About Afterwards: A Novel Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Crown (April 24, 2012) From the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Sister comes a compelling, thrilling story of a mother who will do anything to protect her child. The school is on fire. Her children are inside. Grace runs toward the burning building, desperate to reach […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for January 30th – February 3rd
Faith and other titles by Jennifer Haigh Monday, January 30th: Melody & Words (Faith) Monday, January 30th: Coffee and a Book Chick (Baker Towers) Tuesday, January 31st: Write Meg (Faith) Wednesday, February 1st: A Cozy Reader’s Corner (Mrs. Kimble) Wednesday, February 1st: Unabridged Chick (Baker Towers) Thursday, February 2nd: Broken Teepee (Faith) New by Winifred Gallegher Monday, January 30th: Eco-Friendly and Frugal Monday, January 30th: My Year(s) of […]
R.J. Smith, author of The One, on tour March/April 2012
About The One: The Life and Music of James Brown Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Gotham (March 15, 2012) The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time. Playing 350 shows a year at his peak, […]
Lauren Willig, author of The Garden Intrigue, on tour February/March 2012
About The Garden Intrigue Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (February 16, 2012) Just in time for the post-Valentine’s Day chocolate hangover, THE GARDEN INTRIGUE is the latest novel in the nationally bestselling Pink Carnation series by RITA Award winner Lauren Willig (Dutton, On sale: February 16, 2012). In this ninth installment, long-time readers and newcomers alike […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for January 16th – 20th
Wine to Water by Doc Hendley Monday, January 16th: Chaotic Compendiums Tuesday, January 17th: Man of La Book Wednesday, January 18th: Book Journey Thursday, January 19th: Almost All the Truth Friday, January 20th: Green Upgrader The Western Lit Survival Kit by Sandra Newman Monday, January 16th: Lit and Life Tuesday, January 17th: Shooting Stars […]
Ryan David Jahn, author of The Dispatcher, on tour February/March 2012
About The Dispatcher Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); 1 edition (December 27, 2011) The phone rings. It’s your daughter. She’s been dead for four months. So begins Ian Hunt’s fight to get his daughter back. Hunt is a police dispatcher in the small East Texas town of Bulls Mouth. The call comes at the end of […]
Jean Davies Okimoto, author of Walter’s Muse, on tour February/March 2012
About Walter’s Muse Publisher: Endicott & Hugh Books Publication date: 2/1/2012 Pages: 285 It’s the first summer of her retirement and librarian Maggie Lewis is relishing the unfolding of sweet summer days on Vashon Island: walking on the beach, reading the classics, and kayaking. But in June when a sudden storm hits the island, Maggie’s summer becomes about […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for January 1st – 6th
. Situations Matter by Sam Sommers Sunday, January 1st: Evolving Beings Monday, January 2nd: A Bookish Way of Life Tuesday, January 3rd: Patricia’s Wisdom Wednesday, January 4th: Work Happy Now Thursday, January 5th: The Possibility of Today The Western Lit Survival Kit by Sandra Newman Monday, January 2nd: Sophisticated Dorkiness Tuesday, January 3rd: Chaotic Compendiums Wednesday, January 4th: DBC […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for January 2012
Book club members will want to share their own wedding memories and their hopes and dreams for their daughters while discussing The Magic Room The Magic Room: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters by Jeffrey Zaslow The New York Times bestselling journalist and author of The Girls from Ames, Jeffrey Zaslow, […]
Jennifer Chiaverini, author of Sonoma Rose, on tour February/March 2012
About Sonoma Rose Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (February 21, 2012) From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a powerful and dramatic Prohibition-era story that follows the fortunes of Rosa Diaz Barclay, a woman who plunges into the unknown for the safety of her children and the love of a good but flawed man. As the […]