About Lola’s Secret Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books (October 16, 2012) Praised as “Australia’s answer to Maeve Binchy, a modern-day Jane Austen” (The Sun Herald, Australia), Monica McInerney, internationally bestselling author of The Alphabet Sisters, returns with a poignant novel of love, loss, and the enduring strength of family ties. Nestled in a picturesque corner […]
Susan Elia MacNeal, author of Princess Elizabeth’s Spy: A Maggie Hope Mystery, on tour October/November 2012
About Princess Elizabeth’s Spy: A Maggie Hope Mystery Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Bantam (October 16, 2012) Susan Elia MacNeal introduced the remarkable Maggie Hope in her acclaimed debut, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary. Now Maggie returns to protect Britain’s beloved royals against an international plot—one that could change the course of history. As World War II sweeps the continent and […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for August 13 – 17, 2012
. The World We Found and other novels by Thrity Umrigar Monday, August 13th: Gone Bookserk – The Weight of Heaven Tuesday, August 14th: Bibliosue – The World We Found Wednesday, August 15th: Walking With Nora – The World We Found Wednesday, August 15th: Silver & Grace – The Weight of Heaven Thursday, August 16th: Broken Teepee – The Space Between Us Friday, August 17th: Paperback Princeess – […]
Vincent Lam, author of The Headmaster’s Wager, on tour September/October 2012
About The Headmaster’s Wager Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Hogarth (August 14, 2012) Percival Chen is the wealthy headmaster of the most respected English-language academy in Saigon in 1966. Chen is fiercely proud of his Chinese heritage, and quick to spot the business opportunities rife in a divided country. He builds a rich life for himself and his […]
Tina Connolly, author of Ironskin, on tour October 2012
About Ironskin Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (October 2, 2012) After establishing herself with her short fiction, Tina Connolly becomes a novelist to watch with her debut IRONSKIN (Tor Hardcover; $24.99; On-sale October 2, 2012)—a loose re-imagining of Jane Eyre set in the aftermath of a Great War between the humans and fey. […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for August 2012
We have THREE amazing books in our August Book Club of the Month Contest! ___________________________________________________________________ Family, tragedy, and the meaning of home… book clubs will find much to discuss in The Forgetting Tree The Forgetting Tree by Tatjana Soli From The New York Times bestselling author of The Lotus Eaters, a novel of a California ranching family, its […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for July 30th – August 3rd
. The Tracks series by J. Gabriel Gates and Charlene Keel Monday, July 30th: Sort of Beautiful (Dark Territory) Tuesday, July 31st: Long and Short Reviews (Dark Territory) Wednesday, August 1st: A Soul Unsung (Ghost Crown) Thursday, August 2nd: Book Labyrinth (Ghost Crown) Friday, August 3rd: A Simple Love of Reading (Dark Territory) I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands […]
Clifford Garstang, author of What the Zhang Boys Know, on tour October 2012
About What the Zhang Boys Know Paperback: 218 pages Publisher: Press 53 (October 1, 2012) Set in a condominium building on the edge of Chinatown in Washington, D.C., these stories present the practical and emotional struggles of Zhang Feng-qi, originally from Shanghai, to find a new mother for his sons following the death of his American wife. Along […]
Mingmei Yip, author of Skeleton Women, on tour September 2012
About Skeleton Women Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Kensington (May 29, 2012) Skeleton Women is a Chinese phrase for femmes fatales. This story is about three of them — Camilla, a nightclub singer who has been forced to become a spy, Shadow a magician who jumps naked off a tall building, and a gender-ambiguous gossip columnist. All must scheme […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for July 16th – 20th
Night Watch by Linda Fairstein Monday, July 16th: Reviews by Molly Tuesday, July 17th: Life in Review Tuesday, July 17th: Lesa’s Book Critiques – Poisoned Pen Conference Recap Wednesday, July 18th: Chaotic Compendiums Thursday, July 19th: Crime Fiction Lover Friday, July 20th: Reviews by Elizabeth A. White 15 Seconds by Andrew Gross Monday, July […]