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What we’re reading Wednesday: Beatrice and Virgil

Posted on 14 April 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

By now you probably know that Yann Martel’s Beatrice and Virgil was published yesterday. This is Martel’s first novel since Life of Pi, which won the Man Booker Prize and sold more than two million copies. (Click hear to read … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: Day for Night

Posted on 7 April 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Day for Night by Frederick Reiken Reagan Arthur Books,  April 26, 2010 It is often said that successful novels need at least two out of three things: good writing, good characters or a good story. That may be true. But … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday

Posted on 31 March 2010 by Lynn, Editor

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell Random House, June 29, 2010 David Mitchell is one of those authors who has been on my personal must-read list for a long time. His four previous novels — Ghostwritten, … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: Between Friends

Posted on 24 March 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Between Friends by Kristy Kiernan Berkley, April 2010 Kristy Kiernan’s third novel follows a contemporary family through some major turmoil. Sixteen years ago, Cora donated an egg to help Ali and Benny conceive a daughter, Letty. Now Ali wants to … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading Wednesday: The Swimming Pool

Posted on 17 March 2010 by Abby, Fiction Editor

The Swimming Pool by Holly LeCraw Doubleday, April 6, 2010 Holly LeCraw had me before I even opened her debut novel, The Swimming Pool. On the cover of the advance reading copy we received: raves from Anita Shreve, Tom Perrotta … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading Wednesday: Faithful Place

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Kate, Associate Editor

Faithful Place by Tana French Viking, July 13, 2010 Like Tana French’s first two books, In the Woods and The Likeness (which were among my very favorite books of the last two years), Faithful Place is set in Dublin, and … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading Wednesday: Roses

Posted on 3 March 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Roses by Leila Meacham Grand Central, January 2010 I was initially drawn to Roses because of the words I kept hearing associated with the novel: Doorstopper! Drama! Texas-family epic! When I read that Leila Meacham is 71-years-old, and that Roses … Continue reading →

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What we're reading Wednesday: Husband and Wife

Posted on 24 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Husband and Wife by Leah Stewart Harper, May 2010 Sarah and Nathan are just your average American couple: still in love after more than 10 years together, they have a toddler daughter and an infant son; Nathan is a novelist … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading Wednesday

Posted on 17 February 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende Harper, April 27, 2010 I wrote about Isabel Allende’s Island Beneath the Sea two months ago, and that post has consistently showed up on our most viewed list—proof that we’ve got a lot … Continue reading →

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What We're Reading Wednesday

Posted on 3 February 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano Viking, March 18, 2010 Debut author (and professional physicist) Paolo Giordano’s The Solitude of Prime Numbers has been an international sensation, selling more than 1 million copies in Italy. On March 18, … Continue reading →

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What We're Reading Wednesday

Posted on 27 January 2010 by Kate, Associate Editor

The Magician’s Book by Laura Miller December 2008, Little, Brown Like many other bookish kids, I imprinted deeply on the Chronicles of Narnia at a young age. Laura Miller had a similar experience, perhaps even stronger; for many years, the … Continue reading →

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What we're reading Wednesday

Posted on 20 January 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane Morrow, 2005 With a movie adaptation set to hit theaters in just a month, now felt like the right time to finally read Dennis Lehane’s best-selling suspense novel, Shutter Island. Nothing creeps me out more … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading Wednesday

Posted on 13 January 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold July 2002, Little, Brown Alice Sebold’s bestseller and book club favorite from 2002 has received a push of renewed interest on account of Peter Jackson’s film adaptation, in theaters everywhere on Friday. Because I … Continue reading →

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What we're reading Wednesday

Posted on 6 January 2010 by Lynn, Editor

The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris Reagan Arthur / Little Brown, on sale January 18 Three years after a debut that dazzled the literary world (Then We Came to the End) Joshua Ferris returns with a second novel that is both … Continue reading →

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Prepping for your book club in 2010

Posted on 31 December 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

As 2010 rolls around, I know many of you will be making picks for a book club you’ve been a part of for years, or you’ll be joining a new group. (Or, maybe you’ve got your picks lined up months … Continue reading →

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