About Valerie Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Valerie Laken has lived and worked in Moscow, Russia; Prague, Czechoslovakia; Krakow, Poland; Madison, Wisconsin; Iowa City, Iowa; and Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received an MA in Slavic Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan. Her work has appeared in Ploughshares, the […]
Susan McBride, author of The Cougar Club, on tour February 2010
About Susan Susan McBride is the author of The Cougar Club (January 2010, from HarperCollins/Avon) about three 45-year-old friends who happen to date younger men. She has also written three books in The Debs young adult series (Random House/Delacorte) set in Houston, including The Debs; Love, Lies, and Texas Dips; and the forthcoming Gloves Off. […]
Robin Antalek, author of The Summer We Fell Apart, on tour January 2010
About The Summer We Fell Apart “[A] well-crafted and cunning debut novel…a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.” —Publishers Weekly The Summer We Fell Apart by newcomer Robin Antalek is a poignant, funny, and totally engrossing novel of family disasters and sibling rivalry—and it marks the debut of a pitch-perfect new voice in […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for the week of December 14th – 18th
The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White Monday, December 14th: Gracious Southern Living Tuesday, December 15th: Jenn’s Bookshelf Wednesday, December 16th: Southern Hospitality Thursday, December 17th: Stacy’s Books When She Flew by Jennie Shortridge Monday, December 14th: Book Addiction Tuesday, December 15th: Hey, Lady! What’cha Readin’? Wednesday, December 16th: A Novel Menagerie Thursday, December […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for the week of December 7th – 11th
When She Flew by Jennie Shortridge Monday, December 7th: Linus’ Blanket – review and giveaway! Tuesday, December 8th: Book, Line, and Sinker – review and giveaway! Wednesday, December 9th: Luxury Reading – review and giveaway! Thursday, December 10th: The Literate Housewife Review includes a giveaway! The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White Monday, December […]
Johanna Moran, author of The Wives of Henry Oades, on tour February/March 2010
About The Wives of Henry Oades Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books (February 23, 2010) When Henry Oades accepts an accountancy post in New Zealand, his wife, Margaret, and their children follow him to exotic Wellington. But while Henry is an adventurer, Margaret is not. Their new home is rougher and more rustic than they […]
Living Well With Bad Credit on tour February 2010
About Living Well With Bad Credit Bad credit happens to good people, but it doesn’t have to ruin their lives. While there are many books about how to repair bad credit, there are exactly zero books about how to live with bad credit (the reality of more than 11.3 million Americans) and zero books about […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for the week of November 30th – December 4th
The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White Wedensday, December 2nd: Luxury Reading Thursday, December 3rd: Life of a Southern Belle The Six-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle by Drs. Mike and Mary Dan Eades Wednesday, December 2nd: A Novel Menagerie The Hidden by Tobias Hill Monday, November 30th: pages turned Wednesday, December 2nd: Jenn’s Bookshelves […]
Ben Kane, author of The Forgotten Legion, on tour January 2010
About Ben I’ve always had a passion for history, and military history in particular. As a boy, I devoured anything to do with soldiers and war, from the Romans to the Vikings and Crusaders. More modern conflicts weren’t excluded either, so I read all about the Napoleonic wars, the American civil war and World Wars […]
Laurie Perry, author of Home is Where the Wine Is, on tour February 2010
About Home is Where the Wine Is She’s back. And quirkier than ever. In her debut narrative, Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair, blogger extraordinaire Laurie Perry gave people a hilarious yet heartfelt glimpse into her misadventures as a recent divorcée with three cats, a slight wine and Cheetos problem, and scores of unfinished—and—uneven […]