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Fin is 11 when his parents die in 1964, and he is sent to live with his older sister, Lady. But Lady is a free spirit, and Fin soon realizes he's as much her caregiver as she is his.
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Tag Archives: Kathryn Stockett
Monday contest: Debut fiction
As any book lover knows, discovering a talented author with their first work of fiction is a special feeling. Think Alice Sebold and The Lovely Bones, Zadie Smith and White Teeth or Kathryn Stockett and The Help. In our August … Continue reading
A great year for books-to-film
The 84th Annual Academy Awards are on Sunday, and since six out of nine of the Best Picture nominees are based on books . . . I thought we’d do a little book-to-film celebrating! Keep scrolling for trailers of all … Continue reading
Kathryn Stockett, live and in person
On Wednesday night I heard Kathryn Stockett speak at Vanderbilt as part of their university lecture series. (The mission of the series is to bring individuals to campus who “spark poignant dialogue and debate.”) As you might imagine, the ballroom … Continue reading
Trailer for ‘The Help’!
This post needs little introduction—in fact, you’ve probably already skipped this sentence and hit “play” to watch the trailer for the movie version of Kathryn Stockett’s The Help: Here are my initial thoughts: 1) It’s more upbeat than I expected. … Continue reading
Weekly links
Lots of good links this week, from a heartwarming story about a beloved children’s author to some much-deserved recognition of a group of Southern writers. Enjoy! (And share your own favorite links in the comments.) Nonprofit publisher The Library of … Continue reading
Stockett’s ‘The Help’ comes alive on the screen
This week, IMDb released nine images from the set of The Help, which hits theaters August 12, 2011. Kathryn Stockett’s The Help was BookPage readers’ favorite book of 2009. If you haven’t read it and you need another reason to … Continue reading
Audiobooks for beginners
Readers, I have a confession—I don’t like audiobooks. Or rather, I haven’t given audiobooks a chance since my days of long family trips, when my grandparents wanted to listen to thrillers in the front seat and I wanted to read … Continue reading
Another cast update for ‘The Help’
Here’s another update for Kathryn Stockett fans. (I keep thinking The Help may have lost some momentum—but then someone new will recommend it to me, not knowing that I’ve read it, or beg for a book suggestion because they just … Continue reading
Casting call for ‘The Help’
In recent weeks there have been tidbits of information about the movie version of Kathryn Stockett’s The Help—the BookPage reader favorite book of 2009. Stockett herself mentioned the movie in an interview with Katie Couric, and yesterday the Huffington Post … Continue reading
The Tournament of Books is on!
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
Katie Couric chats with Kathryn Stockett
We’ve noticed that books (with the exception of political books) get little coverage on network TV, so we were happy to see that Katie Couric covers many authors on her web show @katiecouric. Just Tuesday, her conversation with Kathryn Stockett, … Continue reading
Best of 2009: Top 10 Audio Books
Many of you will spend hours in the car as you journey to visit family and friends during the holidays. Why not make the most of your transit time and listen to an audio book? Our top 10 picks for … Continue reading
What we're reading: Labor Day edition
Julia Steele, BookPage Associate Publisher Just listened to Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende. It’s a great story set during the gold rush years and takes the reader from Chile to China to the new world full of ‘easy gold.’ … Continue reading
