About A Piece of Sky, A Grain of Rice: A Memoir in Four Meditations Paperback: 274 pages Publisher: Apprentice House (July 1, 2016) Christine Hale grew up amid abuse, depression, dysfunction, alienation and isolation—her mother’s, but also, because her view was the lens that controlled the family—her own, her father’s and her two sisters’. She became a […]
Thad Carhart, author of Finding Fontainebleau, on tour July 2016
About Finding Fontainebleau Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Viking (May 17, 2016) Viking is proud to announce a new memoir from Thad Carhart, author of the beloved bestseller The Piano Shop on the Left Bank, now in its 21st printing, which the San Francisco Chronicle raved would “lure the rustiest plunker back to the piano bench and the […]
Katrell Christie and Shannon McCaffrey, authors of Tiger Heart, on tour October 2015
About Tiger Heart Paperback: 232 pages Publisher: HCI (October 6, 2015) Katrell Christie never intended to visit India. In fact, her ideal vacation was a tropical beach where she could relax with a margarita in her hand. But when this former art student turned roller-derby rebel met three teenage girls at a crowded Buddhist orphanage in Darjeeling, she […]
Jon Derek Croteau, author of My Thinning Years: Starving the Gay Within, on tour September/October 2014
About My Thinning Years: Starving the Gay Within Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Hazelden (September 9, 2014) As a child, Jon tried desperately to be his father’s version of the all-American boy, denying his gayness in a futile attempt to earn the love and respect of an abusive man. With this he built a deep, internalized homophobia that […]
Tim Anderson, author of Sweet Tooth, on tour June 2014
About Sweet Tooth Paperback: 334 pages Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (March 11, 2014) “To a boy whose ideal snack was Little Debbie Zebra Cakes, the existence of a disease like diabetes seemed like the dark work of a mean God.” So begins Sweet Tooth (March 2014 | Lake Union Publishing), the much-anticipated new memoir by Tim Anderson, […]
Kelly Kittel, author of Breathe, on tour June 2014
About Breathe: A Memoir of Motherhood, Grief, and Family Conflict Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: She Writes Press (May 14, 2014) Kelly Kittel never questioned her Mayflower Society mantra—Family is the most important thing—until the day when her fifteen-month-old son is run over by her sixteen-year-old niece. Nine months later, Kittel’s doctor makes a terrible mistake during her […]
Gayathri Ramprasad, author of Shadows in the Sun, on tour March 2014
About Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression and Finding the Light Within Softcover, 240 pp. Publisher: Hazelden Published Year: 2014 Americans have become immune to the terms, drugs, and behaviors associated with depression even as its reputation has grown as a debilitating and sometimes fatal mental illness. But in India and elsewhere the stigma associated with […]
Adriana Páramo, author of My Mother’s Funeral, on tour January 2014
About My Mother’s Funeral Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Cavankerry (October 1, 2013) Every woman has stories to tell about her mother. The mother that she remembers, the mother she wishes she’d had, the mother she doesn’t want to become, and then eventually, the mother she buries. Every immigrant woman has stories to tell about her homeland. My […]
Janice Gary, author of Short Leash: A Memoir of Dog Walking and Deliverance, on tour December 2013/January 2014
About Short Leash: A Memoir of Dog Walking and Deliverance Paperback: 246 pages Publisher: Michigan State University Press; 1 edition (August 1, 2013) It’s hard to believe that a walk in the park can change a life – let alone two – but for Janice Gary and her dog Barney, that’s exactly what happened. Gary always walked […]
Darlene Barnes, author of Hungry, on tour August 2013
About Hungry: What Eighty Ravenous Guys Taught Me about Life, Love & the Power of Good Food Publisher: Hyperion (August 6, 2013) Pages: 272 “Few sane cooks would take on the trials of cooking five days a week for a fraternity house…. Unique, funny, touching.” —Booklist Newly arrived in Seattle, Darlene Barnes stumbles on a job ad […]