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The Son is an epic story of power and dynasty in Texas over 150 years—and it's a modern classic.
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'Trans-Atlantic' by Colum McCann
This latest novel goes from 1849 to 1918 to 1998 and explores the relationship between America and Ireland, slavery and freedom and war and peace.
'Big Brother' by Lionel Shriver
Inspired in part by Shriver's own relationship with her brother, who died of complications from diabetes and obesity in 2010, this is an unflinching look at the toll of obesity on family relationships.
'Sparta' by Roxana Robinson
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.
- 18 June 2013
'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' by Neil Gaiman
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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: Lionel Shriver
Fiction forecast: Summer 2013
2013 has already seen some amazing fiction—but wait, there’s more! Here’s a peek ahead at a few of the major summer releases. Which ones will make your TBR list? Tell us in the comments! JUNE The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan … Continue reading
What to read after ‘The Light Between Oceans’
Our readers chose M.L. Stedman’s August debut, The Light Between Oceans, as their #2
What to read after ‘Defending Jacob’
It’s been nearly a year since Defending Jacob, William Landay’s third novel, was published—but this chilling psychological thriller doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. After months on the New York Times bestseller list, it recently came in at a … Continue reading
Lionel Shriver’s ‘Big Brother’
Here’s another “must add” to your 2013 reading list: Lionel Shriver’s Big Brother (Harper) will be published in June. Her middle-aged narrator, Pandora, lives with her husband and two teenage stepchildren in Iowa. Pandora, who comes from a family of … Continue reading
A fascinating dip into our archives
It’s easy to keep up with the current issue of BookPage—whether in your bookstore or library, on our website or on your NOOK—but what about all the fascinating interviews and reviews in our 10,000 review archive? If you want to … Continue reading
Lionel Shriver dusts off ‘The New Republic’
Getting published hasn’t always been easy for Lionel Shriver. Witness the publication story of We Need to Talk About Kevin, which was rejected by several publishers before being picked up by a small press in the UK (and the US). … Continue reading
Book fortune #4: Packer, Shriver, Wolitzer
As a thank you to Book of the Day subscribers, BookPage is offering personalized book recommendations. There will be a new “book fortune” every day this week, and once a week thereafter until we reach 10,000 Book of the Day … Continue reading
‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’ premieres at Cannes
The film version of Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk About Kevin is making waves at the Cannes Film Festival, drawing raves for director Lynne Ramsay and stars Tilda Swinton and Ezra Miller (son of Workman’s Bob Miller). Three clips … Continue reading
BookPage Podcast: Lionel Shriver’s ‘So Much for That’
Our latest BookPage podcast is now online! Eliza, Kate and I are discussing Lionel Shriver’s So Much for That with BookPage contributor Stephenie Harrison. Shriver’s work is always provocative, and this one was no exception. If there’s one thing we … 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
Literary humor
Like Eliza a few weeks ago, I’ve spent the last few days at home fighting the flu. I’ve definitely done some reading–Meg Wolitzer’s The Wife; a reread of Shriver‘s So Much for That for our upcoming podcast. But ever since … Continue reading
John C. Reilly interview builds anticipation for ‘Kevin’
I’ve been on the hunt for info about the upcoming movie version of We Need to Talk About Kevin for almost a year now, but there hasn’t been much news since filming started in April. That changed today, when a … Continue reading
Best of the blogs
It’s an exciting time of year to read book blogs, what with all the end of year “best-of” lists, roundups and blog tours. What book blogs have you read this week? Do you stick to a select few blogs in … Continue reading
