Many thanks to TLC Book Tours for inviting me to tour Paula Butturini’s new memoir: Keeping the Feast (read my review). I love books that center around food in foreign countries, and Butturini’s story of illness and recovery in Italy reminds us how the ritual of food is a symbol of survival.
About Paula Butturini:
Paula [...]
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TLC Book Tour: Paula Butturini, author of Keeping The Feast, Guest Post
The Classics Circuit: Edith Wharton on Tour
Welcome to my tour of Edith Wharton (1862-1937) for this month’s Classics Circuit. I read two books written by Edith Wharton for this tour: The House of Mirth (read my review) and The Writing of Fiction (read my review). I am really glad I read these books back to back as Wharton’s guide to writing [...]
TLC Book Tour and Give-Away: Shanghai Girls
I was very excited to receive a copy of Shanghai Girls from Random House as part of a TLC Book Tour. Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of Peony in Love, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Flower Net (an Edgar Award nominee), The Interior, and Dragon Bones, as well as [...]
TLC Book Tour and Giveaway: When She Flew
Many thanks to TLC Book tours, author Jennie Shortridge and Penguin Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review When She Flew (read my review). See all posts for this tour here.
A little about Jennie Shortridge:
Jennie Shortridge is a bestselling novelist with four published novels to her credit: Riding with the Queen, (NAL [...]
TLC Book Tour Guest Post: Author Maud Carol Markson
I was delighted to receive Maud Carol Markson’s newest novel Looking After Pigeon for a TLC Book Tour. There was something compelling to me about a five year old girl finding her way in the world after being abandoned by her father…and the book did not disappoint me (read my review). I was equally [...]
Authors: On Writing
I am always interested in what authors have to say about HOW they write and the craft of writing a novel. I found some interesting videos on You Tube which I hope you’ll enjoy!
John Irving: On Writing
Joyce Carol Oates: On Writing Characters
Stephen King: How You Know When You are a Writer
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger [...]
TLC Book Tour – Goldengrove
Many thanks to TLC Book Tours, Francine Prose and Harper Perennial for putting Goldengrove into my hands for review. I read this book the first part of this month (read my review) and was completely sucked into Prose’s beautiful writing and the story of Nico – a thirteen year old girl growing up in [...]
Guest Post: Author Ru Freeman
When I first learned about Ru Freeman’s debut novel A Disobedient Girl on the TLC website, I knew immediately I wanted to read it. I love literary fiction set in foreign countries, and the author’s background as a political activist and journalist interested me. I was not disappointed. A Disobedient Girl is an amazing [...]
Guest Post: Author Lisa Tucker
Recently I was delighted to accept Lisa Tucker’s latest novel The Promised World for a TLC Book Tour (read my review). Described by Booklist as a “natural born storyteller,” Lisa is also the author of The Song Reader, Shout Down the Moon, Once Upon a Day, and The Cure for Modern Life. Her books [...]
Book Give-Away: Cleopatra’s Daughter, by Michelle Moran
Give-away ends September 9, 2009 at midnight PST
I am absolutely thrilled to be able to offer a SIGNED, HARDCOVER first edition of Michelle Moran’s newest novel – Cleopatra’s Daughter – for give-away here on my blog. My copy of this book arrived today…and it is gorgeous. I cannot wait to read it since I have [...]
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