About The Flight of Gemma Hardy • Hardcover: 464 pages • Publisher: Harper (January 24, 2012) When her widower father drowns at sea, Gemma Hardy is taken from her native Iceland to Scotland to live with her kind uncle and his family. But the death of her doting guardian leaves Gemma under the care of […]
Joan Frank, author of Make It Stay, on tour May 2012
About Make It Stay • Hardcover: 176 pages • Publisher: The Permanent Press (April 28, 2012) In the tree-nestled Northern California town of Mira Flores, writer Rachel (“an aging typist with an unprofitable hobby” and her Scottish husband Neil prepare dinner for a familiar “crew” of guests – among them Neil’s best friend, the burly, […]
Daphne Kalotay, author of Russian Winter, on tour February 2012
About Russian Winter • Paperback: 480 pages • Publisher: Arrow (5 Jan 2012) When Nina Revskaya puts her remarkable jewelry collection up for auction, the former Bolshoi Ballet star finds herself overwhelmed by memories of her homeland, and of the events that changed her life half a century earlier. It was in Russia that she […]
Eric Klinenberg, author of Going Solo, on tour February 2012
About Going Solo • Hardcover: 288 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (February 2, 2012) A revelatory examination of the most significant demographic shift since the baby boom-the sharp increase in the number of people who live alone-that offers surprising insights on the benefits of this epochal change. Renowned sociologist and author Eric Klinenberg explores […]
Ryan David Jahn, author of The Dispatcher, on tour February/March 2012
About The Dispatcher Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); 1 edition (December 27, 2011) The phone rings. It’s your daughter. She’s been dead for four months. So begins Ian Hunt’s fight to get his daughter back. Hunt is a police dispatcher in the small East Texas town of Bulls Mouth. The call comes at the end of […]
Christopher Morgan Jones, author of The Silent Oligarch, on tour January/February 2012
About The Silent Oligarch • Hardcover: 336 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (January 19, 2012) A London intelligence agent pursues a money launderer to expose the dealings of a shadowy Russian oligarch. In a world where national borders shrink to insignificance in the face of colossal wealth and corporate power, The Silent Oligarch offers […]
Jean Davies Okimoto, author of Walter’s Muse, on tour February/March 2012
About Walter’s Muse Publisher: Endicott & Hugh Books Publication date: 2/1/2012 Pages: 285 It’s the first summer of her retirement and librarian Maggie Lewis is relishing the unfolding of sweet summer days on Vashon Island: walking on the beach, reading the classics, and kayaking. But in June when a sudden storm hits the island, Maggie’s summer becomes about […]
Gary Marcus, author of Guitar Zero, on tour January/February 2012
About Guitar Zero • Hardcover: 288 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (January 19, 2012) On the eve of his fortieth birthday, a professor of no discernible musical talent learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone of any age might master a new skill. Just about every human being knows how to listen […]
Dave Isay, author of All There Is, on tour February 2012
About All There Is • Hardcover: 176 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (February 2, 2012) A celebration of love from StoryCorps. In All There Is, founder Dave Isay shares stories of love and marriage from the revolutionary oral history project, revealing the many and remarkable paths that relationships can take. From the excitement and […]
Catherine McKenzie, author of Spin, on tour February 2012
About Spin • Paperback: 448 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (February 7, 2012) Kate’s To-Do List: 1. Go to rehab 2. Befriend/spy on “It Girl” 3. Write killer expose 4. Land dream job Piece of cake! When Kate Sandford lands an interview at her favorite music magazine, The Line, it’s the chance of a lifetime. So […]