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- 25 June 2013
'Sisterland' by Curtis Sittenfeld
Sittenfeld returns with the story of twin sisters: Vi, a professed psychic, and Kate, a wife and mother in denial of her talents. When Vi predicts a devastating earthquake is around the corner, Kate must decide whether to support her sister and out herself for the potential good of the community, or continue to ignore her own instincts.
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'Fin & Lady' by Cathleen Schine
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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A sequel of sorts to her last book The Writing Class, Amy Falls Down also stars bitter novelist Amy Gallup. When an interviewer arrives shortly after Amy takes a nasty bump on the head, the resulting article—where Amy's rambling quotes are dubbed pure genius—turns around her failing career.
- 16 July 2013
'The Never List' by Koethi Zan
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'The People in the Trees' by Hanya Yanagihara
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- 20 August 2013
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Tag Archives: Louis Sachar
Kid lit + Scrabble = Meg Wolitzer’s great idea
Trisha posted about Meg Wolitzer‘s March release The Uncoupling back in September (look for a What We’re Reading preview in the coming weeks), and now we have more news from this acclaimed novelist. From a press release from Penguin Young … Continue reading
More notes from the Southern Festival of Books
I’ve posted a few times already about my enthusiasm for the Southern Festival of Books—most recently on Saturday, when I wrote about my groupie experience at the Audrey Niffenegger talk. The festival may be over now, but I thought you’d … Continue reading
Pumped up for the Southern Festival of Books
Here at BookPage we are getting very excited about this weekend’s Southern Festival of Books, held right here in Nashville. It would be impossible to see everyone at the SFoB, but I am going to do my best to hear: … Continue reading
The wacky world of competitive puzzling
We’re running a Bananagrams contest this week on The Book Case, and the author’s name—Joe Edley—sounded familiar. Then I remembered: Joe Edley is none other than the three-time National Scrabble Champion memorably depicted in Stefan Fatsis’ Word Freak, a delightful … Continue reading
Louis Sachar's next step
This just in: Louis Sachar has signed with Delacorte to publish his first YA novel since 2006′s Small Steps. The new book, which will be out on May 11, 2010, is called The Cardturner and was inspired by Sachar’s own … Continue reading
