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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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Tag Archives: Wolf Hall
Book fortune: Engrossed in history
Click here for information about this feature. Reader name: Larry Hometown: Acton, MA Favorite genres: historical fiction, history Favorite books: Caleb’s Crossing (Geraldine Brooks); Sarah’s Key (Tatiana de Rosnay); Those Who Save Us (Jenna Blum); Truman (David McCullough); Mayflower (Nathaniel … Continue reading
Long vacation ahead? Pick up a doorstop novel!
A month ago, we highlighted 15 superstar story collections. Now, it’s time to move in the opposite direction. Here are 15 doorstop novels we love, in a variety of genres. We’re defining “doorstop” loosely as a long book that will … Continue reading
‘Wolf Hall’ sequel has a pub date
Amidst all our “Best of 2011” coverage, we’re still keeping an ear to the ground to find out about the most anticipated releases of 2012. Today Henry Holt president and publisher Stephen Rubin announced that the sequel to Hilary Mantel’s … Continue reading
Predictions for Oprah’s next book club pick?
Any readers have a prediction for Oprah’s next book club pick? The Queen of Talk will make her 65th selection on Monday, December 6—after she chats with Jonathan Franzen about Freedom. Here’s what we know so far (via the AP). … Continue reading
The Man Booker Dozen
Yesterday, the “Man Booker Dozen” was announced. On September 7, six of these 13 books will be chosen for a shortlist, and on October 12, the winner of the Man Booker Prize—who will receive £50,000 and wide acclaim—will be announced. … Continue reading
Best of the Blogs
What posts on book blogs did you enjoy reading this week? A few of my picks are below… John Warner Tells You What to Read Next Posted by John Williams on The Second Pass’s blog If you haven’t been following … Continue reading
Novels as crossword puzzles or “Choose Your Own Adventure”
I’m always interested in discovering new authors, and a couple weeks ago I was intrigued by an obituary for Milorad Pavic, a Serbian novelist who died on Nov. 30, at age 80. I haven’t read any of Pavic’s books, but … Continue reading
Hilary Mantel goes beyond Wolf Hall
The novel Wolf Hall has gotten more than its fair share of press this fall and winter—Booker Prize notwithstanding, it also earned a place on our top 10 fiction list and a glowing review from contributor Lauren Bufferd—but I couldn’t … Continue reading
And the Booker goes to . . .
Hilary Mantel for Wolf Hall. To be released on this side of the Atlantic a week from today, this hefty historical novel drew an enthusiastic review from BookPage’s Lauren Bufferd, who deemed it a riveting portrait of Thomas Cromwell, chief … Continue reading
