About The Lotus Eaters Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (December 21, 2010) In the final days of a falling Saigon, The Lotus Eaters unfolds the story of three remarkable photographers brought together under the impossible umbrella of war: Helen Adams, a once-naive ingenue whose ambition conflicts with her heart, over the course of the fighting.; […]
Thaisa Frank, author of Heidegger’s Glasses, on tour November 2010
About Heidegger’s Glasses Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Counterpoint (November 1, 2010) A mysterious compound deep underground. A love affair larger than a World War. A fairy tale with atrocities. And it all begins with one single letter…. Heidegger’s Glasses opens during the end of World War II in a failing Germany coming apart at the […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for September 13th-17th
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver Monday, September 13th: Presenting Lenore (The Lacuna) Tuesday, September 14th: Fyrefly’s Book Blog (Animal, Vegetable, Miracle) Wednesday, September 15th: Eleanor’s Trousers (The Bean Trees) Friday, September 17th: My Two Blessings (The Poisonwood Bible) Ugly as Sin by Toni Raiten-D’Antonio Monday, September 13th: Book Nut Monday, September 13th: Silver and Grace Wednesday, September 15th: Book […]
John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, authors of Game Change, on tour November 2010
About Game Change • Paperback: 480 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (October 26, 2010) In 2008 , the presidential election became blockbuster entertainment. Everyone was watching as the race for the White House unfolded like something from the realm of fiction. The meteoric rise and historic triumph of Barack Obama. The shocking fall of the […]
Ram Dass, author of Be Love Now, on tour October/November 2010
About Be Love Now • Hardcover: 336 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (November 2, 2010) In 1970, Ram Dass’ Be Here Now became the counter-culture bible for thousands of young people seeking enlightenment in the midst of the darkness of Vietnam. It was a pioneering bridge, written in colloquial language, from the psychedelic 60s to eastern […]
Ann Louise Gittleman, author of Zapped, on tour October/November 2010
About Zapped • Hardcover: 272 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (October 5, 2010) How many electronic innovations have you dialed, watched, surfed, charged, listed to, booted up, commuted on, cooked with, and plugged in today? Consider your typical day: If you’re like most people, it probably starts in front of your coffee maker and toaster, ends […]
Josh Karlen, author of Lost Lustre: A New York Memoir, on tour November 2010
About Lost Lustre: A New York Memoir Paperback: 250 pages Publisher: Tatra Press (October 16, 2010) Muggings on Avenue C, punk bands at CBGB, youthful romance in Greenwich Village, parties in a nascent SoHo, dropping out from the famous Music & Art High School. In this episodic, coming of age memoir, Josh Karlen chronicles growing […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for August 30th – September 3rd
Keys to Good Cooking by Harold McGee Monday, August 30th: Bran Apétit! Tuesday, August 31st: Meet Me In the Kitchen Wednesday, September 1st: Prudence Pennywise Thursday, September 2nd: Cooking With Amy Friday, September 3rd: Celebrations at Home I’d Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman Monday, August 30th: A Bookworm’s World Tuesday, August 31st: Thoughts From an Evil Overlord Thursday, September 2nd: Bibliofreak . […]
Dori Ostermiller, author of Outside the Ordinary World, on tour November 2010
About Outside the Ordinary World Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Mira; Original edition (July 27, 2010) Sylvia Sandon is at a crossroads in her life. A wife and mother of two daughters, she and her city-planner husband are grappling with the escalating renovation of their antique farmhouse—a situation that mirrors the disarray in Sylvia’s life. Facing […]
Gregory Maguire, author of The Next Queen of Heaven, on tour October 2010
About The Next Queen of Heaven • Paperback: 368 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (October 5, 2010) With the new millennium approaching, the eccentric town of Thebes grows even stranger. Mrs. Leontina Scales begins speaking in tongues after being clocked by a Catholic statuette. Her daughter, Tabitha, and her sons scheme to save their mother […]