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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.
- 11 June 2013
'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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'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' by Neil Gaiman
This new modern fable—which, at 192 pages, is more of a novella—tells the story of a man who returns to his native English village and suddenly realizes the cost of the horrible evil he fought as a child, with the help of Lettie Hempstock and her extraordinary mother and grandmother.
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Greta Wells experiences three alternate lives during a therapy session, all with different secrets and losses, pain and happiness. Which one will she ultimately choose?
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Tag Archives: free books
Readers’ choice voting = 10 free books
Readers, the time is upon us: Voting for this year’s Readers’ Choice Best Book of 2011 is officially underway. Last week, we kicked off the voting by giving away three Best American collections.* This week, we’re upping the prize. If … Continue reading
Monday contest: Cookies, candies and cakes, oh my!
Happy Halloween! Had enough candy and sweet treats yet? We sure hope not—because this week we’re turning to holiday baking. BookPage cooking columnist Sybil Pratt has found seven of the best baking books of the season, and you can read … Continue reading
Monday Contest: Books that give you chills
Halloween is only a week away, so we thought it appropriate to give away something nice a spooky . . . actually, three things nice and spooky. I was introduced to Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl’s Beautiful Creatures series about … Continue reading
Monday Contest: Fantastic fall fiction
(Sorry: Just couldn’t help the alliteration in the post title!) Nashville’s Southern Festival of Books was this past weekend, and there’s nothing like three days of readings, signings and book buying to get us in the mood for . . … Continue reading
Monday Contest: Eugenides’ modern love story
I know we’ve been teasing you for months, but the big week is finally here: Tomorrow, you can buy The Marriage Plot, the first novel from Jeffrey Eugenides since 2002′s Middlesex. The story is a love triangle set in the … Continue reading
2-day countdown—you could win 20 kids’ books!
(This is a re-post from a week ago! ‘Cause I don’t want you to miss out on 20 free books..) This is just a friendly reminder from a fellow book addict who likes free stuff: Have you noticed this ad … Continue reading
Monday contest: Sandra Brown’s bayou suspense
I recently read Lethal by Sandra Brown to write a review for the Books-A-Million edition of BookPage [read the review here], and I have to say—I couldn’t put it down. There’s mystery and suspense, great chemistry between the heroine and … Continue reading
10-day countdown—you could win 20 kids’ books!
This is just a friendly reminder from a fellow book addict who likes free stuff… Have you noticed this ad at the top of our website, then told yourself you’d enter the contest next time you visit the site? Well, … Continue reading
Enter to win a box of 20 kids’ books
Noticed this on our website? That’s right. Sign up for our e-newsletter about children’s and teen books, and you’ll be entered to win a box of 20 books! The winner can choose between picture books, middle grade or YA titles, … Continue reading
Monday contest: Two masters of the thriller genre
It’s a big week for thriller fans, as two of the best writers around—Laura Lippman and George Pelecanos—have new books coming out. Even better, one lucky reader will get to win them both. I’ll let the experts—our reviewers—explain why these … Continue reading
Monday contest: Small-town suspense
This week’s contest is a book giveaway that’ll send a cool shiver down your spine: Lisa Unger’s Darkness, My Old Friend (Crown). Her sixth novel, which goes on sale August 9, is a sequel of sorts to her last bestseller, … 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
Announcing our Book of the Day book winners!
On June 10, we announced the great big Book of the Day contest: Our 10,000th subscriber would receive a box of 10 books + a $10 Books-A-Million gift card, and 10 current subscribers who shared a Book of the Day … Continue reading
