About In My Father’s Country: An Afghan Woman Defies Her Fate Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Crown (April 24, 2012) In Afghanistan, there is a Pashtun saying known by every woman and by every girl: “A woman should leave her house only twice in her life: once as a bride to go to her husband’s house, and once […]
Steve Wiegenstein, author of Slant of Light, on tour May/June 2012
About Slant of Light: A Novel of Utopian Dreams and Civil War • Trade Paperback: 305 pages • Publisher: Blank Slate Press (April, 2012) With the nation moving toward Civil War, James Turner, a charming, impulsive writer and lecturer, Charlotte, his down-to-earth bride, and Cabot, an idealistic Harvard-educated abolitionist, are drawn together in a social experiment deep in […]
March Contest for Authors: Why do YOU need a tour?
For our September 2012 contest, click here. AUTHORS Why do YOU need a TLC Book Tour? Sharpen up those pencils and tell us in 150 words or less how a TLC Book Tour could benefit you and your new book for a chance to win a free 10-blog TLC Book Tour. Be sincere, be funny, […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for March 2012
We are excited to offer TWO terrific titles in our Book Club of the Month Contest for March! _________________________________________________________________ What is holding you back from living a more joyful life? Book Club members will find much to discuss in Juicy Joy Juicy Joy: 7 Simple Steps to Your Glorious, Gutsy Self by Lisa McCourt Juicy Joy […]
Molly Peacock, author of The Paper Garden, on tour May 2012
About The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life’s Work at 72 Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; 1 edition (April 24, 2012) A beautifully written biography from an internationally acclaimed poet, The Paper Garden is at once the story of an extraordinary eighteenth-century woman and a “graceful meditation on botany, nature, life and age” (New York Times Book Review). […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for February 27th – March 2nd
The Pioneer Woman by Ree Drummond Monday, February 27th: Laura’s Reviews Tuesday, February 28th: Raging Bibliomania Wednesday, February 29th: Jenn’s Bookshelves Thursday, March 1st: Books Like Breathing . The Garden Intrigue by Lauren Willig Monday, February 27th: Calico Critic Tuesday, February 28th: Stiletto Storytime reschedule Wednesday, February 29th: The Allure of Books Thursday, March 1st: Colloquium . First You Try […]
Angela Davis-Gardner, author of Butterfly’s Child, on tour April 2012
About Butterfly’s Child Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback (April 10, 2012) When three-year-old Benji is plucked from the security of his home in Nagasaki to live with his American father, Lt. Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, and stepmother, Kate, on their farm in Illinois, the family conceals Benji’s true identity as a child born from a […]
Michel Stone, author of The Iguana Tree, on tour April 2012
About The Iguana Tree Hardcover: 220 pages Publisher: Hub City Press (March 1, 2012) Library Journal says The Iguana Tree “recalls the work of John Steinbeck.” Kirkus Reviews calls it “exceptional … a haunting tale of hope and heartbreak.” Michel Stone’s debut novel, set against the backdrop of illegal immigration, is one family’s story of fateful decisions, […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for February 13th – 17th
Guitar Zero by Gary Marcus Monday, February 13th: The Rat Race Trap Tuesday, February 14th: The Amber Show Wednesday, February 15th: Pickstroke Thursday, February 16th: Strat-O-Blogster . Paranormal by Raymond Moody and Paul Perry Monday, February 13th: Books Like Breathing Tuesday, February 14th: Stiletto Storytime Wednesday, February 15th: Domesticated Thursday, February 16th: Ronni’s Psychic Room . Sonoma Rose by Jennifer Chiaverini Monday, February […]
Rosamund Lupton, author of Afterwards: A Novel, on tour April/May 2012
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 […]