Award-winning fantasy fiction novelist Guy Gavriel Kay talks to our books editor Laurie Grassi about his newest book, women in historical fiction and more.

Podcast: Interview with Guy Gavriel Kay, author of River of Stars

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What if you lived your life over and over again? Life after Life is a Sliding Doors meets Back to the Future adventure in novel form. The story follows Ursula from her birth in 1910 as she continually relives the same life, taking different forks in the road each time she’s reborn.

Book review: Life after Life by Kate Atkinson

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The author talks about her memoir about the death of her brother

Podcast: Helen Humphreys, author of Nocturne

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At the end of July 2009, novelist Helen Humphreys' brother Martin was diagnosed with cancer. By December, he was dead. Nocturne chronicles the months in between: the time during which his illness progressed and his sister struggled to cope with his deterioration and her own fear and sadness. 

Book review: Nocturne by Helen Humphreys

April 2013

From novelist Helen Humphrey chronicling her own brother's deteriorating health to a story about three friends who set off on a journey through Europe, these page-turners will have you reading the whole month long.

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Podcast: Interview with Guy Gavriel Kay, author of River of Stars

Our next Book Club pick! Life after Life by Kate Atkinson

Podcast: Interview with Helen Humphreys, author of Nocturne

Nocturne by Helen Humphreys

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