About The Headmaster’s Wager Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Hogarth (August 14, 2012) Percival Chen is the wealthy headmaster of the most respected English-language academy in Saigon in 1966. Chen is fiercely proud of his Chinese heritage, and quick to spot the business opportunities rife in a divided country. He builds a rich life for himself and his […]
Caryl Rivers, author of Virgins, on tour October 2012
About Virgins • File Size: 638 KB • Print Length: 256 pages • Publisher: Diversion Books (June 3, 2012) For the seniors at Immaculate Heart High, hormones jousted with the quest for the State of Grace, and the hormones usually won. The Map of Forbidden Sexual Delights extended its boundaries nightly in the back seats of tail-finned cars. But the girls […]
Tina Connolly, author of Ironskin, on tour October 2012
About Ironskin Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (October 2, 2012) After establishing herself with her short fiction, Tina Connolly becomes a novelist to watch with her debut IRONSKIN (Tor Hardcover; $24.99; On-sale October 2, 2012)—a loose re-imagining of Jane Eyre set in the aftermath of a Great War between the humans and fey. […]
Hy Conrad and Jeff Johnson, authors of Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You To Know, on tour October 2012
About Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You To Know • Paperback: 240 pages • Publisher: Sourcebooks (April 1, 2012) PRAISE “A whimsical delight for dog lovers everywhere, this book will charm and remind readers why they fell in love with Rover to begin with.” (Publishers Weekly Starred Review) “I laughed, my dog howled.” (Steve Martin) “This is the perfect […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for August 6th – 11th
The Color of Tea by Hannah Tunnicliffe Monday, August 6th: Savvy Verse and Wit Thursday, August 9th: Southern Girl Reads . . The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield Monday, August 6th: A Patchwork of Books Tuesday, August 7th: Bloggin’ ‘Bout Books reschedule Wednesday, August 8th: Reviews by Lola . White Raven by Irina […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for August 2012
We have THREE amazing books in our August Book Club of the Month Contest! ___________________________________________________________________ Family, tragedy, and the meaning of home… book clubs will find much to discuss in The Forgetting Tree The Forgetting Tree by Tatjana Soli From The New York Times bestselling author of The Lotus Eaters, a novel of a California ranching family, its […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for July 30th – August 3rd
. The Tracks series by J. Gabriel Gates and Charlene Keel Monday, July 30th: Sort of Beautiful (Dark Territory) Tuesday, July 31st: Long and Short Reviews (Dark Territory) Wednesday, August 1st: A Soul Unsung (Ghost Crown) Thursday, August 2nd: Book Labyrinth (Ghost Crown) Friday, August 3rd: A Simple Love of Reading (Dark Territory) I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands […]
Clifford Garstang, author of What the Zhang Boys Know, on tour October 2012
About What the Zhang Boys Know Paperback: 218 pages Publisher: Press 53 (October 1, 2012) Set in a condominium building on the edge of Chinatown in Washington, D.C., these stories present the practical and emotional struggles of Zhang Feng-qi, originally from Shanghai, to find a new mother for his sons following the death of his American wife. Along […]
Peter and Cheryl Barnes, authors of Woodrow the White House Mouse, on tour September 2012
About Woodrow the White House Mouse • Reading level: Ages 5 and up • Hardcover: 40 pages • Publisher: Little Patriot Press (September 10, 2012) Woodrow G. Washingtail is back and ready to get to work as Commander-in-Cheese of the United Mice of America! A follow-up to Woodrow for President, Woodrow, the White House Mouse teaches children about the presidency, as well as the […]
David Fitzpatrick, author of Sharp: A Memoir, on tour August/September 2012
About Sharp: A Memoir • Hardcover: 368 pages • Publisher: William Morrow (August 21, 2012) “Endorphins sped through me. I spun around, growing dizzy, frantic, and silly. I wasn’t drunk, but I felt a nice stoned feeling, sans paranoia, and I thought, ‘I believe I’ve found my new pharmaceutical deep inside.’ I giggled fearlessly, manically at this and looked […]