About A Partial History of Lost Causes Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: The Dial Press (March 20, 2012) In Jennifer duBois’s mesmerizing and exquisitely rendered debut novel, a long-lost letter links two disparate characters, each searching for meaning against seemingly insurmountable odds. In St. Petersburg, Russia, world chess champion Aleksandr Bezetov begins a quixotic quest. With his renowned […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for November 21st – 25th
. Food Rules by Michael Pollan Monday, November 21st: Anne Strawberry Tuesday, November 22nd Geninne’s Art Blog Tuesday, November 22nd: Kitchen Stewardship Thursday, November 23rd: The Amateur Gourmet . The Personal History of Rachel Dupree by Ann Weisgarber Monday, November 21st: Raging Bibliomania Tuesday, November 22nd: The Brain Lair Wednesday, November 23rd: Historical Tapestry – author guest post, “Why […]
Robert Barclay, author of More Than Words Can Say, on tour January 2012
About More Than Words Can Say • Paperback: 400 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (December 20, 2011) From the author of If Wishes Were Horses comes a novel of long-buried secrets and self-discovery, showing us that sometimes what goes unsaid is more powerful than words. . . . Chelsea Enright never expected to inherit […]
Cori Howard, author and editor of Between Interruptions, on tour January 2012
About Between Interruptions: 30 Women Tell the Truth About Motherhood Paperback: 328 pages Publisher: The Momoir Project; First Trade Paper Edition edition (May 5, 2009) Between Interruptions is a remarkable collection of original and heartfelt essays about the process of becoming a mother. Written by a wide range of mothers – from a Hollywood celebrity to an […]
Kathryn Harrison, author of Enchantments, on tour March 2012
About Enchantments Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Random House (March 6, 2012) From Kathryn Harrison, one of America’s most admired literary voices, comes a gorgeously written, enthralling novel set in the final days of Russia’s Romanov Empire. St. Petersburg, 1917. After Rasputin’s body is pulled from the icy waters of the Neva River, his eighteen-year-old daughter, Masha, is […]
Katherine Govier, author of The Printmaker’s Daughter, on tour November/December 2011
About The Printmaker’s Daughter • Paperback: 512 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (November 22, 2011) Recounting the story of her life, Oei plunges us into the colorful world of nineteenth-century Edo, in which courtesans rub shoulders with poets, warriors consort with actors, and the arts flourish in an unprecedented moment of creative upheaval. Oei and Hokusai live […]
Rashad Harrison, author of Our Man in the Dark, on tour January 2012
About Our Man in the Dark • Hardcover: 320 pages • Publisher: Atria Books (November 15, 2011) A stunning debut historical noir novel about a worker in the civil rights movement who became an informant for the FBI during the months leading up to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Feeling unappreciated and […]
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 […]
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 […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for October 24th – 28th
. Don’t Sing at the Table by Adriana Trigiani Monday, October 24th: Alison’s Book Marks Tuesday, October 25th: StephTheBookworm Wednesday, October 26th: The Road to Here Thursday, October 27th: Amusing Reviews Friday, October 28th: 2 Kids and Tired Book Reviews . Beyond All Measure by Dorothy Love Monday, October 24th: Reviews from the Heart Tuesday, October 25th: All Grown Up? […]