About Legend of a Suicide • Paperback: 272 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (March 16, 2010) In Legend of a Suicide, his heartbreaking semi-autobiographical debut story-collection, David Vann relates the story of a young man trying to come to terms with the guilt and pain of his father’s suicide. The wild outback of the author’s […]
A. Manette Mansay, author of Good Things I Wish You, on tour June/July 2010
About Good Things I Wish You Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial (June 22, 2010) The acclaimed author of Vinegar Hill returns with a story of two unlikely romances—one historical, the other modern-day—separated by thousands of miles and well over a century. Battling feelings of loss and apathy in the wake of a painful divorce, […]
Heather Barbieri, author of The Lace Makers of Glenmara, on tour June/July 2010
About The Lace Makers of Glenmara • Paperback: 304 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (June 22, 2010) “You can always start again,” Kate Robinson’s mother once told her, “all it takes is a new thread.” Overwhelmed by heartbreak and loss, the struggling twenty-six-year-old fashion designer follows her mother’s advice and flees to her ancestral homeland […]
Mary Kay Andrews, author of The Fixer Upper, on tour June 2010
About The Fixer Upper • Paperback: 448 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (June 15, 2010) After her boss in a high-powered Washington public relations firm is caught in a political scandal, fledgling lobbyist Dempsey Jo Killebrew is left almost broke, unemployed, and homeless. Out of options, she reluctantly accepts her father’s offer to help refurbish […]
Jean Davies Okimoto, author of The Love Ceiling, on tour June 2010
About The Love Ceiling Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Endicott and Hugh Books (2009) Steller Press/Canada (May 2010) Women, aging and creativity…a book club favorite! After the death of her Japanese American mother, sixty-four year old Anne Kuroda Duppstaad finds the courage to confront the toxic legacy of her father, a famous artist and cruel narcissist. […]
Alix Strauss, author of Based Upon Availability, on tour June 2010
About Based Upon Availability • Paperback: 352 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (June 8, 2010) Based Upon Availability is the story of eight women, each exploring the basic need for human connection while seeking to understand themselves better. They are lonely, strong and driven women who, when pushed to the edge, must fight for their […]
George Bishop, author of Letter to My Daughter, on tour May 2010
As we approach Mothers Day and Fathers Day, perhaps we should consider that a letter composed with an open and honest heart might well be the greatest gift of all to those we love. About Letter to My Daughter Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books (February 16, 2010) Dear Elizabeth, It’s early morning and I’m […]
Margaret Dilloway, author of How to Be an American Housewife, on tour July/August 2010
About How To Be An American Housewife Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (August 5, 2010) A lively and surprising novel about a Japanese woman with a closely guarded secret, the American daughter who strives to live up to her mother’s standards, and the rejuvenating power of forgiveness. How to Be an American Housewife is […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for March 29th-April 2nd
Balancing Acts Monday, March 29th: Laughing Through the Chaos Tuesday, March 30th: Write Meg Wednesday, March 31st: One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books Thursday, April 1st: Luxury Reading . The Creation of Eve Monday, March 29th: Katie’s Nesting Spot Tuesday, March 30th: Dolce Bellezza Wednesday, March 31st: Raging Bibliomania Friday, April 2nd: Thoughts […]
Tish Cohen, author of The Truth About Delilah Blue, on tour June 2010
About The Truth About Delilah Blue Delilah Blue has always been a bit of an outsider, ever since she moved from Toronto to Los Angeles when she was eight. Twenty now, and desperate to become an artist like her long-lost mother but unable to pay for classes, she takes a job as an art model […]