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Tag Archives: The Widower’s Tale
20 unexpected books for your reading group
Reading for your book club and socializing with your group members is a lot of fun, but sometimes it can be tricky to find a book that no one has read yet and everyone will enjoy. Maybe you’ve already read … Continue reading
Best Books of 2010: #15, ‘The Widower’s Tale’
As part of our Best Books of 2010 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. This year, BookPage readers have been vocal about their love for Julia Glass, either by commenting on a … Continue reading
Best of the blogs
A few of our favorite recent posts from the book blog world… Dispatches from the Decatur Book Festival Posted by PWxyz The Decatur Book Festival took place on Labor Day Weekend. If you missed the action, I’d recommend reading the … Continue reading
Monday Contest: ‘The Widower’s Tale’ by Julia Glass
Many of us go through phases with authors, and lately I have been on a major Julia Glass kick. I re-read Three Junes to prepare for my interview with Glass about The Widower’s Tale, remembered how much I like her … Continue reading
Chatting with Julia Glass
Talking with authors is one of the best parts of working at BookPage, and my Wednesday conversation with Julia Glass was especially exciting because I’ve been on a binge of her work in recent weeks, ripping through my review copy … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: The Widower’s Tale
The Widower’s Tale by Julia Glass Pantheon • $25.95 • September 7, 2010 In 2002, Julia Glass won the National Book Award for Three Junes, a wonderful novel about Scottish family the McLeods. BookPage contributor Alden Mudge praised an aspect of … Continue reading
Packing list
Happy Fourth of July weekend! Anyone going on a trip? BookPage is closed on Monday, and I’m heading off for a long weekend at the lovely Greers Ferry Lake in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Where I’m going there’s no internet, spotty … Continue reading
