book tour

#517 ~ Black Venus

Black Venus by James MacManus Published by: St. Martin’s Press Published on: May 7, 2013 Page Count: 368 Genre: Historical Fiction My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by BookTrib in order to participate in this book tour Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook Summary from the Publisher: A vivid novel of Charles Baudelaire and his [...]

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#440 ~ The Queen’s Vow

12 Jul By Jennifer 8 Comments

The Queen’s Vow by C.W. Gortner Published by: Ballantine Books Published on: June 12, 2012 Page Count: 400 Genre: Historical Fiction Book Trailer: via YouTube My Reading Format: Review copy provided by the publisher in order to participate in the Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tour. For more information about this tour, click on the tour [...]

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#402 ~ The Book of Lost Fragrances

21 Feb By Jennifer 11 Comments

The Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose Published by: Atria Books Published on: March 13, 2012 Page Count: 384 Genre: Historical Fiction/Mystery My Reading Format: eGalley provided by the publisher in order to participate in the book tour Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook and Audiobook Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tour Welcome to my very first [...]

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A Bookish Good Week

19 Feb By Jennifer 1 Comment

I’ve got a great week of bookish goodness coming this week. The first thing on my list is a tour stop with a new-to-me virtual book tour: Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours. When I was offered a spot on M.J. Rose’s The Book of Lost Fragrances tour, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Rose is one [...]

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The Temptations of Research ~ A Guest Post & Giveaway from Eva Stachniak

12 Jan By Jennifer 16 Comments

Today it is my pleasure to welcome novelist Eva Stachniak to Literate Housewife. She is celebrating the publication of The Winter Palace, a book I reviewed earlier this week as part of her book tour. I hope you enjoy Eva’s post as much as I did. It provides interesting insight to The Winter Palace and it’s [...]

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#354 ~ The Irresistible Henry House

19 Aug By Jennifer 8 Comments

The Irresistible Henry House by Lisa Grunwald Published by: Random House Published on: August 16, 2011 (paperback) Page Count: 448 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: Review copy sent by the publisher in order to participate in this book tour Available Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook, audioboook Today it is my great pleasure to be Lisa Grunwald’s [...]

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#336 ~ Faith

16 Jun By Jennifer 9 Comments

Faith by Jennifer Haigh Published by: Harper Published on: May 2011 Page Count: 336 Genre: fiction My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by the publisher for me to participate in the author’s book tour. Available Formats: Hardcover & eBook Today it is my great pleasure to be Jennifer Haigh’s host on her TLC Book [...]

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#265 ~ Not That Kind of Girl

29 Jun By Jennifer 8 Comments

Not That Kind of Girl by Carlene Bauer Published by: HarperCollins Published on: June 29, 2010 Page Count: 288 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Trade paperback review copy provided by the publisher. Available Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook Today it is my great pleasure to be Carlene Bauer’s host on his TLC Book Tour for her [...]

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#254 ~ The Brothers of Gwynedd (Pt 1) ~ Sunrise in the West

20 May By Jennifer 6 Comments

When Danielle from Sourcebooks announced her book club around the upcoming release of Edith Pargeter’s four novels about the first true Prince of Wales in one single edition, I jumped at the chance to take part of the four month discussion and to host one of the monthly discussions. Given recent events, this might not [...]

Filed Under: book review, book tour, female author, fiction, Historical Fiction Tagged With: Edith Pargeter, Sourcebooks, Sunrise in the West, The Brothers of Gwynedd

#250 ~ South of Broad

26 Apr By Jennifer 18 Comments

South of Broad by Pat Conroy Published by: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Published on: August 2009 Page Count: 528 Genre: Literary Fiction Format: Review copy sent to me by the publisher Availability: hardcover, eBook, and audio book Giveaway: The publisher is graciously allowing me to giveaway one trade paperback copy of South of Broad to [...]