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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.
'The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells' by Andrew Sean Greer
Greta Wells experiences three alternate lives during a therapy session, all with different secrets and losses, pain and happiness. Which one will she ultimately choose?
- 9 July 2013
'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
Zan's story of a young woman marked by the consequences of her time spent as the prisoner of a sadistic kidnapper is drawing lots of buzz already.
- 13 August 2013
'The People in the Trees' by Hanya Yanagihara
This ambitious first novel, billed as an "anthropological adventure," was a decade in the making and is already being compared to Norman Rush and Ann Patchett.
- 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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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘NOS4A2′ by Joe Hill
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill ISBN 978-0062200570 • Morrow • $28.99 • 704 pages I like scary stuff—movies, roller coasters and, yes, books. My favorite horror novel is actually a tie between The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and ’Salem’s Lot … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
The Feminine Mystique (50th Anniversary Edition) by Betty Friedan Introduction by Gail Collins Afterword by Anna Quindlen Norton • $25.95 • ISBN 9780393063790 Published February 11, 2013 I first read The Feminine Mystique as a freshman in high school. It wasn’t for … Continue reading
What We’re Reading Wednesday: ‘The Posthumous Affair’ by James Friel
The Posthumous Affair by James Friel Tupelo Press • $16.95 • ISBN 9781936797011 Published May 31, 2012 James Friel’s new book, The Posthumous Affair is a novel full of novels, whose characters use Friel’s story as material for their own. … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Tiger’s Wife’
The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht Random House • $25 • March 8, 2011 We’ve been talking about Téa Obreht’s The Tiger’s Wife for months—since June, in fact, when Obreht was announced as the youngest person on The New Yorker‘s … Continue reading
What We're Reading Wednesday
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow February 2010, Algonquin Books The heart of Durrow’s debut novel, the winner of the 2008 Bellwether Prize for Fiction, is Rachel, a young girl who is uprooted from her … Continue reading
