Ab0ut Ten Beach Road Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade (May 3, 2011) In Ten Beach Road, Madeline Singer, Avery Lawford and Nikki Grant each arrive to Pass-a-Grille, FL desperate for a second chance. Their trusted financial manager has vanished–along with all of their life savings–and left them with nothing but co-ownership of the rundown […]
Jennifer Haigh, author of Faith, on tour May/June 2011
About Faith • Hardcover: 336 pages • Publisher: Harper (May 10, 2011) When Sheila McGann sets out to redeem her disgraced brother, a once-beloved Catholic priest in suburban Boston, her quest will force her to confront cataclysmic truths about her fractured Irish-American family, her beliefs, and, ultimately, herself. Award-winning author Jennifer Haigh follows her critically […]
Suzannah Dunn, author of The Confession of Katherine Howard, on tour April 2011
About The Confession of Katherine Howard • Paperback: 320 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (April 5, 2011) The tragic, moving, and gripping story of the ascendance and fall of Katherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, and the best friend she nearly dragged down with her When twelve-year-old Katherine Howard comes to live in the […]
Sonya Sones, author of The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus, on tour April 2011
About The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus • Paperback: 432 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Original edition (April 5, 2011) Celebrated YA novelist Sonya Sones makes a HUGE splash with her first adult novel, The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus, spinning a funny, fierce, and piercingly honest coming-of-middle-age story about falling apart and putting yourself back together. […]
Camille Noe Pagán, author of The Art of Forgetting, on tour June 2011
About The Art of Forgetting Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (June 9, 2011) A moving and insightful debut novel of great friendship interrupted. Can the relationship survive when the memories are gone? Marissa Rogers never wanted to be an alpha; beta suited her just fine. Taking charge without taking credit had always paid off: […]
Erica Bauermeister, author of Joy for Beginners, on tour June 2011
About Joy for Beginners Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (June 9, 2011) Moving, touching, wonderfully written, inspiring to read.” —Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain At an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate’s recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand, Kate strikes a bargain […]
Laura Kasischke, author of The Raising, on tour March/April 2011
About The Raising • Paperback: 496 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (March 15, 2011) Last year Godwin Honors Hall was draped in black. The university was mourning the loss of one of its own: Nicole Werner, a blond, beautiful, straight-A sorority sister tragically killed in a car accident that left her boyfriend, who […]
Summer Wood, author of Wrecker, on tour April/May 2011
About Wrecker Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (February 15, 2011) Set amid the giant trees of northern California’s magical Lost Coast, Wrecker is the story of a nearly broken boy who unexpectedly finds a family. After foster-parenting four young siblings a decade ago, Summer Wood tried to imagine a place where kids who are left […]
Shilpi Somaya Gowda, author of Secret Daughter, on tour April/May 2011
About Secret Daughter • Paperback: 368 pages • Publisher: Morrow Paperbacks (April 5, 2011) Secret Daughter, a first novel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, explores powerfully and poignantly the emotional terrain of motherhood, loss, identity, and love through the experiences of two families—one Indian, one American—and the child that binds them together. A masterful work set […]
Karen White, author of The Beach Trees, on tour May 2011
About The Beach Trees • Paperback: 384 pages • Publisher: NAL Trade (May 3, 2011) In her new novel, White, the national bestselling author of On Folly Beach and the award-winning author of thirteen previous books, weaves together themes of Southern culture, the powerful bond of family, to courage to rebuild in the face of […]