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- 12 June 2012
'The Red House' by Mark Haddon
An dazzlingly inventive novel about modern family, from the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. (Doubleday)
'Heading Out to Wonderful' by Robert Goolrick
(Algonquin) The author of the smash hit A RELIABLE WIFE returns. This time, the setting is 1948 Virginia, and a mysterious man rolls into town with only two suitcases to his name. But it's when he becomes involved with the wife of the richest man in town that things really get complicated.
'Beautiful Ruins' by Jess Walter
Jess Walter's latest is a little lighter than his last two novels—it deals with Hollywood and unrequited love rather than the aftermath of 9/11 or the implications of our financial crisis. The action begins on the coast of Italy in 1962, where a young man glimpses a beautiful actress and falls in love. Fifty years later, he heads to Hollywood to find her. (Harper)
- 19 June 2012
'Mrs Robinson's Disgrace' by Kate Summerscale
From the author of the bestseller THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER comes another investigation of a famous case that shook the foundations of middle-class Victorian life. This time, it's a divorce scandal. (Walker)
- 10 July 2012
'Gold' by Chris Cleave
We can't wait for Chris Cleave's take on the friendship between two female athletes who, on the eve of the Olympics, must make a choice between their personal and professional goals. (S&S)
- 24 July 2012
'Broken Harbor' by Tana French
From the publisher: In Broken Harbour, a ghost estate outside Dublin - half-built, half-inhabited, half-abandoned - two children and their father are dead. The mother is on her way to intensive care. Scorcher Kennedy is given the case because he is the Murder squad's star detective. At first he and his rookie partner, Richie, think this is a simple one: Pat Spain was a casualty of the recession, so he killed his children, tried to kill his wife Jenny, and finished off with himself. But there are too many inexplicable details and the evidence is pointing in two directions at once. (Viking)
- 31 July 2012
'Where We Belong' by Emily Giffin
A successful TV producer in her 30s sees her life come crashing down when the child she gave up for adoption 18 years ago comes knocking on her door.
- 21 August 2012
'Winter Journal' by Paul Auster
Facing his 63rd winter, internationally acclaimed novelist Paul Auster sits down to write a history of his body and its sensations—both pleasurable and painful.
Thirty years after the publication of The Invention of Solitude, in which he wrote so movingly about fatherhood, Auster gives us a second unconventional memoir in which he writes about his mother's life and death. Winter Journal is a highly personal meditation on the body, time, and memory, by one of our most intellectually elegant writers.
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Tag Archives: fiction
Monday contest: A new level of audiobook
In this week’s contest, we’re all winners. Author A.J. Scudiere is offering a free download of her thriller, Vengeance, in “AudioMovie” format to BookPage readers. Click here for the free download, which is available until April 17. Just add the … Continue reading
Another literary writer takes on the apocalypse—with zombies!
Tom Perrotta isn’t the only literary writer putting his spin on the post-apocalyptic novel this fall. We just heard that Colson Whitehead (Sag Harbor, John Henry Days) has finished Zone One, a novel that takes place in a world where … Continue reading
New novel, new publisher for Alice Hoffman
We loved Alice Hoffman‘s latest book, a collection of linked stories called The Red Garden. And our reviewer, Maude McDaniel, hit the nail on the head when she articulated what makes Hoffman’s writing great: Somehow, without elaborate wordplay, she manages … Continue reading
‘Letters’ torn from history
Kristina McMorris’ debut novel, Letters from Home (Kensington) is a World War II love story with a twist: It’s based on McMorris’ own grandfather’s letters to his sweetheart—her grandmother. Here, the Portland author writes about the unique challenges this premise … Continue reading
Lionel on libraries
Some of you are probably tired of hearing me talk about Lionel Shriver (this is why I have not posted about Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood doing the soundtrack to the film version of We Need to Talk About Kevin—oh wait, I … 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
Behind the interview: Téa Obreht
BookPage contributor Alden Mudge has been interviewing authors for more than 20 years. In a guest post, he reflects on his
Usual suspects and surprising selections mingle on LA Times Book Prize finalist list
Both proven prize winners and relatively new faces appear on the list of LA Times Book Award finalists for 2010, which were announced on Tuesday. Books were nominated in 10 categories: Biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction (the Art Seidenbaum … Continue reading
Apocalypse, suburban-style
Just when we thought there was nothing new under the (dead) sun of post-apocalyptic literature, Tom Perrotta comes up with an addition to the popular genre. The Leftovers (St. Martin’s) will be published in August, and we can’t wait to read … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Learning to Swim’
Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry Crown • $24 • 9780307718389 On sale February 22, 2011 Sara J. Henry’s debut starts with a bang—or, more literally, a splash—and doesn’t let up until the final page. It’s a classic “what-if” … Continue reading
A tribute to Reynolds Price
BookPage reviewer Henry L. Carrigan Jr. interviewed Reynolds Price in 2003 and was a great admirer of his work. Here, Carrigan shares some of his thoughts on the Southern writer’s work and place in the American canon. Price died last … Continue reading
Debut author supported by the hometown crowd
Leslie Tentler just spent the weekend on the road touring in support of her first novel, Midnight Caller (MIRA). In a guest post, she talks about the experience of signing at Books-A-Million stores in Kingsport and Johnson City, Tennessee, near … Continue reading
Coffee, anyone?
BookPage contributor Alden Mudge has been interviewing authors for more than 20 years. In a guest post, he reflects on a common thread among his three most recent interviews: Starbucks. As a standard-issue Berkeley resident, I am a fierce loyalist … Continue reading
Speaking of Stephen King . . .
We just heard that his 1978 novel, The Stand, will be adapted for the big screen in a joint production by CBS and Warner Bros. Apparently the book-to-film treatment has been a long time coming, though the last drive ended … Continue reading
