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The Local News by Miriam Gershow – Paperback Release and Giveaway!

March 9, 2010 by Darlene

The Local News by Miriam Gershow is out in paperback! I read and reviewed Miriam’s novel when it was first out in hardcover and really enjoyed it (my review here). It’s an emotional story of a girl coming of age at a time of tragedy in her family. I think it’s a novel that would appeal to many and would also be a great novel to consider for your book clubs. Here’s a bit about the book from Miriam Gershow’s website:

“Going missing was the only interesting thing my brother had ever done.”

Even a decade later, the memories of the year Lydia Pasternak turned sixteen continue to haunt her. As a teenager, Lydia lived in her older brother’s shadow. While Danny’s athletic skills and good looks established his place with the popular set at school, Lydia’s smarts relegated her to the sidelines, where she rolled her eyes at her brother and his meathead friends and suffered his casual cruelty with resigned bewilderment. Though a part of her secretly wished for a return of the easy friendship she and Danny shared as children, another part of her wished Danny would just vanish. And then, one night, he did.

In the year following Danny Pasternak’s disappearance, his parents go off the rails, his town buzzes with self-indulgent mourning, and his little sister Lydia finds herself thrust into unwanted celebrity, forced to negotiate her ambivalent–often grudging–grief for a brother she did not particularly like. Suddenly embraced by Danny’s old crowd, forgotten by her parents, and drawn into the missing person investigation by her family’s intriguing private eye, Lydia both blossoms and struggles to find herself during Danny’s absence. But when a trail of clues leads to a shocking outcome in her brother’s case, the teenaged Lydia and the adult she will become are irrevocably changed, even now as she reluctantly prepares to return to her hometown.

Relentlessly gripping, often funny, and profoundly moving, The Local News is a powerful exploration of the fraught relationship between a brother and sister and how our siblings define who we are.

Here’s a bit about the author from Miriam Gershow’s website:


Miriam Gershow is a novelist, short story writer and teacher. Her debut novel, The Local News, was published by Spiegel & Grau in February 2009. It has been called “unusually credible and precise” and “deftly heartbreaking” by The New York Times, as well as “an accomplished debut” (Publisher’s Weekly) with a “disarmingly unsentimental narrative voice,” (Kirkus Reviews).

Miriam is the recipient of a Fiction Fellowship from the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, as well as an Oregon Literary Fellowship. Her stories appear in The Georgia Review, Quarterly West, Black Warrior Review, Nimrod International Journal, The Journal, and Gulf Coast, among other journals. Miriam’s stories have been listed in the 100 Distinguished Stories of The Best American Short Stories 2007 and appeared in the 2008 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories. She is also a past winner of the AWP Intro Journals award and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

She received her MFA from the University of Oregon. She taught fiction writing at the University of Wisconsin as well as descriptive writing to gifted high school students through Johns Hopkins University. She currently lives in Eugene with her husband and son, where she writes and teaches writing at the University of Oregon.

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The paperback of The Local News was released on February 9, 2010 and is a Random House Reader’s Circle selection which means there is an additional 14 pages which include a Q&A with the author, an author bio, and a Reading Group guide.

In addition, Miriam is one of the featured authors in this month’s Random House Author Chats which means that book groups can request Miriam’s participation in their book club chats. Remember when I said this would make a great book club pick. Well how much greater would it be if Miriam could join in your discussion of the book? Awesome, I’d say.

In celebration of the paperback release of The Local News by Miriam Gershow, both Miriam and Random House have graciously offered up 1 paperback copy of The Local News to one of my readers. To enter…

  • For 1 entry leave me a comment with a way to contact you.
  • For 2 entries, follow my blog. If you already do, thanks, and let me know in your comment.
  • For 3 entries, blog or tweet to spread the word!

This giveaway is open to US & Canadian residents only as the book will be shipped directly to the winner from the publisher. I will draw for the lucky winner on Sunday, March 28, 2010. Good luck to you all!

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  1. Lynne says

    March 9, 2010 at 10:43 am

    Sounds like a good book. I'd love to win a copy. I'm a follower.

  2. Aik says

    March 9, 2010 at 10:52 am

    I'd love to enter! Thanks!

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  3. Aik says

    March 9, 2010 at 10:53 am

    I'm a follower.

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  4. Aik says

    March 9, 2010 at 10:53 am

    I tweeted:

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  5. Andreea says

    March 9, 2010 at 12:05 pm

    Sounds great.

  6. Debbie says

    March 9, 2010 at 1:23 pm

    This sounds like a great one!

  7. Debbie says

    March 9, 2010 at 1:23 pm

    I'm a follower.

  8. A Bookshelf Monstrosity says

    March 9, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    Please enter me, and thanks!

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  9. A Bookshelf Monstrosity says

    March 9, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    I'm an old follower.

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  10. A Bookshelf Monstrosity says

    March 9, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    I tweeted:

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  11. rubynreba says

    March 9, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    Please enter me for this book. Thanks.
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    I am a follower.

  12. holdenj says

    March 9, 2010 at 2:21 pm

    Please enter me as well! I've missed out on checking this one out.

    +2 I'm a follower.

    Thanks!
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  13. Marjorie says

    March 9, 2010 at 2:35 pm

    The review sounds like a book I would like to read.

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  14. Marjorie says

    March 9, 2010 at 2:35 pm

    I follow by google reader.

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  15. Kay says

    March 9, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    I'm interested in this book, so please enter me.

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    I follow your blog, so entry #2.

  16. Linda says

    March 9, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    Having grown up with two older brothers, I'm always intrigued by books about sibling relationships. Thanks for the giveaway.

    I follow through Google Reader.

  17. Shannon says

    March 9, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    I'm a follower. =)

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  18. Libby's Library says

    March 9, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    I would love to have a chance to win a copy.

    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  19. Libby's Library says

    March 9, 2010 at 4:34 pm

    I'm a follower – Libby's Library

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  20. Elisabeth says

    March 9, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    Sounds intriguing! And, I'm a follower.

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  21. Sandy Jay says

    March 9, 2010 at 6:01 pm

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  22. Sandy Jay says

    March 9, 2010 at 6:02 pm

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  23. fredamans says

    March 9, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    Looks really good.

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  24. fredamans says

    March 9, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    I already follow publicly.

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  25. fredamans says

    March 9, 2010 at 6:28 pm

    tweet; http://twitter.com/fredalicious/status/10232086551

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  26. Andrea I says

    March 9, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    It looks like a good book..Count me in.

    Follower

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  27. Lauren says

    March 9, 2010 at 7:26 pm

    The plot reminds me of that old 80s movie Stand By Me with River Phoenix. Sounds really good, and I'd love to win a copy. 😀

    hersilentmusings@yahoo.com

    I tweeted your giveaway.

    +3 🙂

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  29. xxsquigglesxx says

    March 9, 2010 at 7:52 pm

    I am a follower.

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    March 9, 2010 at 7:53 pm

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  31. Jo-Jo says

    March 9, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    I would love to win this book!
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  32. Jo-Jo says

    March 9, 2010 at 8:34 pm

    I'm also a follower.
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  33. Misusedinnocence says

    March 9, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    Sounds great! I would love to win a copy!

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  34. Misusedinnocence says

    March 9, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    I follow.

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  35. Zibilee says

    March 9, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    This sounds like it would be a good read, and I would love to be entered in your giveaway!

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  36. softdrink says

    March 10, 2010 at 1:14 am

    I'm interested!

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  37. a real librarian says

    March 10, 2010 at 1:24 am

    Thanks for the giveaway!! I follow!!

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  38. Martha Lawson says

    March 10, 2010 at 4:34 am

    Sounds like a good book. Please enter me.

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  39. Amanda says

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  40. Mystica says

    March 10, 2010 at 10:21 am

    I liked your review. Please count me in.

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  41. Anonymous says

    March 10, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    Would love to win!!

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  42. J.T. Oldfield says

    March 10, 2010 at 11:52 pm

    Please enter me.

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    March 11, 2010 at 12:13 am

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    March 11, 2010 at 5:08 am

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    March 11, 2010 at 5:08 am

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  46. baileythebookworm says

    March 11, 2010 at 3:25 pm

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  47. baileythebookworm says

    March 11, 2010 at 3:25 pm

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  48. Pam says

    March 12, 2010 at 1:05 am

    I've been wanting to read this one. count me in please!

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  49. Pam says

    March 12, 2010 at 1:06 am

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  50. Katrina says

    March 12, 2010 at 1:39 am

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  51. distractedmusician says

    March 13, 2010 at 2:17 pm

    Very intrigued!

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    Thanks!

  52. Wanda says

    March 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    I remember well your review for this one … please enter my name for a chance to win, thanks!

    I follow and will post here.

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  53. Vera says

    March 14, 2010 at 8:32 pm

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  54. Jo-Jo says

    March 15, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    I blogged about the contest here.
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  55. Denny, Alaska says

    March 15, 2010 at 11:28 pm

    Thanks for entering me!

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  56. Vera says

    March 17, 2010 at 8:43 pm

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  57. Vera says

    March 17, 2010 at 8:43 pm

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    March 18, 2010 at 3:45 am

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  59. Allison says

    March 18, 2010 at 3:45 am

    I follow

  60. Allison says

    March 18, 2010 at 3:45 am

    I follow #2

  61. Bookie says

    March 18, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    Enter me please.

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  62. Bookie says

    March 18, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    I'm a follower.

  63. Joanne ♦ The Book Zombie says

    March 18, 2010 at 6:54 pm

    I'd added Local News to my wishlist after having read your review, so I would love the chance to win a copy!

    And I'm an old follower 🙂

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  64. bison61 says

    March 20, 2010 at 2:18 pm

    this book does sound good-please sign me up

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    March 21, 2010 at 7:34 pm

    Count me in.

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    March 21, 2010 at 7:34 pm

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    March 21, 2010 at 7:41 pm

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    March 21, 2010 at 7:42 pm

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  69. Linda Kish says

    March 22, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    Sounds great. I'd love to win/read this book.

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  70. shnndvs says

    March 23, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    I would love to win this book. Thanks for the opportunity!
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  71. shnndvs says

    March 23, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    I am a follower.

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  72. Teresa says

    March 23, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    Please count me in. I just started following.

  73. CherylS22 says

    March 26, 2010 at 8:41 pm

    Looks like a great book – please count me in!
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  74. CherylS22 says

    March 26, 2010 at 8:41 pm

    GFC follower
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  75. AllyinWA says

    March 28, 2010 at 10:51 am

    So glad to see this out in paperback. It's been on my TBR list waiting for paperback as it's easier to tote to work. Thanks for the chance.

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  76. AllyinWA says

    March 28, 2010 at 10:51 am

    Old follower (Ally)

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  77. Simply Stacie says

    March 28, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Please count me in.

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  78. Simply Stacie says

    March 28, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    follower.

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  79. kathy says

    March 28, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    Would love to read this, been following your blog for a couple months now- love the variety.

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