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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

Filed Under: Blog Tours, Uncategorized Tagged With: Amazon Pubishing, Family Fiction, Lake Union Publishing, Liz Parker, OTRPR, Over the River Public Relations, rom com, The Family Compound, Virtual book tour

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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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May 2021 Virtual Book Tour for ALL SORROWS CAN BE BORNE by Loren Stephens

Announcing the fantastic lineup for the virtual book tour for All Sorrows Can Be Borne by Loren Stephens, a beautifully written new novel that explores how families are shaped by political and economic circumstances, tremendous loss and ultimately forgiveness. We are thrilled to have all of these bloggers on board and can’t wait for the reviews, spotlights, guest posts and giveaways! The novel will be out 5/11 from Rare Bird Lit.

SYNOPSIS: Inspired by true events, All Sorrows Can Be Born is the story of Noriko Ito, a Japanese woman faced with unimaginable circumstances that force her to give up her son to save her husband. Set in Hiroshima, Osaka, and the badlands of eastern Montana and spanning the start of World War II to 1982, this breathtaking novel is told primarily in the voice of Noriko, a feisty aspiring actress who fails her audition to enter the Takarazuka Theater Academy. Instead, she takes the “part” of a waitress at a European-style tearoom in Osaka where she meets the mysterious and handsome manager, Ichiro Uchida. They fall in love over music and marry. Soon after Noriko becomes pregnant during their seaside honeymoon, Ichiro is diagnosed with tuberculosis destroying their dreams.

Noriko gives birth to a healthy baby boy, but to give the child a better life, Ichiro convinces her to give the toddler to his older sister and her Japanese-American husband, who live in Montana. Noriko holds on to the belief that this inconceivable sacrifice will lead to her husband’s recovery. What happens next is unexpected and shocking and will affect Noriko for the rest of her life.

ADVANCE PRAISE:

“So many of us have suffered this past year or so.  Many of us have had to dig deep within ourselves to learn how to bear sorrows and loss.  Many of us have looked to the past for inspiration to get through difficult times. For all these reasons, Loren Stephens’ All Sorrows Can Be Borne has come at the exact right time. Inspired by true events and real people, the story looks at pain and suffering but also the ultimate triumph of love, forgiveness, and compassion. I loved the book.” —Lisa See, author of The Island of Sea Women and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

“Starting with the heart-wrenching opening chapter of All Sorrows Can be Borne, Loren Stephens weaves a tale of love, family and loss with a page-turning plot. Both harrowing and tender, this generous and emotional novel pulls you into a story of character and place that’s hard to put down. This is a beautiful book.” —Barbara Abercrombie, author of The Language of Loss

“All Sorrows Can Be Borne is a harrowing story of love and betrayal, all the more heartbreaking because it is based on family history. Post-war Japan comes alive in these pages, and even the most unforgivable acts make a tragic kind of sense when viewed through the prism of violence that marked every one of the war’s survivors. As this tale makes clear, in the wake of such trauma, humans can do the unthinkable, both to and for the ones they love.” —Aimee Liu, author of Glorious Boy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Loren Stephens is a widely published essayist and fiction and nonfiction storyteller. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, MacGuffin, the Jewish Women’s Literary Annual, The Forge Literary Magazine, Crack the Spine, Lunch Ticket’s Amuse Bouche series, The Write Launch, The Summerset Review, The Montreal Review, and Tablet travel magazine, to name a few. She is a two-time nominee of the Pushcart Prize and the book Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Review, by Cliff Simon with Loren Stephens was named one of the best titles from an independent press by Kirkus Book Reviews. She is president and founder of the ghostwriting companies, Write Wisdom and Bright Star Memoirs. Prior to establishing her company, Loren was a documentary filmmaker. Among her credits are Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist with on camera narration by Burt Lancaster, produced for PBS and nominated for an Emmy Award; Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I A Woman? produced for Coronet Films and recipient of a Golden Apple from the National Education Association; and Los Pastores: The Shepherd’s Play produced for the Latino Consortium of PBS and recipient of a Cine Gold Eagle and nominated for an Imagen Award. She is a member of the Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League; a member of its Deborah Awards Committee for Outstanding Women; and a member of Greenlight Women, an organization of women in the entertainment industry who serve as mentors. For more information visit https://writewisdom.com/.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: blog tour, Debut novel, historical fiction, Literary fiction, Loren Stephens, May release, May virtual tour, Rare Bird Lit, Virtual book tour

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