Posted By admin on May 14, 2012

About The Voluntourist

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (May 8, 2012)

VOL·UN·TOUR·IST
n. 1. A guy who attempts to save the world in an attempt to save himself.
2. Someone who can only do it two weeks at a time.
When Ken Budd was thirty-nine, his father collapsed after eighteen holes of golf. Ken and his wife raced to the hospital—but it was too late. In the weeks that followed, as grieving friends revealed how his father had changed their lives, Ken started questioning his own life—and admitting, after years of denial, that he and his wife would never have children.

And then, still struggling with grief—his grief at losing his father, his grief at not being a father—Ken received an e-mail with the subject line: “Katrina Relief Volunteer Opportunities.” He signed up. He went to New Orleans. And he kept volunteering: Costa Rica, to teach English; China, to work with special-needs children; Ecuador, to study climate change; the West Bank, to assist refugees; Kenya, to care for orphans. His goal: to find purpose by helping others, one trip at a time.

Wry, funny, and heartbreakingly honest, The Voluntourist will linger in your mind long after you’ve turned the last page.

About Ken Budd

KEN BUDD is an award-winning writer and editor whose writing credits include Smithsonian, the Washington Post, McSweeney’s, Stuff, Washingtonian, Modern Humorist, Opium, and Worldview. Ken lives in Burke, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., with his wife.

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Ken’s Tour Stops

Tuesday, May 22nd: Knowing the Difference

Wednesday, May 23rd: Lisa’s Yarns

Monday, May 28th: BookNAround

Tuesday, May 29th: Book Club Classics!

Wednesday, May 30th: The Written World

Thursday, June 7th: Travel Spot

Tuesday, June 12th: Joyfully Retired

Thursday, June 14th: readerbuzz

Tuesday, June 19th: West Metro Mommy

Saturday, June 23rd: A Life Sustained

Date TBD: My Bookshelf

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Posted By admin on May 14, 2012

About My Dear I Wanted To Tell You

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (June 26, 2012)

The lives of two very different couples—an officer and his aristocratic wife, and a young soldier and his childhood sweetheart—are irrevocably intertwined and forever changed in this stunning World War I epic of love and war.

At eighteen years old, working-class Riley Purefoy and “posh” Nadine Waveney have promised each other the future, but when war erupts across Europe, everything they hold to be true is thrown into question. Dispatched to the trenches, Riley forges a bond of friendship with his charismatic commanding officer, Peter Locke, as they fight for their survival. Yet it is Locke’s wife, Julia, who must cope with her husband’s transformation into a distant shadow of the man she once knew. Meanwhile, Nadine and Riley’s bonds are tested as well by a terrible injury and the imperfect rehabilitation that follows it, as both couples struggle to weather the storm of war that rages about them.

Moving among Ypres, London, and Paris, this emotionally rich and evocative novel is both a powerful exploration of the lasting effects of war on those who fight—and those who don’t—and a poignant testament to the enduring power of love.

About Louisa Young

Louisa Young grew up in London, England, in the house in which Peter Pan was written, and she studied modern history at Cambridge. She was a freelance journalist and has written ten books, including the Orange Prize–longlisted Baby Love. She is the co-author of the bestselling Lionboy trilogy, which has been published in thirty-six languages. She lives in London and Italy with her daughter and the composer Robert Lockhart.

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Posted By admin on May 13, 2012

About Keepsake

• Paperback:384 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (June 26, 2012)

From the critically acclaimed author of Real Life & Liars and Things We Didn’t Say comes a timely and provocative novel that asks: What happens when the things we own become more important than the people we love?

Trish isn’t perfect. She’s divorced and raising two kids—so of course her house isn’t pristine. But she’s got all the important things right and she’s convinced herself that she has it all under control. That is, until the day her youngest son gets hurt and Child Protective Services comes calling. It’s at that moment when Trish is forced to consider the one thing she’s always hoped wasn’t true: that she’s living out her mother’s life as a compulsive hoarder.

The last person Trish ever wanted to turn to for help is her sister, Mary—meticulous, perfect Mary, whose house is always spotless . . . and who moved away from their mother to live somewhere else, just like Trish’s oldest child has. But now, working together to get Trish’s disaster of a home into livable shape, two very different sisters are about to uncover more than just piles of junk, as years of secrets, resentments, obsessions, and pain are finally brought into the light.

 About Kristina Riggle

Kristina Riggle lives and writes in West Michigan. Her debut novel, Real Life & Liars, was a Target “Breakout” pick and a “Great Lakes, Great Reads” selection by the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association. The Life You’ve Imagined was honored by independent booksellers as an IndieNext “Notable” book. Things We Didn’t Say was named a Midwest Connections pick of the Midwest Booksellers Association.

Kristina has published short stories in the Cimarron Review, Literary Mama, Espresso Fiction, and elsewhere, and she works as co-editor for fiction at Literary Mama. Kristina was a full-time newspaper reporter before turning her attention to creative writing. As well as writing, she enjoys reading, yoga, dabbling in (very) amateur musical theatre, and spending lots of time with her husband, two kids and dog.

Her latest novel, Keepsake, is about a compulsive hoarder and her estranged sister reluctantly joining forces to clean out the hoarded home when Child Protective Services comes calling, and much more than junk is uncovered.

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Posted By admin on May 13, 2012

The Queen’s Lover by Francine du Plessix Gray

Monday, May 14th: Scandalous Women

Wednesday, May 16th: Enchanted by Josephine

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The Song Remains the Same by Allison Winn Scotch

Monday, May 14th:  All Grown Up?

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In My Father’s Country by Saima Wahab

Monday, May 14th:  Tiffany’s Bookshelf

Tuesday, May 15th:  Luxury Reading

Wednesday, May 16th:  Lit and Life

Thursday, May 17th:  Jenn’s Bookshelves

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Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff

Monday, May 14th: BookNAround

Tuesday, May 15th: Paperback Princess

Wednesday, May 16th: Literary Feline

Thursday, May 17th: Literature and a Lens

Thursday, May 17th: Book Him Dano!

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I, Iago by Nicole Galland

Monday, May 14th: Reading With Martinis

Tuesday, May 15th: A Library of My Own

Wednesday, May 16th: The Whimsical Cottage

Thursday, May 17th: From L.A. to LA

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The Year of the Gadfly by Jennifer Miller

Monday, May 14th: Books in the City

Tuesday, May 15th: Drey’s Library

Wednesday, May 16th: Bookstack

Thursday, May 17th: Books Distilled

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Love for Grown-Ups by Ann Blumenthal Jacobs, Patricia Ryan Lampl, and Tish Rabe

Monday, May 14th: Date like a Grown-Up

Tuesday, May 15th: 43 & Single

Wednesday, May 16th: Divorced Women Dating

Thursday, May 17th: Savvy Working Gal

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The Exceptionals by Erin Cashman

Monday, May 14th: Twisting the Lens

Tuesday, May 15th: A Musing Reviews

Wednesday, May 16th: Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

Thursday, May 17th: Sara’s Organized Chaos

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In the Bag by Kate Klise

Monday, May 14th: A Cozy Reader’s Corner

Tuesday, May 15th: Life In Review

Wednesday, May 16th: Book Reviews by Molly

Thursday, May 17th: Good Girl Gone Redneck

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An Uncommon Education by Elizabeth Percer

Monday, May 14th: Elle Lit.

Tuesday, May 15th: Dolce Bellezza

Wednesday, May 16th: A Book Geek

Thursday, May 17th: Book Journey

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The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones

Monday, May 14th: Broken Teepee

Tuesday, May 15th: Amused By Books

Wednesday, May 16th: Unabridged Chick

Thursday, May 17th: Picky Girl

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I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits

Monday, May 14th:  Diary of an Eccentric

Tuesday, May 15th:  The Literate Housewife Review

Wednesday, May 16th:  Jenn’s Bookshelves

Thursday, May 17th:  A Bookish Affair

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Perla by Carolina De Robertis

Monday, May 14th: Reflections of a Bookaholic

Tuesday, May 15th: Just Joanna

Wednesday, May 16th: nomadreader

Thursday, May 17th: A Novel Source

Friday, May 18th: The Book Garden

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Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland

Monday, May 14th:  Adventures of an Intrepid Reader

Monday, May 14th:  Historical Tapestry (review)

Tuesday, May 15th:  Joyfully Retired

Wednesday, May 16th:  Book Drunkard

Thursday, May 17th:  The Lost Entwife

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Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton

Monday, May 14th:  Boarding in my Forties

Monday, May 14th:  Peeking Between the Pages

Tuesday, May 15th:  Into the Hall of Books

Wednesday, May 16th:  Melody & Words

Thursday, May 17th:  Lit Endeavors

Friday, May 18th:  Take Me Away

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State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Monday, May 14th: Proud Book Nerd

Tuesday, May 15th: Tiramisu Mom

Wednesday, May 16th: Jo-Jo Loves to Read!

Thursday, May 17th: Book Him Danno!

Friday, May 18th: No More Grumpy Bookseller

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The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

Monday, May 14th: Fire and Ice

Tuesday, May 15th: Book Journey

Wednesday, May 16th: Babbling About Books and More

Thursday, May 17th: Workaday Reads

Friday, May 18th: An Avid Reader’s Musings

Friday, May 18th: Verb Vixen

Saturday, May 19th: Midnight Book Girl

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The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman

Monday, May 14th: Kritters Ramblings

Monday, May 14th: Raging Bibliomania

Tuesday, May 15th: Colloquium

Friday, May 18th: Laura’s Reviews

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FoodTrients by Grace O

Monday, May 14th:  Lilveggiepatch

Wednesday, May 16th:  Itzy’s Kitchen

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Slant of Light by Steve Wiegenstein

Monday, May 14th:  Unabridged Chick

Wednesday, May 16th:  WV Stitcher

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The Paper Garden by Molly Peacock

Monday, May 14th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

Wednesday, May 16th:  Book Club Classics!

Saturday, May 19th:  A Life Sustained

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The Cove by Ron Rash

Tuesday, May 15th: Life Fire

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Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan

Tuesday, May 15th: Sustainable Life Blog

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Lulu in the Sky and other titles by Loung Ung

Tuesday, May 15th: The Feminist Texican [Reads] (First They Killed My Father)

Wednesday, May 16th: the state that i am in (First They Killed My Father)

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Arranged by Catherine McKenzie

Tuesday, May 15th: Brandi Reads

Wednesday, May 16th: “That’s Swell!”

Thursday, May 17th: Book Journey

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The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers

Tuesday, May 15th: Jenn’s Bookshelves

Wednesday, May 16th: JulzReads

Thursday, May 17th: A Soul Unsung

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The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall

Tuesday, May 15th: Sophisticated Dorkiness

Wednesday, May 16th: The Book Garden

Thursday, May 17th: Unabridged Chick

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The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen

Tuesday, May 15th: Bookworm’s Dinner

Wednesday, May 16th: Man of La Book

Thursday, May 17th: A Cozy Reader’s Corner

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Make it Stay by Joan Frank

Tuesday, May 15th: The House of the Seven Tails

Wednesday, May 16th: BookNAround

Thursday, May 17th: Veronica MD

Friday, May 18th: An Unconventional Librarian

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The Cottage at Glass Beach by Heather Barbieri

Tuesday, May 15th: 2 Kids and Tired

Wednesday, May 16th: Seaside Book Nook

Thursday, May 17th: Sarah Says Read

Friday, May 18th: My Two Blessings

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Private Empire by Steve Coll

Tuesday, May 15th: Diamond Cut Life

Wednesday, May 16th: Nanxi Liu

Thursday, May 17th: Tom Hull – on the web

Friday, May 18th: Poly Capitalist

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My New American Life by Francine Prose

Tuesday, May 15th: Book Club Classics!

Thursday, May 17th: Bookstack

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Courage by Debbie Ford

Wednesday, May 16th: Become a Healthier You

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Survival Mom by Lisa Bedford

Thursday, May 17th: My Year(s) of Spending Less and Living More

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Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls by Gary Buslik

Thursday, May 17th: Man of La Book

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The Riot Within by Rodney King

Thursday, May 17th: Crazy Liberals … and Conservatives

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Posted By admin on May 9, 2012

About What Happened to my Sister

Paperback: 304 pages

Publisher: Ballantine Books (August 7, 2012)

From the author of Me & Emma comes a dazzling novel of two unforgettable families bound together by their deepest secrets and haunted pasts—perfect for fans of The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes and The Book of Bright Ideas.

Nine-year-old Carrie Parker and her mother, Libby, are making a fresh start in the small town of Hartsville, North Carolina, ready to put their turbulent past behind them. Violence has shattered their family and left Libby nearly unable to cope. And while Carrie once took comfort in her beloved sister, Emma, her mother has now forbidden even the mention of her name.

When Carrie meets Ruth, Honor, and Cricket Chaplin, these three generations of warmhearted women seem to have the loving home Carrie has always dreamed of. But as Carrie and Cricket become fast friends, neither can escape the pull of their families’ secrets—and uncovering the truth will transform the Chaplins and the Parkers forever.

“Absolutely unforgettable . . . Haunting, harrowing, and exquisitely told, Flock’s brilliant, bold novel is all about imagination, grief, and one stunning young narrator’s struggle to transcend an unimaginable past in order to carve out a future.”—Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You

“A gripping read that is at once heartbreaking and heartwarming. Flock masterfully combines a deeply affecting family drama with relentless suspense. You’ll find yourself reading late into the night to find out what life has in store for the indomitable Carrie Parker.”—Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence

“From the opening sentence of Elizabeth Flock’s exceptional new novel, I was at its tender mercies. These memorable, lovable characters jumped off the page and lodged themselves in my heart.”—Elinor Lipman, author of The Family Man and Then She Found Me

“Elizabeth Flock has created a young heroine who will win your heart. Caroline Parker is fierce, bright, and endlessly lovable. Amid this well-plotted mystery, there’s a story of great hope, survival, and resilience.”—Julianna Baggott, author of Girl Talk and Pure

About Elizabeth Flock

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Flock is a former journalist who reported for Time and People magazines and worked as an on-air correspondent for CBS. She is the author of several acclaimed novels, including But Inside I’m Screaming and Me & Emma. She lives in New York City.

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