The short list of nominees for the Man Booker Award was announced yesterday and while I am still bitter about the amazing debut novel, Netherland, being omitted there are still some incredible books on the list – a few of which have long been BookPeople staff favorites.
The nominees are:
The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher
The Secret [...]
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5 Must Reads
Posted in staff reviews, tagged staff reviews, Marilynne Robinson, Home, A Fraction of the Whole, Steve Toltz, Ethan Canin, America America, Rabih Alameddine, The Hakawati, American Wife, Curtis Sittenfeld on September 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you only read one book this year, I don’t know that we could ever be friends. Who only reads one book a year? It’s absurd. Nonetheless, if you plan to read 5 books this year (and that is still far too few), allow me to make some recommendations:
First up is Home by Marilynne [...]
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