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><channel><title>TLC Book Tours &#187; admin</title> <atom:link href="http://tlcbooktours.com/author/admin/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://tlcbooktours.com</link> <description>The Sky's The Limit...</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:49:27 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Rosamund Lupton, author of Afterwards: A Novel, on tour April/May 2012</title><link>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/02/rosamund-lupton-author-of-afterwards-a-novel-on-tour-aprilmay-2012/</link> <comments>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/02/rosamund-lupton-author-of-afterwards-a-novel-on-tour-aprilmay-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:29:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[blog tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mystery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual book tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[afterwards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[literary fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[literary thriller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[psychological thriller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rosamund lupton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tlc book tours]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://tlcbooktours.com/?p=18710</guid> <description><![CDATA[About Afterwards: A Novel Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Crown (April 24, 2012) From the author of the acclaimed bestseller Sister comes a gripping, thrilling story of a mother who will do anything to protect her child. The school was on fire, and Grace&#8217;s last memory is of trying to reach her daughter, Jenny, trapped inside the inferno. [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Afterwards.jpg"><img
class="alignright size-medium wp-image-18711" title="Afterwards" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Afterwards-197x300.jpg" alt="" width="197" height="300" /></a>About <em><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Afterwards-Novel-Rosamund-Lupton/dp/0307716546">Afterwards: A Novel</a></em></h3><ul><li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 400 pages</li><li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Crown (April 24, 2012)</li></ul><p>From the author of the acclaimed bestseller Sister comes a gripping, thrilling story of a mother who will do anything to protect her child.</p><p>The school was on fire, and Grace&#8217;s last memory is of trying to reach her daughter, Jenny, trapped inside the inferno.  While their bodies are frantically cared for by doctors, Grace and Jenny awaken in the hospital in a strange in-between state.  When they learn that someone purposefully set the fire, and Jenny may still be in grave danger from someone who wants her dead, Grace realizeds she may be the only one who can discover who might be responsible.  The police are looking at Adam, Jenny&#8217;s younger brother, who is struck mute by the horror he witnessed and can&#8217;t defend himself when he is accused of the arson.</p><p>But a mother will do anything to protect her children, and Grace will do whatever it takes to save Adam and Jenny and find out who committed the crime that rocked their lives.</p><p><strong>&#8220;Lupton enters the highly charged ring where the best psychological detective writers spar, her hands raised in a victory clench&#8230;&#8221;&#8211;New York Times Book Review</strong></p><h3><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Rosamund-Lupton.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-18712" title="Rosamund Lupton" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Rosamund-Lupton-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a>About Rosamund Lupton</h3><p>Rosamund Lupton lives with her husband and two sons in London.</p><p>For more information on Rosamund and her work, please visit her website, <a
href="http://www.rosamundlupton.com/">rosamundlupton.com</a>, her <a
href="http://www.facebook.com/RosamundLuptonAuthor">Facebook</a> page, or follow her on Twitter <a
href="http://twitter.com/rosamundlupton">@Rosamundlupton</a>.</p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
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isPermaLink="false">http://tlcbooktours.com/?p=18501</guid> <description><![CDATA[Faith and other titles by Jennifer Haigh Monday, January 30th: Melody &#38; Words (Faith) Monday, January 30th: Coffee and a Book Chick (Baker Towers) Tuesday, January 31st: Write Meg (Faith) Wednesday, February 1st: A Cozy Reader’s Corner (Mrs. Kimble) Wednesday, February 1st: Unabridged Chick (Baker Towers) Thursday, February 2nd: Broken Teepee (Faith) &#160; New by Winifred Gallegher Monday, January 30th: Eco-Friendly and Frugal Monday, January 30th: My Year(s) of [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><em>Faith</em> and other titles by Jennifer Haigh</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/faith.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17118" title="faith" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/faith-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 30th: <a
href="http://melodyandwords.com/">Melody &amp; Words</a> (Faith)</p><p>Monday, January 30th: <a
href="http://coffeeandabookchick.blogspot.com/">Coffee and a Book Chick</a> (Baker Towers)</p><p>Tuesday, January 31st: <a
href="http://writemeg.com/">Write Meg</a> (Faith)</p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://acozyreaderscorner.blogspot.com/">A Cozy Reader’s Corner</a> (Mrs. Kimble)</p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://unabridged-expression.blogspot.com/">Unabridged Chick</a> (Baker Towers)</p><p>Thursday, February 2nd: <a
href="http://www.brokenteepee.com/">Broken Teepee</a> (Faith)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><em>New</em> by Winifred Gallegher</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/New.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17288" title="New" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/New-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 30th: <a
href="http://www.ecofriendlyandfrugal.com/">Eco-Friendly and Frugal</a></p><p>Monday, January 30th: <a
href="http://midlifemommusings.blogspot.com/">My Year(s) of Spending Less and Living More</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/">Everyday Simplicity</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>All the Flowers in Shanghai</em> by Duncan Jepson</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/alll-the-flowers-in-shanghai.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17106" title="alll the flowers in shanghai" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/alll-the-flowers-in-shanghai-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 30th: <a
href="http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/">The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 31st: <a
href="http://blogginboutbooks.blogspot.com/">Bloggin’ ‘Bout Books</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Night Swim</em> by Jessica Keener</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Night-Swim.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17367" title="Night Swim" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Night-Swim-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 30th: <a
href="http://stephanywrites.blogspot.com/">Stephany Writes</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://thelostentwife.net/">The Lost Entwife</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Take a Deep Breath</em> by Dr. Nina Shapiro</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Take-a-Deep-Breath.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16590" title="Take a Deep Breath" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Take-a-Deep-Breath-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 30th: <a
href="http://www.momscleanairforce.org/">Moms Clean Air Force</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://www.astheygrowup.com/">As They Grow Up</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>The Silent Oligarch</em> by Christopher Morgan Jones</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The-Silent-Oligarch.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17702" title="The Silent Oligarch" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The-Silent-Oligarch-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 30th: <a
href="http://mysterysuspence.blogspot.com/">Mysteries and My Musings</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://lifeinreviewblog.wordpress.com/">Life in Review</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Wine to Water</em> by Doc Hendley</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wine-from-water-5.5-x-8.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16178" title="Wine to Water" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wine-from-water-5.5-x-8-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 30th:  <a
href="http://www.brokenteepee.com/">Broken Teepee</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Cinderella Ate My Daughter</em> by Peggy Orenstein</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Cinderella-Ate-My-Daughter.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17736" title="Cinderella Ate My Daughter" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Cinderella-Ate-My-Daughter-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 31st: <a
href="http://strandupdate.blogspot.com/">Sara’s Organized Chaos</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://www.bookhookedblog.com/">Book Hooked Blog</a></p><p>Thursday, February 2nd: <a
href="http://heatherlo.wordpress.com/">Book Addiction</a></p><p>Friday, February 3rd: <a
href="http://blogginboutbooks.blogspot.com/">Bloggin’ ‘Bout Books</a></p><p>Friday, February 3rd: <a
href="http://familyvolley.blogspot.com/">Family Volley</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><em>All There Is</em> by Dave Isay</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/All-There-Is.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17784" title="All There Is" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/All-There-Is-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 31st: <a
href="http://www.amusedbybooks.com/">Amused By Books</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://abookishwayoflife.blogspot.com/">A Bookish Way of Life</a></p><p>Thursday, February 2nd: <a
href="http://www.amusingreviews.blogspot.com/">Amusing Review</a></p><p>Friday, February 3rd:<a
href="http://www.bookhookedblog.com/"> Book Hooked Blog</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Going Solo</em> by Eric Klinenberg</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Going-Solo.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17780" title="Going Solo" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Going-Solo-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 31st: <a
href="http://feministtexicanreads.wordpress.com/">The Feminist Texican</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living">Living Single</a></p><p>Thursday, February 2nd: <a
href="http://www.rabe.org/">Rachel’s Musings</a></p><p>Friday, February 3rd: <a
href="http://bookclubclassics.com/">Book Club Classics!</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>The Ruins of Us</em> by Keija Parssinen</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The-Ruins-of-Us.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17297" title="The Ruins of Us" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The-Ruins-of-Us-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 31st: <a
href="http://colreads.blogspot.com/">Col Reads</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://homeofaimala.blogspot.com/">The House of the Seven Tails</a></p><p>Thursday, February 2nd: <a
href="http://www.ragingbibliomania.net/">Raging Bibliomania</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><em>Graveminder</em> by Melissa Marr</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/graveminder.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17113" title="graveminder" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/graveminder-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 31st: <a
href="http://www.elle-lit.blogspot.com/">Elle Lit.</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/">The Scarlet Letter</a></p><p>Thursday, February 2nd:<a
href="http://www.savvyverseandwit.com/"> Savvy Verse &amp; Wit</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>The Flight of Gemma Hardy</em> by Margot Livesey</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The-Flight-of-Gemma-Hardy.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17606" title="The Flight of Gemma Hardy" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The-Flight-of-Gemma-Hardy-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 30th: <a
href="http://justjoanna.com/">Just Joanna</a>*</p><p>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://reviewsbymolly.com/">Book Reviews by Molly</a>*</p><p>Thursday, February 2nd:<a
href="http://libraryofmyown.blogspot.com/"> A Library of My Own</a>*</p><p>*also reading <em>Jane Eyre</em></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Gillespie and I</em> by Jane Harris</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Gillespie-and-I.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17507" title="Gillespie and I" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Gillespie-and-I-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 31st: <a
href="http://unabridged-expression.blogspot.com/">Unabridged Chick</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 1st:<a
href="http://bookslikebreathing.blogspot.com/"> Books Like Breathing</a></p><p><del>Thursday, February 2nd: <a
href="http://nomadreader.blogspot.com/">nomadreader</a></del> RESCHEDULED</p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Late for Tea at the Deer Palace</em> by Tamara Chalabi</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Late-for-Tea-at-the-Deer-Palace.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17729" title="Late for Tea at the Deer Palace" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Late-for-Tea-at-the-Deer-Palace-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 31st: <a
href="http://booknaround.blogspot.com/">BookNAround</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Prime Suspect</em> by Lynda La Plante</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Prime-Suspect.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17688" title="Prime Suspect" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Prime-Suspect-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 31st: <a
href="http://www.jennsbookshelves.com/">Jenn’s Bookshelves</a> (Prime Suspect and A Face in the Crowd)</p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>First You Try Everything</em> by Jane McCafferty</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/First-You-Try-Everything.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17717" title="First You Try Everything" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/First-You-Try-Everything-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://loving-and-learning-in-al.blogspot.com/">It’s a Crazy, Beautiful Life</a></p><p>Thursday, February 2nd: <a
href="http://ravenousreader.wordpress.com/">Bookstack</a></p><p>Friday, February 3rd: <a
href="http://www.oodlesofbooks.net/">oodles of books</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Guitar Zero</em> by Gary Marcus</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Guitar-Zero.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17711" title="Guitar Zero" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Guitar-Zero-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Wednesday, February 1st: <a
href="http://libraryofcleanreads.blogspot.com/">Library of Clean Reads</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/tlc-book-tours-tour-stops-for-january-30th-february-3rd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>R.J. Smith, author of The One, on tour March/April 2012</title><link>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/r-j-smith-author-of-the-one-on-tour-marchapril-2012/</link> <comments>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/r-j-smith-author-of-the-one-on-tour-marchapril-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:11:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[blog tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[non-fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual book tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[civil rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[james brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pop music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[R&B]]></category> <category><![CDATA[soul]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the one]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tlc book tours]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://tlcbooktours.com/?p=18393</guid> <description><![CDATA[About The One: The Life and Music of James Brown Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Gotham (March 15, 2012) The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time. Playing 350 shows a year at his peak, [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>About <em><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Life-Music-James-Brown/dp/1592406572/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0">The One: The Life and Music of James Brown</a><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TheOne.jpg"><img
class="alignright size-medium wp-image-18394" title="Untitled-5" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TheOne-197x300.jpg" alt="" width="197" height="300" /></a></em></h3><ul><li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 464 pages</li><li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Gotham (March 15, 2012)</li></ul><p><strong>The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time.</strong></p><p>Playing 350 shows a year at his peak, with more than forty <em>Billboard</em> hits, James Brown was a dazzling showman who transformed American music. His life offstage was just as vibrant, but until now no biographer has delivered a complete profile. <em>The One</em> draws on interviews with more than 100 people who knew Brown personally or played with him professionally. Using these sources, award-winning writer RJ Smith draws a portrait of a man whose twisted and amazing life helps us to understand the music he made.</p><p><em>The One</em> delves deeply into the story of a man who was raised in abject poverty in the segregated South but grew up to earn (and lose) several fortunes. Covering everything from Brown&#8217;s unconventional childhood (his aunt ran a bordello), to his role in the Black Power movement, which used &#8220;Say It Loud (I&#8217;m Black and Proud)&#8221; as its anthem, to his high-profile friendships, to his complicated family life, Smith&#8217;s meticulous research and sparkling prose blend biography with a cultural history of a pivotal era. At the heart of <em>The One</em> is Brown&#8217;s musical genius, as Smith traces the legend&#8217;s reinvention of funk, soul, R&amp;B, and pop, and his evolution as an artist whose crucial influence spans at least 5 decades.</p><h3><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Smith-2-credit-Jenny-Burman.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-18395" title="Smith-2--credit Jenny Burman" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Smith-2-credit-Jenny-Burman-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>About R.J. Smith</h3><p><strong>RJ Smith </strong>has been a Senior Editor at <em>Los Angeles </em>magazine, a contributor to <em>Blender</em>, a columnist for the <em>Village Voice</em>, a staff writer for <em>Spin</em>, and has written for <em>GQ, The New York Times Magazine, </em>and <em>Men’s Vogue</em>.  His first book, <em>The Great Black Way: LA in the 1940s and the Lost African-American Renaissance </em>was a <em>Los Angeles Times</em> bestseller and recipient of a California Book Award.  He lives in Los Angeles.</p><p><span
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style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/r-j-smith-author-of-the-one-on-tour-marchapril-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lauren Willig, author of The Garden Intrigue, on tour February/March 2012</title><link>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/lauren-willig-author-of-the-garden-intrigue-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/</link> <comments>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/lauren-willig-author-of-the-garden-intrigue-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:55:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historical fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mystery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[romance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual book tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dutton adult]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lauren willig]]></category> <category><![CDATA[literary fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[romantic fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the garden intrigue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tlc book tours]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://tlcbooktours.com/?p=17999</guid> <description><![CDATA[About The Garden Intrigue Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (February 16, 2012) Just in time for the post-Valentine’s Day chocolate hangover, THE GARDEN INTRIGUE is the latest novel in the nationally bestselling Pink Carnation series by RITA Award winner Lauren Willig (Dutton, On sale: February 16, 2012). In this ninth installment, long-time readers and newcomers alike [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>About <em><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Intrigue-Pink-Carnation/dp/0525952543">The Garden Intrigue</a><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Garden-Intrigue_final.jpg"><img
class="alignright size-medium wp-image-18011" title="Garden Intrigue_final" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Garden-Intrigue_final-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a></em></h3><ul><li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 400 pages</li><li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Dutton Adult (February 16, 2012)</li></ul><p>Just in time for the post-Valentine’s Day chocolate hangover, <strong>THE GARDEN INTRIGUE</strong> is the latest novel in the nationally<em> </em>bestselling Pink Carnation series<strong> </strong>by<strong> </strong>RITA Award winner Lauren Willig (Dutton, On sale: February 16, 2012). In this ninth installment, long-time readers and newcomers alike will be delighted to meet a character sure to become a fan favorite—a poet whose fervent ardor leads him to declare his feelings for the Pink Carnation in atrociously overwrought verse.</p><p>Lovable modern day grad student Eloise Kelly is back and on the trail of the Pink Carnation when she discovers a wretched poem among the papers of a code book. Poetry penned by the notorious fop Augustus Whittlesby for Jane Wooliston (aka the Pink Carnation)—Eloise can’t help but wonder; can anyone really be that bad of a poet? Or is something else hiding behind his putridly saccharine words? Back in 1804, New York born Paris socialite Emma Morris Delgardie doesn’t think so. She’s too busy sipping champagne to notice Whittlesby’s strange interest in a top-secret device Napoleon has commissioned. Unfortunately for Emma, she’s the poet’s entrée into the emperor’s inner circle. Fortunately for Augustus, this plucky American heroine could turn out to be his true muse.</p><p>Acclaim for Lauren Willig’s novels is as plentiful as her quirky and charming cast of characters: <em>Marie Claire </em>called her writing “History textbook meets Bridget Jones,” and <em>Library Journal </em>compared the series to “getting a plate of warm-from the oven chocolate chips cookies; it’s hard not to eat them all at once, but you want to savor each bite.”</p><p>The perfect addition to a much-beloved series, <strong>THE GARDEN INTRIGUE </strong>will leave readers clamoring for more of the spunky Eloise Kelly and the ever elusive Pink Carnation.</p><p>“As fresh and charming as its floral theme.”<strong>                                  </strong><strong></strong></p><p><strong>-<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p>“Enlightening and entertaining as always, and full of plenty of romance and intrigue.”                                <strong> </strong><strong></strong></p><p><strong>–<em>Library Journal</em></strong></p><p>“Readers will be pleased to see the spy who inspired the series in action and will enjoy the charming, witty rapport between Augustus and Emma.”</p><p><strong>–<em>Booklist</em></strong></p><h3><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/LWillig-credit-John-Earle.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-18015" title="LWillig credit John Earle" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/LWillig-credit-John-Earle-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a>About Lauren Willig</h3><p>Lauren Willig is the bestselling author of eight previous Pink Carnation novels. She received a graduate degree in English history from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, though she now writes full-time. Willig lives in New York City.</p><p>For more information about Lauren and her work, please visit her website, <a
href="http://laurenwillig.com/">laurenwillig.com</a>.</p><p><span
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style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Lauren Willig&#8217;s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:</h3><p>Thursday, February 16th:  <a
href="http://unabridged-expression.blogspot.com/">Unabridged Chick</a></p><p>Friday, February 17th:  <a
href="http://blog.imbookingit.com/">I&#8217;m Booking It</a></p><p>Monday, February 20th:  <a
href="http://inthehammockblog.blogspot.com/">In the Hammock</a></p><p>Tuesday, February 21st:  <a
href="http://a-fair-substitute-for-heaven.blogspot.com/">A Fair Substitute for Heaven</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 22nd:  <a
href="http://reviewsbymolly.com/">Book Reviews by Molly</a></p><p>Thursday, February 23rd:  <a
href="http://www.brokenteepee.com/">Broken Teepee</a></p><p>Monday, February 27th:  <a
href="http://calicocritic.blogspot.com/">Calico Critic</a></p><p>Tuesday, February 28th:  <a
href="http://stilettostorytime.wordpress.com/">Stiletto Storytime</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 29th:  <a
href="http://theallureofbooks.com/">The Allure of Books</a></p><p>Thursday, March 1st:  <a
href="http://www.jhsiess.com/">Colloquium</a></p><p>Monday, March 5th:  <a
href="http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/">The Bookworm</a></p><p>Tuesday, March 6th:  <a
href="http://achickwhoreads.blogspot.com/">A Chick Who Reads</a></p><p>Wednesday, March 7th:  <a
href="http://libraryofcleanreads.blogspot.com/">Library of Clean Reads</a></p><p>Monday, March 12th:  <a
href="http://yabooknerd.blogspot.com/">YA Book Nerd</a></p><p>Wednesday, March 14th:  <a
href="http://writemeg.com/">Write Meg</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/lauren-willig-author-of-the-garden-intrigue-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for January 16th &#8211; 20th</title><link>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/tlc-book-tours-tour-stops-for-january-16th-20th/</link> <comments>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/tlc-book-tours-tour-stops-for-january-16th-20th/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:47:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://tlcbooktours.com/?p=18089</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wine to Water by Doc Hendley Monday, January 16th:  Chaotic Compendiums Tuesday, January 17th:  Man of La Book Wednesday, January 18th:  Book Journey Thursday, January 19th:  Almost All the Truth Friday, January 20th:  Green Upgrader &#160; The Western Lit Survival Kit by Sandra Newman Monday, January 16th:  Lit and Life Tuesday, January 17th:  Shooting Stars [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><em>Wine to Water</em> by Doc Hendley</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wine-from-water-5.5-x-8.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16178" title="Wine to Water" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wine-from-water-5.5-x-8-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 16th:  <a
href="http://www.chaoticcompendiums.com/">Chaotic Compendiums</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 17th:  <a
href="http://manoflabook.com/">Man of La Book</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 18th:  <a
href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/">Book Journey</a></p><p>Thursday, January 19th:  <a
href="http://www.almostallthetruth.com/">Almost All the Truth</a></p><p>Friday, January 20th:  <a
href="http://greenupgrader.com/">Green Upgrader</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><em>The Western Lit Survival Kit</em> by Sandra Newman</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Western-Lit-Survival-Kit.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16184" title="The Western Lit Survival Kit" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Western-Lit-Survival-Kit-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 16th:  <a
href="http://litandlife.blogspot.com/">Lit and Life</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 17th:  <a
href="http://www.shootingstarsmag.blogspot.com/">Shooting Stars Mag</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 18th:  <a
href="http://www.luxuryreading.com/">Luxury Reading</a></p><p>Thursday, January 19th:  <a
href="http://joyfullyretired.com/">Joyfully Retired</a></p><p>Friday, January 20th:  <a
href="http://booksnob-booksnob.blogspot.com/">Book Snob</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><em>Night Swim</em> by Jessica Keener</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Night-Swim.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17367" title="Night Swim" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Night-Swim-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 16th: <a
href="http://www.tinasbookreviews.com/">Tina’s Book Reviews</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 17th: <a
href="http://coffeeandabookchick.blogspot.com/">Coffee and a Book Chick</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 18th: <a
href="http://goodgirlgoneredneck.blogspot.com/">Good Girl Gone Redneck</a></p><p>Thursday, January 19th: <a
href="http://abookishaffair.blogspot.com/">A Bookish Affair</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>All the Flowers in Shanghai</em> by Duncan Jepson</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/alll-the-flowers-in-shanghai.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17106" title="alll the flowers in shanghai" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/alll-the-flowers-in-shanghai-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 16th: <a
href="http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/">The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 17th: <a
href="http://peekingbetweenthepages.blogspot.com/">Peeking Between the Pages</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 18th: <a
href="http://homeofaimala.blogspot.com/">The House of the Seven Tails</a></p><p>Thursday, January 19th: <a
href="http://libraryofcleanreads.blogspot.com/">Library of Clean Reads</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Our Man in the Dark</em> by Rashad Harrison</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Our-Man-in-the-Dark.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16693" title="Our Man in the Dark" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Our-Man-in-the-Dark-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 16th: <a
href="http://reelswellblog.com/">“That’s Swell!”</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 17th: <a
href="http://www.reads4pleasure.com/">Reads for Pleasure</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Between Interruptions</em> by Cori Howard</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Between_Interrup_PB_rgb.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16955" title="Between Interruptions" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Between_Interrup_PB_rgb-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 16th:  <a
href="http://jugglinglife.typepad.com/">Juggling Life</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 18th:  <a
href="http://www.healthywithheather.com/">Get Healthy with Heather</a></p><p>Thursday, January 19th:  <a
href="http://www.theresabook.com/">There’s a Book</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Situations Matter</em> by Sam Sommers</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Situations-Matter.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-14446" title="Situations Matter" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Situations-Matter-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 16th: <a
href="http://aftergraduation.net/blog/">After Graduation</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 17th: <a
href="http://psychologyofwellbeing.com/">The Psychology of Wellbeing</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 17th: <a
href="http://www.cashandjoy.com/">Cash and Joy</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Faith</em> and other books by Jennifer Haigh</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/faith.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17118" title="faith" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/faith-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 17th: <a
href="http://acozyreaderscorner.blogspot.com/">A Cozy Reader’s Corner</a> (Baker Towers)</p><p>Tuesday, January 17th: <a
href="http://thelostentwife.net/">The Lost Entwife</a> (Faith)</p><p>Wednesday, January 18th: <a
href="http://feministtexicanreads.wordpress.com/">The Feminist Texican [Reads]</a> (The Condition)</p><p>Thursday, January 19th: <a
href="http://heatherlo.wordpress.com/">Book Addiction</a> (Mrs. Kimble)</p><p>Friday, January 20th: <a
href="http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/">The Scarlet Letter</a> (Faith)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><em>Graveminder</em> by Melissa Marr</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/graveminder.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17113" title="graveminder" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/graveminder-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 17th: <a
href="http://unabridged-expression.blogspot.com/">Unabridged Chick</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 17th: <a
href="http://squirrelqueen2.blogspot.com/">The Road to Here</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 18th: <a
href="http://www.ragingbibliomania.net/">Raging Bibliomania</a></p><p>Thursday, January 19th: <a
href="http://wordsmithonia.blogspot.com/">Wordsmithonia</a></p><p>Friday, January 20th: <a
href="http://www.lesasbookcritiques.blogspot.com/">Lesa’s Book Critiques</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><em>The Ruins of Us</em> by Keija Parssinen</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The-Ruins-of-Us.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17297" title="The Ruins of Us" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The-Ruins-of-Us-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 17th:<a
href="http://www.bookhookedblog.com/"> Book Hooked Blog</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 18th: <a
href="http://takemeaway-jennala9.blogspot.com/">Take Me Away</a></p><p>Thursday, January 19th: <a
href="http://www.brokenteepee.com/">Broken Teepee</a></p><p>Friday, January 20th: <a
href="http://bibliosue.blogspot.com/">Bibliosue</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>The Silent Oligarch</em> by Christopher Morgan Jones</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The-Silent-Oligarch.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17702" title="The Silent Oligarch" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The-Silent-Oligarch-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 17th: <a
href="http://www.jensbookthoughts.com/">Jen’s Book Thoughts</a></p><p>Thursday, January 19th: <a
href="http://manoflabook.com/wp/">Man of La Book</a></p><p>Friday, January 20th: <a
href="http://www.mytwoblessings.com/">My Two Blessings</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Guitar Zero</em> by Gary Marcus</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Guitar-Zero.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17711" title="Guitar Zero" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Guitar-Zero-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 17th:<a
href="http://suko95.blogspot.com/"> Suko’s Notebook</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Folly Beach</em> by Dorothea Benton Frank</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Folly-Beach-PB.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17264" title="Folly Beach PB" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Folly-Beach-PB-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Tuesday, January 17th: <a
href="http://practicalfrugality.blogspot.com/">Practical Frugality</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3>The <em>Prime Suspect</em> series by Lynda La Plante</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Prime-Suspect.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17688" title="Prime Suspect" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Prime-Suspect-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Thursday, January 19th: <a
href="http://strandupdate.blogspot.com/">Sara’s Organized Chaos</a> (Prime Suspect)</p><div> <span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div><div><span
style="color: #ffffff;">..</span></div><div><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/tlc-book-tours-tour-stops-for-january-16th-20th/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ryan David Jahn, author of The Dispatcher, on tour February/March 2012</title><link>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/ryan-david-jahn-author-of-the-dispatcher-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/</link> <comments>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/ryan-david-jahn-author-of-the-dispatcher-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:58:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[blog tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crime fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[literary fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[penguin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ryan david jahn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the dispatcher]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thriller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tlc book tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual book tours]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://tlcbooktours.com/?p=17874</guid> <description><![CDATA[About The Dispatcher Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); 1 edition (December 27, 2011) The phone rings. It’s your daughter. She’s been dead for four months. So begins Ian Hunt’s fight to get his daughter back. Hunt is a police dispatcher in the small East Texas town of Bulls Mouth. The call comes at the end of [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cover.-the-dispatcher.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-17875" title="The Dispatcher" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cover.-the-dispatcher-196x300.jpg" alt="" width="196" height="300" /></a>About <em><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Dispatcher-Novel-Ryan-David-Jahn/dp/0143120700">The Dispatcher</a></em></h3><p><em></em><strong>Paperback:</strong> 368 pages</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Penguin (Non-Classics); 1 edition (December 27, 2011)</p><p><em>The phone rings. It’s your daughter. She’s been dead for four months.<strong> </strong></em>So begins Ian Hunt’s fight to get his daughter back. Hunt is a police dispatcher in the small East Texas town of Bulls Mouth. The call comes at the end of his shift, and it’s from his daughter, Maggie. Maggie, whose funeral he recently attended.</p><p>The call is cut-off by the man who snatched Maggie from her bedroom seven years ago. Up until that moment, the assumption was that Maggie had been murdered, but Ian has never given up hope of finding her. A basic description of the kidnapper is all Ian has to go on.</p><p>The trail leads to a local couple, but this is just the start of Ian’s battle to get his daughter back. What follows is a bullet-strewn cross-country chase along Interstate 10, from Texas to California.</p><p>An action-packed thriller whose East Texas setting evokes <em>No Country for Old Men</em> and whose story calls to mind that of Jaycee Dugard, <strong><em>THE DISPATCHER </em></strong>is sure to keep readers hooked until the very last page.</p><p>“Violent, vivid, and disturbing, <em>The Dispatcher</em> is a stomach churner. If you want a book that grabs you—almost chokes you—and won’t let go, this is it. But it should come with a warning label: Caution, a serious writer at work.”<strong>—Ridley Pearson, #1 <em>New York Times </em></strong><strong>bestselling author of <em>Killer Summer</em></strong></p><p>“<em>The Dispatcher </em>grabs the reader on page one and never lets go. It’s a classic yet bracingly contemporary story of kidnapping, violence, and a father’s ferocious courage.”<strong>—Jonathan Santlofer, author of <em>Anatomy of Fear</em></strong><strong> </strong></p><p>&#8220;A well-written, fast-paced book . . . along the order Quentin Tarantino, with a long and bloody trail to the end.&#8221; <strong>—</strong><strong>Charlaine Harris, bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series</strong></p><h3>About Ryan David Jahn</h3><div
id="attachment_17876" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ryandavidjahn_Noel-Bass.jpg"><img
class="size-medium wp-image-17876" title="ryandavidjahn_Noel Bass" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ryandavidjahn_Noel-Bass-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a><p
class="wp-caption-text">photo credit: Noel Bass</p></div><p>Ryan David Jahn won the Crime Writers Association debut novel prize for <em>Good Neighbors </em>(Penguin, 2011). He left school at sixteen to work in a record store and subsequently joined the army. Since 2004 he has worked in television and film. He grew up in Arizona, Texas, and California and recently moved from Los Angeles to Louisville, Kentucky, where he plans to set his next novel.</p><p>For more info about Ryan and his work, please visit his website, <a
href="http://www.ryandavidjahn.com/">www.ryandavidjahn.com</a>.</p><h3>Ryan David Jahn&#8217;s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:</h3><p>Monday, February 13th:  <a
href="http://chaoticcompendiums.com/">Chaotic Compendiums</a></p><p>Tuesday, February 14th:  <a
href="http://tedlehmann.blogspot.com/">Ted Lehmann&#8217;s Bluegrass, Books, and Brainstorms</a></p><p>Thursday, February 16th:  <a
href="http://luanne-abookwormsworld.blogspot.com/">A Bookworm&#8217;s World</a></p><p>Monday, February 20th:  <a
href="http://lifeinreviewblog.wordpress.com/">Life in Review</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 22nd:  <a
href="http://readingonarainyday.com/">Reading on a Rainy Day</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 29th:  <a
href="http://grumpydan.blogspot.com/">Dan&#8217;s Journal</a></p><p>Thursday, March 1st:  <a
href="http://wordsmithonia.blogspot.com/">Wordsmithonia</a></p><p>Monday, March 5th:  <a
href="http://www.elizabethawhite.com/">Book Reviews by Elizabeth A. White</a></p><p>Tuesday, March 6th:  <a
href="http://www.ManOfLaBook.com">Man of La Book</a></p><p>Wednesday, March 7th:  <a
href="http://unabridged-expression.blogspot.com/">Unabridged Chick</a></p><p>Thursday, March 8th:  <a
href="http://www.crimefictionlover.com/">Crime Fiction Lover</a></p><p>Monday, March 12th:  <a
href="http://bookaddictkatie.com/">Book Addict Katie</a></p><p>Tuesday, March 13th:  <a
href="http://houseofcrimeandmystery.blogspot.">The House of Crime and Mystery</a></p><p>Wednesday, March 14th:  <a
href="http://libraryofmyown.blogspot.com/">A Library of My Own</a></p><p>Thursday, March 15th:  <a
href="http://mockingbirdhillcottage.blogspot.com/">Mockingbird Hill Cottage</a></p><p>Monday, March 19th:  <a
href="http://www.ragingbibliomania.net/">Raging Bibliomania</a></p><p>Wednesday, March 21st:  <a
href="http://fictionaddict.com/">Fiction Addict</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/ryan-david-jahn-author-of-the-dispatcher-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jean Davies Okimoto, author of Walter&#8217;s Muse, on tour February/March 2012</title><link>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/jeanie-okimoto-author-of-walters-muse-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/</link> <comments>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/jeanie-okimoto-author-of-walters-muse-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:22:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[blog tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[literary fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[retirement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[romance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tlc book tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual book tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://tlcbooktours.com/?p=17865</guid> <description><![CDATA[About Walter&#8217;s Muse Publisher: Endicott &#38; Hugh Books Publication date: 2/1/2012 Pages: 285 It’s the first summer of her retirement and librarian Maggie Lewis is relishing the unfolding of sweet summer days on Vashon Island: walking on the beach, reading the classics, and kayaking. But in June when a sudden storm hits the island, Maggie’s summer becomes about [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>About <em><a
href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/walters-muse-jean-davies-okimoto/1037425027?ean=9780983711513&amp;itm=2&amp;usri=jean+davies+okimoto">Walter&#8217;s Muse</a><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Walters-Muse.jpeg"><img
class="alignright size-medium wp-image-17866" title="Walter's Muse" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Walters-Muse-196x300.jpg" alt="" width="196" height="300" /></a><br
/> </em></h3><ul
id="yui_3_3_0_1_13256403202581630"><li
id="yui_3_3_0_1_13256403202581628">Publisher: Endicott &amp; Hugh Books</li><li
id="yui_3_3_0_1_13256403202581637">Publication date: 2/1/2012</li><li
id="yui_3_3_0_1_13256403202581638">Pages: 285</li></ul><p>It’s the first summer of her retirement and librarian Maggie Lewis is relishing the unfolding of sweet summer days on Vashon Island: walking on the beach, reading the classics, and kayaking. But in June when a sudden storm hits the island, Maggie’s summer becomes about as peaceful as navigating whitewater. Not only does her wealthy sister arrive uninvited with a startling announcement; but Maggie finds herself entangled with her new Baker’s Beach neighbor, Walter Hathaway. A famous children’s author and recovering alcoholic, Walter has a history with Maggie they would each like to forget. Delightfully told with humor and insight, <em>Walter’s Muse </em>is a page turner for romantics, writers, and the young at heart at any age.</p><p><strong>&#8220;An exhilarating portrait of a woman in her prime&#8230;revives in all of us a lust for life, with its splendid twists and turns, gifts of love and friendship, and promises of more surprises to come.&#8221; &#8211;Nina Sankovitch, Huffington Post, author of <em>Tolstoy and the Purple Chair</em></strong></p><p><strong>&#8220;For those who believe in second chances in love and life, Walter&#8217;s Muse provides a warm and engaging blueprint.  Okimoto&#8217;s loveably quirky characters become a reader&#8217;s friends and family.  I hated to finish the last page.&#8221;&#8211;Connie Burns, School LIbrary Journal, reviewer</strong></p><p><strong>&#8220;Brimming with wit and wisdom&#8230;a delightful celebration of mature love, sure to enchant fans of <em>Major Pettigrew&#8217;s Last Stand</em>!&#8221;&#8211;Juli Morser, Books by the Way</strong></p><h3><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/JeanDaviesOkimoto.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-17867" title="JeanDaviesOkimoto" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/JeanDaviesOkimoto-241x300.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="300" /></a>About Jean Davies Okimoto</h3><p>Jean Davies Okimoto is an author and playwright whose books and short stories have been translated into Japanese, Italian, Chinese, German and Hebrew. She is the recipient  of numerous awards including <em>Smithsonian</em> Notable Book, the American LibraryAssociation Best Book for Young Adults, the Washington Governor’s Award and the International Reading Association Readers Choice Award. Her picture book, <em>Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat</em> was adapted by Shelly Duvall for the HBO and Showtime television series “Bedtime Stories.” Her debut novel for adults <em>The Love Ceiling</em> was a season&#8217;s pick by the King County Library System, named to the ABA Indie Next Reading Group List and ebook Fiction Winner in the 2009 Indie Next Generation Awards. She has appeared on CNN, Oprah, and The Today Show. Jeanie began writing for adults when she and her husband Joe retired to Vashon Island in 2004 where they are visited by deer, a raccoon named George who is missing a tail and their six grandchildren.</p><p>For more information on Ms. Okimoto, please visit her website at <a
href="http://www.jeandaviesokimoto.com/">www.jeandaviesokimoto.com</a>.</p><h3>Jean Davies Okimoto&#8217;s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:</h3><p>Monday, February 13th:  <a
href="http://thelostentwife.net/">The Lost Entwife</a></p><p>Thursday, February 16th:  <a
href="http://booknaround.blogspot.com/">BookNAround</a></p><p>Monday, February 20th:  <a
href="http://luxuryreading.com/">Luxury Reading</a></p><p>Tuesday, February 21st:  <a
href="http://joyfullyretired.com">Joyfully Retired</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 22nd:  <a
href="http://www.bookbirddog.blogspot.com">Book Dilettante</a></p><p>Monday, February 27th:  <a
href="http://libraryofcleanreads.blogspot.com/">Library of Clean Reads</a></p><p>Tuesday, February 28th:  <a
href="http://jhsiess.com/">Colloquium</a></p><p>Thursday, March 1st:  <a
href="http://patriciaswisdom.com">Patricia&#8217;s Wisdom</a></p><p>Monday, March 5th:  <a
href="http://www.BookClubClassics.com/">Book Club Classics!</a></p><p>Wednesday, March 7th:  <a
href="http://contemplativeed.blogspot.com/">Words from the Heart</a></p><p>Monday, March 12th:  <a
href="http://greatimaginations.blogspot.com/">Great Imaginations</a></p><p>Wednesday, March 14th:  <a
href="http://www.simplystacie.net/">Simply Stacie</a></p><p>Thursday, March 22nd:  <a
href="http://undermyappletree.net/">Under My Apple Tree</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/jeanie-okimoto-author-of-walters-muse-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for January 1st &#8211; 6th</title><link>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/tlc-book-tours-tour-stops-for-january-1st-6th/</link> <comments>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/tlc-book-tours-tour-stops-for-january-1st-6th/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:20:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[tour stops]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://tlcbooktours.com/?p=17802</guid> <description><![CDATA[. Situations Matter by Sam Sommers Sunday, January 1st: Evolving Beings Monday, January 2nd: A Bookish Way of Life Tuesday, January 3rd: Patricia’s Wisdom Wednesday, January 4th: Work Happy Now Thursday, January 5th: The Possibility of Today &#160; The Western Lit Survival Kit by Sandra Newman Monday, January 2nd:  Sophisticated Dorkiness Tuesday, January 3rd:  Chaotic Compendiums Wednesday, January 4th:  DBC [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Situations Matter</em> by Sam Sommers</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Situations-Matter.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-14446" title="Situations Matter" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Situations-Matter-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Sunday, January 1st: <a
href="http://evolvingbeings.com/posts/3319/review-situations-matter-understanding-how-context-transforms-your-world/">Evolving Beings</a></p><p>Monday, January 2nd: <a
href="http://abookishwayoflife.blogspot.com/">A Bookish Way of Life</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 3rd: <a
href="http://patriciaswisdom.com/">Patricia’s Wisdom</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 4th: <a
href="http://www.workhappynow.com/">Work Happy Now</a></p><p>Thursday, January 5th: <a
href="http://www.possibilityoftoday.com/">The Possibility of Today</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><em>The Western Lit Survival Kit</em> by Sandra Newman</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Western-Lit-Survival-Kit.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16184" title="The Western Lit Survival Kit" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Western-Lit-Survival-Kit-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 2nd:  <a
href="http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/">Sophisticated Dorkiness</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 3rd:  <a
href="http://www.chaoticcompendiums.com/">Chaotic Compendiums</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 4th:  <a
href="http://dbcreads.com/">DBC Reads</a></p><p>Thursday, January 5th:  <a
href="http://www.bookhookedblog.com/">Book Hooked Blog</a></p><p>Friday, January 6th:  <a
href="http://bibliophiliac-bibliophiliac.blogspot.com/">Bibliophiliac</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><em>More Than Words Can Say</em> by Robert Barclay</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/More-Than-Words-Can-Say.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16967" title="More Than Words Can Say" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/More-Than-Words-Can-Say-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 2nd: <a
href="http://www.jennsbookshelves.com/">Jenn’s Bookshelves</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 3rd: <a
href="http://hospitablepursuits.blogspot.com/">Hospitable Pursuits</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 4th: <a
href="http://libraryofcleanreads.blogspot.com/">Library of Clean Reads</a></p><p>Thursday, January 5th:<a
href="http://diaryofaneccentric.wordpress.com/"> Diary of an Eccentric</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Folly Beach</em> by Dorothea Benton Frank</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Folly-Beach-PB.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17264" title="Folly Beach PB" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Folly-Beach-PB-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 2nd: <a
href="http://familycorner.blogspot.com/">Diary of a Stay at Home Mom</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 3rd: <a
href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/">Book Journey</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 4th: <a
href="http://veronicamarcettidimick.blogspot.com/">Chunky Monkey</a></p><p>Thursday, January 5th: <a
href="http://pantylesspreacherswife.wordpress.com/">All Grown Up?</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>All the Flowers in Shanghai</em> by Duncan Jepson</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/alll-the-flowers-in-shanghai.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17106" title="alll the flowers in shanghai" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/alll-the-flowers-in-shanghai-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 2nd: <a
href="http://jo-jolovestoread.blogspot.com/">Jo-Jo Loves to Read!</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 3rd: <a
href="http://www.brokenteepee.com/">Broken Teepee</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 4th: <a
href="http://www.savvyverseandwit.com/">Savvy Verse &amp; Wit</a></p><p>Thursday, January 5th: <a
href="http://booknaround.blogspot.com/">BookNAround</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Little Princes</em> by Conor Grennan</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Little-Princes.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16940" title="Little Princes" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Little-Princes-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 2nd: <a
href="http://takemeaway-jennala9.blogspot.com/">Take Me Away</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 3rd: <a
href="http://www.amusedbybooks.com/">Amused By Books</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 4th: <a
href="http://homeofaimala.blogspot.com/">The House of the Seven Tails</a></p><p>Thursday, January 5th: <a
href="http://www.amusingreviews.blogspot.com/">Amusing Reviews</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Wine to Water</em> by Doc Hendley</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wine-from-water-5.5-x-8.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16178" title="Wine to Water" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wine-from-water-5.5-x-8-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 2nd:  <a
href="http://debsbookbag.blogspot.com/">Deb’s Book Bag</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 4th:  <a
href="http://www.lauragerold.blogspot.com/">Laura’s Reviews</a></p><p>Thursday, January 5th:  <a
href="http://joyfullyretired.com/">Joyfully Retired</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Between Interruptions</em> by Cori Howard</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Between_Interrup_PB_rgb.jpg"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16955" title="Between Interruptions" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Between_Interrup_PB_rgb-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 2nd:  <a
href="http://www.amusingreviews.blogspot.com/">A Musing Reviews</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 4th:  <a
href="http://www.actingbalanced.com/">Acting Balanced</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><span
style="color: #ffffff;"><span
style="color: #000000;"><em>Take a Deep Breath</em> by Dr. Nina Shapiro</span><br
/> </span></h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/2011/11/dr-nina-shapiro-author-of-take-a-deep-breath-on-tour-january-2012/take-a-deep-breath/" rel="attachment wp-att-16590"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16590" title="Take a Deep Breath" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Take-a-Deep-Breath-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Wednesday, January 4th: <a
href="http://reviewsbymolly.blogspot.com/">Book Reviews by Molly</a></p><p>Thursday, January 5th: <a
href="http://www.theresabook.com/">There’s a Book</a></p><p>Friday, January 6th: <a
href="http://www.twobearsfarm.com/">Two Bears Farm and the Three Cubs</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3><em>Our Man in the Dark</em> by Rashad Harrison</h3><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/2011/11/rashad-harrison-author-of-our-man-in-the-dark-on-tour-january-2012/our-man-in-the-dark/" rel="attachment wp-att-16693"><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16693" title="Our Man in the Dark" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Our-Man-in-the-Dark-100x152.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="152" /></a>Monday, January 2nd: <a
href="http://manoflabook.com/wp/">Man of La Book</a></p><p>Tuesday, January 3rd: <a
href="http://unabridged-expression.blogspot.com/">Unabridged Chick</a></p><p>Wednesday, January 4th: <a
href="http://lifeinreviewblog.wordpress.com/">Life In Review</a></p><p>Thursday, January 5th: <a
href="http://www.mockingbirdhillcottage.blogspot.com/">Mockingbird Hill Cottage</a></p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/tlc-book-tours-tour-stops-for-january-1st-6th/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Book Club of the Month Contest for January 2012</title><link>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/book-club-of-the-month-contest-for-january-2012/</link> <comments>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/book-club-of-the-month-contest-for-january-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:46:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BOOK CLUB CONTEST]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[becker's bridal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[book club contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gotham]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jeffrey zaslow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[michigan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[non fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the magic room]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://tlcbooktours.com/?p=16807</guid> <description><![CDATA[Book club members will want to share their own wedding memories and their hopes and dreams for their daughters while discussing The Magic Room  The Magic Room: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters by Jeffrey Zaslow The New York Times bestselling journalist and author of The Girls from Ames, Jeffrey Zaslow, [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 style="text-align: center;">Book club members will want to share their own wedding memories and their hopes and dreams for their daughters while discussing</h3><h1 style="text-align: center;"><em><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Room-Story-About-Daughters/dp/1592406610">The Magic Room </a></em></h1><p><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/images.jpeg"><img
class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16809" title="images" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/images.jpeg" alt="" width="183" height="275" /></a></p><p
style="text-align: center;"><em><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Room-Story-About-Daughters/dp/1592406610">The Magic Room: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters</a></em> by Jeffrey Zaslow</p><p><strong>The <em>New York Times</em> bestselling journalist and author of <em>The Girls from Ames</em>, Jeffrey Zaslow, takes us to a multi- generational family owned small-town bridal shop to explore the emotional lives of women in the 21st century. </strong></p><p>You may not have heard of Fowler, Michigan, much less Becker&#8217;s Bridal. But for the thousands of women who have stepped inside, Becker&#8217;s is the site of some of the most important moments of their lives-moments that speak to us all. Housed in a former bank, the boutique owners transformed the vault into a &#8220;magic room,&#8221; with soft church lighting, a circular pedestal, and mirrors that make lifelong dreams come true.</p><p>Illuminating the poignant aspects of a woman&#8217;s journey to the altar, <em>The Magic Room</em> tells the stories of memorable women on the brink of commitment. Run by the same family for years, Becker&#8217;s has witnessed transformations in how America views the institution of marriage; some of the shop&#8217;s clientele are becoming stepmothers, or starting married life for a second time. In <em>The Girls from Ames</em>, beloved author Jeffrey Zaslow used friendships to explore the emotional lives of women. In <em>The Magic Room</em>, he turns his perceptive eye to weddings and weaves together secrets, memories and family tales to explore the hopes and dreams we have for our daughters.</p><p>______________________________________________________________________________________</p><blockquote><p
style="text-align: center;"><strong>Please fill out our <a
href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dF9LNG1lbHFTRlcxMHI4X1BFV0pEbkE6MQ">super short registration form </a>(&lt;—click here) <strong><strong>by January 31st </strong></strong>for a chance to win a set of up to ten copies of <em>The Magic Room</em> for your book club!  We will randomly choose winners at the end of the month.  This contest is open to clubs in the US and Canada only (our apologies to friends in other countries).</strong></p></blockquote><h1 style="text-align: center;"></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;">Best of luck!</h1><h1 style="text-align: center;">We <span
style="color: #ff0000;">LOVE</span> Book Clubs!</h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"></h1> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://tlcbooktours.com/2012/01/book-club-of-the-month-contest-for-january-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jennifer Chiaverini, author of Sonoma Rose, on tour February/March 2012</title><link>http://tlcbooktours.com/2011/12/jennifer-chiaverini-author-of-sonoma-rose-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/</link> <comments>http://tlcbooktours.com/2011/12/jennifer-chiaverini-author-of-sonoma-rose-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:56:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historical fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[romance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual book tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog tours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dutton adult]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historical romance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jennifer chiaverini]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prohibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[quilts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tlc book tours]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://tlcbooktours.com/?p=17668</guid> <description><![CDATA[About Sonoma Rose Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (February 21, 2012) From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a powerful and dramatic Prohibition-era story that follows the fortunes of Rosa Diaz Barclay, a woman who plunges into the unknown for the safety of her children and the love of a good but flawed man. As the [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/SonomaRose_final.jpg"><img
class="alignright size-medium wp-image-17669" title="SonomaRose_final" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/SonomaRose_final-198x300.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="300" /></a>About <em><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Sonoma-Rose-Jennifer-Chiaverini/dp/0525952640">Sonoma Rose</a></em></h3><ul><li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 416 pages</li><li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Dutton Adult (February 21, 2012)</li></ul><p><strong>From <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a powerful and dramatic Prohibition-era story that follows the fortunes of Rosa Diaz Barclay, a woman who plunges into the unknown for the safety of her children and the love of a good but flawed man.</strong></p><p>As the nation grapples with the strictures of Prohibition, Rosa Barclay lives on a Southern California rye farm with her volatile husband, John, who has lately found another source of income far outside the federal purview.</p><p>Mother to eight children, Rosa mourns the loss of four who succumbed to the mysterious wasting disease that is now afflicting young Ana and Miguel. Two daughters born of another father are in perfect health. When an act of violence shatters Rosa’s resolve to maintain her increasingly dangerous existence, she flees with the children and her precious heirloom quilts to the mesa where she last saw her beloved mother alive.</p><p>As a flash flood traps them in a treacherous canyon, only one man is brave—or foolhardy—enough to come to their rescue: Lars Jorgenson, Rosa’s first love and the father of her healthy daughters. Together they escape to Berkeley, where a leading specialist offers their only hope of saving Ana and Miguel. Here in northern California, they create new identities to protect themselves from Rosa’s vengeful husband, the police who seek her for questioning, and the gangsters Lars reported to Prohibition agents—officers representing a department often as corrupt as the Mob itself. Ever mindful that his youthful alcoholism provoked Rosa to spurn him, Lars nevertheless supports Rosa’s daring plan to stake their futures on a struggling Sonoma Valley vineyard—despite the recent hardships of local winemakers whose honest labors at viticulture have, through no fault of their own, become illegal.</p><h3><a
href="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/images.jpeg"><img
class="alignleft size-full wp-image-17673" title="images" src="http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/images.jpeg" alt="" width="205" height="245" /></a>About Jennifer Chiaverini</h3><p>JENNIFER CHIAVERINI is the author of the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling Elm Creek Quilt series, as well as five collections of quilt projects inspired by the novels.  A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, she lives with her husband and sons in Madison, Wisconsin.</p><p>Connect with Jennifer at her website, <a
href="http://elmcreek.net/">Elm Creek Quilts Online</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span
style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></p><h3>Jennifer Chiaverini&#8217;s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:</h3><p>Monday, February 13th:  <a
href="http://www.peekingbetweenthepages.com/">Peeking Between the Pages</a></p><p>Tuesday, February 14th:  <a
href="http://2kidsandtiredbooks.blogspot.com/">2 Kids and Tired Book Reviews</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 15th:  <a
href="http://unabridged-expression.blogspot.com/">Unabridged Chick</a></p><p>Thursday, February 16th:  <a
href="http://creativemadnessmama.com/christian-historical-fiction/">Christian Historical Fiction</a></p><p>Monday, February 20th:  <a
href="http://anglersrest.blogspot.com/">Angler&#8217;s Rest</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 22nd:  <a
href="http://pantylesspreacherswife.wordpress.com/">All Grown Up?</a></p><p>Thursday, February 23rd:  <a
href="http://www.brimfulcuriosities.com/">Brimful Curiosities</a></p><p>Friday, February 24th:  <a
href="http://www.amusedbybooks.com/">Amused by Books</a></p><p>Monday, February 27th:  <a
href="http://www.colreads.blogspot.com/">Col Reads</a></p><p>Tuesday, February 28th:  <a
href="http://lifeinreviewblog.wordpress.com/">Life in Review</a></p><p>Wednesday, February 29th:  <a
href="http://www.reflectionsofabookaholic.com/">Reflections of a Bookaholic</a></p><p>Thursday, March 1st:  <a
href="http://www.blogginboutbooks.com">Bloggin&#8217; &#8216;Bout Books</a></p><p>Monday, March 5th:  <a
href="http://achickwhoreads.blogspot.com/">A Chick Who Reads</a></p><p>Tuesday, March 6th:  <a
href="http://joyfullyretired.com/">Joyfully Retired</a></p><p>Wednesday, March 7th: <a
href="http://www.jhsiess.com/"> Colloquium </a></p><p>Monday, March 12th:  <a
href="http://www.bookbirddog.blogspot.com">Book Dilettante</a></p><p>Wednesday, March 14th:  <a
href="http://acozyreaderscorner.blogspot.com/">A Cozy Reader&#8217;s Corner</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://tlcbooktours.com/2011/12/jennifer-chiaverini-author-of-sonoma-rose-on-tour-februarymarch-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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