About Chasing the Sun Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: New Harvest (June 3, 2014) Partially inspired by her grandfather’s kidnapping in Peru, CHASING THE SUN: A Novel (Lake Union/New Harvest; on sale June 3, 2014) is Natalia Sylvester’s suspenseful debut about a man whose wife is kidnapped just as their marriage is falling apart. After going out for […]
Katharine Britton, author of Little Island, on tour May/June 2014
About Little Island Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade (September 3, 2013) Grace Flowers By the water Have fun! These are Grace’s mother’s last words – left behind on a note. A note that Grace interprets as instructions for her memorial service. And so her far-flung clan will gather at their inn on Little Island, Maine, to […]
John Manos, author of Dialogues of a Crime, on tour May 2014
About Dialogues of a Crime Paperback: 300 pages Publisher: Amika Press (July 26, 2013) In this crime drama, Michael Pollitz must decide whether to protect the mobster who has protected him. When Mike, a college student in 1972 Illinois, is arrested on drug charges, his father insists he use a public defender. His childhood friend’s father, Dom […]
Sandra Hunter, author of Losing Touch, on tour July 2014
About Losing Touch Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Oneworld Publications (July 15, 2014) After Indian Independence Arjun brings his family to London, but hopes of a better life rapidly dissipate. His wife Sunila spends all day longing for a nice tea service, his son suddenly hates anything Indian, and his daughter, well, that’s a whole other […]
Theresa Shea, author of The Unfinished Child, on tour May 2014
About The Unfinished Child Paperback: 312 pages Publisher: Brindle & Glass (April 2, 2013) When Marie MacPherson, a mother of two, finds herself unexpectedly pregnant at thirty-nine, she feels guilty. Her best friend, Elizabeth, has never been able to conceive, despite years of fertility treatments. Marie’s dilemma is further complicated when she becomes convinced something is wrong […]
Jolie Kerr, author of My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag, on tour March/April 2014
About My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag… And Other Things You Can’t Ask Martha Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Plume (February 25, 2014) Got a cleaning disaster on your hands? From the Deadspin and Jezebel author of the popular “Ask a Clean Person” column comes a hilarious and practical guide to cleaning all of life’s little, and sometimes […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS March 3rd-7th
The Line by J. D. Horn Monday, March 3rd: Walking With Nora Monday, March 3rd: Florida Hillbilly Tuesday, March 4th: A Dream Within a Dream Wednesday, March 5th: From the TBR Pile Thursday, March 6th: A Novel Idea Friday, March 7th: Sweet Southern Home The Moon Sisters by Therese Walsh Monday, March 3rd: Lit […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for March 2014
______________________________________ Is it just a game? Book Clubs will find much to discuss in Black Chalk Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates One game. Six students. Five survivors. It was only ever meant to be a game. A game of consequences, of silly forfeits, childish dares. A game to be played by six best friends […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for Feb. 24th-28th
After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman Monday, February 24th: My Bookshelf Monday, February 24th: Crime Fiction Collective Tuesday, February 25th: No More Grumpy Bookseller Wednesday, February 26th: Kahakai Kitchen Thursday, February 27th: Jenn’s Bookshelves Friday, February 28th: 5 Minutes For Books Friday, February 28th: Book Journey The Contractors by Harry Hunsicker Monday, February 24th: Mystery Playground – author guest post Tuesday, February […]
Kate Breslin, author of For Such a Time, on tour May 2014
About For Such a Time Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (April 1, 2014) In 1944, blonde and blue-eyed Jewess Hadassah Benjamin feels abandoned by God when she is saved from a firing squad only to be handed over to a new enemy. Pressed into service by SS-Kommandant Colonel Aric von Schmidt at the transit camp […]