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January 2025 Virtual Book Tour: BENEATH THE POET’S HOUSE by Christa Carmen

“Bram Stoker Award winner [Christa] Carmen weaves a captivating web of psychological suspense in her latest spine-tingler…For gothic mystery fans, this is a treat.” ―Publishers Weekly

“Incorporating a love of all things Poe (both the horror and romantic parts), Bram Stoker award-winning author Carmen has written an intense, creepy psychological thriller that is a perfect cozy read for spooky season.” ―Booklist

“Beneath the Poet’s House is a brilliant, gripping novel filled with secrets and danger. Christa Carmen captures the haunted magic of Providence and introduces one of the most fascinating and singular characters I’ve ever encountered. The novel shimmers with questions of what is real and what is imaginary, helped by the extraordinary setting of a writer’s house with a tragically romantic rose garden, a cemetery, and ghosts in love. Shocking, tender, and wildly compelling, Beneath the Poet’s House will keep you racing through the pages all night long.” ―Luanne Rice, Amazon Charts and New York Times bestselling author of Last Night

For a grieving writer, the secrets of the past and present converge in a novel of gripping psychological suspense from the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Daughters of Block Island.

Based in part on the real-life romance between Sarah Helen Whitman and Edgar Allan Poe and set in the actual house at which Poe first spotted Whitman tending her rose garden under a midnight moon in 1845, Christa Carmen’s compulsively readable new novel of suspense, BENEATH THE POET’S HOUSE (Thomas & Mercer trade paperback original; December 10, 2024), sees protagonist Saoirse White navigate both a personal haunting and the lingering ghosts of much-revered public figures, as well as the ramifications of men who treat women as stepping-stones on their way to artistic greatness.

Vanessa Lillie, USA Today bestselling author of Blood Sisters, raves, “Haunting and gorgeously told, BENEATH THE POET’S HOUSE brings new life to the tumultuous romance and compelling lives of Edgar Allan Poe and Sarah Helen Whitman, all within a modern psychological suspense with a riveting plot that will enthrall readers.” And Katrina Monroe, author of Through the Midnight Door, cheers, “With lush, haunting prose to rival any classic, BENEATH THE POET’S HOUSE twists patriarchal gothic tropes and gives new breath to old stereotypes in a story that is at once a historical reckoning, a desperate love story, and an intriguing mystery. Like a crooked finger beckoning the reader down a castle’s winding staircase, Carmen’s writing is impossible to resist. Mark my words: she will soon find her place among the gothic greats.”

To help celebrate the publication of BENEATH THE POET’S HOUSE, we are hosting a virtual book tour with this stellar list of book influencers who will post reviews, features, and giveaways. We hope you will follow along!

Monday, January 6 – NIK’S BOOKSHELF and BOOK GIRL BROWN REVIEWS

Tuesday, January 7 – MY BURSTING BOOK BLOG and BRIANA’S BEST READS

Wednesday, January 8 – CASSIE’S BOOKS REVIEWS, SUNFLOWER BOOK LOVER, and ATHENA NO ONE ASKED YOU

Thursday, January 9 – ANDREA C. LOWRY READS, BOOKS CATS TRAVEL FOOD and ADDICTED TO BOOKS 86

Friday, January 10 – MEG’S BOOK CLUB and LIBRARY OF BOOKISH

Saturday, January 11 – STOREYBOOK REVIEWS

Sunday, January 12 – PURRFECT PAGES

Monday, January 13 – GWENDALYN BOOKS and SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS

Tuesday, January 14 – BOOKS AND BIEWERS and SPEEDREADSTAGRAM

Wednesday, January 15 – LOVE MY DANE DOLLY and REBEKAH DOLMAT

Thursday, January 16 – SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF and IT’S ALL ABOUT THE THRILL

Friday, January 17 – WUTHERING VINES and HOLLY READ IT

Saturday, January 18 – WE BREAK FOR BOOKS

Monday, January 20 – DIVE INTO A GOOD BOOK and KERA’S ALWAYS READING

Tuesday, January 21 – LOVE MY BOOKS 2020 and THE MADDIE HATTER

Wednesday, January 22 – PAPERBACKS N FRYBREAD and SARAH’S BOOKISH REVIEWS

Thursday, January 23 – DANISH MUSTARD READS and LEXIJAVA

Friday, January 24 – WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE and READING 2 ESCAPE

Saturday, January 25 – JOURNAL OF JAIDA

Monday, January 27 – BOOK BOSS 12

Tuesday, January 28 – THE SALTY ISLANDER

Wednesday, January 29 – BOOKALONG and ROZIER READS AND WINE

Thursday, January 30 – NISSA THE BOOKWORM

Friday, January 31 – LAUREN’S BOOK VIBES

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December Virtual Book Tour: MY UNDERSLUMBERBUMBLEBEAST by Zoje Stage, Illustrated by J.E. Larson

First depicted in the international sensation Baby Teeth — and now in its sequel, Dear Hanna — My UnderSlumberBumbleBeast is a quirky and charming story about a girl with a most unusual way of making new friends. Watch what grows beneath the bed…

“Nine-year-old Prudencia—Pru for short—loves big words and her charming vocabulary is on full display in Zoje Stage’s My UnderSlumberBumbleBeast. Accompanied by gorgeous illustrations from J.E. Larson, this is the story of a girl and the not-so-scary monster who lives under her bed. Pru’s ingenuity and compassion shine when her little friend becomes a big problem and she has to set things right. A lovely, whimsical tale for younger middle grade readers, My UnderSlumberBumbleBeast is also a perfect bedtime read-aloud for smaller children who want a “big kid” story. I was delighted by My UnderSlumber-BumbleBeast and kids and their grownups will be, too.” – Lora Senf, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of the Blight Harbor books

“This book is my Scholastic Book Fair fantasy made real! A dark, whimsical delight for all ages. I’ll shelve it next to Gaiman’s Coraline.” — Sadie Hartmann, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered

“In My UnderSlumberBumbleBeast, Zoje Stage expertly weaves the tale of a child who embraces what would scare other children – be it the creature under the bed or the monsters in the basement. With shades of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman storytelling, and illustrations evoking Edward Gorey’s style, My UnderSlumberBumbleBeast unfolds as a slightly eerie narrative sure to captivate and intrigue young readers and their parents.” — Collen Rowan Kosinski, author of A Home Again, author/illustrator of Lilla’s Sunflowers

Zoje Stage’s debut, Baby Teeth was a breakout psychological thriller when it was published in summer 2018. It was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award, a Goodreads Choice Award (and came in second behind Stephen King!), became a USA Today and international bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by Forbes Magazine, Library Journal, PopSugar, Barnes & Noble, Bloody Disgusting, and Book Bub, named a People Magazine Book of the Week, a Publishers Weekly Best Summer Book, awarded four starred trade reviews, praised by The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, Forbes, PopSugar, HelloGiggles, and others.

In Dear Hanna, published August 2024, fans of Baby Teeth finally got the follow-up novel they’d longed for from “master novelist” (Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle) Zoje Stage. Dear Hanna —”one of the best, most squirm-inducing portraits of a deviant schemer this side of GONE GIRL” (Nat Cassidy, Mary and Nestlings)—also marked the return of the UnderSlumberBumbleBeasts. For the first time in MY UNDERSLUMBERBUMBLEBEAST (Bad Hand Books; Dec. 3, 2024) these misunderstood “monsters” are the stars of their very own book.

Nine-year-old Pru has many hobbies: inventing things, collecting stuff, and learning new and interesting words. But her newest passion is discovering the source of the weird sounds she hears at night—coming from beneath her bed.

Ever since she was very little, Pru suspected there might be a special kind of creature making a home in her room. But because UnderSlumberBumbleBeasts only come out in the dark, she had never seen one.

That all changes one day after Pru’s mom asks her to clean her room—an ordinary request that sets off an extraordinary chain of events. And Pru’s life will never be the same.

Adult readers of Baby Teeth and Dear Hanna will delight in seeing this book-within-a-book finally come to life, and young readers will fall in love with this imaginative girl and her strange but wonderful friends. (Grade level 2 – 5; Enjoyment level ages 5-125)

To help celebrate the release of Zoje Stage’s new book for young (and old) readers, we are hosting a virtual book tour with this fantastic list of book influencers who will post reviews, features, and giveaways. We hope you will follow along!

Sunday, December 1 Books Love And Understanding

Monday, December 2 Books and Coffee MX

Tuesday, December 3 Briana’s Best Reads

Wednesday, December 4 Sarah’s Bookish Reviews AND Bbecca Marie

Thursday, December 5 Carol Doscher Reader AND Nissa the Bookworm

Friday, December 6 Bookapotamus

Monday, December 9 Sarah’s Book Stack

Tuesday, December 10 Nurse Bookie

Wednesday, December 11 Jess Nicole’s Bookshelf AND Sacred Hearth Book Reviews

Thursday, December 12 Meg’s Book Club

Friday, December 13 Rebecca Reviewed It AND Sheila’s Enchanted Bookshelf

Monday, December 16 KMO Reads

Tuesday, December 17 Go Fetch A Book

Wednesday, December 18 Library of Bookish

Friday, December 20 Bethany Buried In Books AND The Dusti Bookshelf

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October Virtual Book Tour: BLINDSPOT IN AMERICA by Elom Akoto

Blindspot in America gives a provocative depiction of some of the realities immigrants face in the United States—racism and discrimination—but also their hopes and faith in a country that promises freedom and opportunity to all.

“What happens when a prominent Ghanaian immigrant moves to the American ghetto? What happens when Ghanaian privilege meets American privilege? What happens when higher education and American politics become entangled? What you get is a good story, a story of class, privilege, and power. . . . Elom K. Akoto’s fiction makes a simple, yet sharp meditation on the American Dream, and yes, a dream that for the faithful is still possible.” —William Archila, author of The Art of Exile, winner of the International Latino Book Award, and The Gravedigger’s Archaeology, Letras Latinas/Red Hen Poetry Prize

Kamao is the son of a prominent Ghanaian academic and incumbent minister of health and is devoted to all that America symbolizes. After immigrating to the United States in pursuit of higher education and the American Dream, he becomes unwittingly entangled with American politics when he meets Lindsey McAdams, the daughter of an influential, anti-immigration senator. As the couple’s feelings grow, so too does the senator’s animosity toward Kamao. Despite support from fellow immigrants Lazo, Ayefumi, and Dania—who follow American Dreams of their own—Kamao soon finds himself drawn into intrigues hidden from the American public that make him question himself and his adopted country. When Kamao is implicated in a murder, Lindsey’s loyalties are tested, Dania must decide if she is willing to risk her own future and security for the sake of justice, and Kamao discovers how far he’ll go to fulfill his American Dream.

To help celebrate the release of Elom Akoto’s debut political novel, we are hosting a virtual book tour with this stellar list of book influencers who will post reviews, features, and giveaways. We hope you will follow along!

Tuesday, October 1 – DIVE INTO A GOOD BOOK

Wednesday, October 2 – STOREYBOOK REVIEWS

Wednesday, October 2 – BOOKS AND COFFEE MX

Thursday, October 3 – AIMEE DARS READS

Friday, October 4 – MICHELLE LOVES BOOKS

Monday, October 7 – REBEKAH READS

Tuesday, October 8 – BOOKALONG

Wednesday, October 9 – THE MADDIE HATTER

Thursday, October 10 – SARAH’S BOOKISH REVIEWS

Friday, October 11 – NURSE BOOKIE

Friday, October 11 – AUDREY OAKS READS EVERYTHING

Monday, October 14 – HASTY BOOK LIST

Tuesday, October 15 – BOOK GIRL BROWN REVIEWS

Wednesday, October 16 – SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS

Thursday, October 17 – LEXIJAVA

Friday, October 18 – GLORIANA WONG

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October Virtual Tour: A VERY BAD THING – J.T. Ellison’s New Thriller

**From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a taut thriller about one author at the pinnacle of her career, whose past threatens to destroy everything she has—and everyone she knows.**

“A fun, fast-paced thriller that keeps secrets until the very last page. A worthy addition to mystery and thriller sections.” —Library Journal

“A VERY BAD THING is a wonderfully smart, twisty, psychological thriller infused with dark secrets, high drama and edgy tension. Wow, what a ride!” —Jayne Ann Krentz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Night Garden

“Once again, J.T. Ellison hits it out of the park. A VERY BAD THING is twisting, juicy, suspenseful, and heartfelt—a single-sitting read. I couldn’t put it down.” —Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shadowheart and Heat

“A world-famous author, a devoted daughter, a persistent journalist, and one shocking murder—master storyteller J.T. Ellison has penned another winner to keep us up at night. In A VERY BAD THING, Ellison delves into the complex nature of mother-daughter relationships, the price of fame, and the danger of long-held secrets in this addictive, impossible-to-put-down thriller. Loved it!” —Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest and Everyone Is Watching

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and masterful storyteller J.T. Ellison is back with a new, gripping page-turner about the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters, women finding their power and place in the world, the influence and distortion of social media, and the lengths people go to bury their pasts. A VERY BAD THING will be on sale on November 1, 2024 (Thomas & Mercer) and on everyone’s TBR list this fall.

“From the moment I came up with the name Columbia Jones, I knew I needed a story just as unique and special as the woman who could bear that name,” explains J.T. Ellison. “When the book’s core question came to me moments later—who killed Columbia Jones? (GASP!)—I knew I’d landed on a compelling story. The trick was to do justice to a main character who dies at the beginning of the book. Quite the challenge. I hope I have shared Columbia’s tale in a way she would be proud of, and I hope you love discovering the truth behind her unfortunate death.”

A great writer knows when to deliver a juicy plot twist. But for one author, the biggest twist of all is her own murder.

With twenty hit titles, and a highly anticipated movie tie-in, celebrated novelist Columbia Jones is at the top of her game. Fans around the world adore her. But on the final night of her latest book tour, one face in the crowd makes the author collapse. And by the next morning, she’s lying dead in a pool of blood.

Columbia’s death shocks the world and leaves Darian, her daughter and publicist, reeling. The police have nothing to go on—at first. But then details emerge, pointing to the author’s illicit past. Turns out many people had motive to kill Columbia. And with a hungry reporter and frustrated cop on the trail, her secrets won’t stay buried long. But how many lives will they shatter as the truth comes out?

For fans of domestic thrillers by the likes of Karin Slaughter, Lucy Foley, Paula Hawkins, Gillian Flynn and of course Ellison herself, A VERY BAD THING is a must-read that will captivate you from the start and will keep you reading until the last page.

Just in time for Spooky Season and to help launch J.T. Ellison’s new psychological thriller, we are hosting an October virtual book tour with this outstanding list of book influencers who will post reviews, features, and giveaways. We hope you will follow along!

Tuesday, October 1 – Inspired J Reads AND KMO Reads

Wednesday, October 2 – Thriller Book Babe AND Rebecca Reviewed It

Thursday, October 3 – We Love Big Books And We Cannot Lie AND Bethany Buried in Books

Friday, October 4 – Purrfect Pages AND A Bookworm with Wine

Saturday, October 5 – Simply Kelina

Sunday, October 6 – The Caffeinated Reader AND Candice Reads (Magnolia Reads)

Monday, October 7 – Sarah’s Bookstack AND La La’s Bookish Life AND Sarah’s Bookish Review

Tuesday, October 8 – Carol Doscher Reader AND Deas Bookshelf

Wednesday, October 9 – Reading is your Destiny AND Books Love and Understanding

Thursday, October 10 – Love My Dane Dolly AND Briana’s Best Reads AND Hooked by Books

Friday, October 11 – Andrea C. Lowry Reads AND We Break For Books

Saturday, October 12 – Reading Mama Reviews AND Where The Reader Grows

Sunday, October 13 – Nikki H. Rose AND Megan’s Book Corner

Monday, October 14 – Books and Coffee MX AND Armed with a Book

Tuesday, October 15 – Rozier Reads and Wine AND Athena Noone Asked You

Wednesday, October 16 – Secret Reading Life AND My Bursting Book Blog

Thursday, October 17 – Nurse Bookie AND Jen’s Towering TBR

Friday, October 18 – Addicted to Books AND Kray’s Bookclub

Saturday, October 19 – Elsie Loves Lit AND The Book Lover Book Club

Sunday, October 20 – Stacy 40 Pages AND Suzy Approved Book Reviews

Monday, October 21 – Nik’s Bookshelf AND Bookapotamus

Tuesday, October 22 – Thrillers Wine and Chill AND Read Your Worries Away

Wednesday, October 23 – Randi Reads AND Danish Mustard Reads

Thursday, October 24 – Nature Books and Coffee AND Suspense is Thrilling Me AND The Book Club Mom

Friday, October 25 – Library of Bookish AND Book Kitty Books

Saturday, October 26 – Subakka Bookstuff AND Dive Into A Good Book

Sunday, October 27 – Kera’s Always Reading AND Nissa the Bookworm

Monday, October 28 – Sue the Bookie AND Holly Read It AND Hannah Reads

Tuesday, October 29 – Madis Mysteries AND Love My Books 2020 AND Poetry and Plot Twists

Wednesday, October 30 – Angela Reads Books AND Sarah and Her Bookshelves

Thursday, October 31 – Girl Loves Dogs Books Wine AND K2Reader AND Andi Reads 2024

Friday, November 1 – Samkwiatkowski AND Meg’s Book Club

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October Virtual Book Tour: Bad Reputation – Emma Barry’s Latest Romance Novel

In this whip-smart workplace romance from the author of Chick Magnet, a former teen star and an accidental intimacy coordinator have a plan to fix their images—and falling in love would ruin everything.

“With BAD REPUTATION, Emma Barry has woven a delicate treasure of intimacy and sweetness, all wrapped up with the sexiest (him)bo. Stories about growing from past mistakes don’t always give its characters so much grace, but Barry’s tender handling of this Hollywood tale makes it impossible not to root for Maggie and Cole completely.” —Ali Rosen, Author of Alternate Endings

“Barry always manages to perfectly capture such tenderness between characters, in a way that hits you right in the feels. Immersive in both the contemporary worlds she creates and the exquisite depth of her characters, Barry is a must read. BAD REPUTATION is a deep and delicious treat.” —Charlotte Stein, Author of When Grumpy Met Sunshine

Emma Barry is the romance author you need to read. She is a talented writer and storyteller who crafts a contemporary romance that is a well-written, unputdownable book with the signature elements of a good rom-com. She creates relatable characters, describes lively settings that set the right mood, and best of all she imagines an engrossing, slow-burn romance that is absolutely swoon-worthy. If you’re looking for a great read after devouring Bridgerton Season 3, you should add her latest stand-alone release, BAD REPUTATION (Montlake; October 1, 2024) to your TBR list this Fall.

BAD REPUTATION is set in the world of Hollywood and filmmaking and is about getting a do-over on your career when everyone thinks they know who you are, but you know that they’re wrong.

Cole James’s reputation as Hollywood’s favorite himbo no longer suits him. His fans can’t separate the real man from the character he played on a soapy teen drama decades ago. But that’s going to change with Waverley, the hit streaming historical romance series (think Bridgerton or Outlander).

Maggie Niven hates her own notoriety. Fired for directing a divisive play, Maggie takes her fight against censorship public. When Hollywood comes calling, she becomes the new intimacy coordinator for Waverley. But it’s harder than she imagined to focus on the job.

Cole isn’t what she expected—and Maggie is more than he dreamed of. As filming gets underway, the cast’s old traumas lead to real intimacy, and Cole and Maggie struggle with feelings they shouldn’t have. Having an affair on set could destroy his comeback and her new career.

The show must go on. But if Cole and Maggie want a happy ending, they’ll have to start doing things their own way.

For fans of romance novels by the likes of Christina Lauren, Ali Hazelwood, Kate Clayborn, Kate Canterbary and Lucy Parker, BAD REPUTATION is a must-read that will pull you in from the first page and will keep you reading until Happily Ever After.

To help celebrate the release of this new romance, we are hosting a virtual book tour with this outstanding list of book influencers who will post reviews, features, and giveaways. We hope you will follow along!

October 1 Words We Love By

October 1 Meg’s Book Club

October 1 Bethany Buried in Books

October 2 Nellie’s Reads

October 2 We Break For Books

October 3 Read Your Worries

October 3 Spines and Read Wine

October 4 Love My Dane Dolly

October 4 Just Another Mother With Books

October 5 Bookish Heidi

October 6 Elliott Reads

October 7 Books and Coffee MX