Practical Jean by Trevor Cole Monday, November 7th: Reviews by Lola . . . The Smartest Woman I Know by Ilene Beckerman Monday, November 7th: Life in Review Tuesday, November 8th: Lesa’s Book Critiques . . Mozart’s Last Aria by Matt Rees Monday, November 7th: Raging Bibliomania Tuesday, November 8th: Reviews from the Heart Wednesday, […]
Dr. Nina Shapiro, author of Take a Deep Breath, on tour January 2012
About Take a Deep Breath Paperback: 260 pages Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company (January 5, 2012) Take a Deep Breath is a comprehensive, accessible, and indispensible guide for parents, caregivers, teachers, pediatricians, and other healthcare providers on the subject of children s breathing issues. The book provides a thorough review of breathing issues, differentiating the […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for November 2011
We have four fantastic books in our Book Club of the Month Contest for November! ________________________________________________________ Family, class, race, power, and privilege. Book clubs will love Camp Nine. Camp Nine by Vivienne Schiffer The time of fear and prejudice following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the Deep South are the setting for Camp Nine. […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for October 31st – November 4th
Between Heaven and Mirth by James Martin, SJ Monday, October 31st: Why I Am Catholic . . . Falling For Me by Anna David Monday, October 31st: The Book Chick . . . Don’t Sing at the Table by Adriana Trigiani Monday, October 31st: Redlady’s Reading Room Tuesday, November 1st: Chocolate & Croissants . . […]
Daphne du Maurier, author of The Doll, on tour November/December
About The Doll • Paperback: 224 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Original edition (November 22, 2011) The lost stories of Daphne du Maurier, collected in one volume for the first time. Before she wrote Rebecca, the novel that would cement her reputation as a twentieth-century literary giant, a young Daphne du Maurier penned short fiction in which she […]
Kate Ascher, author of The Heights, on tour November 2011
About The Heights • Hardcover: 208 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (November 10, 2011) From the author of The Works: Anatomy of a City comes a gorgeous graphic tour through the inner workings of skyscrapers. The skyscraper is perhaps the most recognizable icon of the modern urban landscape. Providing offices, homes, restaurants, and shopping to thousands of inhabitants, […]
Erin Blakemore, author of The Heroine’s Bookshelf, on tour November/December 2011
About The Heroine’s Bookshelf • Paperback: 224 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (November 15, 2011) Jo March, Scarlett O’Hara, Scout Finch—the literary canon is brimming with intelligent, feisty, never-say-die heroines and celebrated female authors. They placed a premium on personality, spirituality, career, sisterhood, and family, not unlike women of today. When they were up against […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for October 17th – 21st
Holy Ghost Girl by Donna Johnson Monday, October 17th: Raging Bibliomania Tuesday, October 18th: Amused by Books Wednesday, October 19th: Book Addiction Thursday, October 20th: Books Like Breathing . Fathermucker by Greg Olear Monday, October 17th: Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile Tuesday, October 18th: Sara’s Organized Chaos Wednesday, October 19th: Colloquium Thursday, October 20th: Amusing Reviews . […]
Michael Pollan, author of Food Rules, and illustrator Maira Kalman, on tour November 2011
About Food Rules • Hardcover: 240 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (November 1, 2011) Michael Pollan and Maira Kalman come together to create an enhanced Food Rules for hardcover, now beautifully illustrated and with even more food wisdom. Michael Pollan’s definitive compendium, Food Rules, is here brought to colorful life with the addition of Maira Kalman’s […]
James A. Roberts, author of Shiny Objects, on tour November 2011
About Shiny Objects • Hardcover: 368 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (November 8, 2011) In Shiny Objects: Why We Spend Money We Don’t Have in Search of Happiness We Can’t Buy, James A. Roberts, a leading researcher and expert on consumer behavior, exposes the hidden motivations and erroneous assumptions behind our spending habits. He also reveals the key to reversing […]