Sunday, March 03, 2013

3 Terrific 2012 novels: A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME, SHINE SHINE SHINE, and WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE




A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME by Wiley Cash (Harper Collins)
If you're a fan of Margaret Laurence's style, then you'll love this debut. If you're snake phobic like me, the first 50 pages will be a struggle. Follow @wileycash on Twitter. Visit his website: http://www.wileycash.com


SHINE SHINE SHINE by Lydia Netzer (St. Martin’s Press)
The best book about alopecia, astronauts and autism that you'll ever read. A startling debut novel. I read it in one great gulp. Follow Lydia Netzer as @lostcheerio on Twitter. Visit her website: http://lydianetzer.blogspot.ca



WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE by Maria Semple (Little, Brown and Company)
Quirky, smart, sly, this novel by Maria Semple (who cut her teeth as a writer for television on ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT) is maddening, joyful and deeply human. Visit her website: http://www.mariasemple.com

1 comment:

Buried In Print said...

I'm so curious about the Margaret Laurence reference...that alone had me zipping off to check it out!