About I Am Livia Paperback: 390 pages Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (May 1, 2014) In this wonderfully imagined historical novel, a noblewoman skirts the political perils and pitfalls of ancient Rome while navigating the dangerous landscape of her own heart. At the tender age of fourteen, Livia Drusilla overhears her father and fellow aristocrats plotting the assassination […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for March 9th – 14th
Alice Will and Tilt by Ashley Chappell Sunday, March 09, 2014: Book Marks the Spot – Alice Will and Tilt Monday, March 10, 2014: Bibliophilia, Please – Alice Will Thursday, March 13, 2014: Pingwing’s Bookshelf – Alice Will . The Deepest Secret by Carla Buckley Monday, March 10th: She Treads Softly . Monday, March 10th: Why Girls Are Weird . Tuesday, March 11th: Knowing the […]
Natalia Sylvester, author of Chasing the Sun, on tour June 2014
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 […]