About The Goddaughter Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Orca Books (September 1, 2012) Stolen jewels, a cross-country chase, and a reluctant mob goddaughter make for a whole lot of laughs! Despite her best efforts to lead a law-abiding life, Gina Gallo cannot quite escape her mob family. Since she’s a certified gemologist, Gina has become a key player […]
Kevin Killeen, author of Never Hug a Nun, on tour in December ’12/January ’13
About Never Hug a Nun Paperback: 182 pages Publisher: Blank Slate Press (December 8, 2012) AUTHOR’S MISSPENT BOYHOOD INSPIRES COMIC NOVEL ABOUT GROWING UP IN WEBSTER GROVES From first crushes and cafeteria lines, hidden forts and secret passwords, learning the Cub Scout oath and robbing the Ben Franklin, to hanging out on the train tracks, running from the police, […]
Roland Merullo, author of Lunch with Buddha, on tour November/December 2012
About Lunch with Buddha Paperback – 392 pages Publisher: AJAR Contemporaries (November 13, 2012) On the surface, Lunch with Buddha is a story about family. Otto Ringling and his sister Cecelia could not be more different. He’s just turned 50, an editor of food books at a prestigious New York publishing house, a man with a nice home in the […]
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 […]
Alex Bledsoe, author of Wake of the Bloody Angel, on tour August/September 2012
About Wake of the Bloody Angel Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (July 3, 2012) “Bledsoe’s fourth epic fantasy noir featuring “sword jockey” Eddie LaCrosse (after 2011’s Dark Jenny) is action-packed and witty…’ —Publishers Weekly Set sale on the high seas with swashbuckling sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse in WAKE OF THE BLOODY ANGEL (A […]
Bridget Hoida, author of So L.A., on tour August/September 2012
About So L.A. Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Lettered Press; First edition (June 20, 2012) Magdalena de la Cruz breezed through Berkeley and built an empire selling designer water. She’d never felt awkward or unattractive… until she moved to Los Angeles. In L.A., where “everything smells like acetone and Errol Flynn,” Magdalena attempts to reinvent herself as a […]
Anna Lefler, author of The CHICKtionary, on tour November/December 2011
About The CHICKtionary: from A-line to Z-snap, the Words Every Woman Should Know: Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Adams Media (October 19, 2011) Your bestie, biffle, and GMF rolled into one! You’re all over the definitions of “low lights,” “ruching,” and a “tankini.” But can you spot a “Mrs. Potato Head” when you see one? […]
David McRaney, author of You Are Not So Smart, on tour October/November 2011
About You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Gotham (October 27, 2011) An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise. You believe you are a rational, logical being who sees […]
People Tell Me Things: Stories by David Finkle on tour November, 2011
About People Tell Me Things: Stories by David Finkle Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Nthposition Press (October 4, 2011) Authors, publishers, reporters, musicians, actors, and artists make up the fabric of the “scene” that is New York City. David Finkle has been a part of this world for years as a critic and writer for newspapers and magazines—a […]
Jane and Robert Rave, authors of Conversations and Cosmopolitans, on tour November 2011
About Conversations and Cosmopolitans: Awkward Moments, Mixed Drinks, and How a Mother and Son Finally Shared Who They Really Are: Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (November 8, 2011) After moving from the Midwest to New York City at the age of twenty-one, Robert Rave finally found the resolve to mail a letter to his parents informing […]