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- 21 May 2013
'And the Mountains Echoed' Khaled Hosseini
It’s been nearly 10 years since Hosseini’s dark horse debut hit, The Kite Runner, was published. He returns with (in his own words), “a multi-generational-family story as well, this time revolving around brothers and sisters, and the ways in which they love, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for each other.”
'Golden Boy' by Abigail Tarttelin
It's the story of the seemingly perfect Walker family—two successful parents and two handsome sons, Max and Daniel. But when Steve Walker launches a Parliament run, the family is pushed into the spotlight and a secret Max has been keeping is uncovered.
- 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.
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Tag Archives: debut fiction
Tips for surviving a zombie apocalypse
Based on a popular blog in the voice of a bookstore clerk who turns survivalist in the wake of a zombie apocalypse, Madeline Roux’s debut novel puts a new spin on the zombie genre. Allison Hewitt Is Trapped follows Allison … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The History of History’
The History of History by Ida Hattemer-Higgins Knopf • $24.95 • ISBN 9780307272775 21 January 2011 The History of History, a debut from American expat Ida Hattemer-Higgins, is something of a concept novel: Her protagonist, Margaret, awakes in the woods … Continue reading
The pressure of being a phenom*
She’s been published in the New Yorker (and included on their list of Best Writers Under 40); her first novel has drawn glowing blurbs from the likes of Ann Patchett and T.C. Boyle. And, oh yeah, she’s just 25 years … Continue reading
The debut of the year?
I’ve blogged a lot already about debut novels coming this winter—Tea Obrecht, Deborah Harkness and more—but perhaps the most controversial and buzzed about debut of the season comes from Benjamin Hale, an Iowa Writers Workshop graduate who is publishing his … Continue reading
Monday contest: Anthropology of an American Girl
I blogged about Hilary Thayer Hamann‘s fantastic debut novel a few weeks ago for our What We’re Reading Wednesday series and promised a Q&A with the author on BookPage.com. I’m happy to say now that the Q&A‘s up, and it … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: Girl in Translation
Jean Kwok‘s novel Girl in Translation came out a couple weeks ago, and we highlighted it in our spring debuts blog post, as well as in the May edition of BookPage. In her review, Becky Ohlsen described it as “no … Continue reading
‘There is no problem a library card can’t solve’
I’ve just come across a debut fiction deal that I think will appeal to BookPage readers (perhaps the same readers who have loved Marilyn Johnson’s This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All). In winter 2011, … Continue reading
A New Year's Day giveaway
Happy New Year! To set the tone for 2010, we’re giving away the paperback version of one of 2009′s hottest mystery debuts. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is the first in a new series starring precocious preteen … Continue reading
'American Rust' to hit the silver screen
Variety announced recently that Philipp Meyer’s critically acclaimed fiction debut, American Rust, will be adapted for film by Walter Salles and Jose Rivera. That’s the same writer/director duo who worked on The Motorcycle Diaries and are just finishing up work … Continue reading
A new novel from a young writer
Today’s publication of Nick McDonell’s third novel, An Expensive Education, probably has more than a few would-be writers twitching with jealousy—McDonell’s first novel, Twelve, was published when the author was just 18 years old. On Sunday, the New York Times … Continue reading
