Tag Archives: 2011 releases

Best Books of 2011, #13: ‘Caleb’s Crossing’ by Geraldine Brooks

Posted on 7 December 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

As part of our Best Books of 2011 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. Geraldine Brooks has a genius for finding history’s most fascinating stories. In Caleb’s Crossing, she turns to the early … Continue reading →

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Best Books of 2011: #11-#20

Posted on 28 November 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

We’re creeping ever-closer to the top of our best books of 2011 list. Watch for our Top 10 in just two days!  In the meantime, tell us what your favorite book of 2011 was. If you do, you could win … Continue reading →

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Murakami’s latest is pulp fiction on a grand scale

Posted on 26 October 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Haruki Murakami‘s 1Q84 hit American bookshelves yesterday, and was feted with midnight release parties. The 944-page book, which required the work of two translators, “unfolds as a science-fiction thriller,” says our Well Read columnist Robert Weibezahl. My first (and so … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: Out of Oz

Posted on 26 October 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire Morrow • $26.99 • ISBN 9780060548940 On sale November 1, 2011 I’m not sure that the conclusion of the Wicked Years series needs much of an introduction. It’s been several years since Gregory Maguire’s … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie

Posted on 21 September 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie Random House • $35 • ISBN 9780679456728 To be published November 8, 2011 The fact that I’ve been anticipating this book for months is no secret to Book Case … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Language of Flowers’ by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Posted on 20 September 2011 by Cat, Assistant Editor

The Language of Flowers is “a story that needs to be told”—that of one of the 20,000 teens who grow too old for the foster care system and find themselves suddenly alone at age 18. Debut author Vanessa Diffenbaugh couples … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Night Circus’ by Erin Morgenstern

Posted on 6 September 2011 by Cat, Assistant Editor

The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern’s debut and one of our 25 most anticipated books for fall, is a tale of two magicians pitted against each other by Prospero the Enchanter in the astounding Cirque des Rêves. It’s an epic love … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: ‘Pigeon English’ by Stephen Kelman

Posted on 30 August 2011 by Cat, Assistant Editor

I love stories of writers coming out of nowhere—and I mean nowhere—like the author of Pigeon English (HMH). Englishman Stephen Kelman worked jobs from house-cleaner to warehouse operative until he was inspired by news stories about British youth violence to write … Continue reading →

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Recipe of the week: Watermelon Sorbet

Posted on 25 August 2011 by Cat, Assistant Editor

In case you hadn’t noticed, we really love Jeni’s ice cream and couldn’t be more delighted for our August cooking column‘s top pick, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home. The following video and this week’s recipe are great reasons to … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Life Itself: A Memoir’

Posted on 24 August 2011 by Cat, Assistant Editor

Life Itself: A Memoir by Roger Ebert Grand Central • $27.99 • ISBN 9780446584975 on sale September 13, 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert has written more than 15 books, worked for the Chicago Sun Times since 1967 and … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: ‘Before I Go to Sleep” by S.J. Watson

Posted on 23 August 2011 by Cat, Assistant Editor

It’s sinister, it’s dark — it’s everything we’d hope from a debut thriller. S.J. Watson has crafted “unquestionably a suspenseful and gripping psychological thriller” of Before I Go to Sleep (Harper). Its premise is familiar yet decidedly unique — an … Continue reading →

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Recipe of the week: No-Knead Clover Honey Dough

Posted on 18 August 2011 by Cat, Assistant Editor

Heartland by Judith Fertig, one of our cookbooks from the August cooking column, celebrates good, down-home American Midwest cooking. Whoever sits at your table — whether friends, family or just you — will find bread made from fresh dough to … Continue reading →

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Ann Beattie takes on a 1970s icon: Pat Nixon

Posted on 16 August 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Laura Bush, Jackie Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt and Lady Bird Johnson have all been the subject of books in recent years. Now, the spotlight is on Pat Nixon, and it comes from a somewhat unlikely source: Ann Beattie. Beattie was a … Continue reading →

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Heavyweight face off: King vs. Massie

Posted on 12 August 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

This week brought two big (and long-awaited!) galleys to the BookPage office. Being the most ardent long-awaitee of both of them means I have a difficult decision to make this weekend. In one corner: Stephen King, longtime channeler of America’s … Continue reading →

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Recipe of the week: Salty Caramel Ice Cream

Posted on 11 August 2011 by Cat, Assistant Editor

We have been excited about Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home (our Cookbook of the Month for August) since May—and one of our editors had some Jeni’s ice cream at Hot N Cold the day before the “rapture” (just in … Continue reading →

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