Tag Archives: American authors

Fall fiction: Alice McDermott

Posted on 30 May 2013 by Trisha, Managing Editor

 It’s been seven years since McDermott published After This, and fans have been eager for another novel from the insightful, lyrical American author, who won the 1998 National Book Award for Charming Billy. Her new novel, Someone, will be published by FSG … Continue reading →

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Fall fiction: Jamie Ford

Posted on 10 May 2013 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Since its publication in 2009, Jamie Ford’s Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Ballantine) has sold 1.3 million copies. That’s some debut! Well, Ford is finally following up on his success: Songs of Willow Frost will be published … Continue reading →

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Outlander series continues in 2013—and expands to TV

Posted on 25 February 2013 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Well, it looks like our 2010 “Three years to Gabaldon” post was just about on target. Delacorte will release the eighth book in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander saga, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, on December 10, 2013. Gabaldon will be … Continue reading →

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Sittenfeld’s ‘Sisterland’ coming this summer

Posted on 28 January 2013 by Trisha, Managing Editor

This just in: Curtis Sittenfeld is publishing a fourth novel on June 25, 2013. Sisterland (Random House) is the story of twin sisters: Vi, a self-proclaimed psychic, and Kate, a wife and mother who ignores her own clairvoyant talents. When … Continue reading →

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Robert K. Massie’s Romanov books, reissued

Posted on 21 September 2012 by Trisha, Managing Editor

On Tuesday, my personal favorite book of 2011, Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie, came out in paperback. I love the regal red touch they added to the cover. But wait—there’s more! Modern Library has reissued new versions of … Continue reading →

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Fall Fiction: Time for another Mitch Albom novel

Posted on 16 May 2012 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Hyperion announced today that they’ll be publishing The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom on August 28. This is a “magical” new novel about Father Time that casts the fairy-tale figure in a new light: as the person who first attempted to … Continue reading →

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Fall fiction: Mark Helprin

Posted on 9 May 2012 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Best known for his 1983 masterpiece A Winter’s Tale, Mark Helprin is returning this October with a novel that’s equally epic in its scope and power, In Sunlight and Shadow. It’s publisher HMH’s lead fiction title for the fall. Set … 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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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Marriage Plot’

Posted on 13 July 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides FSG • $28 • on sale October 11, 2011 Australian cover for ‘The Marriage Plot’ Having never read Eugenides’ previous works, I was not especially excited about The Marriage Plot. The topic sounded interesting, but … Continue reading →

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Behind the interview: Téa Obreht

Posted on 25 February 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

BookPage contributor Alden Mudge has been interviewing authors for more than 20 years. In a guest post, he reflects on his

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Apocalypse, suburban-style

Posted on 21 February 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Just when we thought there was nothing new under the (dead) sun of post-apocalyptic literature, Tom Perrotta comes up with an addition to the popular genre. The Leftovers (St. Martin’s) will be published in August, and we can’t wait to read … Continue reading →

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May brings ‘Joy’ for Lisa See fans

Posted on 9 February 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Book club favorite Lisa See has penned a sequel to her bestseller Shanghai Girls, to be published by Random House on May 31. The publisher’s summary: Devastated after discovering the shocking truth about her mother and father, Joy flees to … Continue reading →

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It’s the big screen for Bayard

Posted on 25 January 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

On the day the Oscar noms roll in, featuring many films with a literary angle like The King’s Speech and The Social Network, news broke of another literary adaptation: Louis Bayard’s The Pale Blue Eye. We’re fans of Bayard’s work … Continue reading →

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Seven Questions with . . . Dean Koontz

Posted on 28 December 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

With dozens of bestsellers under his belt, it wouldn’t be surprising if author Dean Koontz took some time off to rest on his laurels. But  the indomitable author, who believes that writing talent must be used, instead continues to craft … Continue reading →

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Monday contest: Marriage and murder from Mary Jane Clark

Posted on 20 December 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

One could be pardoned for thinking that Mary Jane Clark picked up her talent for plotting suspense while she was a part of the Higgins Clark (think Carol and Mary) family: she was once married to Mary Higgins Clark’s son. … Continue reading →

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