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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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Keeping it simple
If you have 14,000 messages in your overflowing inbox (like me) you might be a little reluctant to sign up for yet another free e-mail newsletter. We kept that in mind when we created the latest addition to our e-newsletter … Continue reading
Kiana Davenport’s top 10 Civil War reads
Hawaiian author Kiana Davenport is perhaps best known for her short stories, which have garnered numerous prizes, including the Pushcart Prize and an O. Henry award. In her stories and novels (including the best-selling Shark Dialogues), Davenport has mostly drawn … Continue reading
Discover the Top 10 books from September (& every month beyond!)
If you subscribe to BookPageXTRA you already know today’s big news from BookPage: We’re launching a Top 10 e-newsletter! Here’s the scoop: Starting this month, we are offering a new Top 10 e-newsletter. Every month, BookPage editors will tell you … Continue reading
10 women to watch in 2012
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating 10 female authors that readers need to keep an eye out for this spring and summer. Whether they are debut novelists or authors who are still waiting for their first trip to … Continue reading
Our favorite female heroines
March is Women’s History Month, and tomorrow we’ll be celebrating 10 women writers to watch in 2012. But today is all about some of our favorite fictional women. I bet we can all relate to this feeling: While reading a … Continue reading
Best Children’s Books of 2011
At last, our editors have made their choices for the best children’s books of the year, from picture books to middle grade to young adult titles. It wasn’t easy to decide, but after we roared our terrible roars, and gnashed … Continue reading
On time-travel classics: A Top 5
Today is the pub date of Stephen King’s 11/22/63, which is a great novel for fans of time-travel, love stories and books that give you the creepy crawlies. Maybe it’s the fact that I grew up watching my aunts, grandmother … Continue reading
Top 10 reader responses to Bristol Palin’s memoir
Yesterday we posted a little something on Bristol Palin’s memoir, Not Afraid of Life, including an excerpt and a quick summary of what readers might expect in the book. We then asked readers: Will you be reading Bristol Palin’s new … Continue reading
Top 10 books for end-of-the-world reading
So according to, oh, everyone we know on the Internet, a self-taught biblical scholar says the world is ending on Saturday, and a whole lot of people (though not necessarily their families!) believe him. I suppose we’ll find out the … Continue reading
