A Little Preview
Washington Post Book World printed its annual Fall Preview. This is not to be confused with the annual Summer Preview, annual Spring Preview, annual Holiday Preview, annual Arbor Day Preview or any other annual Preview Book World publishes.
Look at all the romance novels highlighted…oh, wait. Moving on to the General Fiction section, there are some book blurbs that sound interesting. For instance:
-Devotion by Howard Norman. Described as “A new marriage, a cordial in-law - and a startlingly savage murder.” That was enough to get me to search it out.
-The Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud - One of those books I’ve seen everywhere. I’m not convinced it’s my thing, but the reviews are good.
-The Lay of the Land by Richard Ford - This one is for my husband. He loves Ford.
-Lisey’s Story by Stephen King - For those who thought he stopped writing…here’s a new one. For those who wish he’d stop writing…well, I can’t help you.
-Piece of Work by Laura Zigman - This looks suspiciously like chick lit. Who let this get on the list?
-The Road by Cormac McCarthy - I kind of love McCarthy. This one deals with surviving a nuclear holocaust. Not the lightest of topics but sounds good.
-The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox - This is listed under the topic of Fiction Around The World. That’s different from Fiction, I guess. The description got me: “The story of a Victorian Londoner who values books, prizes erudition and loves to kill.” Then I checked around on the guy and grew even more intrigued. This is the first book by Cox. He took 30 years to write it and got a terrific deal.
There are more books included in the Fall Preview, including a whole host of mysteries and thrillers (Brad Meltzer, Michael Connelly, Walter Mosley, Kate Atkinson and more). Nonfiction and children’s books are on the list as well. Check it out.
August 30th, 2006 at 9:56 am
Thanks for the scoop. What an interesting selection. Variety adds spice to life.