The Peach KeeperSarah Addison AllenMarch 2011273 pagesPublished by Bantam, who sent me an ARC, so that I could participate in a TLC tour…thank you! ******************** I’ve gushed over Sarah Addison Allen in the past, and I’m going to do it … Continue reading
The Beauty of Humanity MovementCamilla GibbMarch 2011308 pagesPublished by The Penguin Press ******************** Like the making of good pho (Vietnamese noodle soup), The Beauty of Humanity Movement requires patience. But your patience will be rewarded…like good pho, this book is … Continue reading
Under This Unbroken Sky Shandi Mitchell 2009 343 pages Published by Harper Perennial ******************** Late breaking news, special for the FTC: I received this book from the publisher, on account of I’m writing this post as part of a TLC … Continue reading
Finny Justin Kramon 2010 366 pages Published by Random House ******************** I received this book from the publisher as I am participating in a TLC tour for Finny. This concludes the obligatory FTC disclosure. ******************** So today I’m a tour … Continue reading
The Language Of Trees Ilie Ruby August 2010 339 pages Published by Avon ******************** FTC disclosure: I received this book from the publisher, as I’m participating in a TLC book tour. ******************** Blurb from the back of the ARC: Ilie … Continue reading
Lit Mary Karr 2009 386 pages Published by Harper Perennial ******************** FTC divulgation (yes, I’ve resorted to the thesaurus): I received a copy of this book from the publisher, because I am participating in a TLC book tour. Thank you … Continue reading
Leaving Unknown Kerry Reichs 2010 358 pages Published by HarperCollins ******************** FTC disclosure: The publisher sent me this book, since I’m participating in a TLC book tour. ******************** Maeve Connelly has just graduated from college and doesn’t know what she … Continue reading
Venetia Kelly’s Traveling Show Frank Delaney 2010 427 pages ******************** Hello FTC, I’m so glad you stopped by. I received this book from the author, because I’m participating in a TLC tour. ******************** Let’s start with the bad, because it’s … Continue reading
A Disobedient Girl Ru Freeman July 2009 372 pages The big draw for me going into this book was the setting. A Disobedient Girl is set in Sri Lanka, a country I have never read about, and know practically nothing … Continue reading
Today I am pleased to host Lisa Tucker, as part of her TLC Book Tour for A Promised World. Lisa Tucker is also the author of The Song Reader, Shout Down the Moon, Once Upon a Day, and The Cure … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
