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September Virtual Book Tour for BROKEN SUMMER: A Novel by J.M. Lee, translated by An Seon Jae

“What is the statute of limitations on betrayal? How long can a secret be buried before it turns into an earthquake? And will revealing the truth—that slippery concept—provide resolution or peace? Skillfully rendered into English by translator An, the novel contemplates these issues in a murder mystery notable for its nuanced storytelling… A subtle psychological thriller.” – Kirkus Reviews

“Lee excels at psychological realism, and Hanjo’s quest to learn the truth feels naturally driven by deep, painful emotions…This exquisite portrait of minds torn apart by mourning will appeal not just to mystery readers.” – Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“This is an engrossing and beautifully written mystery, with complex characters that Lee delicately strips bare.” – Library Journal, Starred Review

J.M. Lee is one of Korea’s most renowned authors and a master storyteller. Since his literary debut over two decades ago, he has written eleven novels, many of them becoming bestsellers. His latest, BROKEN SUMMER, was an instant bestseller in Korea and will be published for the first time in English on September 1, 2022 by Amazon Crossing.

Lee Hanjo is an artist at the peak of his fame, envied and celebrated. Then, on his forty-third birthday, he awakens to find that his devoted wife has disappeared, leaving behind a soon-to-be-published novel she’d secretly written about the sordid past and questionable morality of an artist with a trajectory similar to Hanjo’s. It’s clear to him that his life is about to shatter and the demons from his past will come out. But why did his wife do it? Why now?

The book forces Hanjo to reflect on a summer from his youth when a deadly lie irreversibly and tragically determined the fates of two families.

Each of these wonderful bloggers will share spotlights, post reviews and offer giveaways throughout the month September. Follow along to learn more about the book and perhaps to win a free copy!

Thursday, September 1 – Bone Chilling Books

Friday, September 2 – The Real Momma Leighellen

Saturday, September 3 – Always with a Book

Monday, September 5 – Booxoul

Tuesday, September 6 – The Reading Owlvina + Bookphile Belle

Wednesday, September 7 – Andi Reads 2022

Thursday, September 8 – The Caffeinated Reader

Friday, September 9 – Danish Mustard Reads

Saturday, September 10 – Oh The Books She Will Read

Monday, September 12 – Rebecca Reviewed It + The Book Review Crew

Tuesday, September 13 – Nurse Bookie

Wednesday, September 14 – Where The Reader Grows

Thursday, September 15 – Momfluenster

Friday, September 16 – Katie Needs a Bigger Bookshelf

Monday, September 19 – Aimee Dars Reads + Books The Thing

Tuesday, September 20 – Reading with Nicole

Wednesday, September 21 – Tina May Reads

Thursday, September 22 – Books N Yoga Pants

Friday, September 23 – Suzy Approved Book Reviews

Saturday, September 24 – We Love Big Books and We Cannot Lie

Monday, September 26 – Bathtub Book Worm

Tuesday, September 27 – The Bookish Alix + Angels Mom Reads

Wednesday, September 28 – The Page Ladies + Gloriana Wong

Thursday, September 29 – Bookoholic Cafe

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THE FAMILY COMPOUND by Liz Parker: Virtual Book Tour – Aug. 22 to Sept. 23rd!

“The drama is richly realized and believable in its messiness. The result is an excruciatingly realistic portrayal of the power of family to infuriate and hearten.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Siblings and cousins are locked together via a delightfully gossipy collision of motivations in this page-turning tale of a dysfunctional family! The Family Compound will vividly transport you to idyllic Vermont, yet is also perfect for fans of Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s The Nest.”

—Suzanne Rindell, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Typist

“Funny and instantly absorbing. Parker skillfully weaves the fragile highs and lows of growing up and finding yourself at any age and explores the complex meaning of family when the next generation inherits the responsibility to keep it together.”

—Amanda Pellegrino, author of Smile and Look Pretty

“This poignant tale of a family at a crossroads highlights how the legacies we inherit shape us. The Family Compound’s intricately crafted characters and simmering intensity will take you on an unforgettable journey to the mountains of Vermont.”

—Susie Dumond, author of Queerly Beloved

Last year, powerhouse literary agent Liz Parker launched her writing career with ALL ARE WELCOME, a novel Oprah Daily called one of “the best books of August 2021…a tender, funny, wise debut novel,” and Entertainment Tonight hailed as “one of the most anticipated LGBTQ books of 2021.”

Now, in THE FAMILY COMPOUND (Lake Union Publishing; August 23, 2022; $14.95), Liz Parker returns with a tender, perceptive, and relentlessly entertaining story of five cousins who despite their different life circumstances must band together to decide their collective future.

We have an extra special line-up of bloggers who will be posting cool content on behalf of THE FAMILY COMPOUND, starting on August 22nd and running through September 23rd! Be sure to follow along daily so you don’t miss the exclusive reviews, excerpts and giveaways galore!

Monday, August 22 — SUE THE BOOKIE

Tuesday, August 23 – NURSE BOOKIE + BOOK LOVER LAURA

Wednesday, August 24 – STACY 40 PAGES

Thursday, August 25 – THE UNWINED

Friday, August 26 – THE BOOK LOVER BOOK CLUB

Monday, August 29 – THE BOOK CLUB MOM

Tuesday, August 30 – NOVEL GOSSIP + ARMED WITH A BOOK

Wednesday, August 31 – WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE + GEN THE BOOKWORM

Thursday, September 1 – PURRFECT PAGES

Friday, September 2 – OH THE BOOKS SHE WILL READ

Saturday, September 3 – CECE EWING

Tuesday, September 6 – SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS

Wednesday, September 7 – TINA MAY READS

Thursday, September 8 – SOME KIND OF A LIBRARY

Friday, September 9 – AIMEE DARS READS

Sunday, September 11 – BOOKS LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING

Tuesday, September 13 – BRIANA’S BEST READS

Wednesday, September 14 – BOOKS WRITING AND MORE

Thursday, September 15 – MEL ANN ROSENTHAL + IT’S AMANDA’S BOOKSHELF

Friday, September 16 – JACLEOMIK 33 + I AM YOUR BOOK FRIEND

Monday, September 19 – WE BREAK FOR BOOKS + POETRY AND PLOT TWISTS

Tuesday, September 20 – BOOKS AND COFFEE MX

Wednesday, September 21 – SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF

Thursday, September 22 – MEG’S BOOK CLUB

Friday, September 23 – LEXIJAVA

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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

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Virtual Blog Tour: May 17 – June 4, 2022 OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN by Alvin Eng

AAPI Heritage Month Featured Title

From behind the counter of his parents’ laundry and a household rooted in a different century and culture to the turbulent, exciting streets of 1970s New York City, playwright Alvin Eng shares his riveting, tender story of finding voice, identity and community through the transformative power of Asian American arts, activism, punk rock and theater.

Join us May 17th – June 4th for the virtual book tour on behalf of OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond (Fordham University Press, Empire State Editions) as we share features, book giveaways, spotlights and reviews:

Tuesday, May 17 — Nurse Bookie

Wednesday, May 18 — It’s Bibliotherapy

Thursday, May 19 — Michelle Loves Books

Friday, May 20 — Gloriana Wong

Monday, May 23 — Hasty Book List

Tuesday, May 24 — Reading with Nicole

Wednesday, May 25 — Tina May Reads

Thursday, May 26 — Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb

Friday, May 27 — The Maddie Hatter

Tuesday, May 31 — Amy’s Book Nook

Wednesday, June 1 — Lady Bookette

Thursday, June 2 — Wonderous Reads

Saturday, June 4 — We Love Big Books and We Cannot Lie

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Spring Virtual Tour for PILLAR OF SALT:

Spring Virtual Tour for PILLAR OF SALT: A Daughter’s Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust

by Anna Salton Eisen with Aaron Eisen

Anna Salton Eisen is the child of Holocaust survivors and author of an important new book, PILLAR OF SALT: A Daughter’s Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust (Mandel Villar Press Trade Paperback Original; April 26, 2022; $19.95; ISBN: 978-1942134824). Part memoir, part travelogue, PILLAR OF SALT beautifully tells the important story of the second generation, which grows more vital with the aging of the remaining Holocaust survivors. It shares a new understanding of how a child of Holocaust survivors’ identity is shaped. It will be released in time for Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day, which this year falls on April 28, 2022.

Join us April 24th – May 12th for the virtual book tour on behalf of PILLAR OF SALT as we share features, book giveaways, spotlights and reviews.

“Anna Salton Eisen inspires me. Antisemitism and Holocaust denial are real. Quality Holocaust education is necessary. By sharing her family stories and personal journey with honesty and clarity, she illuminates our past and helps us recognize the truth and challenge of the Holocaust.

–Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, Rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas and held hostage in January during an antisemitic attack on his congregation

“Anna Salton Eisen’s important exploration of her Holocaust heritage is about building community, building connection, through history, through your family, through your story.”

–Deb Liu, CEO Ancestry.com

“A true and beautiful story of a daughter’s quest to understand her parents’ haunted past, and to discover … the indissoluble nature of love and family. A powerful and poignant read.”

—Jennifer Rosner,author ofThe Yellow Bird Sings,a National Jewish Book Award Finalist