Most Popular Posts
-
Recent Posts
- What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘King of Cuba’
- Farewell, Bernard Waber
- Trailer Tuesday: ‘Frozen in Time’ by Mitchell Zuckoff
- What they’re reading: Jojo Moyes
- What they’re reading: Beth Hoffman
- Monday contest: Khaled Hosseini + Dan Brown giveaway
- Friday links: Farm Lit, inside Dan Brown’s house and a bad case of tsundoku
- What they’re reading: Gail Godwin
- David Mark on crafting the atypical thriller hero
- Recipe of the week: Italian Wedding Soup
Popular Categories
Posts About
What we’re tweeting
BookPage on your ereader
- BookPage on Facebook
- Subscribe to our "Most Anticipated Books" calendar
Our most-anticipated releases
- 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.
People are talking
- Elizabeth on Monday contest: Khaled Hosseini + Dan Brown giveaway
- Donna Martinez on Monday contest: Khaled Hosseini + Dan Brown giveaway
- Allen Smith on Monday contest: Khaled Hosseini + Dan Brown giveaway
- Jessica on Monday contest: Khaled Hosseini + Dan Brown giveaway
- Wilson on Monday contest: Khaled Hosseini + Dan Brown giveaway
Watch us
Categories
- Audio
- author interviews
- awards
- best of 2010
- best of 2011
- best of 2012
- best of the blogs
- Bestseller Watch
- book club discussions
- book fortunes
- Book to film
- bookstores
- Children's books
- contests
- ebooks
- events
- fiction
- guest posts
- holiday
- Midweek Treat
- News
- nonfiction
- Online Marketing
- podcasts
- poetry
- provocative title
- Publicity
- publishing
- read it next
- recipes
- Reviews
- seven questions
- technology
- Top 10 lists
- Top Pick
- top picks
- Trailer Tuesday
- trends
- TV
- Uncategorized
- weekly links
- What They're Reading
- what we're reading
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Remembering Donald Harington
It may sound pretty outrageous–kidnapping, pedophilia, skeletons in outhouses, fornication with ghosts, narration by hound dogs and bobcats–but Donald Harington’s 12th novel, With, will surprise and delight you. Harington hails from the Ozarks and, in the tradition of William Faulkner … Continue reading
Mail call – and a contest!
Yes, it’s true—at BookPage, sometimes we get really, really excited about what has arrived in the day’s mail (see our fervor over the new Penguin Classics here). Today the mail gods brought us a set of the latest Olive Editions … Continue reading
Play ball!
It’s that time of year when my weekly TV consumption increases by about 200% and the first newspaper section I read in the morning is sports. . . The World Series! I’m not a huge baseball fanatic during the regular … Continue reading
Re-reading the classics: Dewey's Read-a-thon mini-challenge
Welcome read-a-thon participants! It’s almost 12 hours in now, so we at the Book Case hope this mini-challenge will be a welcome break from reading—and a fun contest. Since our prize is copies of the new Penguin Classics editions of … Continue reading
The next big thing
Though the new e-reader from Barnes & Noble generated considerable excitement this week, a more transformative innovation is just around the corner, one that could land dedicated e-book devices in the technological scrapheap along with eight-track tapes and rotary phones. … Continue reading
Upcoming graphic novel from Kanye West
In recent months, I’ve seen graphic novels about Hurricane Katrina, emigration from Iran, weight loss and just about any other topic imaginable – including rap singles. On Nov. 10, Kanye West’s graphic memoir Through the Wire will hit shelves. Billed … Continue reading
The “extreme bibliophilia” of Steve Wolfe
I am envious of New Yorkers after reading of Steve Wolfe’s exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art: Steve Wolfe on Paper. Through Nov. 29, thirty paintings and drawings of books, album covers and records will be on view. … Continue reading
Phoning it in
From the what’s-the-world-coming-to-department comes news that Simon & Schuster has signed a deal for a series of three books based on an iPhone app. Is this a first? I think so (but I could be wrong — leave a comment … Continue reading
Ken Follett's big deal
The Frankfurt Book Fair took place last week, and it’s always a source for major publishing news. One of the early news items has to do with author Ken Follett, whose historical novels and thrillers have been huge hits worldwide. … Continue reading
Cozy experts at the Southern Festival of Books
As we blogged last week, Friday through Sunday was the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville. In honor of our Cozy Corner column – where Joanne Collings reviews two cozy mysteries a month – I attended a session on Friday … Continue reading
Archie's all grown up
As much as I enjoy graphic novels, my first love will always be old-school cartoons and comics—specifically, Archie Comics. (My feminist self recognizes the absurdity of Archie’s double-playing of Betty and Veronica, although I never would have gotten through childhood … Continue reading
L.A. Candy to hit theaters near you
It’s no secret that I’m a Lauren Conrad fan. Earlier this year, I forced Trisha to come with me to a Nashville signing of her first Y.A. novel, L.A. Candy (check out our adventures here). And I read—and enjoyed—the book. … Continue reading
Made-to-order books
Lately I’ve been reading a lot about the Espresso Book Machine (EBM) – the print-on-demand machine that, essentially, spits out books in 4 minutes flat. (Says the EBM website: “Espresso: something made to order, one at a time, at point … Continue reading
In honor of banned books week
We’re officially becoming the last literary blog to link to the nifty new Google map that posts when and where every book challenge has taken place over the past two years. As Galleycat noted at the end of August, there’s … Continue reading
