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Tag Archives: Yann Martel
The ‘Life of Pi’ trailer is here!
Life of Pi by Yann Martel has sold more than seven million copies worldwide. No doubt the Booker Prize-winning novel about a boy named Pi stranded on a lifeboat—with a Bengal tiger!—has moved countless readers. (President Obama famously called the … Continue reading
And the lead role in ‘Life of Pi’ goes to . . .
an unknown Indian teen, Suraj Sharma, according to Variety. The 17-year-old beat out more than 3,000 other actors to play the role of a young man stuck on a life raft with a tiger in the 3D film, which has … Continue reading
Best of the Blogs
My “Best of the Blogs” posts are usually random, but this week I thought it’d be fun to spotlight a theme: the ever-popular top 5 lists. Top 5 Children’s Books for Grown-Ups Posted by Brain Pickings There’s nothing out of … Continue reading
BookPage inaugural podcast: Beatrice and Virgil
After hearing a huge range of critical reactions to Yann Martel’s Beatrice and Virgil, BookPage editors Trisha, Abby, Kate and I decided to read the book for ourselves and discuss it in our first-ever BookPage podcast. Briefly, Beatrice and Virgil … Continue reading
Yann Martel + Kathi Appelt = cover déjà vu?
Yesterday some BookPage staffers were reviewing summer middle grade novels, and I couldn’t help but pause at the cover of Kathi Appelt‘s Keeper—and think of Katherine’s cover déjà vu series over at A Girl Walks Into a Bookstore. Compare: A … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: Beatrice and Virgil
By now you probably know that Yann Martel’s Beatrice and Virgil was published yesterday. This is Martel’s first novel since Life of Pi, which won the Man Booker Prize and sold more than two million copies. (Click hear to read … Continue reading
Start marking your April calendars
You already know we’re excited about the latest novels from Yann Martel (April 13) and Ian McEwan (March 29). But as we plan the April issue of BookPage, it’s becoming clear that there are many new releases to anticipate. Here … Continue reading
Yann Martel cover, discovered
Three months before the April 13 release date, the cover for Yann Martel’s second novel has been revealed! And so, a monkey and a donkey in the desert take the place of a boy and a tiger on a life … Continue reading
Yann Martel's 'Beatrice & Virgil' to pub in April
Today Random House announced the April 13 publication of Beatrice & Virgil, a new novel from Canadian author Yann Martel—his first since the surprise 2002 hit Life of Pi. The book was previously scheduled for a summer release. Few details … Continue reading
