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- 28 May 2013
'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.
- 4 June 2013
'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.
- 25 June 2013
'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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Which bestsellers are worth the hype?
Last spring we discovered from our 2010 Reader Survey that half of BookPage readers rank bestsellers as their favorite kind of book. Now, BookPage reviews a lot of different kinds of books, from commercial books that have print runs in … Continue reading
Autographed books in an XTRA special contest
Tomorrow morning we’re sending out a Fantastic Fall Fiction-themed edition of BookPageXTRA. The e-newsletter is filled with book recommendations that are not in our print edition. Remember that blog post from a couple weeks ago on Tom Franklin’s Crooked Letter, … Continue reading
We want to know: Why do you love book blogs?
Many of you are already subscribers to BookPageXTRA, the most popular of our three e-newsletters—today, we’re inviting you to be contributors as well. For those not in the know, XTRA comes out twice a month and includes previews of the print edition … Continue reading
LAST CHANCE: Win free books for a year!
I posted about this contest three weeks ago, but here’s a little reminder since you’re running out of time to enter. BookPageXTRA has paired up with Very Short List to sponsor a Win Free Books for a Year Sweepstakes. For … Continue reading
Win free books for a YEAR!
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Trailer Tuesday: Still Missing
Chevy Stevens‘ debut novel Still Missing hits stores a week from today. For the book trailer, St. Martin’s did something a little different: recorded reactions from early supporters of the book (mostly booksellers). As they rave about Stevens’ ability to … Continue reading
Monday Contest: Summer reading giveaway
Happy Memorial Day! Since this is the official start of summer, we have a special Monday giveaway to kickstart your summer reading. Leave a comment on this post telling us what your favorite genre is, and you’ll be entered to … Continue reading
Win an autographed copy of “The Passage”
Trisha called Justin Cronin’s The Passage “the buzz book of the summer” back in January, and four months later she’s still singing the novel’s praises. (She should know, since she’s read the 784-page epic and interviewed Cronin for our June … Continue reading
Best Book of 2009: Reader’s Choice
This time of year there are “Best Books of 2009” lists everywhere you turn – most authoritatively of all, BookPage’s. But since we can only highlight a handful of the great titles out there, we wanted to let you weigh … Continue reading
XTRA! XTRA!
Since I know our blog followers love free stuff and info about upcoming books (who doesn’t?), I thought I’d make sure our new readers know all about our popular e-newsletter, BookPageXTRA, which goes out twice a month. In each issue … Continue reading
