About Close Your Eyes Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Random House (July 26, 2011) In Close Your Eyes, the author of the bestselling How to Be Lost spins another mesmerizing tale of buried family secrets. For most of her life, Lauren Mahdian has been certain of two things: that her mother is dead, and that her […]
S. J. Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep, on tour June/July 2011
About Before I Go to Sleep • Hardcover: 368 pages • Publisher: Harper (June 14, 2011) S. J. Watson makes his powerful debut with this compelling, fast-paced psychological thriller, reminiscent of Shutter Island and Memento, in which an amnesiac who, following a mysterious accident, cannot remember her past or form new memories, desperately tries to uncover the truth about who […]
Contest for Lunch and a Walking Tour of Greenwich Village with Adriana Trigiani
Enter the World of Adriana Trigiani We can’t get enough of the world of Adriana Trigiani — full of food and fashion. TLC Book Tours is partnering with HarperCollins to provide 5 bloggers with a chance to have lunch with Adriana Trigiani and experience an abbreviated version of her walking tour of Greenwich Village during […]
Tom Franklin, author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, on tour May/June 2011
About Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial (May 17, 2011) In the 1970s, Larry Ott and Silas “32” Jones were boyhood pals in a small town in rural Mississippi. Their worlds were as different as night and day: Larry was the child of lower-middle-class white parents, and Silas, the son of […]
Evan Fallenberg, author of When We Danced on Water, on tour May/June 2011
About When We Danced on Water • Paperback: 256 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (May 17, 2011) At eighty-five, Teo is ready to retire from the bombast and romance of life as one of the world’s most influential choreographers. But when he meets Vivi, a fortyish waitress at a Tel Aviv café, the fires of […]
Craig Robinson, author of A Game of Character, on tour May/June 2011
About A Game of Character: A Family Journey from Chicago’s Southside to the Ivy League and Beyond Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Gotham (May 3, 2011) This inspirational memoir by Craig Robinson pays tribute to his parents, his coaches, and the lessons his experiences have taught him. Foreword by Marian Robinson When he stepped into history’s […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for April 4th – 8th
Heaven by Lisa Miller Monday, April 4th: Presenting Lenore Tuesday, April 5th: A Church for Starving Artists Wednesday, April 6th: Quotidian Grace . A Thread of Sky by Deanna Fei Monday, April 4th: Rundpinne Tuesday, April 5th: Chocolate & Croissants Wednesday, April 6th: Bloggin’ ‘Bout Books Thursday, April 7th: English Major’s Junk Food . My […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for April 2011
We have THREE fabulous books in our Book Club of the Month contest for April! Can a box of recipes help a young woman understand her past and defend her future? Discussion topics for book clubs include self-discovery, autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, what it means to be “normal”, and finding comfort in the kitchen. The […]
Cheryl Robinson, author of Remember Me, on tour August 2011
About Remember Me Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: NAL Trade (August 2, 2011) What happens when the loyalty that defines the friendship of two women is tested? For Mia and Danielle, finding the answer takes a lifetime… Mia Marks is a black girl from inner-city Detroit with an eye for the hottest fashions and a penchant […]
Stefan Merrill Block, author of The Storm at the Door, on tour June/July 2011
About The Storm at the Door Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Random House (June 21, 2011) The past is not past for Katharine Merrill. Even after two decades of volatile marriage, Katharine still believes she can have the life that she felt promised to her by those first exhilarating days with her husband, Frederick. For two […]