About Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II • Hardcover: 400 pages • Publisher: Harper (April 26, 2011) “Zuckoff delivers a remarkable survival story….Polished, fast-paced and immensely readable—ready for the big screen.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “LOST IN SHANGRI-LA is a riveting […]
Amy Wilson, author of When Did I Get Like This?, on tour April/May 2011
About When Did I Get Like This? • Paperback: 272 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (April 19, 2011) When Did I Get Like This? is the hilarious story of one mother’s struggle to shrug off the ridiculous standards of modern parenting, and remember how to enjoy her children Over the last seven years of long […]
Sonya Sones, author of The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus, on tour April 2011
About The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus • Paperback: 432 pages • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Original edition (April 5, 2011) Celebrated YA novelist Sonya Sones makes a HUGE splash with her first adult novel, The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus, spinning a funny, fierce, and piercingly honest coming-of-middle-age story about falling apart and putting yourself back together. […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for February 21st – 25th
Small Wars by Sadie Jones Monday, February 21st: The Book Faery Reviews . . . Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser Monday, February 21st: Take Me Away Tuesday, February 22nd: Book Club Classics! Wednesday, February 23rd: Library Queue Thursday, February 24th: Reviews from the Heart Thursday, February 24th: Rhapsody In Books . Moonface by […]
Camille Noe Pagán, author of The Art of Forgetting, on tour June 2011
About The Art of Forgetting Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (June 9, 2011) A moving and insightful debut novel of great friendship interrupted. Can the relationship survive when the memories are gone? Marissa Rogers never wanted to be an alpha; beta suited her just fine. Taking charge without taking credit had always paid off: […]
Erica Bauermeister, author of Joy for Beginners, on tour June 2011
About Joy for Beginners Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (June 9, 2011) Moving, touching, wonderfully written, inspiring to read.” —Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain At an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate’s recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand, Kate strikes a bargain […]
Laura Kasischke, author of The Raising, on tour March/April 2011
About The Raising • Paperback: 496 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (March 15, 2011) Last year Godwin Honors Hall was draped in black. The university was mourning the loss of one of its own: Nicole Werner, a blond, beautiful, straight-A sorority sister tragically killed in a car accident that left her boyfriend, who […]
William Deresiewicz, author of A Jane Austen Education, on tour May 2011
About A Jane Austen Education • Hardcover: 272 pages • Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (April 28, 2011) An eloquent memoir of a young man’s life transformed by literature. In A Jane Austen Education, Austen scholar William Deresiewicz turns to the author’s novels to reveal the remarkable life lessons hidden within. With humor and candor, […]
Summer Wood, author of Wrecker, on tour April/May 2011
About Wrecker Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (February 15, 2011) Set amid the giant trees of northern California’s magical Lost Coast, Wrecker is the story of a nearly broken boy who unexpectedly finds a family. After foster-parenting four young siblings a decade ago, Summer Wood tried to imagine a place where kids who are left […]
Shilpi Somaya Gowda, author of Secret Daughter, on tour April/May 2011
About Secret Daughter • Paperback: 368 pages • Publisher: Morrow Paperbacks (April 5, 2011) Secret Daughter, a first novel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, explores powerfully and poignantly the emotional terrain of motherhood, loss, identity, and love through the experiences of two families—one Indian, one American—and the child that binds them together. A masterful work set […]