About A Matter of Mercy Paperback: 278 pages Publisher: Blank Slate Press (August 1, 2014) Caroline Marcum thought she’d escaped the great mistake of her life by leaving Wellfleet harbor, but is forced to face it when she returns, reluctantly, to care for her dying mother. Ridley Neal put his past-and his prison term-behind him to return home […]
Archives for June 2014
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for June 8 – 13
The Conditions of Love by Dale M. Kushner Sunday, June 8th: Books a la Mode . . . . Chasing the Sun by Natalia Sylvester Monday, June 9th: Sarah’s Book Shelves Tuesday, June 10th: 5 Minutes for Books Wednesday, June 11th: Svetlana’s Reads and Views Wednesday, June 11th: A Bookish Way of Life Thursday, June 12th: No More Grumpy Bookseller Friday, […]
Pierre Ouellette, author of The Forever Man, on tour July 2014
About The Forever Man: A Near Future Thriller • Alibi e-original (Random House) • 340 pages From the author of The Deus Machine and The Third Pandemic comes a fast-paced thriller about the power of harnessing life itself—and the deadly secrets it conceals. Portland, Oregon, was once a beacon of promise and prosperity. Now it’s the epicenter of a world […]
Alafair Burke, author of All Day and a Night, on tour June 2014
About All Day and a Night • Hardcover: 368 pages • Publisher: Harper (June 10, 2014) A murder case with ties to a convicted serial killer leads a young defense lawyer and an NYPD homicide detective into parallel investigations with explosive and deadly results in this superb mystery from “one of the finest young crime writers working today” […]
Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing, on tour June 2014
About Elizabeth is Missing • Hardcover: 320 pages • Publisher: Harper (June 10, 2014) In this darkly riveting debut novel, a sophisticated psychological mystery, one woman will stop at nothing to find her best friend, who seems to have gone missing. . . . Despite Maud’s growing anxiety about Elizabeth’s welfare, no one takes her concerns seriously—not her […]
Ned Hayes, author of Sinful Folk, on tour August 2014
About Sinful Folk • Paperback: 362 pages • Publisher: Campanile Books (January 22, 2014) Sinful Folk is the new historical novel from Ned Hayes, with cover and internal illustrations by New York Times bestselling illustrator and author Nikki McClure. Like Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent and Geraldine Brooks’ Year of Wonders, Sinful Folk retells history from the perspective of a […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for June 2014
__________________________________________________ Book clubs will enjoy unfolding a passionate affair as they swirl through the classical music world in Sight Reading Sight Reading by Daphne Kalotay On a Boston street one warm spring day, Hazel and Remy spot each other for the first time in years. Though their meeting might seem insignificant, Remy, a gifted violinist, […]