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February 2023 Virtual Book Tour for BLACK FOAM by Haji Jabir, translated by Sawad Hussain and Marcia Lynx Qualey

“A captivating tale of one man’s tireless journey to belong. Perfect for readers of East African literature and historical fiction.” ―Booklist

“A searing exposé of the plight of Ethiopian Jews who immigrate to Israel. There is a cinematic quality to BLACK FOAM, a discovery of new worlds, with Haji Jabir pointing a camera, up close and intimate, at his protagonist’s anxieties and fancies. Scenes slice as Muslim Dawoud becomes Christian David then Jewish Dawit, accompanied by a haunting soundtrack of loneliness and the indomitable will to survive.” ―Leila Aboulela, author of River Spirit

Haji Jabir, the award-winning Eritrean author, is one of the most significant Arabic-language authors writing today. In BLACK FOAM, he weaves together a poignant tale about identity, belonging, refugees and racism that will resonate with many readers long after the last page is turned. Longlisted for the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, one of the most prestigious prizes for fiction in Arabic, BLACK FOAM will be published for the first time in English, translated by Sawad Hussain and Marcia Lynx Qualey (February 7, 2023; Amazon Crossing, by arrangement with the African Literary Agency).

With a unique poetic writing style, Jabir focuses on a community of Ethiopian Jews who move to Israel, and he creates a protagonist, Dawoud, who is on the run from his murky past, aiming to discover where he belongs. He tries to assimilate into different groups along his journey through North Africa and into Israel, changing his clothes, his religious affiliations, and even his name to fit in, but the safety and peace he seeks remain elusive. It seems prejudice is everywhere, holding him back, when all he really wants is to create a simple life he can call his own. A chameleon, Dawoud―or David, Adal, or Dawit, depending on where and when you meet him―is not lost in this whirl of identities. In fact, he is defined by it.

Dawoud’s journey is circuitous and specific, but the desire to belong is universal. Spellbinding to the final page, BLACK FOAM is both intimate and grand in scale, much like the experiences of the millions of people migrating to find peace and safety in the twenty-first century.

Check out the line up of stellar bloggers who will share features, post reviews and offer giveaways throughout the month of February. We hope you will follow along!

Monday, February 6 – This Browne Girl Reads

Tuesday, February 7 – We Love Big Books And We Cannot Lie

Wednesday, February 8 – Traveling Bookshelf

Thursday, February 9 – Subakka Bookstuff

Friday, February 10 – Bee is for Books

Monday, February 13 – Reading with Nicole

Tuesday, February 14 – Suzy Approved Book Reviews

Wednesday, February 15 – Tina May Reads

Thursday, February 16 – Lexijava AND What Is That Book About

Friday, February 17 – Sue the Bookie

Monday, February 20 – Translated Gems

Tuesday, February 21 – Bathtub Book Worm

Wednesday, February 22 – MJ Beauchamp

Thursday, February 23 – Bookalong

Friday, February 24 – Books and Coffee MX

Monday, February 27 – Girl Who Reads AND Danish Mustard Reads

Tuesday, February 28 – Mel Reads All The Things AND Gloriana Wong

Filed Under: Blog Tours Tagged With: Amazon Crossing, fiction, Literary fiction, OTRPR, Over the River PR, Over the River Public Relations

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December 2022 Virtual Book Tour for AN IMPOSSIBLE RETURN by Caroline Laurent, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman

WINNER OF THE PRIX MAISON DE LA PRESSE, THE PRIX LOUISE-GUILLOUX, AND THE PRIX DU SALON DU LIVRE DU MANS

“Franco-Mauritian writer Laurent, in her potent English-language debut, overlays a tragic love story onto a powerful account of historical injustice in the Chagos Archipelago….The many moments of gruesome colonial brutality are undercut by the Chagossians’ tenderness, courage, and simmering rage in response to incalculable loss. Gabriel and Marie’s saga, which involves a hunger strike, murder, and other dramatic episodes, is interspersed with a piercing 2019 narrative from an adult Joséphin: ‘Believe me. Our fate affects you all,’ he notes. Thanks to Laurent’s devastating work, readers will, indeed, have their eyes and hearts opened.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED review

AN EPIC LOVE STORY SET AGAINST A BACKDROP OF INJUSTICE, DEVASTATING SECRETS, AND THE PAINFUL PRICE OF INDEPENDENCE.

 “It’s a story my mother told me. Not a fairy tale or a fable, no, but a true story that she scratched at every so often like a nasty wound. An island tragedy,” says award-winning novelist, Caroline Laurent. “My mother described her childhood in Mauritius, long before—before Europe, before exile, before me—and then a word escaped her lips, Chagos, with its two easy syllables, sha and go, that could have been tossed just as easily as jacks. Her face darkened. Her gaze was lost momentarily, or rather turned inward, digging deep within herself. The archipelago was tormented. Its poor people had been sold off! Sitting in the kitchen, I could make out the tragedy even though I didn’t understand any of it.”

Inspired by a shocking travesty of justice, the repercussions of which still reverberate more than fifty years later, bestselling Franco-Mauritian author Caroline Laurent has written an exquisitely beautiful and tragic novel based on the authentic story of the inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago. In AN IMPOSSIBLE RETURN (Amazon Crossing; December 1, 2022), expertly translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman, Caroline Laurent paints a shimmering portrait of island life, a sensual paradise lost, and a gorgeous star-crossed love story against all odds.

It’s 1967 in the Chagos Archipelago—a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean—and life is peaceful and simple for hardworking Marie. Her fierce independence and love for her home are quickly apparent to Gabriel, the handsome and sophisticated Mauritian secretary to the archipelago’s administrator; it’s love at first sight. As these two lovers from neighboring islands welcome a new son, Joséphin, a bright future seems possible. But Gabriel is hiding a terrible secret. The Mauritian government is negotiating independence from Britain, and this deal with the devil will mean evacuating the Chagos, without warning or mercy—a betrayal that will put their love to the test.

A novel of exile, heartbreak and hope, AN IMPOSSIBLE RETURN serves as a beautiful tribute to the Chagossian people.

We have lined up a wonderful schedule of highly acclaimed bloggers who will share features, post reviews and offer giveaways throughout the month December. Follow along to learn more about this award-winning novel in translation!

Thursday, December 1 – BLUNT SCISSORS BOOK REVIEWS

Thursday, December 1 – NURSE BOOKIE

Friday, December 2 – SUE THE BOOKIE

Friday, December 2 –  BRITT READS A LATTE BOOKS

Saturday, December 3 – MOMMA LEIGHELLEN’S BOOK NOOK

Sunday, December 4 – BOOKS, LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING

Monday, December 5 – AIMEE DARS READS

Monday, December 5 – WHAT IS THAT BOOK ABOUT

Tuesday, December 6 – BLACK, BIRACIAL, AND BOOKISH

Tuesday, December 6 – LILACS AND LITERATURE

Wednesday, December 7 – TINA MAY READS

Thursday, December 8 – WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE

Friday, December 9 – SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS

Saturday, December 10 – WE BREAK FOR BOOKS

Monday, December 12 – MEG’S BOOK CLUB

Tuesday. December 13 – LITERARY QUICKSAND

Wednesday December 14 – BOOKS N BIKRAM

Thursday, December 15 – BOOK LOVER LAURA 

Friday, December 16 – SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF

Friday, December 16 – DAI 2 DAI READER

Monday, December 19 – DANISH MUSTARD READS

Saturday, December 17 – MELANN ROSENTHAL

Tuesday, December 20 – GLORIANA WONG

Filed Under: Blog Tours, Uncategorized Tagged With: Amazon Crossing, An Impossible Return, BIPOC fiction, Caroline Laurent, fiction, historical fiction, Literary fiction, OTRPR, Over the River PR, Over the River Public Relations, translated literature

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Virtual Blog Tour: August 1– 19, 2022 ALL THE LIES THEY DID NOT TELL by Pablo Trincia, translated into English by Elettra Pauletto

In 1997 a six-year-old boy questioned by authorities relayed disturbing stories of abuse. The more he talked, the more people were implicated in his shocking revelations. And he was only the first child to come forward.

Within a year, in two towns of the Bassa region of Italy, fifteen more children with similar tales were taken from their families and transferred to protected locations. Their parents were accused of belonging to a sect of satanic pedophiles who performed nighttime rituals in cemeteries under the guidance of a well-known local priest, Don Giorgio Govoni. With each child’s confession, the network of monsters they described grew and involved fathers, mothers, brothers, uncles, and acquaintances.

Except there were no adult witnesses and only circumstantial evidence. No one ever saw or heard anything. What was really happening in the Bassa Modenese? Italian investigative journalist Pablo Trincia returned to the scene of the crimes to find the answer.  And now, this story will be told for the first time in English, translated by the talented Elettra Pauletto, in Pablo Trincia’s ALL THE LIES THEY DID NOT TELL:  The True Story of Satanic Panic in an Italian Community, available on August 1, 2022 from Amazon Crossing.

Together with his colleague Alessia Rafanelli, Trincia spent three years examining court records, interviewing experts and people involved, and visiting the places where the events took place. And the truth he uncovered is as terrifying as the lies.

Join us August 1 – August 19 for the virtual book tour on behalf of ALL THE LIES THEY DID NOT TELL as we share features, book giveaways, spotlights and reviews:

August 1 – Lilacs and Literature

August 2 – She Reads With Cats

August 3 – Aimee Dars Reads and The Book’s Delight

August 4 – Books And Coffee Mx and Goodbookery

August 5 – Spookish Mommy and KMO Reads

August 6 – The Bookish Alix

August 7 – The Caffeinated Reader

August 8 – Monika’s Book Blog and The Book Review Crew

August 9 – The Page Ladies

August 10 – Suzy Approved Book Reviews and Jessica Belmont

August 11 – The Reading Owlvina and Well Read Traveler

August 12 – Library of Bookish

August 14 – Sue The Bookie

August 15 – Tina May Reads

August 16 – Happiest When Reading

August 17 – We Break For Books

August 18 – What’s Better Than Books and Always With A Book

August 19 – Books N Yoga Pants and Girl Who Reads

Filed Under: Blog Tours, Uncategorized Tagged With: Amazon Crossing, OTRPR, Over the River Public Relations, Pablo Trincia, True Crime, Virtual book tour

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November-December 2021 Virtual Book Tour for Liu Xinwu’s Award-Winning Novel, THE WEDDING PARTY, Translated by Jeremy Tiang

We hope you will follow our virtual tour on behalf of THE WEDDING PARTY by Liu Xinwu and translated into English by the renowned Jeremy Tiang as we share daily features, book giveaways, excerpts and reviews.

“Covering one 12-hour day in December 1982, Liu’s magnum opus focuses on all aspects of a working-class wedding, from the earliest preparations to the final farewells, while telling intersecting stories about the inhabitants of the Beijing building where the celebration occurs.The novel is stuffed with Chinese history, the specifics of life in 1982 (including architecture, food, and clothing), and philosophical musings on time and what it means to be human. Each character in the Dickensian cast undergoes a private drama: They’re all fully developed people, with complete histories showing the varied and complex impact of Chinese communism, particularly the Cultural Revolution, on individual fortunes….A deep immersion in everyday life in Beijing after the Cultural Revolution.” — Kirkus Reviews, Starred review


November 16: NURSE BOOKIE

November 17: LITERALLY LITERARY CHRIS

November 18: TOTAHLY BOOKED

November 19: NEVER WITHOUT A BOOK

November 22: CHARLEY ROXY

November 23: THE MADDIE HATTER

November 24: READING WITH NICOLE

November 29: WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE

November 30: LITERARY QUICKSAND

December 1: SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS

December 2: JUST ANOTHER CHAPTER AND TEA

December 3: YVONNE LIU

December 6: TINA MAY READS

December 7: WHERE THE READER GROWS

December 8: WHAT IS THAT BOOK ABOUT

December 9:  SECRET READING LIFE

December 10:  BOOXOUL

Filed Under: Blog Tours Tagged With: Amazon Crossing, armchairTraveler, AsianLit, BeijingLiterature, Chinese Literature, ChineseFiction, Jeremy Tiang, Liu XInwu, Mao Dun Prize Winner, NovelInTranslation, ReadTheWorld, TranslatedLiteratrure

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November 2021 Virtual Tour for Award-Winning Author Shion Miura’s New Novel, THE EASY LIFE IN KAMUSARI, Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter

We hope you will follow along for our virtual tour this November as we share reviews, features, and giveaways when we celebrate the release of THE EASY LIFE IN KAMUSARI by Shion Miura and translated into English by the talented Juliet Winters Carpenter. In this warm and lively coming-of-age story, Miura transports us from the trappings of city life to the trials, mysteries, and delights of a mythical mountain forest.

November 1: KIM READS AND READS

November 2: THE CAFFEINATED READER

November 3: BOOKSTASM and CRYSTAL’S LIBRARY

November 4: OH THE BOOKS SHE WILL READ

November 5: SECRET READING LIFE and JYPSYLYNN

November 7: JUST ANOTHER CHAPTER AND TEA

November 8: AIMEE DARS READS and BOOKS ON MY MIND

November 9: WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE

November 10: BOOKED WITH EMMA and SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS

November 11: NURSE BOOKIE

November 12: BOOK NERD KAT and IOWA AMBER READS

November 15: TINA MAY READS

November 16: BOOKTIMISTIC

November 17: HOT COCOA READS

November 18: SUE THE BOOKIE

November 19: WELL READ TRAVELER and BOOK NERD TOKYO

November 22: DANISH MUSTARD READS

November 23: ALLEGEDLY MARI

November 24: BOOXOUL

November 28: WE BREAK FOR BOOKS

November 29: IT’S BIBLIOTHERAPY and DISCOVER A WORLD THROUGH A BOOK

November 30: WHERE THE READER GROWS

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amazon Crossing, Fiction in translation, japanese literature, Juliet Winters Carpenter, Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

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