About Garret Freymann-Weyr Garret Freymann-Weyr (née Weyr) was born and raised in New York City. She inexplicably went to college in North Carolina (UNC-Chapel Hill) and, just as inexplicably, got an MFA in film (NYU). She now lives outside Washington, D.C. with her husband. She has written five books for young adults, one of which, […]
Maud Carol Markson, author of Looking After Pigeon, on tour October/November 2009
About Maud Carol Markson Maud Carol Markson is the author of the novels When We Get Home, and Looking After Pigeon. She has taught writing at University of New Hampshire and Cabrini College. She now lives in California with her husband and son, and her dog Molly, who is her constant writing companion. She can be […]
Shilpa Agarwal, author of Haunting Bombay, on tour October 2009
About SHILPA Shilpa Agarwal is the author of Haunting Bombay (April 2009, Soho Press), an acclaimed literary ghost story set in 1960’s India that became a bestseller (San Francisco Chronicle) three months after publication, and was awarded a First Words Literary Prize for South Asian Writers. It will also be published internationally in Europe and […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for July 27th – July 31st
Please stop by our tour stops this week and check out these great books and blogs! Honey, It’s All in the Shoes by Phyllis Hoffman Tuesday, July 28th: Talent to Play and Book Nook Club Thursday, July 30th: Luxury Reading Two Years, No Rain by Shawn Klomparens Monday, July 27th: Life In The Thumb […]
Brunonia Barry, author of The Lace Reader, on tour August/September 2009
About Brunonia Barry Born and raised in Massachusetts, Brunonia Barry studied literature and creative writing at Green Mountain college in Vermont and at the University of New Hampshire and was one of the founding members of the Portland Stage Company. While still an undergraduate at UNH, Barry spent a year living in Dublin and auditing Trinity […]
Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy series on tour September/October 2009
About Maud Hart Lovelace Maud Hart Lovelace was born April 26, 1892, but until she was 50 years old she believed her birthday was the 25th (which coincided with the birthday of her namesake, Aunt Maud). The daughter of Tom and Stella Hart, Maud was christened simply “Maud Hart”; around age 10, she adopted her mother’s […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for July 13th – July 17th
Please stop by our tour stops this week and check out these great books and blogs! Honey, It’s All in the Shoes by Phyllis Hoffman Tuesday, July 14th: The Magic Lasso Wednesday, July 15th: Cheryl’s Book Nook Thursday, July 16th: High Heeled Foot in the Door – Rescheduled for Monday, July 20th Two Years, No […]
Heather Gudenkauf, author of The Weight of Silence, on tour August/September 2009
About Heather Gudenkauf Heather Gudenkauf was born in Wagner, South Dakota, the youngest of six children. At one month of age, her family returned to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota where her father was employed as a guidance counselor and her mother as a school nurse. At the age of three, her family […]
Rachel Simmons, author of The Curse of the Good Girl, on tour September 2009
About Rachel Rachel Simmons is the author of the New York Times bestseller Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls. Simmons works internationally with girls, parents, and teachers to develop strategies to address bullying and to empower girls. A graduate of Vassar College in 1998, Simmons won a Rhodes scholarship and attended […]
Dale Siegel, author of The New Rules for Mortgages, on tour September 2009
About Dale Siegel Financial expert Dale Robyn Siegel recently took her 20 years of experience as an attorney and mortgage broker and rolled it into a book titled, The New Rules for Mortgages. The complex real estate market requires deft knowledge, timing and on going support. In her seminars, regular blogging and appearances, Dale informs […]