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'The Son' by Philipp Meyer
The Son is an epic story of power and dynasty in Texas over 150 years—and it's a modern classic.
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'Trans-Atlantic' by Colum McCann
This latest novel goes from 1849 to 1918 to 1998 and explores the relationship between America and Ireland, slavery and freedom and war and peace.
'Big Brother' by Lionel Shriver
Inspired in part by Shriver's own relationship with her brother, who died of complications from diabetes and obesity in 2010, this is an unflinching look at the toll of obesity on family relationships.
'Sparta' by Roxana Robinson
Robinson takes on the issue of soldiers returning to the home front. Conrad enlisted after college, served his time without major incident, and comes home to his girlfriend and family. But he is unable to ease back into everyday life—and his bitterness turns into anger that might have serious consequences.
- 11 June 2013
'The Engagements' by J. Courtney Sullivan
In her third novel, Sullivan looks at the idea of marriage and how it has changed—or not—over the decades, tying her story in to the 1940s De Beers ad campaign that made the diamond engagement ring a touchstone of American culture.
- 18 June 2013
'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' by Neil Gaiman
This new modern fable—which, at 192 pages, is more of a novella—tells the story of a man who returns to his native English village and suddenly realizes the cost of the horrible evil he fought as a child, with the help of Lettie Hempstock and her extraordinary mother and grandmother.
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'The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells' by Andrew Sean Greer
Greta Wells experiences three alternate lives during a therapy session, all with different secrets and losses, pain and happiness. Which one will she ultimately choose?
'Sisterland' by Curtis Sittenfeld
Sittenfeld returns with the story of twin sisters: Vi, a professed psychic, and Kate, a wife and mother in denial of her talents. When Vi predicts a devastating earthquake is around the corner, Kate must decide whether to support her sister and out herself for the potential good of the community, or continue to ignore her own instincts.
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Book fortune: Memoirs, holiday dramas & creepy YA
Click here for information about this feature. Reader name: Gina Hometown: Northeast Wisconsin Favorite genre: Medical memoirs; paranormal stories involving magic; anything revolving around Christmas or Thanksgiving In her note to BookPage, Gina mentioned that she reads “about three books … Continue reading →
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Must-read memoirs of 2012 (so far!)
According to our most recent Reader Survey, memoirs are one of the Top 5 favorite genres of BookPage readers. Thankfully, there have been a slew of outstanding memoirs this year. To date, we have recommended 29 memoirs in 2012. The … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Wedding in Haiti, Alison Bechdel, Alyssa Harad, Amanda Bennett, Anna Quindlen, Anne Enright, Anne Lamott, Are You My Mother?, Bloom, Burn Down the Ground, Catherine Hollis, Cheryl Strayed, Coming to My Senses, Dan Gets a Minivan, Dan Zevin, Daniel Duane, Doron Weber, Eat and Run, Eleanor Herman, elizabeth Weil, Full Body Burden, Gypsy Boy, How to Cook Like a Man, Howard Frank Mosher, Immortal Bird, Jane Maas, Jeanette Winterson, Jenny Lawson, Joe Kissack, John Ramsey, Julia Alvarez, Kambri Crews, Kelle Hampton, King Peggy, Kristen Iversen, Let's Pretend This Never Happened, Lots of Candles Plenty of Cake, Lucimarian Roberts, Mad Women, Making Babies, Marcus Samuelsson, memoirs, Mikey Walsh, MWF Seeking BFF, My Story My Song, No Cheating Ny Dying, Paris I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down, Patricia Ellis, Peggielene Bartels, Rachel Bertsche, Rosencrans Baldwin, Scott Jurek, Some Assembly Required, The Cost of Hope, The Fourth Fisherman, The Great Northern Express, The Other Side of Suffering, Up: A Mother and Daughter’s Peakbagging Adventure, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, Wild, Yes Chef
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