About Ru Ru Freeman is a Sri Lankan writer whose political journalism and fiction has been published internationally. She lives in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Her debut novel, A Disobedient Girl, will also be published in Dutch, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese and Hebrew. She calls both Sri Lanka and America home and writes about the people and […]
Mark Millhone, author of The Patron Saint of Used Cars and Second Chances, on tour July/August 2009
About Mark Mark Millhone is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, columnist and teacher. After graduating from Columbia University with an MFA in Film Direction and winning the Academy Award for Best Student Film, Mark spent more than five years wandering the vast desert of Hollywood development hell before resurfacing as a screenwriting professor at NYU Film […]
Lisa Tucker, author of The Promised World, on tour September 2009
About Lisa LISA TUCKER is also the author of The Song Reader, Shout Down the Moon, Once Upon a Day, and The Cure for Modern Life, and her work has been featured in Seventeen, Pages, and The Oxford American. she has advanced degrees in English and Math, and she has taught creative writing at the […]
Allyson Roy, author of Babydoll, on tour August/September 2009
About Allyson Roy Allyson Roy translates into Alice & Roy, husband and wife collaborating authors. Roy, a graduate of the University Of The Arts in Philadelphia, has a background in theater, art and standup comedy. Alice, dancer/choreographer/teacher, double majored in dance and philosophy at the State University of New York. They spent many gypsy years […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for June 22nd-26th, 2009
Please stop by our tour stops this week and check out these great books and blogs! Something Beyond Greatness by Judy Rodgers and Gayatri Naraine Monday, June 22nd: Reading, Writing, and Retirement Tuesday, June 23rd: Worducopia Wednesday, June 24th: Joyfully Retired A World I Never Made by James LePore Monday, June 22nd: Alvah’s […]
Kathleen McCleary, author of House and Home, on tour September 2009
About Kathleen Kathleen McCleary was born and raised in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., and lived in New York, Tennessee, and Virginia before settling in Oregon in 1992. She has worked as a staff writer and editor and freelance writer for a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Weekend, Good […]
Annie Barrows, author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, on tour August 2009
About the authors, Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer Annie Barrows is the author of the children’s series Ivy and Bean, as well as The Magic Half. She lives in northern California. Visit Annie’s website HERE. Her aunt, Mary Ann Shaffer, who passed away in February 2008, worked as an editor, librarian, and in bookshops. The Guernsey Literary […]
Dr. Ana Nogales, author of Parents Who Cheat, on tour July/August 2009
About Dr. Nogales Dr. Ana Nogales is a clinical psychologist with years of experience helping clients whose lives have been impacted by parental infidelity. She is the founder of Nogales Psychological Counseling, Inc. and Clinical Director of the nonprofit organization that she founded, Casa de la Familia, established for victims of crime. She practices in […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for June 8th-12th, 2009
Please stop by our tour stops this week and check out these great books and blogs! The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris Monday, June 8th: The Bookworm Tuesday, June 9th: Jen’s Book Thoughts Wednesday, June 10th: Presenting Lenore Thursday, June 11th: Books for Breakfast Friday, June 12th: Savvy Verse and Wit Starfinder by John Marco Monday, June 8th: Books […]
Hannah Friedman, author of Everything Sucks: Losing My Mind and Finding Myself in a High School Quest for Cool, on tour August 2009
About Hannah Hannah Friedman (Peekskill, NY) is a recent Yale University graduate. She is the daughter of gold-record singer/songwriter Dean Friedman. An article titled, “When Your Friends Become the Enemy” about her experiences applying to an Ivy League University was published in Newsweek in 2004. Ms. Friedman is the winner of the Yale 2007 Playwright’s Festival, […]