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August-September 2026 Virtual Book Tour for THE ENGLISH BOOKSTORE IN BOLOGNA by Boo Walker

Against the sunlit backdrop of Italy, five expats discover each other—and rediscover themselves—in a charmingly funny and poignant novel by the author of An Unfinished Story and A Spanish Sunrise.

“Boo Walker delivers a sparkling, bighearted novel about reinvention, regret, and the risky magic of connection. Set against the irresistible charm of Bologna’s porticoed streets, his story features a band of misfit toys who embody the wit, longing, and beautiful flaws that mark their humanity. With humor and tenderness, Walker reminds us that it’s never too late to begin again―and that love, like a good book, can find you when you least expect it. A delight from first page to last.” ―Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of Wayward Girls

Tucked away on a cobblestone street in enchanting Bologna, Italy, is the only English bookstore in the city. It’s owned by prickly Sandy Cooke, who keeps love, and even romantic fiction, at a distance. Her employee, timid and hopelessly optimistic Moira, dreams of transforming the struggling shop into a vibrant community hub. Against the odds, one Bolognese summer, it becomes a haven for fellow expats at their own crossroads.

Bianca is a psychotherapist escaping both a breakdown and withering reviews of her new self-help book. On her heels is her father, George, wrestling with retirement—and regrets. He’s had a few, but the light of his life has always been his daughter. Then there’s Harold, a young and awkward barista from Denver recovering from his first belly-flopping high dive into love. Maybe it’s time for reinvention.

At the only English bookstore in Bologna, paths converge for five damaged souls who discover that healing doesn’t require much—just honest connection and an open heart.

To celebrate the release of Boo Walker’s THE ENGLISH BOOKSTORE IN BOLOGNA, we are hosting this special virtual book tour from August 18 – September 18. We hope you will check back daily to learn more about this tender, delightful novel. There will also be plenty of opportunities to win your very own copy!

8/18/26: RED REVIEWS 4 YOU

8/18/26: BOOKPHILE BELLE

8/19/26: QUILTED READS

8/19/26: WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE

8/20/26: BRIANA’S BEST READS

8/20/26: MEG’S BOOK CLUB

8/21/26: SECRET READING LIFE

8/21/26: DAISY AND ME BOOKS

8/22/26: PURRFECT PAGES

8/23/26: GROWING WITH CASSIE

8/24/26: SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF

8/24/26: MICHELLE LOVES BOOKS

8/25/26: PURRFECTLY BOOKED

8/26/26: READING ON THE BRINK

8/26/26: A BLUE BOX FULL OF BOOKS

8/27/26: SONI’S READS

8/28/26: SARAH’S BOOKISH REVIEWS

8/30/26: BOOKS LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING

8/31/26: BOOKS AND COFFEE MX

09/01/26: BOOK PRINCESS OF CALI

09/02/26: REBEKAH DOLMAT

09/02/26: BOOKS WRITING AND MORE

09/03/26: NISSA THE BOOKWORM

09/04/26: READING IS MY REMEDY

09/07/26: THE BOOK COVER LOVER

09/07/26: READING FOR THE SEASONS

09/08/26: SARAH’S BOOKSTACKS

09/08/26: BOOKS AND CHINOOKS

09/09/26: DANISH MUSTARD READS

09/09/26: ARMED WITH A BOOK

09/10/26: BOOK OBSESSIONS LINDA

09/11/26: NURSE BOOKIE

09/14/26: TAMMY READS 62

09/15/26: GLORIANA WONG

09/16/26: JEN’S TOWERING TBR

09/16/26: BOOKS AND BIEWERS

09/17/26: BOOKAPOTAMUS

09/18/26: AURORA BOOK READING

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June 2026 Virtual Book Tour: TWO LIVES WITH YOU by Lauren Ho – a Mindy’s Book Studio Selection!

“Who knew flirting with your husband who doesn’t know he’s your husband could be this romantic.” ―Mindy Kaling

“A fascinating and compelling look at one couple’s chance to fall in love again after life has pushed them apart. You’ll be reevaluating your own relationships when you turn the last page.” ―Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Lauren Ho has the rare gift of being hilarious and devastating on the same page. TWO LIVES WITH YOU is a smart, unflinching, deeply human look at love, resentment, desire, and the quiet choices that shape a life. It’s messy, insightful, and wildly entertaining―proof that Ho is operating at the absolute top of her game. Read this if you like your fiction sharp, honest, and just a little bit dangerous.” ―Justinian Huang, bestselling author of Lucky Seed and The Emperor and the Endless Palace

For fans of Rebecca Serle, this sharp, funny, and emotionally resonant novel asks: if you could do it all over again, would you? In Lauren Ho’s poignantly relatable and witty new novel, TWO LIVES WITH YOU she brilliantly explores the consequences when a what-if wish actually comes true.

Critics have lauded Lauren Ho’s previous novels, Last Tang Standing and Lucie Yi is Not a Romantic, as “a mix of laugh-out-loud humor and surprisingly sharp insight.” (-Star Tribune); “voicy and funny, her commentary on-point and her stories a wild ride” (-Ali Hazelwood, The Washington Post); and “vibrant characters and a lovable leading lady readers will root for” (-Kirkus Reviews). So, it’s not surprising that Ho’s latest novel TWO LIVES WITH YOU was selected by actor, writer, producer, and director Mindy Kaling for her Mindy’s Book Studio imprint. Says Kaling, “when a book comes along that lets me explore parallel realities with zero real-world consequences, I’m immediately in.”

Lauren Ho explains the genesis of her engrossing new novel, “I set my mind to explore what happens after the happily-ever-after, or at least the promise of it—in the context of an ordinary millennial couple. Any long-term couple will tell you: Love is a journey, not a fairy tale. I wanted to dig into the raw, unvarnished reality that comes after the storybook ending, when the afterglow fades and real life—the drudgery, the doubts, the distance—starts to seep in, especially when life gets rough. How do we keep love alive while trying not to fall apart ourselves? Where does love go when we are lost? What happens when we can’t even connect with ourselves, let alone our loved ones? I hope that you will find this story an inherently hopeful one, as I intended it to be.”

Lauren Ho artfully explores this question through a marriage on the rocks that gets a second chance when the couple is transported to an alternate future, and they must decide which reality to choose: the one with their long history or the one without it.

To launch the release of TWO LIVES WITH YOU, we’re hosting this exciting virtual book tour from June 1 – June 30th. We hope you’ll follow along as these beloved influencers share reviews, spotlight features, and giveaways!

06/01/26: BRIANA’S BEST READS

06/01/26: THE UNWINED

06/01/26: SPEEDREADSTAGRAM

06/02/26: BIBLIO LAU 19

06/02/26: READING IS MY REMEDY

06/02/26: BOOKS AND CHINOOKS

06/03/26: PURRFECTLY BOOKED

06/03/26: THE BOOK CLUB MOM

06/03/26: READING ON THE BRINK

06/04/26: STOREYBOOK REVIEWS

06/04/26: KATIE NEEDS A BIGGER BOOKSHELF

06/04/26: SECRET READING LIFE

06/05/26: 2 MANY BOOKS 2 LITTLE TIME

06/05/26: PURRFECT PAGES

06/05/26: WUTHERING VINES

06/08/26: BOOKS AND COFFEE MX

06/08/26: SONI READS

06/09/26: BOOK PRINCESS OF CALI

06/09/26: PAGES AND HOOPS

06/09/26: MEGHAN READS BOOKS

06/10/26: NURSE BOOKIE

06/10/26: LEFT ON READ REVIEWS

06/11/26: DANISH MUSTARD READS

06/11/26: LOST IN A BOOK 35

06/12/26: BOOKS LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING

06/12/26: BBECCA MARIE

06/15/26: SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF

06/15/26: DEA’S BOOKSHELF

06/16/26: BOOK RECS BY CELESTE

06/16/26: LEXIJAVA

06/17/26: NISSA THE BOOKWORM

06/17/26: SARAH AND HER BOOKSHELVES

06/18/26: LOVE MY BOOKS 2020

06/18/26: A NOVEL ACCOUNT

06/19/26: TAMMY READS 62

06/19/26: SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS

06/20/26: TRAVELISFERS

06/21/26: BOOKPHILE BELLE

06/22/26: BOOKS ABOUND WITH A HOUND

06/22/26: LVNDRGMS3

06/23/26: CAROL DOSCHER READER

06/23/26: BOOKALONG

06/24/26: STEPH ON A SHELF

06/24/26: ARMED WITH A BOOK

06/25/26: SARAH’S BOOKISH REVIEWS

06/25/26: BOOKS AND BIEWERS

06/26/26: WE BREAK FOR BOOKS

06/26/26: MEG’S BOOK CLUB

06/29/26: KIM READS AND READS

06/29/26: JUST ANOTHER MOTHER WITH BOOKS

06/30/26: GLORIANA WONG

06/30/26: JEN’S TOWERING TBR

06/30/26: ATE MARCELA READS

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May 19 – June 19: Virtual Book Tour for DEAR MISSING FRIEND by Susan McGuirk

**For Fans of The Correspondent and The Dictionary of Lost Words!**

“Fans of historical novels will find much to like in McGuirk’s debut. An ambitious work of historical fiction.” –Kirkus Reviews

“In Susan McGuirk’s epistolary novel Dear Missing Friend, letters go where the heart is meant to travel, enabling a kind of freedom that feels unattainable in daily life.” –Foreword Reviews

“McGuirk creates a powerful foundation for a story that embraces many elements, from history to mystery, using Catherine’s strengths and character to bring this era to life. Recommendable to book clubs.” –Midwest Book Review

“It resonates with works like The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan and The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri in its examination of cultural identity and resilience. Urgent and timeless, the novel offers an unflinching look at the cost of forging a new life in a foreign land and a tribute to the women who defied societal constraints. Simply Un-put-downable.” –The Prairies Book Review

ONE WOMAN. TWO MEN. ONE DREAM.

Sag Harbor, New York, 1840s: Catherine McGuirk leaves Ireland and a shipboard proposal behind, determined to forge a new life in America. Amid the bustling height of the whaling era, she marries a dashing sailor who vows to give up life on the sea. But when he vanishes westward in pursuit of gold, she is forced to chart her own course as a governess in Manhattan society. Torn between her ambition, the vanished whaleman she married, and the now-wealthy suitor she refused, she must navigate love, loss, and the tides of a changing world.

From May 19 to June 19 we will celebrate the release of DEAR MISSING FRIEND with this special virtual book tour, and we hope you will follow along to learn more about this breathtaking historical novel debut:

5/19/26: BOOK PRINCESS OF CALI

5/19/26: QUILTED READS

5/20/26: WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE

5/21/26: LOVE MY BOOKS 2020

5/22/26: MICHELLE LOVES BOOKS

5/25/26: BOOKS AND COFFEE MX

5/26/26: CASSIE’S BOOKS REVIEWS

5/27/26: EPICUREAN READS

5/28/26: ENJOYING BOOKS AGAIN

5/29/26: TAMMY READS 62

6/1/26: SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF

6/2/26: A BLUE BOX FULL OF BOOKS

6/3/26: DANISH MUSTARD READS

6/4/26: THE PAGE LADIES READ

6/5/26: READING IS MY REMEDY

6/8/26: BOOKSTAGRAM SAM

6/9/26: JEN’S TOWERING TBR

6/10/26: SARAH’S BOOKISH REVIEWS

6/11/26: NISSA THE BOOKWORM

6/15/26: CAROL DOSCHER READER

6/16/26: BOOKPHILE BELLE

6/17/26: STOREYBOOK REVIEWS

6/18/26: GLORIANA WONG

6/18/26: MARY MARY LIBRARY

6/19/26: BOOKALONG

Learn more about DEAR MISSING FRIEND and Susan McGuirk at: susanmcguirk.com.

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Show them who’s boss by following our BOSS LADY Virtual Book Tour!

From #1 Amazon bestselling authors of THE BETTER HALF – a Mindy Book Studio Selection – comes a funny, empathetic novel about a mess of a heroine who is desperate to resolve her past so she can finally rediscover who she was always meant to be.

“Youmans and Frank return with a highly readable novel of one woman’s fight for her dreams…Frank and Youmans paint a diverse cast with ease and don’t shy away from calling out harmful stereotypes…Perfect for readers who like thoughtful yet witty books.” –Booklist

“Alli Frank and Asha Youmans have written yet another winning novel in BOSS LADY a whip-smart, heart-warming and all-around delightful look at one woman’s quest for success on her own terms.” –Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of Community Board, The Last Romantics and House Girl

“Wepa! A feel-good tale about the power of perseverance, the beauty of diverse women uplifting each other, and the value of healthy relationships! BOSS LADY left me inspired to go for it, just like Toni!” –Priscilla Oliveras, USA Today bestselling author of West Side Love Story and Island Affair

The bestselling writing duo Alli Frank and Asha Youmans have earned an enormous, devoted following for their humorous, emotionally relatable stories about women who are going through it all – divorce, family issues, complicated love lives, and career trials and tribulations.

Their debut novel, Tiny Imperfections, has been optioned by Lionsgate Television, with Niecy Nash-Betts and Traci Carter Holsey attached through their production banner Chocolate Chicks Productions.

Publishers Weekly praised their next novel Never Meant to Meet You for “exploring the common ground between African American and Jewish experiences: the characters feel like real people with racial and religious identities that inform their worldviews, but don’t define them.” Booklist called the book a “complex yet sunny read” and “a must-buy.” Mindy Kaling chose their next book, The Better Half, as a Mindy Book Studio selection, and Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Good Morning America Online, AARP, and The Seattle Times all raved about this delightfully funny novel.

Fans of Jasmine Guillory, Emily Henry, Annabel Monaghan, and Abby Jimenez will absolutely adore BOSS LADY (Montlake; July 2, 2024), Frank and Youmans’s eagerly awaited new com-rom novel.

Meet Antonia “Toni” Arroyo. Her protective mother has outdated notions for her daughter’s life: employ her natural beauty and marry young. But Toni has wholly different aspirations.

A promising inventor and budding entrepreneur, Toni fights to keep her passions alive as a financially strapped mother of twins with a job in airport transportation services that has her going in circles. One treasured frequent passenger is elderly traveler Sylvia Eisenberg, Toni’s sage but unofficial adviser and cheerleader. When Toni meets Sylvia’s grandson, Ash, a striking venture capitalist, luck just might bend her way.

With a game-changing new business endeavor in development, Toni hustles an opportunity to pitch her idea on TV’s Innovation Nation. Toni’s unexpected challenger? Her very own recently resurfaced, self-aggrandizing not-quite-ex-husband. As Toni’s interrupted past collides with her tenuous future, she is more determined than ever to follow through on her delayed dreams. Toni’s been clinging to “maybe” for so long—it’s finally time for “absolutely.”

To celebrate the publication of BOSS LADY, we are hosting a virtual book tour with this exciting lineup of book influencers. We hope you will join in the day-to-day fun!

Monday, July 1 – LOVE MY DANE DOLLY

Tuesday, July 2 – STACY 40 PAGES

Wednesday, July 3 – WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE

Thursday, July 4 – WBTB BOOK REVIEWS

Friday, July 5 – ANGELA READS BOOKS

Saturday, July 6 – BOOKS AND COFFEE MX

Saturday, July 6 – MELANN ROSENTHAL

Monday , July 8 – A BOOKWORM WITH WINE

Tuesday, July 9 – THE BOOK CLUB MOM

Wednesday, July 10 – LOVE MY BOOKS 2020

Thursday, July 11 – WE BREAK FOR BOOKS

Friday, July 12 – READING WITH NICOLE

Friday, July 12 – SECRET READING LIFE

Saturday, July 13 – PURRFECT PAGES

Sunday, July 14 – BOOKS LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING

Monday, July 15 – BOOKAPOTAMUS

Tuesday, July 16 – SARAH AND HER BOOKSHELVES

Tuesday, July 16 – CHAPTERS WITH COLLINS

Wednesday, July 17 – MEG’S BOOK CLUB

Thursday, July 18 – SUE THE BOOKIE

Friday, July 19 – BOOKS, WRITING AND MORE

Monday, July 22 – JEN’S TOWERING TBR

Monday, July 22 – NIK’S BOOKSHELF

Monday, July 22 – BOOKISH LIFE OF KELS

Tuesday, July 23 – BRIANA’S BEST READS

Wednesday, July 24 – ALWAYS READING 1

Thursday, July 25 – SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS

Thursday, July 25 – BOOKIN IT WITH AHTIYA

Thursday, July 25 – BOOKITTY BOOKS

Friday, July 26 – SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF

Monday, July 29 – SUNFLOWER BOOK LOVER

Tuesday, July 30 – REBEKAH DOLMAT

Wednesday, July 31 – TEE’S BOOK JOURNEY

Wednesday, July 31 – OH THE BOOKS SHE WILL READ

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October Virtual Book Tour for NEVER MEANT TO MEET YOU by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans

“As these neighboring families blend, the authors do a good job exploring the common ground between African American and Jewish experiences: the characters feel like real people with racial and religious identities that inform their world views, but don’t define them…It’s an impressive feat sure to move romance fans and women’s fiction readers alike.” – Publishers Weekly, STARRED review

“A sparkling story of unlikely friendship. Marjette is Black and Noa is Jewish, but they find commonalities between their two cultures while also learning about their differences. Marjette’s light and funny voice carries the book in this complex yet sunny read…a must-buy.” – Booklist

From the authors of Tiny Imperfections comes a riotously funny, emotionally real look at race and religion, love and heartache, and the realities of parenting through it all.

Self-appointed fixer of other people’s woes Marjette Lewis is uncharacteristically determined to keep to her side of the driveway when it comes to her flawless neighbor Noa Abrams. Professionally, Marjette has her hands full as she prepares for a new class of kindergarteners and her first year of teaching without her best friend, Judy, as campus “Black-up.” And at home, her son’s budding manhood challenges her expectations, and her vexing ex-husband continues to be a thorn in her side.

But when tragedy strikes Marjette’s street, and an unexpected child shows up on the first day of school with an uncle who has all the class moms aflutter, Marjette is forced to contend with both her neighbor and her own heartache over losing the life she once thought was guaranteed. Through laughter, tears, and the gift of found family, Marjette and Noa navigate the rituals of loss together and discover the strength to remake their lives—whether they meant to or not.

NEVER MEANT TO MEET YOU is a lively, perceptive read that explores race, religion, privilege, education, love and parenting with humor, joy and grace. Best of all, it will remind you of how healing an unexpected magical friendship can be.

We have a marvelous schedule of bloggers who will share features, post reviews and offer giveaways throughout the month October. Follow along to learn more about the book and perhaps to win a free copy!

Saturday, October 1 – SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS

Monday, October 3 – THE BOOKISH MOM

Tuesday, October 4 – STACY 40 PAGES

Wednesday, October 5 – DANISH MUSTARD READS

Thursday, October 6 – ANDREA C. LOWRY READS

Friday, October 7 – MRS. BOOM READS

Saturday, October 8 – PURRFECT PAGES

Monday, October 10 – NOVEL GOSSIP

Monday, October 10 – THE READING BLACK GIRLS

Tuesday, October 11 – BRIANA’S BEST READS

Wednesday, October 12 – BOOKAPOTAMUS

Thursday, October 13 – SUE THE BOOKIE

Friday, October 14 – MOMMA LEIGH ELLEN’S BOOK NOOK

Saturday, October 15 – TEE’S BOOK JOURNEY

Monday, October 17 – AIMEE DARS READS

Tuesday, October 18 – LEX WITH THE TEXT

Wednesday, October 19 – OH THE BOOKS SHE WILL READ

Thursday, October 20 – TINA MAY READS

Friday, October 21 – THE BOOK LOVER BOOK CLUB

Monday, October 24 – THE BOOK CLUB MOM

Tuesday, October 25 – EXTROVERTED FOR BOOKS

Tuesday, October 25 – READING FOR THE SEASONS

Wednesday, October 26 – SARAH’S BOOKSTACK

Thursday, October 27 – ANGIE OVER BOOKED

Thursday, October 27 – JESS N BOOKS

Friday, October 28 – BOOKIN IT WITH AHTIYA

August-September 2026 Virtual Book Tour for THE ENGLISH BOOKSTORE IN BOLOGNA by Boo Walker

Against the sunlit backdrop of Italy, five expats discover each other—and rediscover themselves—in a charmingly funny and poignant novel by the author of An Unfinished Story and A Spanish Sunrise.

June 2026 Virtual Book Tour: TWO LIVES WITH YOU by Lauren Ho – a Mindy’s Book Studio Selection!

For fans of Rebecca Serle, this sharp, funny, and emotionally resonant novel asks: if you could do it all over again, would you? In Lauren Ho’s poignantly relatable and witty new novel, TWO LIVES WITH YOU she brilliantly explores the consequences when a what-if wish actually comes true.

May 19 – June 19: Virtual Book Tour for DEAR MISSING FRIEND by Susan McGuirk

**For Fans of The Correspondent and The Dictionary of Lost Words!**

ONE WOMAN. TWO MEN. ONE DREAM.

Show them who’s boss by following our BOSS LADY Virtual Book Tour!

October Virtual Book Tour for NEVER MEANT TO MEET YOU by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans

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