About The Forrests Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; 1 edition (August 7, 2012) For fans of Zoë Heller and Zadie Smith, a vibrant and vital novel about the way family—with its dysfunctional bonds, sibling love, and rivalry—enduringly defines us. Dorothy Forrest is immersed in the sensory world around her; she lives in the flickering moment. From […]
Hannah Tunnicliffe, author of The Color of Tea, on tour July/August 2012
About The Color of Tea Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Scribner; Original edition (June 5, 2012) Macau: the bulbous nose of China, a peninsula and two islands strung together like a three-bead necklace. It was time to find a life for myself. To make something out of nothing. The end of hope and the beginning of it too. […]
Elizabeth Flock, author of What Happened to my Sister, on tour August 2012
About What Happened to my Sister Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books (August 7, 2012) From the author of Me & Emma comes a dazzling novel of two unforgettable families bound together by their deepest secrets and haunted pasts—perfect for fans of The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes and The Book of Bright Ideas. Nine-year-old Carrie Parker […]
Jenny Wingfield, author of The Homecoming of Samuel Lake, on tour July/August 2012 on tour
About The Homecoming of Samuel Lake Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (July 10, 2012) Every first Sunday in June, members of the Moses clan gather for an annual reunion at a sprawling hundred-acre farm in Arkansas. And every year, Samuel Lake, a vibrant and committed young preacher, brings his beloved wife, Willadee Moses, and […]
John Verdon, author of Let the Devil Sleep, on tour July/August 2012
About Let the Devil Sleep Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Crown (July 24, 2012) From the internationally bestselling author of Think of a Number and Shut Your Eyes Tight, this latest puzzle masterpiece from John Verdon pits superstar detective Dave Gurney against the nation’s law enforcement experts as he offers an alternative explanation for why a once dormant […]
Linda Fairstein, author of Night Watch, on tour in July 2012
About Night Watch Reading level: Ages 18 and up Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (July 10, 2012) Fine dining and murder go hand in hand in New York Times bestselling author Linda Fairstein’s breathtaking new suspense novel inspired by recent real-life events Forty-eight hours after Alexandra Cooper arrives in France to visit her boyfriend and famed restaurateur, […]
George E. Leary, Jr., author of What’s Wrong With My Kid?, on tour May/June 2012
About What’s Wrong With My Kid? When Drugs or Alcohol Might Be a Problem and What to Do About It Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Hazelden (May 1, 2012) George E. Leary Jr., M.A. was a youth counselor, surrounded by kids all day, and yet he failed to see that his own child was using and abusing drugs. […]
J. Gabriel Gates and Charlene Keel, authors of The Tracks series, on tour June/July 2012
About Dark Territory: The Tracks, Book One Paperback: 504 pages Publisher: HCI Teens; 1 edition (July 1, 2011) Star-crossed love, martial arts, and supernatural evil meet at the abandoned tracks in the deceptively quaint town of Middleburg… When Ignacio Torrez moved from the rough streets of Los Angeles to a small town dead smack in the middle […]
Emily Jeanne Miller, author of Brand New Human Being, on tour June/July 2012
About Brand New Human Being Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (June 12, 2012) Meet Logan Pyle, a lapsed grad student and stay-at-home dad who’s holding it together by a thread. His father, Gus, has died; his wife, Julie, has grown distant; his four-year-old son has gone back to drinking from a bottle. When […]
Michael A. Rothman, author of Heirs of Prophecy, on tour June/July 2012
About Heirs of Prophecy Paperback: 380 pages Publisher: M & S Publishing, L.L.C. (April 3, 2012) The Riverton family had been enjoying a simple summer vacation when, through a fluke of nature, they found themselves in a strange land. The Riverton brothers quickly realize that in this world, they have gained unusual powers. Powers that their parents […]