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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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Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Foremost Good Fortune’
This week, my favorite book trailer highlights Susan Conley‘s memoir of moving her family to China—where besides the expected struggles of adapting to cultural differences, she finds out she has breast cancer. (I’m sensing a trend here in my memoir … Continue reading
A new book from Margaret Atwood
I would like to take this moment to give a shout out to the awesome futuristic book jacket for Margaret Atwood’s forthcoming In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination. How cool is this? The book comes out on October … Continue reading
What We’re Reading Wednesday: An Exclusive Love
An Exclusive Love, by Johanna Adorján Norton, January 31, 2011 When Johanna Adorján was 20 years old, in October 1991, her grandparents killed themselves in their tidy little house in a suburb of Copenhagen. This is their story, and it’s … Continue reading
A follow-up to ‘Mennonite in a Little Black Dress’
Rhoda Janzen, author of the hilarious #1 bestseller Mennonite in a Little Black Dress will write another memoir. The deal was published today on Publishers Marketplace with the following summary: “[an] untitled humorous and heartfelt memoir about her return to … Continue reading
Some Friday fun in anticipation of the Super Bowl
Remember this? I am keeping my fingers crossed that there will be an ad equally as controversial in the book-loving world during Super Bowl XLV. (Fat chance.) If you missed it last year, read BookPage Editor Lynn’s funny response to … Continue reading
Books to begin the Year of the Rabbit
Today is the Lunar New Year, the start of the Year of the Rabbit. Children’s author and illustrator Grace Lin has written a blog post on how this year should differ from last year, the Year of the Tiger. She … Continue reading
Good reading from China
Bad news: For the past few days, I have been home with the flu. Good news: More time to read! Since I’ve been holed up for most of the week, it seemed like a better time than ever to read … Continue reading
How to pick a good book (read this one!)
I always look forward to Stanley Fish‘s columns on the New York Times’ website because they are thoughtfully constructed, interesting and usually a voice of reason. So I was thrilled when I found out that Fish had written a book … Continue reading
New book, new publisher for Karen Abbott
Karen Abbott has written best-selling books about a brothel in Chicago and Gypsy Rose Lee. Next, she’ll write about “four different courageous women during the American Civil War.” Sin in the Second City and American Rose were published with Random … Continue reading
Monday Contest: Win Annie Proulx’s ‘Bird Cloud’
Annie Proulx is best known for “Brokeback Mountain,” the short story that inspired the award-winning movie, and The Shipping News, a novel that won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Bird Cloud, her first work of nonfiction … Continue reading
Our take on ‘Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother’
The Wall Street Journal ran an excerpt from Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother on Saturday and the essay is already the subject of heated debate. Titled “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” the essay explains that Chua’s children’s … Continue reading
After the parties, champagne and black-eyed peas…
It’s time to get serious about New Year’s resolutions. (Okay, okay–since New Year’s Eve is on a Friday night, I think we can all agree that it’s okay to wait until Monday, January 3 to actually get serious about them.) … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘My Reading Life’*
My Reading Life by Pat Conroy Nan A. Talese • $25 • November 2, 2010 *Also known as the best Christmas present ever: On Christmas Eve, I was thrilled to open this gift from my best friend–a personalized edition of … Continue reading
