About The Bet America’s most beloved author Debbie Macomber opened her heart and turned a page in publishing history last winter when she empowered Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, to host the “Make Your Dreams Come True” writing contest, which would give one very special, prize-winning aspiring author the chance to break into […]
Michael Boccacino, author of Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling, on tour July/August 2012
About Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling • Paperback: 320 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (July 24, 2012) When the nanny to the young Darrow boys is found mysteriously murdered on the outskirts of the village of Blackfield, Charlotte Markham, the recently hired governess, steps in to take over their care. During an outing in […]
Kathleen McCleary, author of A Simple Thing, on tour July/August 2012
About A Simple Thing • Paperback: 304 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (July 24, 2012) When Susannah Delaney discovers her young son is being bullied and her adolescent daughter is spinning out of control, she moves them to remote, rustic Sounder Island to live for a year. A simple island existence—with no computers or electricity and only a […]
Christopher Wakling, author of What I Did, on tour July/August 2012
About What I Did • Paperback:288 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (July 17, 2012) “This is a story about a terrible thing which happens to me. I have to warn you that nobody is bad or good here, or rather everyone is a bit bad and a bit good and the bad and the […]
Erin Duffy, author of Bond Girl, on tour July 2012
About Bond Girl • Paperback: 320 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (July 17, 2012) While other little girls were fantasizing about becoming doctors or lawyers, Alex Garrett dreamed of conquering the high-powered world of Wall Street. Now she’s grown and determined to make it big in bond sales at Cromwell Pierce, one of the Street’s most esteemed brokerage […]
Kerry Reichs, author of What You Wish For, on tour July 2012
About What You Wish For • Paperback: 432 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (July 3, 2012) Having a baby is . . . complicated. Dimple knows. She’s a successful actress who is turning forty—though her agent and her resume insist she’s only thirty-six—and she figures it’s now or never. Certainly it’s not a good time for an intriguing […]
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury, edited by Sam Weller and Mort Castle, on tour July/August 2012
About Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury • Paperback: 464 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (July 10, 2012) “Ray Bradbury is without a doubt, one of this, or any century’s greatest and most imaginative writers. Shadow Show, a book of truly great stories, is the perfect tribute to America’s master storyteller.” —Stan Lee, legendary comic book writer […]
Ami McKay, author of The Virgin Cure, on tour June/July 2012
About The Virgin Cure • Hardcover: 336 pages • Publisher: Harper (June 26, 2012) From the author of the number one Canadian bestseller The Birth House comes the story of a young girl abandoned to the streets of post-Civil War New York City. “I am Moth, a girl from the lowest part of Chrystie Street, born to […]
Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of The Prisoner of Heaven, on tour July 2012
About The Prisoner of Heaven • Hardcover: 288 pages • Publisher: Harper (July 10, 2012) The internationally acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón takes us into a dark, gothic Barcelona and creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, and revenge in which the heroes of The Shadow of the Wind andThe Angel’s Game must contend […]
Victoria Hislop, author of The Thread, on tour July 2012
About The Thread • Paperback:400 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (July 10, 2012) From the internationally acclaimed author of The Island and The Return comes a sweeping and unforgettable story of love and friendship and the choices that must be made when loyalties are challenged. Thessaloniki, Greece, 1917: As Dimitri Komninos is born, a fire […]