About The Last Camellia Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Plume (May 28, 2013) On the eve of the Second World War, the last surviving specimen of a camellia plant known as the Middlebury Pink lies secreted away on an English country estate. Flora, an amateur American botanist, is contracted by an international ring of flower thieves to infiltrate […]
Kim Foster, author of A Beautiful Heist, on tour June 2013
About A Beautiful Heist (Agency of Burglary & Theft) File Size: 547 KB Print Length: 289 pages Publisher: eKensington (June 6, 2013) Everyone has a talent. Some are just more legal than others. Cat Montgomery steals jewels for AB&T, the premier agency for thieves in Seattle. Career perks: good pay, great disguises, constant adrenaline rush. Drawbacks: the possibility […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for May 6th – 10th
The Magic Circle by Jenny Davidson Monday, May 6th: Stiletto Storytime Tuesday, May 7th: Book Journey Wednesday, May 8th: Lesa’s Book Critiques Thursday, May 9th: Book Hooked Blog Thursday, May 9th: Mockingbird Hill Cottage Friday, May 10th: Reviews by Elizabeth A. White Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff Monday, May 6th: Doing Dewey Tuesday, May […]
Kara Weiss, author of Late Lights, on tour July/August 2013
About Late Lights Publisher: Colony Collapse Press Pages: 155 After spending his teens in juvenile detention, Monty is released to find he has nowhere to turn except back to the friends of his youth. But neither BJ nor Erin know how to have him in their lives anymore. As kids, BJ and Monty shared the […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for May 2013
We have two terrific titles in our Book Club of the Month Contest! _______________________________ Book Clubs will enjoy discussing the mistakes and triumphs of motherhood in Carry On, Warrior Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed by Glennon Doyle Melton An inspirational, sidesplittingly funny exploration of the power of living with love, forgiveness, and honesty. […]
Jessica Brockmole, author of Letters from Skye, on tour July 2013
About Letters from Skye Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books (July 9, 2013) A sweeping story told in letters, spanning two continents and two world wars, Jessica Brockmole’s atmospheric debut novel captures the indelible ways that people fall in love, and celebrates the power of the written word to stir the heart. March 1912: Twenty-four-year-old Elspeth Dunn, […]
Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collection on tour May/June 2013
Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collection on tour this spring! To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who this year, BBC Books will be reissuing eleven classic Doctor Who novels – one for each Doctor – from across their fiction range. Repackaged with new introductions, bold new covers, and 50th anniversary branding, they are not only […]
Kathryn Kirkpatrick, author of Our Held Animal Breath: Poems, on tour June 2013
About Our Held Animal Breath: Poems Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: WordTech Communications (September 4, 2012) Our Held Animal Breath is a collection of poems grappling with the failure of human political and social structures to effectively address the dilemmas of our crucial historical moment. Registering an eco-feminist consciousness, the narrators of these poems expose the intertwined vulnerabilities […]
Anne Leigh Parrish, author of Our Love Could Light the World, on tour in June 2013
About Our Love Could Light the World Publisher: She Writes Press Paperback: 202 pages You know the Dugans. They’re that scrappy bunch down the street. Their yard is overgrown, they don’t pick up after their dog. The father hasn’t earned a cent in years. The wife holds them together on her income alone. Their five […]
Kelly Braffet, author of Save Yourself, on tour August 2013
About Save Yourself Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Crown (August 6, 2013) Kelly Braffet’s first two novels, Josie and Jack and Last Seen Leaving, were met with astounding praise: reviewers called her work “rich with suspense…compelling” (New York Times Book Review), “fast-paced and enjoyable” (USA Today), and “wonderfully sick and twisted” (Los Angeles Times). All this and more […]