About Adé: A Love Story Hardcover: 112 pages Publisher: Little A / New Harvest (October 29, 2013) Known worldwide for her brilliant, frank memoirs, Rebecca Walker returns with a poetic, lushly written debut novel that is sure to garner major attention. Exploring the themes of memory, longing, passion, and loss, Walker gives us the story of […]
Jennifer Zobair, author of Painted Hands, on tour September 2013
About Painted Hands • Hardcover: 336 pages • Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition (June 11, 2013) Muslim bad girl Zainab Mir has just landed a job working for a post-feminist, Republican Senate candidate. Her best friend Amra Abbas is about to make partner at a top Boston law firm. Together they’ve thwarted proposal-slinging aunties, cultural expectations, and […]
Yangsze Choo, author of The Ghost Bride, on tour August 2013
About The Ghost Bride • Hardcover: 368 pages • Publisher: William Morrow (August 6, 2013) A startlingly original voice makes her literary debut with this wondrous coming-of-age story infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, adventure, and fascinating, dreamlike twists One evening, my father asked me whether I would like to become a ghost bride. . . . […]
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 […]
Simi K. Rao, author of An Incurable Insanity, on tour October 2013
About An Incurable Insanity Print Length: 376 pages Publisher: Tate Publishing (October 8, 2013) Her heart fluttered when she heard the sound of the key turn in the lock. She quickly adjusted her maroon silk sari with the yellow border, the one that had caught his eye, and waited eagerly for his footsteps. One, two, three, four, […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for August 2013
Check out the great books we’re offering up in August! _______________________________________________________________ Book groups look no more! Passion, loyalty and betrayal. Explore the private world of Sigmund Freud brought to life with rich, historical detail in turn of the century Vienna. Freud’s Mistress by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman A page-turning novel inspired by the true-life […]
Kristina Morgan, author of Mind Without a Home, on tour October 2013
About Mind Without a Home: A Memoir of Schizophrenia Paperback: 260 pages Publisher: Hazelden (August 27, 2013) Experience the inner world of a woman with schizophrenia in this brutally honest, lyrical memoir. Kristina Morgan takes us inside her head to experience the chaos of the schizophrenic mind. With the intimacy of private journal-like entries and the language […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for July 29th- August 2nd
The Darwin Elevator by Jason M. Hough Monday, July 29th: Reading Reality Tuesday, July 30th: Total Fan Girl Wednesday, July 31st: The Best Books Ever Thursday, August 1st: Midnight Thrillers . The Exiles by Allison Lynn Monday, July 29th: WV Stitcher Tuesday, July 30th: Books a la Mode – Author guest post Wednesday, July 31st: […]
Bárbara Mujica, author of I Am Venus, on tour September/October 2013
About I Am Venus Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Overlook Hardcover (June 13, 2013) Bárbara Mujica, author of the acclaimed historical novels Frida and Sister Teresa, turns her eye to 17th-century Spain and the court of King Phillip IV, in her new book, I Am Venus. I Am Venus chronicles the relationship between the great Baroque Spanish painter Diego […]
Lenore and Daniel Jennewein, authors of Chick-o-Saurus Rex, on tour August 2013
About Chick-o-Saurus Rex • Age Range: 4 – 8 years • Hardcover: 32 pages • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (July 23, 2013) Book summary: About Lenore and Daniel Jennewein Daniel Jennewein is the illustrator of several picture books for children, including Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten?, written by Audrey Vernick. Chick-O-Saurus Rex is his first collaboration […]