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Tag Archives: 2012 releases
Morrison in May
The works of Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison go beyond thought-provoking to what could better be called thought-demanding, with their lush prose, deep themes and occasional touches of magic or mysticism. But that’s just what readers and critics appreciate about Morrison, who … Continue reading
‘Wolf Hall’ sequel has a pub date
Amidst all our “Best of 2011” coverage, we’re still keeping an ear to the ground to find out about the most anticipated releases of 2012. Today Henry Holt president and publisher Stephen Rubin announced that the sequel to Hilary Mantel’s … Continue reading
Lionel Shriver dusts off ‘The New Republic’
Getting published hasn’t always been easy for Lionel Shriver. Witness the publication story of We Need to Talk About Kevin, which was rejected by several publishers before being picked up by a small press in the UK (and the US). … Continue reading
An encore for Lauren Groff
Lauren Groff‘s The Monsters of Templeton (Hyperion) was one of the most enjoyable debuts of 2008. The story of 28-year-old Willie Upton’s search for her real father among the quirky denizens of Templeton was “ambitious, playful, intelligent and never dull,” … Continue reading
An ambitious debut crosses the pond
Hilary Mantel called it a work of “rare individuality and distinction”—and the title, Girl Reading, certainly gets my attention. Between the two, Katie Ward’s debut is definitely earning a place on the BookPage shortlist of books to consider for our … Continue reading
Kathleen Kent leaps centuries ahead in next book
Kathleen Kent‘s two historical novels, set in 17th-century New England, have been big hits with BookPage readers. Both were based on the lives of her ancestors—she told us a little more about one of them in a Behind the Book … Continue reading
A dark time for fiction?
There might be a few marketing departments out there who need an alarm clock. Evidence: titles of three of this fall’s biggest books. The Night Strangers The Night Circus Nightwoods Just when I thought this trend was limited to fall, … Continue reading
Return to Austenland with Shannon Hale
It’s been an interesting few years for Jane Austen fans. With homages, continuations and mashups of the 19th-century novelist’s works coming at a dizzying pace, it’s hard to know which are worth reading. One of the few that belong in … Continue reading
New from Nick Harkaway
During a recent Paperback Game tournament involving a couple of BookPage staffers, few rounds garnered the amount of laughter that the one involving British novelist Nick Harkaway’s The Goneaway World (Knopf, 2005) did. Harkaway’s lauded debut was a mishmash of … Continue reading
Debut author explores the power of the imagination
We readers know the power a story can hold—the way that someone’s imagination can transform our lives, if only for a little while. One of 2012′s most anticipated debut novels, No One Is Here Except All of Us by Ramona … Continue reading
More from Mo Hayder
It’s always exciting to see the announcement of a new Mo Hayder novel. Hayder’s last mystery, Gone, was our Top Pick in the February 2011 Whodunit column. Her next book is called Hanging Hill and will be published by Grove in … Continue reading
Post-apocalyptic romance is extra hot
Karina Cooper is the author of the Dark Mission trilogy, and the first two books are tough and super-steamy. As she says on her website, they’re “Wild Turkey with a bullet in the bottom of the glass.” The first in … Continue reading
Ron Rash returns with ‘The Cove’
I’m feeling a teeny bit guilty for blogging so much about 2012 releases lately. But Ron Rash is a real in-house favorite here at BookPage, so when we heard that he was publishing a new book with Ecco in April, … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty’
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson Grand Central • $24.99 on sale January 25, 2012 The race for best novel of January 2012 is heating up: Joshilyn Jackson‘s latest book just crossed my desk. Trouble comes for three generations … Continue reading
The divine Daniel Handler
Eliza blogged about her favorite moments at ALA a couple of weeks back, but I wanted to give a quick shout-out to mine: meeting Daniel Handler, who readers might know better as Lemony Snicket. Handler was at ALA to promote … Continue reading
