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~post by Julie W. Gary Shteyngart, author of such bookseller favorites as Super Sad True Love Story (I still have the coasters Random House sent out to stores to promote that one), Absurdistan, and The Russian Debutante's Handbook, has a new book coming out in January. This time, it's all about him: Little Failure: A Memoir. … Continue reading Gary Shteyngart Memoir Coming in January
Top Shelf in July: Transatlantic by Colum McCann Reviewed by: Consuelo, Master Bookseller & Assistant Manager Colum McCann is back, and doing what he does best – weaving story lines across time and place into one stunning work of fiction. TransAtlantic begins with the stories of four real-life men with ties to Ireland. It opens … Continue reading Top Shelf in July: TRANSATLANTIC by Colum McCann
Transatlantic by Colum McCann Reviewed by Consuelo Colum McCann is back, and doing what he does best – weaving disparate storylines across time and place into one stunning work of fiction. TransAtlantic begins with the stories of four real-life men with ties to Ireland. Jack Alcock and Teddy Brown make the first transatlantic flight from … Continue reading Colum McCann, Doing What He Does Best
Fired up by the release of Dan Brown's Dante-inspired new thriller, Inferno, we've put together a massive display on our first floor honoring all nine circles of Dante's hell: Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Anger, Heresy, Violence, Fraud & Treachery. From Fifty Shades (Lust) to Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Violence) to The Vanishers (Fraud, Treachery, actually … Continue reading 9 Circles of Literary Damnation
~post by Julie I carried A Constellation of Vital Phenomena around for months. Someone first gave me an early copy back in October. She pressed it in my hands and said, "You MUST read this. It's reminded me of The Tiger's Wife, but somehow possibly even better, in some ways." I put it on the … Continue reading Read This Book: A CONSTELLATION OF VITAL PHENOMENA
Dan Brown, bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, has a brand new novel coming out next Tuesday, May 14. Inferno finds Harvard professor Robert Langdon racing around Italy to unravel a mystery by following Dante's classic poem. We're currently taking pre-orders for the book, sure to be another bestseller, and are happy to announce that anyone … Continue reading Dan Brown INFERNO Give Away
If you were a fan of Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of linked short stories, then you'll want to get yourself down to a bookstore tomorrow and pick up The Burgess Boys, her new novel. Shelf Awareness gave it a great review: "Almost five years after winning a Pulitzer for the linked stories … Continue reading New From the Author of OLIVE KITTERIDGE
Top Shelf in March: Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell Reviewed by Liz (Car Dancin' Queen) Wyckoff I’ve been in love with Karen Russell since the publication of her first short story collection, St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, in 2008. The incredible title story of that book follows a group … Continue reading Top Shelf in March: VAMPIRES IN THE LEMON GROVE
The News from Spain: 7 Variations on a Love Story by Joan Wickersham Reviewed by: Julie W. The news from Spain is that her husband is dead. His race car spun out and hit a tree. A bomb's gone off under a park bench. The news from Spain is what you haven't even heard yet … Continue reading Have You Read the News From Spain?
NPR Loves VAMPIRES IN THE LEMON GROVE"Russell's creativity won't come as a surprise to anyone who has read her critically acclaimed 2011 novel, Swamplandia!, but it should convert the skeptical readers who hold on to the idea that literary fiction can't be creative and entertaining. It should also delight the same readers who loved George … Continue reading NPR Loves VAMPIRES IN THE LEMON GROVE
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