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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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If Literature is Dead, Why is It Booming?
A post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love You … Continue reading
A dark time for fiction?
There might be a few marketing departments out there who need an alarm clock. Evidence: titles of three of this fall’s biggest books. The Night Strangers The Night Circus Nightwoods Just when I thought this trend was limited to fall, … Continue reading
We’re Not Leaving: A New Publishing Model
A post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love … Continue reading
Lauren Myracle on challenged books, libraries and why her job is awesome
A few weeks ago I posted a short response to Meghan Cox Gurdon’s piece in the Wall Street Journal about the darkness of contemporary YA literature. In the blog post, I wrote: If I had a teen daughter, I’d give … Continue reading
Book banning, parenting—and drama
By now, most of you probably know that Meghan Cox Gurdon sparked a controversy in the Wall Street Journal* by writing about the “explicit abuse, violence and depravity” present in today’s YA literature. The gist of the piece is that … Continue reading
Romance Romeos show some skin
I’ve been looking at a lot more romance novels these days, in preparation for our trip to RWA. One thing is certain: I’m not sure we can call them bodice-rippers anymore. It’s not just one genre that’s departing from tradition … Continue reading
Support your local bookstore
a post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love … Continue reading
Amish/vampire trend collision: imminent
Since so many people expressed interest in the Amish/vampire fiction idea when I posted about it last year, I wanted to let you know that your wait is (almost) over. We just got the galleys of Plain Fear: Forsaken, by … Continue reading
Imagining the future of e-books
a post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love … Continue reading
The ebook, library controversy
In February HarperCollins announced that its ebooks could only be checked out by library patrons 26 times per title, after which a library would need to re-purchase an ebook in order to continue lending it out. A ruckus ensued: Library … Continue reading
I am loving these “best” list ideas . . .
I just wanted to say a quick thank you to all the fantastic commenters on my “The best of the ‘best’ lists” post. I have loved reading your responses, and now our editorial staff needs to put our heads together … Continue reading
Survey results: a whopping half of you own e-readers
Last month we asked you to fill out a short survey about your e-reader use, and now I have the results. You may have noticed that the BookPage print edition (starting in January 2011) includes a note on whether each … Continue reading
#whyiread
#Whyiread is trending right now on Twitter*, and I’ve enjoyed reading the varied responses (not surprisingly, many have to do with escape—from a bad day, where you live, ignorance). A big reason I was excited to see this hashtag is … Continue reading
Authors debate the female question
In the wake of Franzenfreude and the literary prize season, everyone seems to be talking about what it means to be a female novelist. This week, two British papers posed the question to two novelists—Lionel Shriver and Curtis Sittenfeld—and got … Continue reading
