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Tag Archives: fall fiction
Fall fiction: Jamie Ford
Since its publication in 2009, Jamie Ford’s Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Ballantine) has sold 1.3 million copies. That’s some debut! Well, Ford is finally following up on his success: Songs of Willow Frost will be published … Continue reading
Upstairs, downstairs—P&P style
Mourning the recent end of “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries“? Rereading Death Comes to Pemberley for the 10th time? Not to worry; in today’s modern world, it’s impossible to go too long without a new take on the enduring classic Pride and … Continue reading
Countdown to Rowling: Will the magic continue?
We’re just a month out from the publication of J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, on September 27. Little, Brown has been keeping details about the novel, other than the official description, top secret—sources say that only … Continue reading
A book cover that . . . glows in the dark!
Here’s one of the more awesome book jackets I’ve seen lately—the glow in the dark cover for Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. That’s right. It actually glows! Or as the author of the book, first-time novelist Robin Sloan, wrote on his … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Ken Follett
Ken Follett’s Fall of Giants was one of the biggest books of 2010—in fact, our readers voted it as #5 on their Best Books of 2010 list. Book one in a hugely ambitious trilogy of historical novels about the 20th … Continue reading
Fall Fiction: Time for another Mitch Albom novel
Hyperion announced today that they’ll be publishing The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom on August 28. This is a “magical” new novel about Father Time that casts the fairy-tale figure in a new light: as the person who first attempted to … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Louise Erdrich
Pulitzer Prize finalist Louise Erdrich was described as a “muscular and fearless writer” in our review of her latest novel, Shadow Tag. She also writes my favorite kind of book club books: They have lyrical prose, with characters and situations … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Mark Helprin
Best known for his 1983 masterpiece A Winter’s Tale, Mark Helprin is returning this October with a novel that’s equally epic in its scope and power, In Sunlight and Shadow. It’s publisher HMH’s lead fiction title for the fall. Set … Continue reading
Most buzzed-about debuts of 2012: part three
Fall is when the publishers roll out the big names, hoping that the new Ian McEwan, Tom Wolfe or Zadie Smith will be embraced by gift-givers during the holiday season. But there are a few new faces popping up in … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Joanne Harris
Joanne Harris’ delightful, magical 1999 novel Chocolat became a surprise bestseller and a major motion picture. She continued the story of chocolatier Vianne Rocher in 2008′s The Girl with No Shadow. On October 2, she’s sending Vianne and her daughters … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Emma Donoghue
After the runaway success of Room, Emma Donoghue is returning this October with a collection of stories, Astray (Little, Brown). Like her (amazing) earlier collection, The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits, the stories in Astray are all based on … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Jonathan Tropper
We recently named Jonathan Tropper’s This Is Where I Leave You—a hilarious portrait of a dysfunctional family—as one of our 20 unexpected books for your reading group. If your book club has already read it, or maybe you’re just a … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Dennis Lehane
Live By Night (Morrow) goes on sale on October 2 and is a sequel to The Given Day. It is set partially in Florida (if the Panama hat didn’t give it away), and film rights have been sold: Rumor has it that Leo … Continue reading
Fall fiction: J.K. Rowling’s ‘The Casual Vacancy’
Hachette has just announced that J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults will be published by Little, Brown on September 27, 2012. The Casual Vacancy is about a small British village that finds itself turned upside down during a tumultuous council … Continue reading
