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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
More stories from Karen Russell
What comes next for a 31-year-old whose first novel was a Pulitzer Prize finalist? A second story collection. Knopf is publishing Karen Russell’s Vampires in the Lemon Grove on February 12, 2013. The collection contains eight new stories that promise … Continue reading
Mourning Maeve Binchy
Like readers all over the world, we at BookPage are saddened by the loss of Maeve Binchy, who died last night at the age of 72 “after a short illness,” according to the BBC News. The Irish author was a … Continue reading
The ‘Life of Pi’ trailer is here!
Life of Pi by Yann Martel has sold more than seven million copies worldwide. No doubt the Booker Prize-winning novel about a boy named Pi stranded on a lifeboat—with a Bengal tiger!—has moved countless readers. (President Obama famously called the … Continue reading
Nashville author bonanza
We’re spoiled for choice with author visits in Nashville these days. Today, we had lunch with the fabulous Deborah Harkness, chatting about ebooks, sherry, casting for the film version of A Discovery of Witches and more over s’mores at Tavern. … Continue reading
New novels from Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard—author, most recently, of The Good Daughters—has signed a deal with Morrow to write two new novels, “the first of which is loosely based on a series of killings in the San Francisco area in the 70s, in which … Continue reading
More espionage fiction from Chris Pavone
I was happy to see in Publishers Marketplace that Christopher Pavone, the author of The Expats—one of my favorite thrillers of 2012 (so far)—is writing another book. The Expats was so good because it asks the reader a provocative question: … Continue reading
Remembering Nora Ephron
Like so many readers around the world, we are heartbroken by the death of Nora Ephron. (She died yesterday at age 71, from pneumonia brought on by leukemia, according to the New York Times.) Besides the fact that I love You’ve … Continue reading
Ann Packer returns to the novel
I’ve mentioned my love for Ann Packer’s books many a time on this blog, so I about jumped for joy when I read the following book deal announcement: Ann Packer’s The Children’s Crusade, following four siblings, the children of a … Continue reading
A sequel to ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
Believe it or not, it’s been nearly 10 years since the publication of The Devil Wears Prada, and author Lauren Weisberger is celebrating in a very big way . . . with a sequel! Entertainment Weekly‘s book blog reported today … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Ken Follett
Ken Follett’s Fall of Giants was one of the biggest books of 2010—in fact, our readers voted it as #5 on their Best Books of 2010 list. Book one in a hugely ambitious trilogy of historical novels about the 20th … Continue reading
Fall Fiction: Time for another Mitch Albom novel
Hyperion announced today that they’ll be publishing The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom on August 28. This is a “magical” new novel about Father Time that casts the fairy-tale figure in a new light: as the person who first attempted to … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Louise Erdrich
Pulitzer Prize finalist Louise Erdrich was described as a “muscular and fearless writer” in our review of her latest novel, Shadow Tag. She also writes my favorite kind of book club books: They have lyrical prose, with characters and situations … Continue reading
‘Ready Player One’ movie buzz
It’s been two years since Warner Brothers won the heated auction for the screen rights to Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, and it’ll be another two years before the movie comes out. But people can’t stop talking about it, particularly … Continue reading
