About The 3-Day Reset Paperback: 312 pages Publisher: Seal Press (May 6, 2014) Eating healthy can be a struggle. It’s hard to choose broccoli and brown rice instead of hot, cheesy pizza. And diets often ask you to cut out different foods all at once, leaving you feeling deprived. In The 3-Day Reset, Pooja Mottl outlines 10 simple […]
Tim Anderson, author of Sweet Tooth, on tour June 2014
About Sweet Tooth Paperback: 334 pages Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (March 11, 2014) “To a boy whose ideal snack was Little Debbie Zebra Cakes, the existence of a disease like diabetes seemed like the dark work of a mean God.” So begins Sweet Tooth (March 2014 | Lake Union Publishing), the much-anticipated new memoir by Tim Anderson, […]
Kelly Kittel, author of Breathe, on tour June 2014
About Breathe: A Memoir of Motherhood, Grief, and Family Conflict Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: She Writes Press (May 14, 2014) Kelly Kittel never questioned her Mayflower Society mantra—Family is the most important thing—until the day when her fifteen-month-old son is run over by her sixteen-year-old niece. Nine months later, Kittel’s doctor makes a terrible mistake during her […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for week of April 7th-11th
Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates Monday, April 7th: Jenn’s Bookshelves Monday, April 7th: Tiffany’s Bookshelf Tuesday, April 8th: Booksie’s Blog Wednesday, April 9th: Reading Reality Thursday, April 10th: Read. Write. Repeat. Friday, April 11th: Book Journey The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor Monday, April 7th: Ladybug Literature Tuesday, April 8th: No More Grumpy […]
Nadia Hashimi, author of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, on tour May 2014
About The Pearl That Broke Its Shell • Hardcover: 464 pages • Publisher: William Morrow (May 6, 2014) A luminous and unforgettable tale of two women, destiny, and identity in Afghanistan Kabul, 2007: The Taliban rules the streets. With a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can rarely leave the house or attend school. Their only […]
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 […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for April 2014
__________________________________________________ A young woman’s journey through lost love, labor turmoil and the rise of American Communism. A Snug Life Somewhere by Jan Shapin A Snug Life Somewhere is about Penny Joe Copper, daughter of a roustabout shingle weaver, who is caught up in a 1916 union tragedy known as the Everett Massacre. Her brother Horace is […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for March 31st – April 4th
The Accident by Chris Pavone Monday, March 31st: Why Girls are Weird . . . . Mind of Winter by Laura Kasischke Monday, March 31st: Jen’s Book Thoughts Tuesday, April 1st: BoundbyWords Wednesday, April 2nd: Ace and Hoser Blook Thursday, April 3rd: Sara’s Organized Chaos . The Frangipani Hotel by Violet Kupersmith Monday, March 31st: Svetlana’s Reads and Views […]
Emma Campion, author of A Triple Knot, on tour July 2014
About A Triple Knot Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Broadway Books (July 8, 2014) The critically acclaimed author of The King’s Mistress brings another fascinating woman from history to life in an enthralling story of political intrigue, personal tragedy, and illicit love. Joan of Kent, the renowned beauty and niece of King Edward III, seems blessed with a life of […]
Ayelet Waldman, author of Love & Treasure, on tour June/July 2014
About Love & Treasure Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Knopf (April 1, 2014) A spellbinding new novel of contraband masterpieces, tragic love, and the unexpected legacies of forgotten crimes, Ayelet Waldman’s Love and Treasure weaves a tale around the fascinating, true history of the Hungarian Gold Train in the Second World War. In 1945 on the outskirts of Salzburg, victorious American soldiers capture a train […]