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 […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for July 22nd – 26th
Drift by Jon McGoran Monday, July 22nd: Between the Covers Wednesday, July 24th: Fiction Addict Thursday, July 25th: Bewitched Bookworms Thursday, July 25th: Books a la Mode – guest post/giveaway Friday, July 26th: Kritter’s Ramblings The Last Camellia by Sarah Jio Monday, July 22nd: Book Dilettante Tuesday, July 23rd: Jenn’s Bookshelves Wednesday, July 24th: 2 […]
Jason Mott, author of The Returned, on tour September/October 2013
About The Returned Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Harlequin MIRA (August 27, 2013) Jason Mott’s debut novel, The Returned (Harlequin MIRA; September 2013; $24.95 U.S./$27.95 CAN.), tells the haunting story of the world turned upside down when the departed come back from death, bringing joy and agony to those they left behind. A riveting high concept wrapped in […]
Jo Kessel, author of Weak at the Knees, on tour September/October 2013
About Weak at the Knees Publisher: CreateSpace, September 20, 2013 Pages: 294 “We got so busy living life that we forgot to live our dreams.” Danni Lewis has been playing it safe for twenty-six years, but her sheltered existence is making her feel old ahead of time. When a sudden death plunges her into a […]
Wendy Tyson, author of Killer Image, on tour October/November 2013
About Killer Image Paperback: 316 pages Publisher: Henery Press (October 1, 2013) Philadelphia image consultant Allison Campbell is not your typical detective. She’s more familiar with the rules of etiquette than the rules of evidence, prefers three-inch Manolos to comfy flats and relates to Dear Abby, not Judge Judy. When Allison’s latest Main Line client, the fifteen-year-old […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for July 15th – 20th
Discovery by Lisa White Monday, July 15th: Sara’s Organized Chaos . . . . Chocolates for Breakfast by Pamela Moore Monday, July 15th: Books in the Burbs . . . . Late Lights by Kara Weiss Monday, July 15th: A Bookish Way of Life . . . . Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline Monday, July 15th: Tina’s […]
Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman, authors of Freud’s Mistress, on tour August/September 2013
About Freud’s Mistress • Hardcover: 368 pages • Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (July 9, 2013) A page-turning novel inspired by the true-life love affair between Sigmund Freud and his sister-in-law, Minna Bernays, set in Vienna in 1895. Minna is everything her sister Martha is not—intellectually curious, an avid reader and a beguiling beauty. She and Freud embark on […]
Stephen Kiernan, author of The Curiosity, on tour July 2013
About The Curiosity • Hardcover: 448 pages • Publisher: William Morrow (July 9, 2013) Dr. Kate Philo and her scientific exploration team make a breathtaking discovery in the Arctic: the body of a man buried deep in the ice. As a scientist in a groundbreaking project run by the egocentric and paranoid Erastus Carthage, Kate has brought […]
Stephanie Evanovich, author of Big Girl Panties, on tour July 2013
About Big Girl Panties • Hardcover: 336 pages • Publisher: William Morrow (July 9, 2013) A rollicking, sensuous, feel-good romantic comedy about a grieving young widow who decides to get in shape . . . and winds up getting her groove back—and a whole lot more! Holly didn’t expect to be a widow at thirty-two. She also […]