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Tag Archives: fiction
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Mary & O’Neil’ by Justin Cronin
Mary & O’Neil by Justin Cronin Dial • $21.95 • ISBN 9780385333580 Originally published in 2001 This interconnected collection of short stories was Justin Cronin’s first book, and while it is a far cry from the action-packed world he created … Continue reading
Best Books of 2010: #12, ‘The Passage’
As part of our Best Books of 2010 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. You’ve all heard everything there is to hear about this summer blockbuster, right? This is one case where the hype … Continue reading
BookPage Best of 2010: #11-15
Getting closer to the top! Sign up for BookPageXTRA to get an early look at our Top 10 Books of 2010, to be revealed on December 7. 11. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman (Dial, May 2010) 12. The Passage by … Continue reading
Geraldine Brooks has a new book coming on May 3!
As a fan of Brooks’ fiction and nonfiction, I just couldn’t omit the exclamation point from the title of this post. Her second novel, March, a riff on Little Women, won the Pulitzer for fiction [read our interview with Brooks about … Continue reading
Predictions for Oprah’s next book club pick?
Any readers have a prediction for Oprah’s next book club pick? The Queen of Talk will make her 65th selection on Monday, December 6—after she chats with Jonathan Franzen about Freedom. Here’s what we know so far (via the AP). … Continue reading
Best Books of 2010: #19, ‘So Much for That’
As part of our Best Books of 2010 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. I’ll say it: I think Lionel Shriver should have won the National Book Award. The smart, unsentimental expat’s … Continue reading
Bidding farewell to a debut series
Today the Book Case welcomes author C.J. Lyons, whose Angels of Mercy series (Jove) has added a jolt to the genre of medical suspense. The conclusion to the four-book series, Critical Condition, hits stores December 7, 2010, and Lyons stopped by … Continue reading
More news from Jodi Picoult
Four months remain before Jodi Picoult’s 2011 release, Sing You Home, hits stores in March—complete with a CD of custom-written tunes inspired by the main character’s career as a musical therapist—but she’s already sharing news about her 2012 novel. The … Continue reading
Gift ideas coming your way
Today’s guest post, in honor of Black Friday, is from Roxanne Coady of R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, Connecticut. For more than 20 years, the book store has offered personalized in-store service. Now it’s available online via Just the Right Book!, … 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
Pre-pub peek at ‘First Grave on the Right’
Meet a February novel that has some of the best buzz of any fiction release this year. Darynda Jones‘ debut, First Grave on the Right, won the Golden Heart Award for best unpublished manuscript from the Romance Writers of America … Continue reading
Nashville’s top dog
Maryglenn McCombs is a local book publicist and a great friend to BookPage. Maryglenn emailed us with a great story this morning, and we just had to share: Those of you who know me probably know that I love dogs—especially … Continue reading
What We’re Reading Wednesday: The Children’s Book
The Children’s Book, by A.S. Byatt Knopf, October 2009 A.S. Byatt’s latest novel, The Children’s Book, revolves around the character of Olive Wellwood, a writer of stories for children, and her family, including a husband, a sister, and many children, … Continue reading
The next big werewolf thing?
Yesterday we posted about a big deal for a post-apocalyptic novel—today I wanted to mention this deal for writer Benjamin Percy, whose first novel The Wilding “speaks of an author with many more tricks up his sleeve,” according to BookPage … Continue reading
Novel on a lifeboat
Reading about the movie adaptation of Life of Pi, I was reminded of a deal announcement from Publisher’s Marketplace (posted yesterday): Charlotte Rogan’s THE LIFEBOAT, a story set at the turn of the twentieth century, about a wealthy young woman … Continue reading
