpopular opinion: I couldn’t finish Eat, Pray, Love. There’s no question that Gilbert is a talented writer and speaker. I enjoyed Stern Men, but her path to enlightenment in Eat, Pray, Love … Continue reading
Missing MJ
Publishing cycles may be slow—but when a celebrity death is involved, those wheels tend to start turning a little more quickly. Ian Halperin, who has written biographies about Kurt Cobain and James Taylor, was already at work on a bio … Continue reading
Nicole Kidman takes on 'Little Bee'
Actress Nicole Kidman has optioned Chris Cleave‘s Little Bee. Kidman will both produce and star in the film, according to Variety. I didn’t catch Little Bee pre-pub, but after reading a few pages in an Oxford bookstore I had to … Continue reading
Happy birthday, Mr. Tesla
I learned from the all-knowing Google that today is Nikola Tesla’s 115th birthday. Surprisingly, this scientist has appeared in at least three recent works of fiction. (Links will take you to the BookPage reviews.) Thomas Pynchon’s Against the Day (who … Continue reading
Fiction for the YouTube generation?
When I arrived at the Books-A-Million offices for a few publisher meetings back in May, I had just missed their meeting with Penguin. As Julia and I walked in, most of the reps were talking about one thing: Level 26: … Continue reading
In case you hadn't heard . . .
The US/UK jackets for Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol were released today. What do you think? Will you be scouring the cover for “clues” to the book’s content, or are you happy to wait until the novel’s release? For those … Continue reading
A first look at the all-new Alice
Last week, Walt Disney Studios released some concept and publicity art for the new Alice in Wonderland movie, directed by Tim Burton. Fittingly, this mad movie will be released in March—March 5, 2010—but instead of basing the story on Lewis … Continue reading
Angels from demons
From vamps and witches to angels, by way of Jesus. That unusual path maps Anne Rice’s fictional journey. The Vampire Chronicles author will publish Angel Time: Songs of the Seraphim (Knopf) on October 29. In Angel Time, the first in … Continue reading
