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- 25 June 2013
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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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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?
- 9 July 2013
'Fin & Lady' by Cathleen Schine
Fin is 11 when his parents die in 1964, and he is sent to live with his older sister, Lady. But Lady is a free spirit, and Fin soon realizes he's as much her caregiver as she is his.
'Amy Falls Down' by Jincy Willett
A sequel of sorts to her last book The Writing Class, Amy Falls Down also stars bitter novelist Amy Gallup. When an interviewer arrives shortly after Amy takes a nasty bump on the head, the resulting article—where Amy's rambling quotes are dubbed pure genius—turns around her failing career.
- 16 July 2013
'The Never List' by Koethi Zan
Zan's story of a young woman marked by the consequences of her time spent as the prisoner of a sadistic kidnapper is drawing lots of buzz already.
- 13 August 2013
'The People in the Trees' by Hanya Yanagihara
This ambitious first novel, billed as an "anthropological adventure," was a decade in the making and is already being compared to Norman Rush and Ann Patchett.
- 19 August 2013
'Archangel' by Andrea Barrett
It's been too long since the National Book Award-winning author released a book. This time it's a collection of short stories about scientific firsts—subject matter that Barrett fans love to see her sink her teeth into.
- 20 August 2013
'The Girl You Left Behind' by Jojo Moyes
Author of Me Before You, Jojo Moyes is back with another heartbreaking story of love and loss. A spellbind love story of two women separated by a century but united in their determination to fight for what they love.
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Category Archives: Trailer Tuesday
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
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady’
To get a feel for the batty, chipper, wonderful weirdness that is The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady by Elizabeth Stuckey-French, all you have to do is watch this trailer: The novel is about the 77-year-old Marylou Ahearn, who is … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: Orson Scott Card’s ‘The Lost Gate’
When I was in eighth grade, my group of friends reverently passed around Ender’s Game like it contained the Secret of Life. So though I don’t usually count fantasy at the top of my favorite genres, a new book from … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Poison Tree’
We gave you a preview of Erin Kelly’s debut, The Poison Tree, way back in September—and I don’t know about you, but I was sold from the moment the book was mentioned in the same sentence as Donna Tartt. Here’s … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The 4-Hour Body’
We’ve all turned the pages on our 2011 calendars, and you know what that means—New Year, New You! Health, diet, fitness and self-help books abound, but here’s one I couldn’t help but give a second look: Timothy Ferriss’s The 4-Hour … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘American Rose’
I will go ahead and say that everything I know about Gypsy Rose Lee, I learned from Gypsy, the musical. (Apologies in advance if you spend the rest of the day with “Let Me Entertain You” and “Everything’s Coming Up … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: The spirit of Christmas
With Christmas four days away, I thought it only appropriate to highlight a couple of books from the Christmas Fiction and True Holiday Tales roundups in our December issue. First up, here’s comedian Lewis Black, author of I’m Dreaming of … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘True Prep’
Still looking for holiday gifts? Why not give the kind of book everybody can’t help but love—a humor book! Our December issue includes recommendations for four surefire hits: David Sedaris’s Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, Jon Stewart’s Earth (The Book), Nora Ephron’s … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Essential New York Times Cookbook’
It might seem a little unusual to feature a cookbook in a Trailer Tuesday post, but I think anyone interested in food, history or the New York Times will find this video interesting. The Essential New York Times Cookbook is … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: Cornwell’s ‘Port Mortuary’
Fans of “CSI” or forensic-centric crime novels might not realize that the person who started the craze for forensic fiction is still one of today’s most popular authors: Patricia Cornwell, the creator of medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. BookPage contributor Jay … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Luka and the Fire of Life’
The trailer for Salman Rushdie’s Luka and the Fire of Life (on sale today) is so fantastical and fun that I’ll just let it speak for itself: As BookPage reviewer Tony Kuehn notes, this novel—a sequel to Haroun and the … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Neighbors Are Watching’
Here’s a creepy book trailer to start your Tuesday—for Debra Ginsberg’s The Neighbors Are Watching (on sale a week from today). BookPage reviewer Kelly Blewett calls it “an immensely interesting novel . . .[which] may cause readers to look more … Continue reading
