Tag Archives: fiction

Trailer Tuesday: The Girl Who Chased the Moon

Posted on 16 March 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Once rare, book trailers are now popping up for all but the most obscure titles. It’s a wild world out there, so every Tuesday we’ll post one—or two—that we consider notable for your entertainment. This week’s trailer is for The … Continue reading →

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The Tournament of Books is on!

Posted on 12 March 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Some of you may look forward to college basketball in the spring. As for me, I get my March Madness fix every year (well, since 2005, anyway) with the Morning News Tournament of Books, which puts the year’s best fiction … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading Wednesday: Faithful Place

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Kate, Associate Editor

Faithful Place by Tana French Viking, July 13, 2010 Like Tana French’s first two books, In the Woods and The Likeness (which were among my very favorite books of the last two years), Faithful Place is set in Dublin, and … Continue reading →

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A spooky British debut

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

I first heard about Helen Grant’s debut, The Vanishing of Katherina Linden, in a British look ahead at anticipated debuts of 2010. Intrigued by the description of the novel, which is told in the voice of an 11 year old … Continue reading →

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From the mailbag

Posted on 9 March 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Last week’s mail brought a copy of the latest from Ann Brashares. Best known for her work on the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series (read our interview with her on the books here), she’s now making her second foray … Continue reading →

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Behind Danielle Trussoni’s ‘Angelology’

Posted on 8 March 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Were any other New York Times Book Review watchers as surprised as I was to see this week’s cover? Their choice of Angelology makes two fiction covers in the last three weeks, which has to be a record. What’s more, … Continue reading →

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What we're reading Wednesday: Husband and Wife

Posted on 24 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Husband and Wife by Leah Stewart Harper, May 2010 Sarah and Nathan are just your average American couple: still in love after more than 10 years together, they have a toddler daughter and an infant son; Nathan is a novelist … Continue reading →

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'Bad Mother' author returns to fiction with 'Red Hook Road'

Posted on 24 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

I don’t know yet if I’m taking a vacation this summer, but if it happens, Ayelet Waldman’s latest will be tucked in my suitcase. Red Hook Road is being published in July 13. It’s her first novel since 2006′s Love … Continue reading →

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From the mailbag

Posted on 23 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

This just in: our galley copy of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, which is being released in the U.S. on May 25. I still think it was silly of Knopf to wait so long to release Hornet (why … Continue reading →

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Vampires: the trend that won't die

Posted on 19 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Readers these days have an insatiable desire for the undead. Luckily, authors seem to be equally fascinated. The latest to succumb: Karen Essex, a historical fiction author who made a name for herself telling the story of the Egyptian Queen … Continue reading →

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Music to my ears

Posted on 16 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

This morning brought news that one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Josh Ritter, had sold his debut novel to the Dial Press. According to the always informative Pub Marketplace, Bright Passages is set in rural West Virginia in the aftermath of … Continue reading →

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Big news for Scott Turow fans

Posted on 10 February 2010 by Abby, Fiction Editor

Scott Turow has made a name for himself writing fast-paced, incisive legal thrillers (eight of which have been bestsellers). But the book that started it all—1987′s Presumed Innocent—is undoubtedly his best-known (and best-selling) work. Set in a midsize Midwestern city, … Continue reading →

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Top 10: Love stories we can't forget

Posted on 10 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we at BookPage were asked by the folks at Springpad to share a Top 10 love story list. We put our heads together and came up with the following. Do you agree? disagree? have a … Continue reading →

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What We're Reading Wednesday

Posted on 10 February 2010 by Abby, Fiction Editor

Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner May 2001, Pocket In these cold, snowy (even in Nashville!) winter months, there is nothing better than curling up in bed with a good book—and lately I’ve found myself on a chick lit kick. … Continue reading →

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Inside 'Murder in the Magic City'

Posted on 9 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

British author Andrew Grant hit the thriller scene in a big way with his 2009 debut, Even. Starring rogue spy David Trevellyan, the novel was a favorite of Whodunit columnist Bruce Tierney, among others, and marked the launch of a … Continue reading →

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