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Tag Archives: 2011 releases
Alice Hoffman’s ‘Red Garden’
I know there are some Alice Hoffman fans among the Book Case readers, so we had to share when we heard that she’s publishing a new novel on January 25, 2011. The Red Garden (Crown) sounds like classic Hoffman—small town, … Continue reading
Andre Dubus III shares his life story
Novelist Andre Dubus has hit the bestseller list, been a National Book Award finalist and had one of his novels selected for Oprah’s book club. But even this talented writer has had projects that ended in failure: In a 2008 … Continue reading
A new hero from Ian Rankin
Scottish novelist Ian Rankin has become one of the best-known English-language crime writers. Fans worldwide wondered what he’d be up to next after publishing his last Rebus novel, Exit Music, in 2008. Rankin released a stand-alone, Doors Open [read our … Continue reading
Ann Patchett and the Amazon
Another author with a Nashville connection made news today: Ann Patchett has completed and sold a new novel to Harper for publication in 2011. The new book is described as “Conradian” and is set in the Amazon jungle, where two … Continue reading
Final Earth’s Children book is on the way
One of the biggest deals of the year was announced last week at BEA. Jean M. Auel’s Earth’s Children series has been capturing the imaginations of millions since 1980. We interviewed Auel in 2002 about Shelters of Stone, the fifth … Continue reading
Ballantine Bantam Dell’s first deal
Just a few weeks ago, Random House announced that the Bantam Dell imprint would be merging with Ballantine to form Ballantine Bantam Dell (or BBD), under the leadership of senior vice president and publisher, Libby McGuire. And just yesterday, BBD … Continue reading
“Office” funny lady scores book deal
Fans of The Office—and funny women everywhere—rejoice! Writer/producer/blogger/twitterer Mindy Kaling (who plays the hilarious Kelly Kapoor on the workplace sitcom) has just inked a book deal with Random House’s Crown imprint. The Contents of My Purse, slated for a fall … Continue reading
Kate Atkinson’s latest coming in 2011
When we last posted about Kate Atkinson‘s upcoming novel, Started Early, Took My Dog, I had hopes the book would appear this summer. Alas, August 19 was the U.K. pub date. According to the latest Little Brown catalog, U.S. readers … Continue reading
More from Colum McCann
National poetry month seems like the perfect time to announce the sale of Colum McCann’s next book: it took its title, Thirteen Ways of Looking, from a Wallace Stevens poem, “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” The novel is … Continue reading
High expectations for a 2011 debut
Speaking of debut authors from Penguin, I’m intrigued by novel called 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson. Originally bought by Juliet Annan at Fig Tree, an imprint at Penguin UK, the book will by published by Pamela Dorman Books in … Continue reading
And the YA deals keep coming…
Just two days after I blogged about Starcrossed, the high school Greek tragedy billed as “a Percy Jackson for teenage girls,” another huge YA deal goes through. Dutton Children’s Books (a Penguin imprint) has paid six figures to publish The … Continue reading
Music to my ears
This morning brought news that one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Josh Ritter, had sold his debut novel to the Dial Press. According to the always informative Pub Marketplace, Bright Passages is set in rural West Virginia in the aftermath of … Continue reading
Kenzie & Gennaro are back baby back — in 2011
Now better known for his standalone successes like Shutter Island, Mystic River and The Given Day, Dennis Lehane made his fiction debut in a more conventional manner—writing a stellar detective series. Boston PIs Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro hit the … Continue reading
