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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: debut novels
Dinner with a debut author
Last night Trisha and I were lucky enough to attend a dinner honoring debut novelist, Amy Greene. Amy’s novel, Bloodroot, goes on sale in January and since the author is a true Tennessee girl, her very wise Ingram account manager, … Continue reading
Meeting Lauren Conrad
The BookPage staffers are no strangers to book signings at our local Davis Kidd. But last night, things were a little different at the Green Hills area bookstore. Lauren Conrad, reality television starlet (known for “Laguna Beach” and “The Hills”), … Continue reading
Mystery writer to watch
Readers are buzzing about the mystery debut from Attica Locke, Black Water Rising. The L.A. Times calls Locke “a writer wise beyond her years,” Sarah Weinman is a fan, and the novel garnered positive pre-pub reviews from Library Journal and … Continue reading
A dark, rainy night in Berlin
Well, you never know what you’re going to find in the mail here at BookPage. Yesterday I came across A Trace of Smoke (Forge), whose jacket photograph of a rainy nighttime street scene with German-language signage and an U-bahn entrance … Continue reading
Scratching out a new niche
Am I imagining this or have chickens become fashionable? In my suburban neighborhood, a few trendsetters are keeping chickens in their backyards — it’s against code restrictions, but if the neighbors don’t tattle and the chicken coops are hidden from … Continue reading
A feisty new heroine
One of our favorite books from the upcoming May issue of BookPage is Alan Bradley’s debut novel, Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. In Sweetness we meet Flavia de Luce, an 11-year-old aspiring chemist with a passion for poison … Continue reading
A map of the world
One of the featured books in the next issue of BookPage is Reif Larsen’s amazing, inventive, illustrated debut novel, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet. Crammed with sidebars, footnotes, maps, detailed diagrams, signs, songs and genealogical charts, T.S. Spivet is … Continue reading
