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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Coral Glynn’ by Peter Cameron

Posted on 28 March 2012 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Coral Glynn by Peter Cameron FSG • $25 • ISBN 9780374299019 published March 5, 2012 American author Peter Cameron has just released his sixth novel, Coral Glynn, and fans of carefully drawn period pieces set in Britain should be celebrating. (Cameron … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading Wednesday: ‘Crucible of Gold’ by Naomi Novik

Posted on 21 March 2012 by Kate, Associate Editor

Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik Del Rey • $25 • ISBN 9780345522863 published March 6, 2012 Since the 2006 publication of her first novel in the Temeraire series, His Majesty’s Dragon, Naomi Novik‘s star has risen quickly in the … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Heading Out to Wonderful’

Posted on 14 March 2012 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Heading Out to Wonderful by Robert Goolrick Algonquin • $24.95 • ISBN 9781565129238 Published June 12, 2012 Robert Goolrick’s dark and sexy novel from 2009, A Reliable Wife, was a surprise #1 New York Times bestseller and is now a … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Man Without a Face’ by Masha Gessen

Posted on 7 March 2012 by Trisha, Managing Editor

The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen Riverhead • $27.95 • ISBN 978159448429 Published March 1, 2012 Journalist Masha Gessen’s new book chronicling Vladimir Putin’s rise to power is a chilling and brave work of nonfiction. After all, digging … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Sea Is My Brother’

Posted on 29 February 2012 by Cat, Assistant Editor

The Sea Is My Brother by Jack Kerouac Da Capo • $23 • ISBN 9780306821257 Published March 6, 2012 Seven years before The Town and the City put him on the map, 20-year-old Jack Kerouac (in the Merchant Marine at … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Carry the One’

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Carry the One by Carol Anshaw Scribner • $25 • ISBN 9781451636888 Published March 6, 2012 I was first hooked by the premise of Carry the One, but I’m naming it one of my favorite reads of 2012 (so far) … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Half-Blood Blues’

Posted on 15 February 2012 by Cat, Assistant Editor

Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan Picador USA • $15 • ISBN 9781250012708 Published February 28, 2012 Half-Blood Blues has already received quite a bit of attention. It was a finalist for the 2011 Man Booker and the winner of the … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Professionals’

Posted on 8 February 2012 by Eliza, Associate Editor

The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen Putnam • $25.95 • ISBN 9780399157899 March 29, 2012 Owen Laukkanen’s debut novel has a timely hook. Four friends—recent college grads—are frustrated with the job market when they earn their diplomas. So what do they … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Wild Abandon’ by Joe Dunthorne

Posted on 1 February 2012 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Wild Abandon by Joe Dunthorne Random House • $25 • ISBN 9781400066841 January 2012  Wild Abandon, the second novel from a writer who’s been called “the British Dave Eggers,” is as fun and quirky as its cover. A cross between The … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Other People We Married’

Posted on 25 January 2012 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Other People We Married by Emma Straub Riverhead • $15 • ISBN 9781594486067 On sale February 7, 2012 Emma Straub is a bookseller in Brooklyn and an entertaining Tweeter, and I’ve had my eye on her story collection ever since … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Submission’

Posted on 18 January 2012 by Eliza, Associate Editor

The Submission by Amy Waldman FSG • $26 • ISBN 9780374271565 Published August 16, 2011 (Paperback on sale March 27, 2012) Now that 2012 is in full swing, I know many of you are making plans for the year’s book … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading Wednesday: ‘The Art of Hearing Heartbeats’

Posted on 11 January 2012 by Julia, Associate Publisher

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker Other Press • $14.95 • ISBN 9781590514634 On sale January 31, 2012 Do you ever wonder what books avid readers are devouring in other countries? Being in the book business makes me … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Last Nude’

Posted on 4 January 2012 by Eliza, Associate Editor

The Last Nude by Ellis Avery Riverhead • $25.95 • ISBN 9781594488139 Published January 5, 2012 I was drawn to Ellis Avery’s The Last Nude because a) how could you not be drawn to that bold jacket? b) I had … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Might-Have-Been’

Posted on 28 December 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

The Might-Have-Been by Joseph M. Schuster Random House • $25 • ISBN 9780345530264 Published March 20, 2012 I have expressed my love of baseball novels—and baseball in general—many times on this blog (see: here, here, here, here). So, it was … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Other Side of the Sun’

Posted on 21 December 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

The Other Side of the Sun by Madeline L’Engle published in 1971 • text from the 1972 Fawcett paperback printing With the 50th anniversary of A Wrinkle in Time coming up in January. Madeline L’Engle has been on my mind. … Continue reading →

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