About The Lotus Eaters Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (March 30, 2010) A unique and sweeping debut novel of an American female combat photographer in the Vietnam War, as she captures the wrenching chaos and finds herself torn between the love of two men. On a stifling day in 1975, the North Vietnamese […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for the week of Nov. 23rd-27th
A World Without Ice by Dr. Henry Pollack Tuesday, November 24th: Get Energy Smart! NOW!!! Wednesday, November 25th: Climate Science Watch Wednesday, November 25th: Keyboard Culture/Climate Crisis Saving Sammy by Beth Maloney Monday, November 23rd: Book Chatter Tuesday, November 24th: A Nut in a Nutshell Now and Then by Jacqueline Sheehan Monday, November 23rd: Stephanie’s […]
Dr. Jennifer Ashton, author of The Body Scoop for Girls, on tour January 2010
About The Body Scoop for Girls Reading level: Young Adult Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Avery Trade (January 4, 2010) As an ob-gyn specialing in adolescent care, Dr. Jennifer Ashton understands better than anyone that being a teenage girl these days is fraught with a special kind of angst. But in her practice she talks openly […]
Paula Butturini, author of Keeping the Feast, on tour January/February 2010
About Keeping the Feast: One Couple’s Story of Love, Food, and Healing in Italy Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover Publication Date: 2/18/2010 Pages: 272 Keeping the Feast is a story of love, trauma, and the personal and marital healing that can come from a beautiful place and its simple traditions. It’s a memoir about what happens when […]
Ron Insana, author of How to Make a Fortune from the Biggest Bailout in U.S. History, on tour January 2010
About How to Make a Fortune from the Biggest Bailout in U.S. History: A Guide to the 7 Greatest Bargains from Main Street to Wall Street Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Avery (January 4, 2010) For those in the know, today’s financial headlines don’t spell disaster–they spell the sale of the century. But it takes a […]
Philipp Meyer, author of American Rust, on tour January/February 2010
About American Rust Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Spiegel & Grau (January 12, 2010) Set in a beautiful but economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town, American Rust is a novel of the lost American dream and the desperation—as well as the acts of friendship, loyalty, and love—that arise from its loss. From local bars to trainyards to […]
Charles Farrell, author of Your Money Ratios, on tour January 2010
About Your Money Ratios: 8 Essential Tools for Financial Success and Security Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Avery (December 24, 2009) According to the 2009 Retirement Confidence Survey, only 13% of workers were “very confident” about saving enough money for a comfortable retirement—down from 27% in 2007. But they need not worry. YOUR MONEY RATIOS: 8 […]
TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for the week of November 9th-13th
The Longest Trip Home by John Grogan Monday, November 9th: The 3 R’s: Reading, ‘Riting, and Randomness Wednesday, November 11th: The Book Lady’s Blog Thursday, November 12th: Cozy Little House . . Looking After Pigeon by Maud Carol Markson Monday, November 9th: Clever Girl Goes Blog Tuesday, November 10th: Book Club Classics Thursday, November 12th: […]
Michael Gates Gill, author of How to Save Your Own Life, on tour January 2010
About How to Save Your Own Life: 15 Lessons on Finding Hope in Unexpected Places Pub. Date: January 4, 2010 Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Format: Hardcover, 160pp Michael Gill’s lemons-to-lemonade memoir chronicled his transformative years working at Starbucks after losing his high-powered job, his marriage, and his health (he developed a brain tumor). In response […]
Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, on tour January/February 2010
About Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet In the opening pages of Jamie Ford’s stunning debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Henry Lee comes upon a crowd gathered outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle’s Japantown. It has been boarded up for decades, but now the new […]