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'And the Mountains Echoed' Khaled Hosseini
It’s been nearly 10 years since Hosseini’s dark horse debut hit, The Kite Runner, was published. He returns with (in his own words), “a multi-generational-family story as well, this time revolving around brothers and sisters, and the ways in which they love, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for each other.”
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'The Son' by Philipp Meyer
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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'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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Tag Archives: memoir
Monday Contest: Win Annie Proulx’s ‘Bird Cloud’
Annie Proulx is best known for “Brokeback Mountain,” the short story that inspired the award-winning movie, and The Shipping News, a novel that won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Bird Cloud, her first work of nonfiction … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels
The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond William Morrow • $25.99 • ISBN 9780061997167 On sale February 1, 2011 It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the Pioneer Woman, aka Ree Drummond. I’ve enjoyed … Continue reading
The Pioneer Woman’s love story
Ree Drummond—aka The Pioneer Woman—posted the jacket to her real-life love story on her website this morning. Called The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels—A Love Story, the book chronicles PW’s choice to give up city life for ranch … Continue reading
Whole Lotta Readin’
Jerry Lee Lewis had back-to-back hits with “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Great Balls of Fire,” was friends with Elvis, inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, had six wives (including to his 13-year-old first … Continue reading
Monday contest: “The Grace of Silence”
It seems to be the season for memoirs written by NPR hosts—or at least two NPR hosts: Michele Norris of “All Things Considered,” and Scott Simon of “Weekend Edition.” Lucky for us, because both memoirs are excellent. For more on … Continue reading
Annie Proulx memoir to look forward to in 2011
I’m not sure why, but I had Annie Proulx set firmly in the anti-memoir crowd. Maybe it’s because looking back on one’s life is a luxury that her hard-working, taciturn characters would either not have time for, or sneer at. … Continue reading
“Livin’ La Vida” . . . de un escritor
Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin announced on his Facebook and Twitter pages yesterday that he is publishing a memoir titled Me. The memoir is being published by Penguin imprint Celebra and will be simultaneously released in English and Spanish … Continue reading
Mama has her say
After being called nothing short of crazy in the best-selling memoirs by her two sons (Augusten Burroughs and John Elder Robison), poet Margaret Robison is having her say. The Long Journey Home (Spiegel & Grau) hits bookstores on March 1, … Continue reading
Monday Contest: Let’s Take the Long Way Home
By now, you probably know that BookPage editors have been quite taken with Gail Caldwell‘s memoir, Let’s Take the Long Way Home (an interview with Caldwell is our August cover story, after all). Caldwell wrote the book after her best … Continue reading
Another breakup for Elizabeth Gilbert’s ex
This time, Michael Cooper is calling it quits with his publisher, Hyperion, who bought his memoir, Displaced, last summer. Just months away from publication, Cooper withdrew the finished manuscript. Hyperion is not commenting, but Cooper says he felt the publisher … Continue reading
Andre Dubus III shares his life story
Novelist Andre Dubus has hit the bestseller list, been a National Book Award finalist and had one of his novels selected for Oprah’s book club. But even this talented writer has had projects that ended in failure: In a 2008 … Continue reading
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s memoir
Sonny Mehta, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, announced today that Knopf will publish the memoir of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Here’s more from the press release: The book, as yet untitled, will be a coming-of-age … Continue reading
“Madam Secretary” to publish another memoir
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has signed a deal with Harper to write a book about “her experiences and those of her family during and immediately after World War II, drawing on her own memories, her parents’ written … Continue reading
What’s better: the music or the dirt?
Last night I saw Shawn Colvin perform live at Nashville’s beautiful Cheekwood Botanical Garden. And I was tickled to get more than just a great live show: On stage, Colvin chatted about her upcoming memoir from HarperCollins, A Few Small … Continue reading
