Picador (October 2010) Just in time for the holidays, Picador is hosting a giveaway of both the book and DVD: Lousia May Alcott – The Woman Behind Little Woman. The Book (from the Author’s website): A vivid, energetic account of the life of the beloved author whose work has delighted millions of readers, Louisa May [...]
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Book Giveaway: Love in Mid Air by Kim Wright
Love in Mid Air by Kim Wright 312 pages ISBN 978-0-446-54044-5 Grand Central Publishing (March 2010) For those of you who know me through my blog, you know that I rarely offer giveaways of books I have not yet read. I’ve made an exception for this debut novel by Kim Wright for several reasons. First [...]
TLC Book Tour: 31 Bond Street
31 Bond Street, by Ellen Horan ISBN: 978-0061773969 368 Pages Harper; 1st edition (March 30, 2010) I was delighted to be included in the TLC Book Tour for 31 Bond Street by Ellen Horan (read my review). This crime fiction novel is based on an actual nineteenth century murder case in New York City and [...]
Author Guest Post: Phyllis Schieber
Today I am delighted to invite author Phyllis Schieber to Caribousmom with a guest post about grown children – a subject she also explores in her two novels The Sinners Guide to Confession and Willing Confession. To join the Sinners Guide to Confession and Willing Spirits virtual tour and learn more about the tour, visit [...]
By Fire, By Water: Author Guest Post and Giveaway
By Fire, By Water, by Mitchell James Kaplan ISBN 978-159051352-1 277 pages Other Press LLC (May 2010) Recently I was privileged to read Mitchell James Kaplan’s thrilling debut novel By Fire, By Water (read my review). Set in 15th century Spain, this historical novel kept me enthralled. I am even more delighted to have Kaplan [...]
TLC Book Tour, Giveaway, and Author Guest Post: Sea Escape
Sea Escape by Lynne Griffin ISBN 978-1-4391-8060-0 304 Pages Simon & Schuster (July 2010) I was delighted to accept Sea Escape by Lynne Griffin as part of a TLC Book Tour. The book takes an in depth look at a mother-daughter relationship and how family secrets can create misunderstanding and pain…but it is also about [...]
New to My Stacks…
I couldn’t resist adding this book to my teetering TBR stacks. And then I listened to this wonderful NPR interview with the author. I need to read Brando Skyhorse’s book soon…
Author Paul Levine Helps Kids with Cancer
Paul Levine’s numerous legal thrillers have been translated into 23 languages. Between 1990 and 1997 he wrote seven novels featuring Jake Lassiter, the linebacker-turned-lawyer, who is as likely to punch out a witness as cross-examine him. To mark the 20th Anniversary of its hardcover publication, To Speak for the Dead – the first in the [...]
TLC Book Tour: Everything is Broken
Everything is Broken by Emma Larkin ISBN 978-1-59420-257-5 264 pages The Penguin Press (2010) Welcome to my TLC Book Tour of Everything is Broken. This is a stark, moving book which I highly recommend (read my review). Emma Larkin is the pseudonym for an American who was born and raised in Asia, studied the Burmese [...]
Giveaway: The Outside Boy, by Jeanine Cummins
The Outside Boy, by Jeanine Cummins ISBN: 978-0451229489 384 pages Publisher: NAL Trade (June 1, 2010) The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins is one of the hot new books talked about at BEA this year. I have this one sitting patiently on my bedside table and hope to get a review of it up by [...]
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