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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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Fall fiction: Mark Helprin
Best known for his 1983 masterpiece A Winter’s Tale, Mark Helprin is returning this October with a novel that’s equally epic in its scope and power, In Sunlight and Shadow. It’s publisher HMH’s lead fiction title for the fall. Set … Continue reading
Foer’s next novel deals with childhood tragedy
Jonathan Safran Foer just signed a two-book deal with Little, Brown in the US. According to his UK publisher, Penguin, the first, Escape from Children’s Hospital, will be published in 2014 and is “a fictionalised account of when an explosion in … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Joanne Harris
Joanne Harris’ delightful, magical 1999 novel Chocolat became a surprise bestseller and a major motion picture. She continued the story of chocolatier Vianne Rocher in 2008′s The Girl with No Shadow. On October 2, she’s sending Vianne and her daughters … Continue reading
A winning coach faces her toughest battle
If we had to pick a “most admired” woman in Tennessee, Pat Summitt would be at the top of the list. The University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach has won admirers for her tenacity, her dedication and, more recently, for … Continue reading
Mourning Lewis Nordan
guest post by Henry L. Carrigan, Jr. This has been a tough year for Southern literature and culture. In January, we lost Reynolds Price, the North Carolina man of letters whose elegant prose captured the youthful desires and complex feelings … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Emma Donoghue
After the runaway success of Room, Emma Donoghue is returning this October with a collection of stories, Astray (Little, Brown). Like her (amazing) earlier collection, The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits, the stories in Astray are all based on … Continue reading
A new book from Newbery winner Rebecca Stead
Have I mentioned how much I love the children’s author Rebecca Stead, winner of the 2010 Newbery Medal for When You Reach Me? (Why, yes—I have.) I loved everything about that book—setting, main character, the drama surrounding family and friendships, … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Jonathan Tropper
We recently named Jonathan Tropper’s This Is Where I Leave You—a hilarious portrait of a dysfunctional family—as one of our 20 unexpected books for your reading group. If your book club has already read it, or maybe you’re just a … Continue reading
Big surprise in the 2012 Pulitzer Prizes
For the first time in 35 years, there will be no Pulitzer Prize in the fiction category. Some of our favorite books, like A Visit from the Goon Squad, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and March, have won … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Dennis Lehane
Live By Night (Morrow) goes on sale on October 2 and is a sequel to The Given Day. It is set partially in Florida (if the Panama hat didn’t give it away), and film rights have been sold: Rumor has it that Leo … Continue reading
Herman Wouk: still writing at 96
I can’t be the only reader who learned a lot about World War II through the engrossing, epic novels of Herman Wouk. The Winds of War (1971) and War and Remembrance (1978), read furtively beneath my desk in seventh-grade math class, decades … Continue reading
Fall fiction: J.K. Rowling’s ‘The Casual Vacancy’
Hachette has just announced that J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults will be published by Little, Brown on September 27, 2012. The Casual Vacancy is about a small British village that finds itself turned upside down during a tumultuous council … Continue reading
Fall Fiction: Ian McEwan
We’re adding another big name to our most anticipated releases calendar: Ian McEwan will return with Sweet Tooth (Nan Talese) on November 13. (In the US, at least—the UK pub date is August.) Set in 1972, the book stars an … Continue reading
Jodi Picoult on forgiveness and acceptance
Yesterday, we announced Jodi Picoult’s Lone Wolf as #1 on your list of top 20 books of 2012 (so far!). So, it’s pretty much a given that a lot of our readers love Picoult and are eager to hear about … Continue reading
