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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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A silly holiday survey for booklovers
What kinds of books are you giving away during the holidays? Is reading a new book more important that socializing with family on Christmas Day? We want to know all about your holiday habits. Please fill out this important survey … 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
Nesbo continues with ‘Doctor Proctor’
Here at BookPage, we’ve been thinking a lot about books for boys. (See: Reading Corner from November 12 and this interview with Jon Scieszka). So, I took special notice when I saw on Publisher’s Marketplace that Doctor Proctor and the … Continue reading
Earth’s Children series may not be Auel over
Excuse the bad pun—especially since Auel’s name is pronounced more like “owl” than “all”—but there’s no time to dither over headlines when one has breaking news to report. In an interview with the AP, novelist Jean Auel says that the … Continue reading
An inspirational ebook
Today I got word that Vanessa Miller’s Long Time Coming—the #1 title on the Black Christian News/Black Christian Book Company National Bestsellers List—is available for free Kindle download on Amazon.com. (The ebook is only free until November 8.) Long Time … Continue reading
Which bestsellers are worth the hype?
Last spring we discovered from our 2010 Reader Survey that half of BookPage readers rank bestsellers as their favorite kind of book. Now, BookPage reviews a lot of different kinds of books, from commercial books that have print runs in … Continue reading
Halloween costumes for bookworms
Now that you know what to read on Halloween, what are you going to wear? Lit Drift has posted a fantastic roundup of 10 literary-inspired Halloween costumes. I am happy to say that I have dressed up as two of … Continue reading
Best of the blogs
What posts have you enjoyed this week? A few of my favorites include… Mockingjay (Review in Haiku) Posted on The Literate Housewife Review The Literate Housewife reviews Suzanne Collins’ Mockingjay in the form of a haiku! Here’s a preview: Peeta, … Continue reading
Spanish bestseller coming to the USA
María Dueñas‘s debut novel, El tiempo entre costuras, was a #1 bestseller in Spain, and now American readers will have a chance to get in on the fun. Pitched as “The Shadow of the Wind meets Casablanca,” the novel will … Continue reading
BookPage in Paris!
BookPage has relocated to France! I wish. In fact, at this very moment our Web Editor Trisha Ping and Editor Lynn Green are both on vacation in Paris. Lynn sent us these photos with the note that she and Trisha … Continue reading
LAST CHANCE: Win free books for a year!
I posted about this contest three weeks ago, but here’s a little reminder since you’re running out of time to enter. BookPageXTRA has paired up with Very Short List to sponsor a Win Free Books for a Year Sweepstakes. For … Continue reading
Extremely far away and with incredibly big stars
What are we talking about with that headline? The film version of Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, of course. Rumor has it that the film, which will start production in early 2011, has Tom Hanks and Sandra … Continue reading
Friday funny: Better Book Titles
To continue with our trend of highlighting the slightly off-color (hey, it’s Friday), allow me to introduce Better Book Titles. This blog takes some of today’s popular books and some of the most popular classics and doctors the covers to … Continue reading
Best of the blogs
From posting about Dr. Seuss or the Great American Novelist—to making fun of the Great American Novelist—book bloggers have been busy this week. Highlighted below are a few posts I enjoyed. What about you? Green Eggs and Ham Hit Bookshelves … Continue reading
