About Island Girl: Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade; Original edition (December 7, 2010) Do you have to forgive someone a lifetime of sins, just because they have Alzheimer’s? Island Girl by Lynda Simmons is the emotionally riveting story of a 55 year old mother, Ruby Donaldson, fighting to reunite her family as she struggles […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for March 7th – 11th
The Invisible Line by Daniel Sharfstein Monday, March 7th: Scraps of Life Tuesday, March 8th: Book Club Classics! Wednesday, March 9th: Reading Through Life Friday, March 11th: The Brain Lair . Radio Shangri-la by Lisa Napoli Monday, March 7th: Bonjour, Cass! Tuesday, March 8th: Silver and Grace Wednesday, March 9th: Joyfully Retired Thursday, March 10th: Reading on a Rainy […]
Wendy Wax, author of Ten Beach Road, on tour May 2011
Ab0ut Ten Beach Road Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade (May 3, 2011) In Ten Beach Road, Madeline Singer, Avery Lawford and Nikki Grant each arrive to Pass-a-Grille, FL desperate for a second chance. Their trusted financial manager has vanished–along with all of their life savings–and left them with nothing but co-ownership of the rundown […]
Molly Peacock, author of The Paper Garden, on tour May 2011
About The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life’s Work at 72 Hardcover: 416 pages (includes 35 color illustrations) Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (March 29, 2011) An inspirational tour de force that proves it’s never too late to be who you might have been. Mary Delany was seventy-two years old when she noticed a petal drop […]
Melody Beattie, author of the Codependent No More Workbook, on tour April/May 2011
About the Codependent No More Workbook: Exercises for Learning to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself: Publisher: Hazelden Publishing Date: April 01, 2011 The Codependent No More Workbook was designed for Beattie fans spanning the generations, as well as for those who may not yet even understand the meaning and impact of their codependency. […]
Marshall Ulrich, author of Running on Empty, on tour April/May 2011
About Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner’s Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Avery (April 14, 2011) The ultimate endurance athlete, Marshall Ulrich has run more than 100 foot races averaging over 100 miles each, completed 12 expedition-length adventure races, and ascended the Seven Summits – including Mount […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for March 2011
Book clubs will ponder.. Are the rich really different? Dead End Gene Pool: A Memoir by Wendy Burden Joining the ranks of Augusten Burroughs & David Sedaris, a descendent of Cornelius Vanderbilt takes a look at the decline of her wealthy blue-blooded family in her irreverent and darkly humorous memoir. The New York Times calls author […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for Feb. 28th – March 4th
Devotion by Dani Shapiro Monday, February 28th: English Major’s Junk Food Tuesday, March 1st: she reads and reads Tuesday, March 1st: The House of the Seven Tails Wednesday, March 2nd: Boarding in My Forties Thursday, March 3rd: Man of La Book The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas Monday, February 28th: A Fair Substitute […]
Camille Noe Pagán, author of The Art of Forgetting, on tour June 2011
About The Art of Forgetting Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (June 9, 2011) A moving and insightful debut novel of great friendship interrupted. Can the relationship survive when the memories are gone? Marissa Rogers never wanted to be an alpha; beta suited her just fine. Taking charge without taking credit had always paid off: […]
Erica Bauermeister, author of Joy for Beginners, on tour June 2011
About Joy for Beginners Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (June 9, 2011) Moving, touching, wonderfully written, inspiring to read.” —Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain At an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate’s recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand, Kate strikes a bargain […]