The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas Monday, September 19th: The Book Nerd Club . . . Believing is Seeing by Errol Morris Monday, September 19th: Duckrabbit . . . My God, What Have We Done? by Susan Weiss Monday, September 19th: A Bookish Libraria Tuesday, September 20th: “That’s Swell!” Wednesday, September 21st: Lit […]
Archives for 2011
C.C. Harrison, author of Picture of Lies, on tour October/November 2011
About Picture of Lies • Hardcover: 326 pages • Publisher: Five Star (October 21, 2011) Investigative journalist Keegan Thomas is living a nightmare of guilt and grief since her little girl Daisy was kidnapped practically in front of her eyes. When the police investigation dead ended, she turned her grief to anger and buried herself in her work. The […]
Vivienne Schiffer, author of Camp Nine, on tour November 2011
About Camp Nine • Hardcover: 151 pages • Publisher: University of Arkansas Press (October 10, 2011) The time of fear and prejudice following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the Arkansas Delta are the setting for Camp Nine. The novel’s narrator, Chess Morton, lives with her widowed mother in Rook, a town too tiny to […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for September 12th-18th
. The Legacy by Katherine Webb Monday, September 12th: Amusing Reviews Tuesday, September 13th: Reviews from the Heart Wednesday, September 14th: Colloqium Thursday, September 15th: The Lost Entwife Friday, September 16th: Jenn’s Bookshelves . The Grief of Others by Leah Hager Cohen Monday, September 12th: Rundpinne Tuesday, September 13th: Jenn’s Bookshelves Wednesday, September 14th: Book Addiction Thursday, September 15th: BookNAround Friday, September 16th: Colloquium . […]
Steve Inskeep, author of Instant City, on tour October 2011
About Instant City • Hardcover: 304 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (October 13, 2011) From the host of NPR’s Morning Edition, a deeply reported portrait of Karachi, Pakistan, a city that illuminates the perils and possibilities of rapidly growing metropolises all around the world. In recent decades, the world has seen an unprecedented shift of people from […]
David McRaney, author of You Are Not So Smart, on tour October/November 2011
About You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Gotham (October 27, 2011) An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise. You believe you are a rational, logical being who sees […]
Mary Curran Hackett, author of Proof of Heaven, on tour November 2011
About Proof of Heaven • Paperback: 336 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (November 1, 2011) A mother’s faith, a child’s courage, a doctor’s dedication—a moving and thought-provoking tale of hope, love, and family He might be young, but Colm already recognizes the truth: that he’s sick and not getting better. His mother, Cathleen, fiercely […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for September 5th – 9th
How to Love an American Man by Kristine Gasbarre Monday, September 5th: Crazy for Books . . . Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Monday, September 5th: A Bookish Way of Life Tuesday, September 6th: So Many Precious Books, So Little Time Wednesday, September 7th: Raging Bibliomania . Wherever You Go by Joan Leegant Monday, […]
Sara Shepard, author of Everything We Ever Wanted, on tour October 2011
About Everything We Ever Wanted • Paperback: 352 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (October 11, 2011) A recently widowed mother of two, Sylvie Bates-McAllister finds her life upended by a late-night phone call from the headmaster of the prestigious private school founded by her grandfather where her adopted son Scott teaches. Allegations of Scott’s involvement […]
Joel Brenner, author of America the Vulnerable, on tour October 2011
About America the Vulnerable • Hardcover: 320 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (September 29, 2011) A former top-level National Security Agency insider goes behind the headlines to explore America’s next great battleground: digital security. An urgent wake-up call that identifies our foes; unveils their methods; and charts the dire consequences for government, business, and […]