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Robinson takes on the issue of soldiers returning to the home front. Conrad enlisted after college, served his time without major incident, and comes home to his girlfriend and family. But he is unable to ease back into everyday life—and his bitterness turns into anger that might have serious consequences.
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'The Engagements' by J. Courtney Sullivan
In her third novel, Sullivan looks at the idea of marriage and how it has changed—or not—over the decades, tying her story in to the 1940s De Beers ad campaign that made the diamond engagement ring a touchstone of American culture.
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Tag Archives: fiction
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Bed’ by David Whitehouse
Debut author David Whitehouse‘s Bed (Scribner) carries some serious weight — and not just because it tells the story of the bedridden fattest man in the world. It’s a mix of intense, eccentric characters and the “merry revelry in the … Continue reading
Ron Rash returns with ‘The Cove’
I’m feeling a teeny bit guilty for blogging so much about 2012 releases lately. But Ron Rash is a real in-house favorite here at BookPage, so when we heard that he was publishing a new book with Ecco in April, … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty’
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson Grand Central • $24.99 on sale January 25, 2012 The race for best novel of January 2012 is heating up: Joshilyn Jackson‘s latest book just crossed my desk. Trouble comes for three generations … Continue reading
Monday contest: Paperback-apalooza
If you, like me, want a great book to take on vacation but groan at the idea of lugging a hardcover around: this week’s contest is for you. For a chance to win four standout books reviewed in BookPage—Healer by … Continue reading
Tom Cruise is Jack Reacher
Everyone’s favorite rugged sleuth now has a face: Tom Cruise will play Jack Reacher in a film based on Lee Child’s One Shot. From the actor’s official website: “[We are] excited to confirm that Tom Cruise will play the rugged … Continue reading
Monday contest: RWA loot! Meg Cabot, Liz Carlyle and more
When Eliza and I went to the Romance Writers of America conference in New York last month, we swore that we would NOT load ourselves up with books. That resolution lasted about as long as it took for us to get … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Marriage Plot’
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides FSG • $28 • on sale October 11, 2011 Australian cover for ‘The Marriage Plot’ Having never read Eugenides’ previous works, I was not especially excited about The Marriage Plot. The topic sounded interesting, but … Continue reading
The divine Daniel Handler
Eliza blogged about her favorite moments at ALA a couple of weeks back, but I wanted to give a quick shout-out to mine: meeting Daniel Handler, who readers might know better as Lemony Snicket. Handler was at ALA to promote … Continue reading
Why I hate writing: guest post by Randy Russell
Novelist Randy Russell has been nominated for the Edgar award for his mysteries for adults. Now, he turns his attention to a YA audience with Dead Rules (HarperTeen), an imaginative take on the paranormal trend that ponders what a human … Continue reading
Monica Ali goes Sittenfeld with Diana drama
At BookPage, we do our best to keep abreast of what’s on the horizon, literary-wise (hence our lengthy list of 2012 releases!) but sometimes we are still taken by surprise. Such it was when word of Monica Ali‘s Untold Story … Continue reading
More book trailer fun with Gary Shteyngart
We are big fans of novelist Gary Shteyngart here at BookPage. Not only can Shteyngart write wildly inventive, insightful fiction—it turns out he can put together one heck of a book trailer, too. Last summer we blogged about his trailer … Continue reading
Jaycee Dugard speaks on July 12
Nearly two years ago, Jaycee Dugard was discovered living in a shed in the backyard of the man who abducted her at the age of 11 and is the father of her two daughters. Now that her court case against … Continue reading
Monday contest: Fact vs. fiction
Today’s Monday contest highlights three standout May releases: Jennifer Haigh‘s Faith, Arthur Phillips‘ The Tragedy of Arthur and Mitchell Zuckoff‘s Lost in Shangri-La. All authors were inspired by true stories or people, but two of them spun fact into fiction … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Five Children and It’
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit Puffin Classics • $4.99 • ISBN 9780141321615 originally published in 1902 One thing I love about e-readers is the ability to have 1000s of books at my fingertips through Project Gutenberg. This has led me … Continue reading
Amish/vampire trend collision: imminent
Since so many people expressed interest in the Amish/vampire fiction idea when I posted about it last year, I wanted to let you know that your wait is (almost) over. We just got the galleys of Plain Fear: Forsaken, by … Continue reading
