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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.
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Tag Archives: BEA
Book banning a hot topic in 2011
Just last January, a huge debate sparked when the fourth most-banned book in American schools, Huckleberry Finn, was released in a special edition censoring all 219 uses of the “n-word” and uses of “injun.” (Click here for a quick run-down.) … Continue reading
Unforgettable audiobooks, and notes from BEA
A big crew from BookPage is at BEA right now (come say hello at booth #4367!), and I’ve already received two fun updates this morning. Web Editor Trisha Ping ran into Mindy Kaling as she was signing books. Trisha took … Continue reading
Best of the blogs
My Google Reader was packed after the long weekend, but I’ve finally been able to catch up on some blog reading and bookmark a few posts. What posts did you enjoy this week? Best Netflix Streaming Movies for Readers: Dramas … Continue reading
Book bloggers take on BEA
BEA may have lasted only two days, but many of the convention’s most eager attendees had an event of their own to look forward to after the show closed: the first ever Book Blogger Convention. Organized by several of the … 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
We’re headed to BEA next week
Well, at least Abby and I are. Sites like GalleyCat have asked what readers want to hear from the show floor. Not here: Given our already booked schedules and limited time at the show, our BEA postings will be dictated … Continue reading
Books in a flash
Have you heard about Book: The Sequel (Public Affairs)? Here’s the gist: readers were asked to contribute the first line of a proposed sequel to their favorite book, via a website that was up for about a month. Sounds fun, … Continue reading
Grabbing galleys at BEA
This weekend marked my first BEA experience—and even though reports indicated that attendance was down from past years, you wouldn’t have known it on Friday afternoon at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. The place was absolutely packed … Continue reading
BEA bulletin
The BookPage booth had a special Saturday visitor:
