About Swing Low: A Life Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial (September 6, 2011) One morning, Mel Toews put on his coat and hat, walked out of town, and took his own life. A loving husband and father, a faithful member of the Mennonite church, and an immensely popular schoolteacher, Mel was a pillar of […]
Archives for August 2011
Miriam Toews, author of Irma Voth, on tour September 2011
About Irma Voth • Hardcover: 272 pages • Publisher: Harper (September 6, 2011) “The nicely drawn contrast between what Irma knows and suspects and what the reader understands about her world gives Irma Voth a suspenseful charge from the first pages.” —Jane Smiley, Globe and Mail (Toronto) That rare coming-of-age story able to blend the […]
Michael David Lukas, author of The Oracle of Stamboul, on tour September 2011
About The Oracle of Stamboul • Paperback: 320 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (August 30, 2011) An elegantly crafted, utterly enchanting debut novel set in a mystical, exotic world, in which a gifted young girl charms a sultan and changes the course of an empire’s history Late in the summer of 1877, a flock of […]
Thomas H. Groome, author of Will There Be Faith?, on tour August/September 2011
About Will There Be Faith? • Paperback: 384 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (August 23, 2011) A Modern Manual for Sharing a Relevant, Vibrant, Enduring Faith In the face of mounting obstacles, parents and educators find themselves increasingly challenged by the task of leading people toward lives of faith. Now Thomas Groome, a world-renowned authority on religious education, […]
Sam Wasson, author of Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M., on tour September 2011
About Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. • Paperback: 288 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (August 30, 2011) Audrey Hepburn is an icon like no other, yet the image many of us have of Hepburn—dainty, immaculate—is anything but true to life. Here, for the first time, Sam Wasson presents the woman behind the little black dress that rocked the […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for August 2011
A frightening family legacy, a difficult decision.. Book clubs will find much to discuss in What We Have by Amy Boesky What We Have by Amy Boesky At thirty-two, Amy Boesky thought she had it all figured out: a wonderful new man in her life, a great job, and the (nearly) perfect home. For once, […]