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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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Junot Diaz returns in September
Big news for lovers of literary fiction this morning: author Junot Diaz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007), will publish a collection of stories with Riverhead Books on September 11, … Continue reading
Provocative title of the week: ‘Life Is Short and Desire Endless’
My thoughts, upon seeing the title of French author Patrick Lapeyre’s English-language debut: 1.) Guess this is not going to be the stereotype-busting novel about the French that I’ve been waiting for. 2.) Is that a DSK quote? But while … Continue reading
BIG news from J.K. Rowling
I was having a conversation with someone the other day, and I mentioned that I don’t usually like books that have a cult following. My friend’s reply: “You mean other than Harry Potter?” Oh, yeah. Harry Potter: My favorite series … Continue reading
PEN/Faulkner nominees announced
The five nominees for the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction were announced yesterday. The national award honors the best American fiction each year. Four of the nominees are familiar faces in the literary awards world, but everyone is talking about … Continue reading
Ann Patchett has Stephen Colbert speechless
It’s not often that a guest leaves comedian Stephen Colbert at a loss for words, but author Ann Patchett managed it more than once during her guest appearance last night on “The Colbert Report.” The two talked about Parnassus Books and … Continue reading
Robert Goolrick: A reliable author?
Robert Goolrick‘s debut, A Reliable Wife, became a word-of-mouth hit when it was published in 2009. The story of a woman who arrives in Wisconsin in the winter of 1909 to marry a man she’s never met—and turns out to … Continue reading
Provocative title of the week: ‘Say Nice Things About Detroit’
People are always talking about judging a book by its cover, but for those of us who are obsessed with words, I’d say a title is equally if not more important. This week brought an early contender for our “Best … Continue reading
Jeffrey Zaslow dies at 53
We were saddened to learn over the weekend that Jeffrey Zaslow—author of The Girls from Ames, The Magic Room (our January 2012 Top Pick in Nonfiction) and many other books—died in a Friday car accident in Michigan. He was 53. … Continue reading
Lemony Snicket’s autobiography
Raise your hand if you love Lemony Snicket. What’s not to love? His books are hilarious. Even though I’m not a teacher, a librarian or a parent, I have been a camp counselor and a big sister to a tween … Continue reading
Another Texas story from Leila Meacham
When we last checked in with Leila Meacham she had just published Roses, her epic novel that spans 70 years in the history of the Toliver family, owners of a cotton plantation in Texas. That soapy saga had it all: … Continue reading
Emily Giffin returns with ‘Where We Belong’ in July
We interviewed Emily Giffin back in 2010, right when the filming of Something Borrowed was about to begin. (See more on the film in this blog post about the interview.) The success of that film pushed the already popular author’s sales even … Continue reading
Goodbye, Mrs. Pollifax
Sad news for Dorothy Gilman fans this morning: the author, 88, died at her home in Rye Brook, New York, over the weekend, after battling Alzheimer’s Disease. Gilman was best known for her Mrs. Pollifax mystery series, which began with The … Continue reading
Audiobooks.com launched
Audiobooks.com, the first unlimited cloud-based streaming service for audiobooks, launched this week. For $24.95/month, subscribers have access to thousands of best-selling titles via iPhones, iPads, Android devices and other internet-enabled mobile devices. You can even bookmark your audiobook (cool!) and … Continue reading
Maurice Sendak and the Grim Colberty Tales
After reading Dave Eggers’ Vanity Fair portrait on Maurice Sendak (“My work is not great, but it’s respectable.”) and listening/crying through Terry Gross’ interview of Sendak on “Fresh Air” (“I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and … Continue reading
Jonathan Safran Foer writing pilot for HBO
Calling all Jonathan Safran Foer fans! Did you love the adaptation of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close? Yes? Then you can take comfort in the fact that the movie got a Best Picture nomination this morning (puzzling many) and a … Continue reading
