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 […]
Jael McHenry, author of The Kitchen Daughter, on tour April/May 2011
About The Kitchen Daughter: Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Gallery; Original edition (April 12, 2011) After the unexpected death of her parents, painfully shy and sheltered 26-year-old Ginny Selvaggio seeks comfort in cooking from family recipes. But the rich, peppery scent of her Nonna’s soup draws an unexpected visitor into the kitchen: the ghost of Nonna […]
Lauren Belfer, author of A Fierce Radiance, on tour April 2011
About A Fierce Radiance • Paperback: 560 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (March 29, 2011) From the New York Times bestselling author of City of Light comes a compelling, richly detailed tale of passion and intrigue set in New York City during the tumultuous early days of World War II. Claire Shipley is a single […]
Valerie Laken, author of Separate Kingdoms, on tour April 2011
About Separate Kingdoms • Paperback: 224 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (March 29, 2011) From Valerie Laken, the Pushcart Prize–winning author of Dream House, comes a powerful collection of short stories charting the divisions and collisions between cultures and nations, families and outsiders, and partners and misfits searching for love. Set in Russia […]
William Boyd, author of Ordinary Thunderstorms, on tour April/May 2011
Ordinary Thunderstorms • Paperback: 432 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (February 1, 2011) One May evening in London, Adam Kindred, a young climatologist in town for a job interview, is feeling good about the future as he sits down for a meal at a little Italian bistro. He strikes up a conversation with […]