About Liar Temptress Soldier Spy • Hardcover: 528 pages • Publisher: Harper (September 2, 2014) Belle Boyd Emma Edmonds Rose O’Neal Greenhow Elizabeth Van Lew In Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy, bestselling author Karen Abbott tells the spellbinding true story of four women who risked everything—their homes, their families, and their very lives—during the Civil War. Seventeen-year-old Belle Boyd, an […]
Claire Prentice, author of The Lost Tribe of Coney Island, on tour October 2014
About The Lost Tribe of Coney Island Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: New Harvest (October 14, 2014) Readers of Erik Larson will love this tale of sex, greed, and the American dream: A huckster imports a tribe of Filipinos to Coney Island’s Luna Park, and two cultures collide. The Lost Tribe of Coney Island unearths the forgotten story of the […]
Greg Matloff, C Bangs, and Les Johnson, authors of Harvesting Space for a Greener Earth, on tour June 2014
About Harvesting Space for a Greener Earth • Publisher: Springer What was our planet like in years past? How has our civilization affected Earth and its ecology? Harvesting Space for a Greener Earth, the Second Edition of Paradise Regained: The Regreening of the Earth, begins by discussing these questions, and then generates a scenario for the […]
Darlene Lancer, author of Conquering Shame and Codependency, on tour July 2014
About Conquering Shame and Codependency: 8 Steps to Freeing the True You Hazelden Publishing Publication Date: July 2014 180 pages . Codependency Expert Uncovers Fundamental Causes and Effects of Shame and a Simple Path to a Healthier Life Shame is an emotion that can be buried in a person’s psyche so deep that one does […]
Gayathri Ramprasad, author of Shadows in the Sun, on tour March 2014
About Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression and Finding the Light Within Softcover, 240 pp. Publisher: Hazelden Published Year: 2014 Americans have become immune to the terms, drugs, and behaviors associated with depression even as its reputation has grown as a debilitating and sometimes fatal mental illness. But in India and elsewhere the stigma associated with […]
Phoebe Baker Hyde, author of The Beauty Experiment, on tour January/February 2014
About The Beauty Experiment • Paperback: 248 pages • Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books; 1 edition (December 23, 2012) The Beauty Experiment: How I Skipped Lipstick, Ditched Fashion, Faced the World Without Concealer and Learned to Love the Real Me is a funny, controversial, and painfully honest coming–of-age memoir set vividly in Hong Kong and the U.S. At the […]
Regina Calcaterra, author of Etched in Sand, on tour August 2013
About Etched in Sand • Paperback: 320 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (August 6, 2013) In this story of perseverance in the face of adversity, Regina Calcaterra recounts her childhood in foster care and on the streets—and how she and her savvy crew of homeless siblings managed to survive years of homelessness, abandonment, and […]
Patrick Bishop, author of The Hunt for Hitler’s Warship, on tour July 2013
About The Hunt for Hitler’s Warship • Hardcover: 416 pages • Publisher: Regnery History; Reprint edition (April 8, 2013) Winston Churchill called “the Beast.” It was said to be unsinkable. More than thirty military operations failed to destroy it. Eliminating the Tirpitz, Hitler’s mightiest warship, a 52,000-ton behemoth, became an Allied obsession. In The Hunt for Hitler’s Warship, Patrick Bishop […]
Darlene Barnes, author of Hungry, on tour August 2013
About Hungry: What Eighty Ravenous Guys Taught Me about Life, Love & the Power of Good Food Publisher: Hyperion (August 6, 2013) Pages: 272 “Few sane cooks would take on the trials of cooking five days a week for a fraternity house…. Unique, funny, touching.” —Booklist Newly arrived in Seattle, Darlene Barnes stumbles on a job ad […]
Bear Grylls, author of A Survival Guide for Life, on tour July 2013
About A Survival Guide for Life • Hardcover: 288 pages • Publisher: William Morrow (July 2, 2013) From the world-famous survival expert, learn how to make every day an unforgettable adventure Life in the outdoors teaches us invaluable lessons. Encountering the wild forces us to plan and execute goals, face danger, push our “limits,” and sharpen our instincts. But our […]