About The Ghost Bride • Hardcover: 368 pages • Publisher: William Morrow (August 6, 2013) A startlingly original voice makes her literary debut with this wondrous coming-of-age story infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, adventure, and fascinating, dreamlike twists One evening, my father asked me whether I would like to become a ghost bride. . . . […]
Regina Calcaterra, author of Etched in Sand, on tour August 2013
About Etched in Sand • Paperback: 320 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (August 6, 2013) In this story of perseverance in the face of adversity, Regina Calcaterra recounts her childhood in foster care and on the streets—and how she and her savvy crew of homeless siblings managed to survive years of homelessness, abandonment, and […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for August 2013
Check out the great books we’re offering up in August! _______________________________________________________________ Book groups look no more! Passion, loyalty and betrayal. Explore the private world of Sigmund Freud brought to life with rich, historical detail in turn of the century Vienna. Freud’s Mistress by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman A page-turning novel inspired by the true-life […]
Lenore and Daniel Jennewein, authors of Chick-o-Saurus Rex, on tour August 2013
About Chick-o-Saurus Rex • Age Range: 4 – 8 years • Hardcover: 32 pages • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (July 23, 2013) Book summary: About Lenore and Daniel Jennewein Daniel Jennewein is the illustrator of several picture books for children, including Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten?, written by Audrey Vernick. Chick-O-Saurus Rex is his first collaboration […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for July 15th – 20th
Discovery by Lisa White Monday, July 15th: Sara’s Organized Chaos . . . . Chocolates for Breakfast by Pamela Moore Monday, July 15th: Books in the Burbs . . . . Late Lights by Kara Weiss Monday, July 15th: A Bookish Way of Life . . . . Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline Monday, July 15th: Tina’s […]
Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman, authors of Freud’s Mistress, on tour August/September 2013
About Freud’s Mistress • Hardcover: 368 pages • Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (July 9, 2013) A page-turning novel inspired by the true-life love affair between Sigmund Freud and his sister-in-law, Minna Bernays, set in Vienna in 1895. Minna is everything her sister Martha is not—intellectually curious, an avid reader and a beguiling beauty. She and Freud embark on […]
Stephen Kiernan, author of The Curiosity, on tour July 2013
About The Curiosity • Hardcover: 448 pages • Publisher: William Morrow (July 9, 2013) Dr. Kate Philo and her scientific exploration team make a breathtaking discovery in the Arctic: the body of a man buried deep in the ice. As a scientist in a groundbreaking project run by the egocentric and paranoid Erastus Carthage, Kate has brought […]
Stephanie Evanovich, author of Big Girl Panties, on tour July 2013
About Big Girl Panties • Hardcover: 336 pages • Publisher: William Morrow (July 9, 2013) A rollicking, sensuous, feel-good romantic comedy about a grieving young widow who decides to get in shape . . . and winds up getting her groove back—and a whole lot more! Holly didn’t expect to be a widow at thirty-two. She also […]
Debra Dean, author of The Mirrored World, on tour July 2013
About The Mirrored World • Paperback: 272 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (July 16, 2013) St. Petersburg, 1736. Dasha and Xenia are cousins and devoted friends growing up in the shadow of royal society. On the night they make their debut at court, Xenia falls madly in love with a charismatic singer in the empress’s imperial choir. They marry […]
Jess McConkey, author of The Widows of Braxton County, on tour July/August 2013
About The Widows of Braxton County • Paperback: 384 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (July 23, 2013) Family secrets can bind and destroy Kate is ready to put her nomadic, city-dwelling past behind her when she marries Joe Krause and moves with him to the Iowa farm that has been in his family for more […]