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He is also the editor of the Modern Library editions of Dante’s Inferno (translated by Henry Wordsworth Longfellow) and Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales.

About The Last Dickens

* Category: Fiction

* Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages

* On Sale: October 6, 2009

* Price: $14.00

* ISBN: 978-0-8129-7802-5 (0-8129-7802-1)

Boston, 1870. When news of Charles Dickens sudden death reaches his struggling American publisher, James Osgood sends his trusted clerk, Daniel Sand, to await the arrival of Dickens’s unfinished final manuscript. But Daniel never returns, and when his body is discovered by the docks, Osgood must embark on a quest to find the missing end to the novel and unmask the killer. With Daniel’s sister Rebecca at his side, Osgood races the clock through a dangerous web of opium dens, sadistic thugs, and literary lions to solve a genius’s last mystery and save his own-and Rebecca’s- lives.

Matthew Pearl’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, September 28th: Book Chatter and Other Stuff

Wednesday, September 30th: Book Chatter and Other Stuff - guest post

Wednesday, September 30th: Raging Bibliomania

Thursday, October 1st: Linus’s Blanket

Monday, October 5th: Life in the Thumb

Tuesday, October 6th: The Brain Lair

Wednesday, October 7th: Bookish Ruth

Thursday, October 8th: A High and Hidden Place

Monday, October 12th: Life and Times of a “New” New Yorker

Tuesday, October 13th: Beth Fish Reads

Wednesday, October 14th: S. Krishna’s Books

Thursday, October 15th: Musings of a Bookish Kitty

Friday, October 16th: Stephanie’s Written Word

Monday, October 19th: The Tome Traveller

Tuesday, October 20th: Book Club Classics

Wednesday, October 21st: Luxury Reading

Thursday, October 22nd: Savvy Verse and Wit

Tom Piazza, author of City of Refuge, on tour August/September 2009

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About Tom

Tom Piazza is the author of the post-Katrina classic Why New Orleans Matters, the Faulkner Society Award-winning novel My Cold War, and the short-story collection Blues And Trouble, winner of the James Michener Award for Fiction. He lives in New Orleans.

About City of Refuge

In City of Refuge, a heart-wrenching novel from Tom Piazza, the author of the award-winning Why New Orleans Matters, two New Orleans families—one black and one white—confront Hurricane Katrina, a storm that will change the course of their lives. Reaching across America—from the neighborhoods of New Orleans to Texas,Chicago, and elsewhere—City of Refuge explores this turning point in American culture, one whose reverberations are only beginning to be understood.

Tom Piazza will be interviewed by Book Club Girl on Blog Talk Radio on September 10, 2009 at 4:00pm EST.

Tom Piazza’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Wednesday, August 26th: Rough Edges

Thursday, August 27th: Stuff As Dreams Are Made On

Monday, August 31st: Word Lily

Tuesday, September 8th: Book Chase

Thursday, September 10th: Cheryl’s Book Nook

Wednesday, September 16th: Linus’s Blanket

Thursday, September 17th: Book Addiction

Monday, September 28th: Devourer of Books

Tuesday, September 29th: Lesa’s Book Critiques

Wednesday, September 30th: Luxury Reading

Rachel Simmons, author of The Curse of the Good Girl, on tour September 2009

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About Rachel

Rachel Simmons is the author of the New York Times bestseller Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls. Simmons works internationally with girls, parents, and teachers to develop strategies to address bullying and to empower girls. A graduate of Vassar College in 1998, Simmons won a Rhodes scholarship and attended Oxford University, where she began studying female aggression. Simmons is the founding director of the Girls’ Leadership Institute, a summer program for middle-school and high school girls, and currently serves as a consultant to schools and organizations around the world. Simmons lives in Brooklyn, New York.

You can see Rachel Simmons’ website HERE.

About The Curse of the Good Girl

In her New York Times bestseller Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, Rachel Simmons was the first to explore the phenomenon of female bullying. Now, in THE CURSE OF THE GOOD GIRL: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence , she exposes the myth of the Good Girl, a myth that diminishes girls’ power and potential by teaching them to accept only an artificial and very limited version of selfhood.

Unerringly polite, nice, modest, and selfless, the Good Girl paradigm is so narrowly defined it’s unachievable. With self-esteem tied to perfection, girls are unable to know, express and manage a complete range of feelings. The need to be “perfect” leaves girls uncomfortable with feedback and failure, making it difficult to recover from even minor setbacks; a conflict with a peer or a mistake in the classroom is often enough to unleash paralyzing self-criticism. Deprived of the permission to articulate their needs, strengths, and goals, girls are confined by a psychological glass ceiling that can extend into adulthood, stunting the growth of vital skills and habits essential to personal and professional success.

Drawing from the stories of the women and girls who attend her workshops, Simmons traces the impact of Good Girl pressure on girls’ development and provides strategies to teach girls to not only to listen to their inner voice, but also to empower and embrace their real selves. She shows how true freedom of the self is permission to take the healthy risks that can result in great triumphs, and to accept and grow from the mistakes we make along the way.

Rachel Simmons’s THE CURSE OF THE GOOD GIRL is a call to arms from a new front in female empowerment, providing tangible lessons and effective strategies to help Good Girls become Real Girls.

Rachel Simmons’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Tuesday, September 1st - This Full House

Monday, September 7th – The Scholastic Scribe

Tuesday, September 8th – Juggling Life

Thursday, September 10th – As Many As We’re Given

Friday, September 11th – this blessed life

Thursday, September 17th – In the Gutter

Monday, September 21st – A Striped Armchair

Tuesday, September 22nd – Mrs. Magoo Reads

Wednesday, September 23rd – smiles miles trials

Thursday, September 24th – Laughing Through the Chaos

Tuesday, September 29th – Overstuffed

Friday, October 2nd – not that you asked…

Monday, October 5th – Petit Elefant

Wednesday, October 7th – A Mom on Spin

Also mentioned on Radical Parenting

Date TBD – Raisin Toast

Date TBD – Major Bedhead

Date TBD – dutch blitz

Date TBD – 5 Little Monkeys

Date TBD – VodkaMom

http://laughingthroughthechaos.blogspot.com/2009/09/book-review-curse-of-good-girl-raising.html

Dale Siegel, author of The New Rules for Mortgages, on tour September 2009

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About Dale Siegel

Financial expert Dale Robyn Siegel recently took her 20 years of experience as an attorney and mortgage broker and rolled it into a book titled, The New Rules for Mortgages.

The complex real estate market requires deft knowledge, timing and on going support. In her seminars, regular blogging and appearances, Dale informs and educates the consumer as they should be! No gobbledygook!

Dale Robyn Siegel is a licensed attorney in New York and owner of Circle Mortgage Group, a boutique mortgage broker in White Plains, New York. She is an adjunct professor at Baruch College as well as NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate. Dale has been speaking to the public and teaching real estate professionals about mortgage finance for the past ten years. The New Rules for Mortgages, (Penguin) is a short, concise book, packed with information on qualifying for a mortgage and getting the best deal in today’s market. Due out in the fall, it is perfect timing for the housing market rebound. She is currently working on a second book, The Mortgage Loan Originator Certification Course Textbook. The Federal Government now requires this 20 hour course to be taken by all persons in the mortgage industry with direct contact to the consumer. Dale is not only writing the book, but will teaching the course in the state of New York. Dale lives in the New York Metro area and is an avid cycler and world traveler. Lately, she has spent a lot of time at the local Border’s Bookstore writing and editing her books.

You can see the website for Dale Siegel and The New Rules for Mortgages HERE. You can also find Dale at her blog, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and at Circle Mortgage Group.

About The New Rules for Mortgages

The New Rules For Mortgages is the latest and most current book on how to get the best mortgage and the lowest interest rate out there…..but it is very different!

This book is different from all in the rest in that the material is kept current with frequent updates online. The publisher allowed Dale to do the final rewrite of the book in early 2009 so as to get the last bit of updates in before print. Dale Robyn Siegel vows to keep the material current with online updates available on her blog and book site. It is the only way to have a how-to book on real estate with current material!

The mortgage industry has been transformed into the Wild Wild West and you need to be prepared before you get out there. Dale Robyn Siegel does just that for you in this short, concise and humorous book covering all you need to know about getting a mortgage in today’s world. A how-to book on real estate written by an attorney, 20 year veteran in the mortgage industry AND a college level professor. The material is a combination of her classroom format, her every day knowledge and expertise combined with real life experiences to bring the point home. This works and you will love it!

The book is short, around 200 pages, so there is no room for fluff or filler. It is easy to read, set up in chapters and short essays on specific topics. You can read the entire book in an afternoon on the beach or in a few short train commutes. You can even flip through and easily pick out parts you want to concentrate on.

A few interesting and favorite topics covered in 300 words or less:

What are the new guidelines for FICO scores and loan to values and how do they affect mortgage rates?
What is Rapid Rescore Response and can it really improve your credit score in 48 hours?
How to establish an alternative credit profile for foreigners and students
How to get money from your 401k without a penalty
When is a loan from my father-in-law called a gift?
Why is so important to show as much money in reserves as you can?
What is the difference between a reduced documentation loan and a no-income verification loan?
PMI v self insured. Which one is the bigger rip-off?
What will it cost you to refinance your home and pull cash out?
What do you do when your bank goes out of business while they are working on your mortgage?
Appraisal fraud and how is it affecting the value of your home
You mean my mortgage banker is not a real bank!
What is an appraisal contingency clause vs. a mortgage contingency clause and how can you lose your deposit if you do not know?
Points, origination fees, discount fees and broker fees. How do you avoid them all?
What really affects the mortgage rates?
Where do you find the best lawyer in town?

Dale Siegel’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS

Monday, September 14th: Bargaineering

Wednesday, September 16th: Spilling Buckets

Thursday, September 17th: Poorer Than You

Allyson Roy, author of Babydoll, on tour August/September 2009

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About Allyson Roy

Allyson Roy translates into Alice & Roy, husband and wife collaborating authors. Roy, a graduate of the University Of The Arts in Philadelphia, has a background in theater, art and standup comedy. Alice, dancer/choreographer/teacher, double majored in dance and philosophy at the State University of New York. They spent many gypsy years living and working in the different neighborhoods of New York City and Philadelphia. Aside from being marriage and writing partners, they are also best friends, which is reflected in the heartfelt, go-the-distance friendship of their two main characters.

Allyson Roy’s website

About Babydoll

Combining wacky humor with gritty, urban suspense and a dash of romance, BABYDOLL is the second book in the Madcap Noir Saylor Oz mystery series set in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood.

Three dead fashion models. A womanizing agent on the hunt for virgin talent. A daredevil boxer turned high-rise window washer. A burned out porn actress with a grudge. A pretty boy Irish illegal who’s good with a knife. A world famous lawyer with a bad case of self-importance.

It would all be just another tabloid headline to Saylor Oz — except the young Nuyorican artist wrongly convicted of the killings is the brother of Benita Morales, her best friend.

Height-challenged, warmhearted oddball, Saylor Oz, is convinced someone is reenacting murders from an old, X-rated movie called Bad, Bad Babydoll. But no one else thinks so, not even the sexy PI on the case. In her hunt to find the killer, Saylor ends up being part of a young genius designer’s zany plan to tweak the fashion world — and becomes the killer’s next target.

“Babydoll is a fast, fun read with action that never stops. Allyson Roy is a future star.”
—New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards

“Gripping . . . fun . . . exciting . . . hard to put down . . . comparable to Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels (with) a bit more substance and more going for it . . . a sure-to-be successful series”
—Bookreporter.com

” . . . will leave you breathless. I would recommend this to any hip, modern adult who likes thrilling rides, hot men, and women who know how to hold their own.”
– Front Street Reviews

” . . . fast paced . . . laugh out loud escapades.”
– Follow The Clue

Allyson Roy’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS

Tuesday, August 18th: The Eclectic Book Lover

Wednesday, August 19th: Jenn’s Bookshelf

Tuesday, August 25th: Jen’s Book Thoughts

Wednesday, August 26th: Cheryl’s Book Nook

Thursday, August 27th: Reading With Monie

Monday, August 31st: Books on the Brain (guest post)

Wednesday, September 2nd: Chick With Books

Monday, September 7th: Stephanie’s Confessions of a Book-a-holic

Tuesday, September 8th: GalleySmith

Wednesday, September 9th: Bookgasm

Thursday, September 10th: I’m Booking It

Kathleen McCleary, author of House and Home, on tour September 2009

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About Kathleen

Kathleen McCleary was born and raised in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., and lived in New York, Tennessee, and Virginia before settling in Oregon in 1992. She has worked as a staff writer and editor and freelance writer for a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Weekend, Good Housekeeping, More, Health, Martha Stewart Living, and Ladies Home Journal. She was a columnist for several years for HGTV.com.

A 2004 job opportunity for her husband brought her reluctantly back to Virginia (which is a beautiful and friendly state that had nothing to do with her discontent other than the fact that it wasn’t Oregon). The move sparked the idea for a novel, and she spent almost three years writing House and Home, while also working as a freelance writer and as a barista at the local, independently owned coffee shop in her town.

She lives in northern Virginia with her husband, two daughters, and two cats. She recently finished her second novel and is hard at work on a third.

Visit Kathleen’s website HERE.

About House and Home

Kathleen’s novel, House and Home, is the story of a woman who loves her house so much, she’ll do just about anything to keep it.

Ellen Flanagan has two precious girls to raise, a cozy neighborhood coffee shop to run, terrific friends, and a sexy husband. She adores her house, a yellow Cape Cod filled with quirky antiques, beloved nooks and dents, and a million memories. But now, at forty-four, she’s about to lose it all.

After eighteen roller-coaster years of marriage, Ellen’s husband, Sam–who’s charismatic, spontaneous, and utterly irresponsible–has disappointed her in more ways than she can live with, and they’re getting divorced. Her daughters are miserable about losing their daddy. Worst of all, the house that Ellen loves with all her heart must now be sold.

Ellen’s life is further complicated by a lovely and unexpected relationship with the husband of the shrewish, social-climbing woman who has purchased the house. Add to that the confusion over how she really feels about her almost-ex-husband, and you have the makings of a delicious novel about what matters most in the end . . .

Set in the gorgeous surroundings of Portland, Oregon, Kathleen McCleary’s funny, poignant, curl-up-and-read debut strikes a deep emotional chord and explores the very notion of what makes a house a home.

You can read more about House and Home HERE and can visit Kathleen McCleary’s website HERE.

Kathleen McCleary’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Tuesday, September 1st: A Novel Menagerie (and interview)

Wednesday, September 2nd: cottage

Thursday, September 3rd: Book Club Classics

Tuesday, September 8th: Book Addiction

Wednesday, September 9th: A Lifetime of Books (and guest post)

Thursday, September 10th: A Reader’s Journal

Monday, September 14th: Beach House: Uniquely Modern

Tuesday, September 15th: Worducopia

Wednesday, September 16th: Mabel’s House

Monday, September 21st: Stephanie’s Written Word

Tuesday, September 22nd: Cottage Affairs

Wednesday, September 30th: Peeking Between the Pages

Annie Barrows, author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, on tour August 2009

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About the authors, Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer

Annie Barrows is the author of the children’s series Ivy and Bean, as well as The Magic Half. She lives in northern California.

Visit Annie’s website HERE.

Her aunt, Mary Ann Shaffer, who passed away in February 2008, worked as an editor, librarian, and in bookshops. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was her first novel.

About The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

* Category: Fiction – Literary

* Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages

* On Sale: May 5, 2009

* Price: $14.00

* ISBN: 978-0-385-34100-4 (0-385-34100-8)

January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.

Read an excerpt of the book HERE.

Book clubs can check out the Reader’s Guide HERE.

AND Enter the SWEEPSTAKES by July 31st for a chance to win a trip to Guernsey with five friends from your book club!

Annie Barrows TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS

Tuesday, August 4th: Book Club Classics

Wednesday, August 5th: Savvy Verse and Wit

Thursday, August 6th: Maw Books

Monday, August 10th: A Novel Menagerie

Tuesday, August 11th: Brimful Curiousities

Wednesday, August 12th: A Reader’s Journal

Thursday, August 13th: As Usual, I Need More Bookshelves

Monday, August 17th: Books and Movies

Thursday, August 20th: Books on the Brain

Tuesday, August 25th: A High and Hidden Place

Wednesday, August 26th: Bookish Ruth

Thursday, August 27th: A Lifetime of Books ** phone interview with the author!

Monday, August 31st: She is Too Fond of Books

Dr. Ana Nogales, author of Parents Who Cheat, on tour July/August 2009

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About Dr. Nogales

Dr. Ana Nogales is a clinical psychologist with years of experience helping clients whose lives have been impacted by parental infidelity. She is the founder of Nogales Psychological Counseling, Inc. and Clinical Director of the nonprofit organization that she founded, Casa de la Familia, established for victims of crime. She practices in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, supervising a clinical program of forty bilingual-bicultural mental health professionals.

The author of Latina Power! and Dr. Ana Nogales’ Book of Love, Sex, and Relationships, Dr. Nogales is also a well known media expert who has hosted her own television and radio programs and written an ongoing column for La Opinion, the country’s #1 Spanish language newspaper, as well as other media outlets. Featured at workshops and conferences throughout the United States and Latin America, including at the Omega Institute and the Women’s Foundation, Dr. Nogales appeared with Nobel Prize Laureate, Rigoberta Menchu Tum at the 2007 Women, Power and Peace Conference.

Visit Dr. Nogales’ website HERE.

About Parents Who Cheat

Whether you are a betrayed parent, a parent who cheated, or an adult child whose parent was unfaithful, reading this book will help you understand and courageously deal with the adverse effects of parental infidelity.

In Parents Who Cheat, Ana Nogales, Ph.D., combines her reflections from her thirty-five years of clinical practice with her current research, which includes an unprecedented ‘Parents Who Cheat Survey,’ to reveal the profound effects on children and adult children when one parent betrays the other.

* What are the emotional consequences for the child- young or adult- when his or her parent cheats?

* What does infidelity teach children, and is there a difference between how boys and girls process and react to the circumstances?

* How can parents undergoing an infidelity crisis help their child cope with his or her reactions?

Parents Who Cheat explains how a child’s perception of love and marriage can be forever altered, how self-esteem and trust are often severely damaged, and why adult children whose parents were unfaithful often choose unfaithful partners or become unfaithful themselves. Ana Nogales offers advice and practical solutions and points the way toward healing, forgiveness, and healthier and more trusting relationships with parents and partners.

Dr. Ana Nogales’ TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, July 27th: Single Mom Finding Herself

Monday, August 3rd: Cindy’s Love of Books

Wednesday, August 5th: Traveling Through Space and Time