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Jul 18, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | David Wroblewski
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Oprah’s 106th Book Club pick is chock-full of history, trivia, life hacks (such as plastering firecrackers into the wall as a DIY fire alarm), adventure—and tantalizing references other books. One of the novel’s epigraphs comes from a book called Practical Agriculture and Free Will, which serves as a zany bible of sorts for the main character, John—but is Practical Agriculture a real book?
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | David Wroblewski
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."One question commonly put to writers is, “Where do your ideas come from?” I’ve always sensed an attitude that this question is embarrassingly naive, but I happen to think it’s an excellent question, a wide portal into the artist’s mind. One element of the answer, for me, is: from other stories.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
bookreporter.com | David Wroblewski
FAMILIARIS, the prequel to David Wroblewski’s 2008 bestseller, THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, is a weighty read at just under 1,000 pages. Like its predecessor, it was chosen for the prestigious Oprah’s Book Club. When Oprah delivered this exciting news to Wroblewski, she made this tongue-in-cheek comment: "I'm gonna choose it for the summer book club because it's gonna take people all summer to read it."As some have noted, FAMILIARIS could have been made into two or even three individual novels.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
sun-sentinel.com | Sally Franson |Sarah Perry |David Wroblewski |Akwaeke Emezi
Connie Ogle and Carole E. Barrowman | Star Tribune (TNS)From Nigeria to Sweden to seedy L.A., this summer’s literary fiction and mysteries/thrillers provide exciting escapes. Big in SwedenBy Sally FransonMariner | Out July 2American Paulie Johansson never thought about auditioning for reality TV but when a friend encourages her to try out for a Swedish genealogy competition, she makes a drunken video and is chosen to participate.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
baltimoresun.com | Sally Franson |Sarah Perry |David Wroblewski |Akwaeke Emezi
From Nigeria to Sweden to seedy L.A., this summer's literary fiction and mysteries/thrillers provide exciting escapes. Big in SwedenBy Sally FransonMariner | Out July 2American Paulie Johansson never thought about auditioning for reality TV but when a friend encourages her to try out for a Swedish genealogy competition, she makes a drunken video and is chosen to participate. The winner gets to meet long-lost relatives, an appealing prize because Paulie isn't close to her own family.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
hastingstribune.com | Sally Franson |Sarah Perry |David Wroblewski |Akwaeke Emezi
From Nigeria to Sweden to seedy L.A., this summer's literary fiction and mysteries/thrillers provide exciting escapes. Big in SwedenBy Sally FransonMariner | Out July 2American Paulie Johansson never thought about auditioning for reality TV but when a friend encourages her to try out for a Swedish genealogy competition, she makes a drunken video and is chosen to participate. The winner gets to meet long-lost relatives, an appealing prize because Paulie isn't close to her own family.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
kansascity.com | Sally Franson |Sarah Perry |David Wroblewski |Akwaeke Emezi
From Nigeria to Sweden to seedy L.A., this summer's literary fiction and mysteries/thrillers provide exciting escapes. By Sally FransonMariner | Out July 2American Paulie Johansson never thought about auditioning for reality TV but when a friend encourages her to try out for a Swedish genealogy competition, she makes a drunken video and is chosen to participate. The winner gets to meet long-lost relatives, an appealing prize because Paulie isn't close to her own family.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
sacbee.com | Sally Franson |Sarah Perry |David Wroblewski |Akwaeke Emezi
From Nigeria to Sweden to seedy L.A., this summer's literary fiction and mysteries/thrillers provide exciting escapes. By Sally FransonMariner | Out July 2American Paulie Johansson never thought about auditioning for reality TV but when a friend encourages her to try out for a Swedish genealogy competition, she makes a drunken video and is chosen to participate. The winner gets to meet long-lost relatives, an appealing prize because Paulie isn't close to her own family.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
thestate.com | Sally Franson |Sarah Perry |David Wroblewski |Akwaeke Emezi
From Nigeria to Sweden to seedy L.A., this summer's literary fiction and mysteries/thrillers provide exciting escapes. Big in SwedenBy Sally FransonMariner | Out July 2American Paulie Johansson never thought about auditioning for reality TV but when a friend encourages her to try out for a Swedish genealogy competition, she makes a drunken video and is chosen to participate. The winner gets to meet long-lost relatives, an appealing prize because Paulie isn't close to her own family.
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May 30, 2024 | 
startribune.com | Sally Franson |Sarah Perry |David Wroblewski |Akwaeke Emezi
Big in SwedenBy Sally FransonMariner | Out July 2American Paulie Johansson never thought about auditioning for reality TV but when a friend encourages her to try out for a Swedish genealogy competition, she makes a drunken video and is chosen to participate. The winner gets to meet long-lost relatives, an appealing prize because Paulie isn't close to her own family.
