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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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: Shakespeare
Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare
This above all; to thine own self be true. • William Shakespeare •
Friday links: Record-a-Poem, Murakami madness & more
• Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? To celebrate, the Poetry Foundation has created Record-a-Poem on SoundCloud. There, you can record yourself reciting your favorite poem and share it with other verse-loving members of the group. • … Continue reading
Weekly links
Hope everyone had a wonderful week! A little rainy around here, so I’ve had plenty of time for reading! I’m currently switching between 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Just Kids by Patti Smith. What will you be reading this … Continue reading
Another innovative release from Arthur Phillips
Getting an Arthur Phillips galley is always an experience. No staid, blurb-filled tearsheet for this author—there’s always something a little out of the ordinary. In this case, it was a dossier of “Confidential” documents charting the provenance of a mysterious … Continue reading
Shakespeare, on screen once again
The Tempest has always been one of my least favorite Shakespeare plays, mostly due to a lackluster Alabama Shakespeare adaptation circa 1994 that starred one of the most annoying Ariels ever. Will that change with the release of Julie Taymore’s adaptation, … Continue reading
From Paris to London for Louis Bayard
Louis Bayard isn’t afraid to take on new territory in his work—since he first turned to writing historical mysteries in 2003, his novels have covered Dickens, Poe and 19th-century French detective Vidocq with equal skill. Now, Bayard has tried his … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: Juliet
When Trisha talked to Anne Fortier at BEA, she asked for a one-sentence description of her debut novel, Juliet. The answer? “It’s a sequel to Romeo & Juliet!” [Click here to view the complete conversation, and watch other author interviews … Continue reading
The play’s the thing: ‘Double Falsehood’ finds a place among Shakespeare’s works
After nearly three hundred years of deliberation, Double Falsehood has been included in the latest Arden Edition of the Shakespeare canon, which was published last month. This lost play, first published in 1727, has always claimed to be a reworking … Continue reading
Best of the blogs
What book blog posts have you enjoyed this week? Read on for a few of my top picks. We Need to Talk About Kevin – Lionel Shriver Posted by You’ve GOTTA read this! I’ve had Lionel Shriver on the brain … Continue reading
‘There is no problem a library card can’t solve’
I’ve just come across a debut fiction deal that I think will appeal to BookPage readers (perhaps the same readers who have loved Marilyn Johnson’s This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All). In winter 2011, … Continue reading
Shakespeare's anniversary; present for you
The big news in publishing today may be The Link (see earlier post), but the big news 400 years ago was a collection of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Well, sort of. As Clinton Heylin writes in So Long As Men Can Breathe—reviewed … Continue reading
