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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.
'Amy Falls Down' by Jincy Willett
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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- 19 August 2013
'Archangel' by Andrea Barrett
It's been too long since the National Book Award-winning author released a book. This time it's a collection of short stories about scientific firsts—subject matter that Barrett fans love to see her sink her teeth into.
- 20 August 2013
'The Girl You Left Behind' by Jojo Moyes
Author of Me Before You, Jojo Moyes is back with another heartbreaking story of love and loss. A spellbind love story of two women separated by a century but united in their determination to fight for what they love.
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Tag Archives: Paris
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Half-Blood Blues’
Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan Picador USA • $15 • ISBN 9781250012708 Published February 28, 2012 Half-Blood Blues has already received quite a bit of attention. It was a finalist for the 2011 Man Booker and the winner of the … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Last Nude’
The Last Nude by Ellis Avery Riverhead • $25.95 • ISBN 9781594488139 Published January 5, 2012 I was drawn to Ellis Avery’s The Last Nude because a) how could you not be drawn to that bold jacket? b) I had … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt’ by Caroline Preston
Scrapbookers and graphic novel fans alike will get a kick out of The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston. It’s a fictional memoir of a girl in the 1920s, illustrated with full-color collages. Our reviewer elaborates: “With postcards, news … Continue reading
Christopher Moore is feeling French
Christopher Moore has completed a new book—and fans can look forward to reading it on April 3. “It’s about painters in late 19th Century Paris. Yes, it’s weird and funny,” he has said. It’s called Sacré Bleu, and here’s the … Continue reading
‘Midnight in Paris’ is a literati’s delight
So I finally went to see Midnight in Paris last night. Partially to stop hearing gasps from all my friends when I admitted that I had not seen it. They know me well; it was exactly my cup of tea. … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Greater Journey’ by David McCullough
One of my favorite books in high school was Daisy Miller — perhaps a strange choice for a 16-year-old girl — but there was something fascinating and tragic about the 19th-century ex-pats seeking solace in European society. While Winterbourne toured … Continue reading
Monday Contest: Time, technology and ’13 Rue Thérèse’
Elena Mauli Shapiro’s spellbinding debut, 13 rue Thérèse, tells the story of a woman through the items she had left behind—items another might have thrown away. In a recent behind-the-book essay, Shapiro told us that the items her mother saved back … Continue reading
100 years after the flood
Natural disasters force us to think about man vs. nature, a conflict that is no doubt in many of our minds as we watch devastating footage from Haiti. Considering this, I attended historian Jeffrey Jackson’s talk at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in … Continue reading
