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- 25 June 2013
'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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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?
- 9 July 2013
'Fin & Lady' by Cathleen Schine
Fin is 11 when his parents die in 1964, and he is sent to live with his older sister, Lady. But Lady is a free spirit, and Fin soon realizes he's as much her caregiver as she is his.
'Amy Falls Down' by Jincy Willett
A sequel of sorts to her last book The Writing Class, Amy Falls Down also stars bitter novelist Amy Gallup. When an interviewer arrives shortly after Amy takes a nasty bump on the head, the resulting article—where Amy's rambling quotes are dubbed pure genius—turns around her failing career.
- 16 July 2013
'The Never List' by Koethi Zan
Zan's story of a young woman marked by the consequences of her time spent as the prisoner of a sadistic kidnapper is drawing lots of buzz already.
- 13 August 2013
'The People in the Trees' by Hanya Yanagihara
This ambitious first novel, billed as an "anthropological adventure," was a decade in the making and is already being compared to Norman Rush and Ann Patchett.
- 19 August 2013
'Archangel' by Andrea Barrett
It's been too long since the National Book Award-winning author released a book. This time it's a collection of short stories about scientific firsts—subject matter that Barrett fans love to see her sink her teeth into.
- 20 August 2013
'The Girl You Left Behind' by Jojo Moyes
Author of Me Before You, Jojo Moyes is back with another heartbreaking story of love and loss. A spellbind love story of two women separated by a century but united in their determination to fight for what they love.
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Today in digital news
Forgive the cliché, but it seems the one constant in the realm of publishing these days is change. Every day brings at least one new story about digital publishing and ereader technology, but today two especially interesting ones came to … 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
Monday contest: A new level of audiobook
In this week’s contest, we’re all winners. Author A.J. Scudiere is offering a free download of her thriller, Vengeance, in “AudioMovie” format to BookPage readers. Click here for the free download, which is available until April 17. Just add the … Continue reading
It’s the big screen for Bayard
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
More notes from the Southern Festival of Books
I’ve posted a few times already about my enthusiasm for the Southern Festival of Books—most recently on Saturday, when I wrote about my groupie experience at the Audrey Niffenegger talk. The festival may be over now, but I thought you’d … Continue reading
Meeting Pat Conroy
At BEA last week, the BookPage team got to meet a number of notable people. Actor Zach Braff and his brother, author Joshua Braff. Justin Cronin (The Passage), Gail Caldwell (Let’s Take the Long Way Home), Joshilyn Jackson (Backseat Saints) … Continue reading
The heart of an interview: my conversation with Emily Giffin
It’s always a treat to have the opportunity to speak with authors after you’ve read their books. So I was thrilled to interview Emily Giffin about her latest novel, Heart of the Matter, for our May issue. We mostly talked … Continue reading
Monday contest: Inside a marriage
Many of you expressed interest in Leah Stewart’s Husband and Wife when I chose it as a “What We’re Reading Wednesday” selection. More than a domestic drama, the novel goes beyond the simple chronicling of an affair to ask deeper … Continue reading
Hilary Mantel goes beyond Wolf Hall
The novel Wolf Hall has gotten more than its fair share of press this fall and winter—Booker Prize notwithstanding, it also earned a place on our top 10 fiction list and a glowing review from contributor Lauren Bufferd—but I couldn’t … Continue reading
Building author buzz–on eBay?
We at BookPage have been fans of J.A. Konrath and his “winning cocktail of humor, suspense” since Whiskey Sour was released in 2004. And we can attest to his savvy marketing techniques—the autographed coasters he sent along with his 2006 … Continue reading
New fiction from Emma Donoghue
Though she made her name with the historical Slammerkin, Irish-Canadian novelist Emma Donoghue is also known for her contemporary fiction. After last year’s historical, The Sealed Letter, Donoghue has plans to publish a ripped-from-the-headlines story with Little, Brown. As she … Continue reading
The imagination of Neil Gaiman
This week brought news of a new project from Neil Gaiman. After the success of The Graveyard Book and Coraline, he’s continuing to write for a younger audience with Instructions. Described as “a charming guide through fairy and folk tales, … Continue reading
