About Equal of the Sun Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Scribner (June 5, 2012) Legendary women–from Anne Boleyn to Queen Elizabeth to Mary Queen of Scotts—changed the course of history in the royal courts of sixteenth century England, they are celebrated in history books and novels, but few people know of the powerful women in the Muslim world […]
Congratulations, Finalists!
The time has come to announce the finalists in our March Contest for Authors. We asked authors to tell us why they needed a free TLC Book Tour, and tell us they did, with limericks and riddles and offers of chocolate chip cookies, among other things! We’ve been reading through the entries as they came […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for April 2012
We have 2 terrific titles to choose from this month! ______________________________ A strong woman balanced between two diverse cultures Book clubs will be inspired by In My Father’s Country: An Afghan Woman Defies Her Fate In My Father’s Country: An Afghan Woman Defies Her Fate by Saima Wahab In Afghanistan, there is a Pashtun saying […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for April 1st thru April 6th
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown by RJ Smith Sunday, April 1st: Black Grooves (monthly e-zine) Monday, April 2nd: A Bookish Affair . . . The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Monday, April 2nd: Book Snob Tuesday, April 3rd: Brandi Reads Wednesday, April 4th: A Bookish Affair Thursday, April 5th: Man of La Book . […]
Erik Atwell, author of Thank You for Flying Air Zoe, on tour June/July 2012
About Thank You for Flying Air Zoe Paperback: 258 pages Publisher: Booktrope Editions (June 15, 2011) Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fasten Seat Belt sign has been turned on, but feel free to ignore it, because sometimes life is best lived on its dizzy edges. Your cruising altitude today will be sky high, and you will be flying […]
Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, on tour July and August, 2012
About The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Random House Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning […]
Karen Thompson Walker, author of The Age of Miracles, on tour June and July 2012
About The Age of Miracles Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Random House “It still amazes me how little we really knew. . . . Maybe everything that happened to me and my family had nothing at all to do with the slowing. It’s possible, I guess. But I doubt it. I doubt it very much.” On a […]
Susan Vreeland, author of Clara and Mr. Tiffany, on tour May/June 2012
About Clara and Mr. Tiffany Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition (March 20, 2012) It’s 1893, and at the Chicago World’s Fair, Louis Comfort Tiffany makes his debut with a luminous exhibition of innovative stained-glass windows that he hopes will earn him a place on the international artistic stage. But behind the scenes […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for March 12th – 16th
The Mapping of Love and Death by Maisie Dobbs Monday, March 12th: Lit and Life Tuesday, March 13th: A Worn Path Wednesday, March 14th: Starting Fresh Thursday, March 15th: Broken Teepee Friday, March 16th: Unabridged Chick The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn Monday, March 12th: Book Addict Katie Tuesday, March 13th: The House of Crime and Mystery Wednesday, March […]
Doug Magee, author of Darkness All Around, on tour June/July 2012
About Darkness All Around Touchstone, June 2012 Trade Paperback, 352 pages When there’s DARKNESS ALL AROUND . . . some memories are best forgotten Within the span of one harrowing week, Risa’s alcoholic husband, Sean, disappears, and her best friend, Carol, is brutally murdered. Eleven years later, Risa has seemingly put her life back together […]