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Tag Archives: Trailer Tuesday
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone’ by Stefan Kiesbye
The theme of this month in book trailers seems to be scary stories. Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone is a mix between Stephen King and Brothers Grimm set in a dark German village. Four friends set … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Phantom’ by Jo Nesbø
Our top pick this month in mystery is Phantom, the third novel in Scandinavian writer Jo Nesbø‘s riveting series. After a three year absence, now ex-cop Harry Hole is back in his native home of Norway after he learns that … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Son’ by Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry‘s The Giver won a Newbery Medal for its thought-provoking exploration of a world without choices. Then came Gathering Blue and Messenger, which explore the same haunting themes. Technically for children, these books and the questions they invoke have … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Breed’ by Chase Novak
Just in time for Halloween, Chase Novak (a.k.a.Scott Spencer) has released a book that seriously scares. Alex and Leslie Twisden will do anything to have a baby and when fertility treatment after fertility treatment yields no results, the couple grows … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Nightmare’ by Lars Kepler
One of our picks in audio this month is The Nightmare by Lars Kepler, the pseudonym of a Swedish writing couple. This sequel to Hypnotist will not disappoint and the audio version only adds to the suspense (no skimming ahead … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Slouching Toward Adulthood’ by Sally Koslow
The title of Sally Koslow’s book says it all: Slouching Toward Adulthood: Observations from the Not-So-Empty Nest is an investigation into the “adultescent” phenomenon. Koslow, a mother of two “adultescents” herself, explores the reasons behind the growing population of college … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘French Kids Eat Everything’ by Karen Le Billon
Before they moved to France, Karen Le Billon’s children were picky eaters. A year later they were eating beets, broccoli, spinach and even mussels. How did the family manage this elaborate change? Because French Kids Eat Everything. Karen Le Billon … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘This Bright River’ by Patrick Somerville
In his latest novel This Bright River, Patrick Somerville has created something thoroughly modern. At the start of the novel, Ben Hanson has already served time in jail and drained his million-dollar trust fund. When he returns to his hometown … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Sandcastle Girls’ by Chris Bohjalian
Inspired by his Armenian heritage, Chris Bohjalian’s The Sandcastle Girls takes on the story of Armenian genocide during the First World War. Bohjalian sheds light on his inspiration for the novel in a behind-the-book essay in our July issue: “The … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow’
Daniel Nayeri’s innovative collection of novellas for teens, Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow — written entirely on an iPhone — will be published by Candlewick Press on October 25. A native of Iran who has worked as an … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Night Circus’ by Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern’s debut and one of our 25 most anticipated books for fall, is a tale of two magicians pitted against each other by Prospero the Enchanter in the astounding Cirque des Rêves. It’s an epic love … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Pigeon English’ by Stephen Kelman
I love stories of writers coming out of nowhere—and I mean nowhere—like the author of Pigeon English (HMH). Englishman Stephen Kelman worked jobs from house-cleaner to warehouse operative until he was inspired by news stories about British youth violence to write … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Before I Go to Sleep” by S.J. Watson
It’s sinister, it’s dark — it’s everything we’d hope from a debut thriller. S.J. Watson has crafted “unquestionably a suspenseful and gripping psychological thriller” of Before I Go to Sleep (Harper). Its premise is familiar yet decidedly unique — an … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Night Train’ by Clyde Edgerton
Clyde Edgerton, mixing his trademark dark humor with Southern charm, produced “magic from mayhem” in The Bible Salesman, and Edgerton fans will find that same humor in his next novel, The Night Train (Little, Brown). It takes place in small-town … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Bed’ by David Whitehouse
Debut author David Whitehouse‘s Bed (Scribner) carries some serious weight — and not just because it tells the story of the bedridden fattest man in the world. It’s a mix of intense, eccentric characters and the “merry revelry in the … Continue reading
