Book clubs will ponder.. Are the rich really different? Dead End Gene Pool: A Memoir by Wendy Burden Joining the ranks of Augusten Burroughs & David Sedaris, a descendent of Cornelius Vanderbilt takes a look at the decline of her wealthy blue-blooded family in her irreverent and darkly humorous memoir. The New York Times calls author […]
Archives for 2011
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for Feb. 28th – March 4th
Devotion by Dani Shapiro Monday, February 28th: English Major’s Junk Food Tuesday, March 1st: she reads and reads Tuesday, March 1st: The House of the Seven Tails Wednesday, March 2nd: Boarding in My Forties Thursday, March 3rd: Man of La Book The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas Monday, February 28th: A Fair Substitute […]
Eli Pariser, author of The Filter Bubble, on tour May/June 2011
About The Filter Bubble • Hardcover: 304 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (May 12, 2011) “You spend half your life in Internet space, but trust me—you don’t understand how it works. Eli Pariser’s book is a masterpiece of both investigation and interpretation; he exposes the way we’re sent down particular information tunnels, and he […]
Mitchell Zukoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La, on tour April/May 2011
About Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II • Hardcover: 400 pages • Publisher: Harper (April 26, 2011) “Zuckoff delivers a remarkable survival story….Polished, fast-paced and immensely readable—ready for the big screen.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “LOST IN SHANGRI-LA is a riveting […]
Amy Wilson, author of When Did I Get Like This?, on tour April/May 2011
About When Did I Get Like This? • Paperback: 272 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (April 19, 2011) When Did I Get Like This? is the hilarious story of one mother’s struggle to shrug off the ridiculous standards of modern parenting, and remember how to enjoy her children Over the last seven years of long […]
Sonya Sones, author of The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus, on tour April 2011
About The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus • Paperback: 432 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Original edition (April 5, 2011) Celebrated YA novelist Sonya Sones makes a HUGE splash with her first adult novel, The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus, spinning a funny, fierce, and piercingly honest coming-of-middle-age story about falling apart and putting yourself back together. […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for February 21st – 25th
Small Wars by Sadie Jones Monday, February 21st: The Book Faery Reviews . . . Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser Monday, February 21st: Take Me Away Tuesday, February 22nd: Book Club Classics! Wednesday, February 23rd: Library Queue Thursday, February 24th: Reviews from the Heart Thursday, February 24th: Rhapsody In Books . Moonface by […]
Camille Noe Pagán, author of The Art of Forgetting, on tour June 2011
About The Art of Forgetting Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (June 9, 2011) A moving and insightful debut novel of great friendship interrupted. Can the relationship survive when the memories are gone? Marissa Rogers never wanted to be an alpha; beta suited her just fine. Taking charge without taking credit had always paid off: […]
Erica Bauermeister, author of Joy for Beginners, on tour June 2011
About Joy for Beginners Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (June 9, 2011) Moving, touching, wonderfully written, inspiring to read.” —Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain At an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate’s recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand, Kate strikes a bargain […]
Laura Kasischke, author of The Raising, on tour March/April 2011
About The Raising • Paperback: 496 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (March 15, 2011) Last year Godwin Honors Hall was draped in black. The university was mourning the loss of one of its own: Nicole Werner, a blond, beautiful, straight-A sorority sister tragically killed in a car accident that left her boyfriend, who […]