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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.
'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?
- 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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Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Fear Index’ by Robert Harris
Our May Top Pick in Audio is The Fear Index by Robert Harris, which takes place on just one day—May 6, 2010, the day of the market “flash crash.” Dr. Alex Hoffman makes billions of dollars off his genius computer … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Uninvited Guests’ by Sadie Jones
Sadie Jones, author of the award-winning The Outcasts, heads into new, weird territory with her third novel, The Uninvited Guests. The story takes place over a single day in the crumbling Sterne estate, somewhere in the pre-WWI English countryside. A … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Merry berry cookies
As the holidays approach, it is the perfect time to dive into a Hannah Swensen culinary whodunit, and Joanne Fluke’s Lake Eden Cookbook couples the sweet Minnesota tales with scrumptious recipes from Hannah’s shop, The Cookie Jar! Here’s an excerpt … Continue reading
7 questions with . . . Laura Griffin
Snapped, the fourth novel in Laura Griffin’s Tracers series, is our Top Romance Pick for September! Writes our reviewer, “Electric chemistry between two believable and interesting characters coupled with the investigative details make this page-turner especially compelling.” After narrowly avoiding … Continue reading
Bristol Palin’s thus-far memoir out this week
Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far, the memoir from Bristol Palin, came out on Tuesday. Her “behind-the-headlines” memoir focuses on what it was like to go from average kid to spotlight — and everything in between. She discusses … Continue reading
More on ‘The Twelve’—sequel to ‘The Passage’
We recently posted our insider information about Justin Cronin‘s The Twelve—now, with the announcement of a paperback cover and release date of May 17 for The Passage (one of our best books of 2010), there’s a bit more to report. … Continue reading
