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May Virtual Tour for THE ALONE TIME by Elle Marr

For two sisters, confronting the past could come at a terrible price in a riveting novel about a family tragedy―and family secrets―perfect for fans of Showtime’s Yellowjackets.

With THE ALONE TIME (Thomas & Mercer; May 1, 2024), Elle Marr joins the ranks of Colleen Hoover and Karin Slaughter as a true master of psychological suspense. Told in haunting chapters alternating between the past and the present, as well as from the perspectives of Asian-Americans Fiona, Violet, and their parents, Marr’s new novel explores themes of secrets and the damage they inflict, and the horrifying choices family members are capable of making when trying to survive.

“A steady build-up that questions the origins of a tragedy and the motives of the survivors and pits survival, ambition, and perhaps the truth against each other, leading to a finale that will surprise even the most perceptive readers.” –Library Journal

“Marr’s THE ALONE TIME is a captivating, thrilling, deeply haunting tale about familial bonds, family secrets, memory, and trauma. This book is so twisty that it will give you whiplash! Absorbing, beautifully written, and fraught with tension, The Alone Time will keep you in its grip until the very last page. Fantastic. It will leave you reeling!” –Lisa Regan, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author

Throughout May we are hosting a virtual book tour featuring reviews, excerpts, Q&As, stunning photography, and giveaways from this exclusive list of book influencers:

Wednesday, May 1 – Nurse Bookie

Thursday, May 2 – Kera’s Always Reading

Friday, May 3 – Amy’s Book Nook 8

Saturday, May 4 – Purrfect Pages

Monday, May 6 – We Love Big Books and We Cannot Lie

Tuesday, May 7 – Secret Reading Life

Tuesday, May 7 – Girl Loves Dogs Books Wine

Wednesday, May 8 – A Bookworm with Wine

Thursday, May 9 – Briana’s Best Reads

Friday, May 10 – Lilacs and Literature

Monday, May 13 – Thrill by the Page

Monday, May 13 – Dive into a Good Book

Tuesday, May 14 – Love My Books 2020

Wednesday, May 15 – Bookapotamus

Thursday, May 16 – Totahly Booked

Friday, May 17 – We Break for Books

Monday, May 20 – Aimee Dars Reads

Tuesday, May 21 – Library of Bookish

Wednesday, May 22 – Sarah and Her Bookshelves

Thursday, May 23 – Rebecca Reviewed It

Friday, May 24 – Bookish and Cookish

Monday, May 27 – Books and Coffee MX

Tuesday, May 28 – Addicted to Books 86

Wednesday, May 29 – Nissa the Bookworm

Wednesday, May 29 – Armed with a Book

Thursday, May 30 – Suspense is Thrilling Me

Thursday, May 30 – Nik’s Bookshelf

Friday, May 31 – Bookish Life of Kels

Friday, May 31 – Gloriana Wong

Friday, May 31 – Bookitty Books

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Spring Virtual Tour for THE WAVES TAKE YOU HOME by María Alejandra Barrios Vélez

“Barrios Veléz offers a heartfelt and deeply personal debut novel… The Waves Take You Home is a beautiful homage to the values, traditions, and way of life of a small town and its families in Colombia.” –Booklist

“Foodies will delight in the mouthwatering details of paella, pineapple upside-down rum cake, caramel flan, and sweet red wine in a charming novel.” – Library Journal

“This debut novel is immersive, deeply descriptive, and entirely transportive…if you want hope and self-empowerment in the face of familial pressure to revive a crumbling family restaurant (including from the ghost of your late grandmother), this one will feel like a gasp followed by a hug. It’s an ode to choosing yourself, honoring who came before you, and glorious, healing food. For fans of Vida and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.” – Chicago Review of Books

In this heartfelt story about how the places we run from hold the answers to our deepest challenges, the death of her grandmother brings a young woman home. There she must face the past in order to become the heir of not just the family restaurant, but her own destiny.

Ten years after she immigrated to the United States, twenty-eight-year-old Violeta Sanoguera goes home to Barranquilla, Colombia at the news of her grandmother’s death. Her grandmother was the one who insisted Violeta leave in the first place – to escape a love she didn’t approve, to avoid making the same mistakes she did, and to pursue a better life. But now Violeta learns she’s inherited Caminito, their failing family restaurant.

Violeta resolves to honor these final wishes and stay—long enough, at least, to save Caminito. Accompanied at all times by the ghost of her grandmother who reminds her of the choices she’s made and the ones that lie ahead, Violeta embarks on a journey that leads her to rediscover her home, her mother and grandmother, and the flame of an old love. She tastes food and experiences sensations not felt in years and uncovers deeply kept family secrets written in the pages of her grandmother’s journal and begins to question everything.

THE WAVES TAKE YOU HOME is a novel from an exciting new voice that sheds light on how our ancestors shape our lives, food as memory, and facing the past in order to build a life that’s truly your own. A novel that will dare you to choose boldly, all while making you crave a slice of pineapple rum-upside down cake or a steaming plate of paella.

Here’s the outstanding list of bloggers who will post reviews, features, and giveaways as part of our virtual tour. We hope you will follow along:

Monday, March 18 – We Love Big Books And We Cannot Lie

Tuesday, March 19 – Kera’s Always Reading

Wednesday, March 20 – Tomes and Textiles

Thursday, March 21 – We Break For Books

Friday, March 22 – Reading with Nicole

Saturday, March 23 – Books Arevida

Saturday, March 23 – What Is That Book About

Sunday, March 24 – Joyful Reader

Monday, March 25 – Steph on a Shelf

Tuesday, March 26 – Mel’s Shelf

Wednesday, March 27 – Love My Books 2020

Thursday, March 28 – Lilacs and Literature

Friday, March 29 – Purrfect Pages

Monday, April 1 – Mabel Journals

Tuesday, April 2 – Lauren’s Book Vibes

Wednesday, April 3 – Secret Reading Life

Thursday, April 4 – Totahly Booked

Friday, April 5 – Well Read Traveler

Saturday, April 6 – This Browne Girl Reads

Sunday, April 7 – Marisol Reads Books

Monday, April 8 – Books on my Mind

Tuesday, April 9 – Bookphile Belle

Wednesday, April 10 – Linda’s Book Obsession

Thursday, April 11 – Gloriana Wong

Thursday, April 11 – Read Review Coffee

Friday, April 12 – Lexijava

Sunday, April 14 – Pretty Little Bookshelf

Monday, April 15 – Danish Mustard Reads

Tuesday, April 16 – Dive Into A Good Book

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Pub Week Virtual Book Tour for RAVAGE & SON by Jerome Charyn Aug 21 – 25

“Rollicking. . . . Ravage & Son brings New York City’s criminal underground to vibrant life.”

—Foreword Reviews

“Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights has nothing on Charyn’s Lower East Side. . . . A bold effort.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“Charyn continues to deliver boisterous and flavorful prose.”

—Publishers Weekly

A master storyteller’s novel of crime, corruption, and antisemitism in early 20th-century Manhattan, available on August 22, 2023 from Bellevue Literary Press

Ravage & Son reflects the lost world of Manhattan’s Lower East Side—the cradle of Jewish immigration during the first years of the twentieth century—in a dark mirror.

Abraham Cahan, editor of the Jewish Daily Forward, serves as the conscience of the Jewish ghetto teeming with rogue cops and swindlers. He rescues Ben Ravage, an orphan, from a trade school and sends him off to Harvard to earn a law degree. But upon his return, Ben rejects the chance to escape his gritty origins and instead becomes a detective for the Kehilla, a quixotic gang backed by wealthy uptown patrons to help the police rid the Lower East Side of criminals. Charged with rooting out the Jewish “Mr. Hyde,” a half-mad villain who attacks the prostitutes of Allen Street, Ben discovers that his fate is irrevocably tied to that of this violent, sinister man.

A lurid tale of revenge, this wildly evocative, suspenseful noir is vintage Jerome Charyn.

Below is our stellar group of bloggers who will share reviews and features and offer giveaways during publication week of August 21st:

Monday, August 21 – We Love Big Books And We Cannot Lie AND The Book Connection

Tuesday, August 22 – Bookphile Belle

Wednesday, August 23 – Nurse Bookie AND What Is That Book About

Thursday, August 24 – Sue the Bookie AND Andrea C. Lowry Reads

Friday, August 25 – Lit by Lilli AND The Book Decoder

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MAY 2023 Virtual Book Tour for WHERE WATERS MEET by Zhang Ling

Coming May 1, 2023 — A daughter discovers the dramatic history that shaped her mother’s secret life in an emotional and immersive novel by Zhang Ling, the bestselling author of A Single Swallow.

“This emotional and heartbreaking novel is a tale of courage, survival, and human resilience in the face of war and repression. Ling’s emotional story of a mother-daughter relationship will appeal to readers of Amy Tan, Xinran, and Jung Chung. ”—Booklist

“WHERE WATERS MEET brings us back to the turbulent decades in China where people fought one war after another, suffered famine, and endured political persecutions. However, instead of focusing on misery, Zhang Ling introduces us to those who defy their fates. They are brave enough to try sneaking across the border, determined enough to adopt a foreign tongue, and kind enough to care for their families no matter what. A true masterpiece filled with idiosyncratic yet admirable characters, suspenseful mystery, historical complexity, and ironic humor.” —Jianan Qian, O. Henry Prize winner and staff writer at The Millions

“I love this novel. It is an intriguing and moving story of a Chinese family who have survived terrible wartime sufferings. It reminds us of the resilience of the human spirit.  —Xinran, author of The Good Women of China and The Promise 

There was rarely a time when Phoenix Yuan-Whyller’s mother, Rain, didn’t live with her. Even when Phoenix got married, Rain, who followed her from China to Toronto, came to share Phoenix’s life. Now at the age of eighty-three, Rain’s unexpected death ushers in a heartrending separation. Struggling with the loss, Phoenix comes across her mother’s suitcase—a memory box Rain had brought from home. Inside, Phoenix finds two old photographs and a decorative bottle holding a crystallized powder. Her auntie Mei tells her these missing pieces of her mother’s early life can only be explained when they meet, and so, clutching her mother’s ashes, Phoenix boards a plane for China. What at first seems like a daughter’s quest to uncover a mother’s secrets becomes a startling journey of self-discovery.

Told across decades and continents, Zhang Ling’s exquisite novel is a tale of extraordinary courage and survival. It illuminates the resilience of humanity, the brutalities of life, the secrets we keep and those we share, and the driving forces it takes to survive.

We have lined up a group of highly regarded bloggers who will share features, post reviews and offer giveaways throughout the month May:

Monday, May 1 – NURSE BOOKIE

Tuesday, May 2 – PURRFECT PAGES

Wednesday, May 3 – SUE THE BOOKIE

Thursday, May 4 – LILACS AND LITERATURE 

Friday, May 5 – READING WITH NICOLE 

Monday, May 8 –  BOOKS AND COFFEE MX

Tuesday, May 9 – WHAT IS THAT BOOK ABOUT 

Wednesday, May 10 – AIMEE DARS READS 

Thursday. May 11 – TOTAHLY BOOKED 

Friday, May 12 – MOMMA LEIGHELLEN’S BOOK NOOK 

Saturday, May 13 – READING WITH MELANN ROSENTHAL 

Monday, May 15 – BOOKOHOLIC CAFE 

Tuesday, May 16 – THE MADDIE HATTER 

Wednesday, May 17 – DAI 2 DAI READER

Thursday, May 18 – DANISH MUSTARD  READS

Friday, May 19 – SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF

Sunday, May 21 – ARMED WITH A BOOK

Monday, May 22 – WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE 

Tuesday, May 23 – LITERARY QUICKSAND 

Wednesday, May 24 – THE BOOK CLUB MOM

Thursday, May 25 – TINA MAY READS 

Friday, May 26 – GLORIANA WONG 

Monday, May 29 – LEXIJAVA 

Tuesday, May 30 – SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS

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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

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