Curtis Sittenfeld, Author . Random $24.95 (406p) ISBN 978-1-4000-6231-7
A self-conscious outsider navigates the choppy waters of adolescence and a posh boarding school's social politics in Sittenfeld's A-grade coming-of-age debut. The strong narrative voice belongs to Lee Fiora, who leaves South Bend, Ind., for...
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Curtis Sittenfeld, Author . Random $22.95 (272p) ISBN 978-1-4000-6476-2
Sittenfeld's poignant if generic follow-up to her bestselling debut, Prep
, similarly tracks a young woman's coming-of-age, but rather than navigating an elite school's nasty and brutish social system, this time the narrator contends...
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Curtis Sittenfeld, Author . Random $26 (576p) ISBN 978-1-4000-6475-5
Sittenfeld tracks, in her uneven third novel, the life of bookish, naïve Alice Lindgren and the trajectory that lands her in the White House as first lady. Charlie Blackwell, her boyishly charming rake of a husband, whose background of Ivy...
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Curtis Sittenfeld. Random, $27 (406p) ISBN 978-1-4000-6831-9
Delicious insights into sisterhood and motherhood are peppered throughout Sittenfeld’s novel about identical twins with ESP. The story, though, isn’t as convincing as the twins, who are rendered so vividly that readers would be able to pick them out
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Curtis Sittenfeld. Random House, $28 (512p) ISBN 978-1-4000-6832-6
In Sittenfeld’s modern version of Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet writes for a women’s magazine, Jane Bennet teaches yoga, Lydia and Kitty Bennet are Crossfit enthusiasts on paleo diets, heartthrob Chip Bingley is a reality-TV star, and...
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Curtis Sittenfeld. Random House, $27 (256p) ISBN 978-0-399-59286-7
In her thoroughly satisfying first collection, Sittenfeld (Eligible) spins magic out of the short story form. Bookended by tales concerning the election of Donald Trump, the collection comfortably situates itself in contemporary America, focusing on
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Curtis Sittenfeld. Random House, $30 (432p) ISBN 978-0-399-59091-7
In this entertaining political fantasy, Sittenfeld (Eligible) imagines Hillary Clinton’s personal and professional life if she and Bill had gone their separate ways instead of marrying. The novel begins with an intimate perspective on historical...
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Curtis Sittenfeld. Random House, $28 (320p) ISBN 978-0-399-59094-8
The culture wars and political drama of Sittenfeld’s best work are absent in her underwhelming latest (after Rodham), which follows a successful but insecure woman who catches the eye of a rock star. It’s 2018, and Sally Milz, 36, is a seasoned...
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Curtis Sittenfeld, read by Cassandra Campbell. Random House Audio, , unabridged, 11 CDs, 13.5 hrs., $40 ISBN 978-0-307-73664-2
In Sittenfeld’s amusing modern-day retelling of Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet writes for a women’s magazine, Jane Bennet teaches yoga, Lydia and Kitty Bennet are CrossFit enthusiasts on paleo diets, heartthrob Chip Bingley is a...
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Curtis Sittenfeld. Random House, $28 (304p) ISBN 978-0-593-44673-7
Sittenfeld (Romantic Comedy) zooms in on urban Midwesterners dealing with middle-aged disillusions in this witty story collection. The protagonists, who skew liberal and are often blind to their upper-middle-class privilege, bumble into sticky...
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