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  Join us for this tour from Nov 16 to Dec 11, 2026! Book Details: Book Title: GLORIOUS DEBRIS by Elizabeth Wathen Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 266 pages Genre: Thriller Publisher: Vanguard Press Release date: May 2026 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA and Canada) and ebook (EPUB and PDF) internationally. Tour dates: Nov 16 to Dec 11, 2026 Content Rating: PG +M: The crime at the center of the story is human trafficking. Two dead bodies appear, murder in self-defense occurs in the climax, and there is occasional swearing throughout. There are also mild references to cannabis use. Nearly all violence occurs off-stage, there is not a lot of blood, and the trafficking is only ever obliquely referred to, never explicitly described or discussed. So while these things are present, they are mild and never explicit. Book Description: Ann Davenport has endured the worst life could offer, from an abusive father to a joyless marriage. At sixty-eight, newly retired and chasing a fresh start, she settles in a quiet town on the Oregon coast. Free to reinvent herself and leave old wounds behind, Ann discovers newfound happiness-until she stumbles upon the body of a young boy, ensnared in a fishing net. When the police investigation stalls, Ann's own sense of justice compels her to dig deeper. With Sophie, a local shopkeeper eager to become a friend, Ann discovers unsettling truths about her new community-secrets the police refuse to touch. When a second body surfaces, strangers descend on the town, taking a troubling interest in Ann's sleuthing. Now, she finds herself caught in a treacherous web of power and crime, her world threatened by those who value nothing, not even human life.  Meet the Author: For author Elisabeth Wathen, storytelling and music have always been a way of making sense of the world. Though born in New York City, she grew up in Portland, Oregon, absorbing the dramatic beauty of the Pacific Northwest—from its lush river valleys to its moody coast, to its majestic forests and mountains. This early environment fostered two lifelong passions: writing stories and playing the violin, the latter of which led her to a rigorous classical training and five years playing with the Portland Youth Philharmonic. Elisabeth’s journey as an educator and mother spanned the country. After earning degrees from Reed College and Lewis & Clark College, she moved to Palo Alto, California, where her two children were born in the shadow of the Stanford hills. A brief stint at U.C. Davis followed before the family relocated to Williamsburg, Virginia. For nearly twenty years, Elisabeth anchored her life there, weathering divorce and single-parenthood, teaching middle and high school—including a joyful tenure where she had the unique privilege of teaching both of her own children. Life shifted beautifully when Elisabeth remarried a man she met through community theater. Together, they formed a musical duo, performing at markets and festivals. When the world slowed down during the pandemic, a rainy October drive up the I-95 corridor led them to a 160-year-old farmhouse in Upstate New York. It was love at first sight. Now happily ensconced in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, Elisabeth has returned to the state of her birth. She balances the ongoing adventures of farmhouse restoration—complete with a few friendly ghosts—with gardening, beekeeping, and regional musical performances. She teaches by day, but her favorite hours are the early mornings, spent capturing stories in the quiet, changing seasons of the northeast. Connect with the author: Website ~ Facebook ~ instagram ~ X ~ Goodreads Tour Schedule:
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  Join us for this tour from Nov 10 to Nov 30, 2026! Book Details: Book Title: Under Red Skies (Highbrook High Book Three) by Samantha Roman Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 226 pages Genre: Christian Family Drama Publisher: Batyah Press Release date: November 2026 Format available for review: print-softback (USA only), ebook (EPUB, and PDF) internationally) Tour dates: Nov 10 to Nov 30, 2026 Content Rating: PG: It is a dual POV with a 48-year old FMC and a 15 year old FMS. A teen girl falls in love for the first time, but it's a Christian story, so they only kiss like, twice. By the third book, they kiss a few more times, but nothing more than that. The adult FMC, gets a second chance at love after experiencing widowhood. She goes through alcohol abuse, smoking, and talks about her underage drinking that led her to these current poor life choices. She enters rehab and it is discussed at the end that even though drinking isn't a "sin," people should drink responsibly :) In book 3, Under Red Skies, the adult finally gets her man! It fades to black for their honeymoon scene. It's implied that the two FINALLY enjoy being married...undisturbed. And the door closes there. Book Description: Her parents were murdered in cold blood. At least, that's what Leslie believes. When the thirty year old mystery comes even closer to her, the day before her wedding, she doesn't know what to do. And with the adoption of her new son, would finding answers help the adoption or actually hurt it? The record label doesn't understand the words "writer's block," but Candy can't say anything because she agreed to write three more songs for them in the next three months. If she doesn't, she won't just let down her friends, she'll end her musical career. Will both women trust God for the right outcome? Or will they decide to choose their own paths to their own happily ever afters? Buy the Book (coming soon) Amazon add to goodreads Also Available for Review:  Book Details: Book Title: Butterflies (Highbrook High Book One) by Samantha Roman Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 288 pages Genre: Christian Family Drama Publisher: Batyah Press Release date: June 2025 Format available for review: ebook (EPUB, and PDF) internationally) Tour dates: Nov 10 to Nov 30, 2026 Content Rating: PG: It is a dual POV with a 48-year old FMC and a 15 year old FMS. A teen girl falls in love for the first time, but it's a Christian story, so they only kiss like, twice. By the third book, they kiss a few more times, but nothing more than that. The adult FMC, gets a second chance at love after experiencing widowhood. She goes through alcohol abuse, smoking, and talks about her underage drinking that led her to these current poor life choices. She enters rehab and it is discussed at the end that even though drinking isn't a "sin," people should drink responsibly :) In book 3, Under Red Skies, the adult finally gets her man! It fades to black for their honeymoon scene. It's implied that the two FINALLY enjoy being married...undisturbed. And the door closes there. Book Description: For fans of Karen Kingsbury and Robin Jones Gunn comes Butterflies, the teen Christian family drama that will turn young hearts closer to Jesus. Singer/Songwriter Candy Chancellor lives the perfect life. She’s homeschooled by millionaire parents, has a baby brother on the way and a dad who loves to play the guitar with her in the backyard. Country music is her dream, her calling, and what she believes is her destiny. When tragedy strikes and all she’s left with is her guitar, will she be able to keep the music playing? And will she be able to keep her new family secret safe?  Meet the Author: Samantha Roman is a former homeschooler turned teacher-author. She loves watching mystery movies, crocheting, and walking on the beach. When she's not writing the next book or teaching, Samantha is probably listening to country music or reading a new book! connect with the author: instagram ~ goodreads Tour Schedule:
Nov 10 – lakesidelivingsite – book review of UNDER RED SKIES Nov 10 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight of BUTTERFLIES Nov 10 - Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of BUTTERFLIES Nov 11 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight of UNDER RED SKIES Nov 11 - Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of UNDER RED SKIES / guest post Nov 12 – Ilovebooksandstuffblog – books spotlight Nov 13 – Country Mamas With Kids – book review of UNDER RED SKIES Nov 16 – @reader_ceygo * - books review Nov 17 - Books Blog – books spotlight Nov 17 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of UNDER RED SKIES / guest post Nov 18 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of BUTTERFLIES Nov 18 - @Leannebookstagram – book review of UNDER RED SKIES Nov 19 – @Leannebookstagram – book review of BUTTERFLIES Nov 20 – @books_inthewild * - books review Nov 23 – @adventurousbookmaven * - books review Nov 23 - @bookfairy.reads * - books review Nov 24 – @this.human.reads * - books review Nov 24 - @joviennebookgirlie * - books review Nov 27 - Cover Lover Book Review – books spotlight / guest post Nov 27 - @michellegodardricher * - books review Nov 27 – @Alyssas_book_obsession * – books review Nov 30 - @nissa_the.bookworm * - books review Nov 30 - Teatime and Books – books spotlight Nov 30 - @onemorechap * - books review   Join Us For This Tour From Oct 19 to Nov 6, 2026 Book Details: Book Title: TIME-STOPPERS: INTERLUDES IN TIME by James Young Category: Adult Fiction, 376 pages Genre: Fantasy: Time Travel/Romance Publisher: Mascot Books Publication Date: June, 2026 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA only), and ebook (EPUB and PDF) internationally Tour dates: Oct 19 to Nov 6, 2026 Content Rating: PG-13 Book Description: The “perfect life” is an impossible dream—or is it? Aided by an ability to stop time at will, David Preston intends to find out. David is obsessed with making his world perfect: career, love life—everything. Most people settle for less because they know perfection is impossible. But David has a problem: He believes perfection is not just possible but attainable. At least, for someone with his extraordinary gift. David can stop time at will for everyone but himself. The world freezes around him, giving him “time” to complete tasks on impossible deadlines, compose brilliant answers to sudden questions, and dodge the otherwise unavoidable disasters we can see coming but are powerless to stop. But life is messier than it appears, and reality is not easily dissuaded—especially when there may be someone else out there, stopping time... Meet the Author: This is James Young’s first foray into fiction. He has spent over three decades in and around D.C. politics, immersed in economic and policy legislation. Alongside degrees from the University of Chicago (B.A.) and Cornell University (M.A., Ph.D.), Young’s writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, The Hill, American Spectator, The Federalist, Washington Post, New York Post, Barron’s, Forbes, Chicago Tribune, Townhall, Blaze Media, San Francisco Chronicle, Cleveland Plain Dealer, USA Today, and elsewhere. In his early days, James was Kipling’s “cat who walked by himself,” working in a steel mill, sailing on the Great Lakes’ iron ore boats, tending bar, riding motorcycles, scuba diving, traveling extensively worldwide, and “doing all manner of things that would have consumed fully eight of the Kipling cat’s nine lives.” He is spending his remaining life more sedately, though still traveling with his family to America’s national parks—with only the occasional exotic foray here and there. Connect with the author: Website ~ Instagram ~ Facebook ~ Goodreads Tour Schedule:
Oct 19 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post Oct 19 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight Oct 20 – FUONLYKNEW – book spotlight / author interview Oct 20 - Books1987 - book spotlight Oct 21 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / guest post Oct 22 – Books Blog – book spotlight Oct 23 – @therearenobadbooks * - book review Oct 26 - @readsandmusic * - book review Oct 26 – @reader_ceygo * - book review Oct 27 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review Oct 28 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / guest post Oct 28 - @tia.reads * - book review Oct 29 – Ilovebooksandstuffblog – book spotlight Oct 29 - @this.human.reads * - book review Oct 30 – @michellegodardricher * - book review Nov 2 – @rochelle.rw * - book review Nov 2 - fundinmental - book review Nov 3 – Deal Sharing Aunt – book review / author interview Nov 4 – Sarandipity's – book spotlight Nov 5 – Teatime and Books – book spotlight Nov 5 - @whatsenalireads * - book review Nov 6 – @nissa_the.bookworm * - book review Nov 6 - @my_fair_fiction * - book review   Join us for this tour from Oct 6 to Oct 26, 2026! Book Details: Book Title: The Wandering Stars by J.D. Rasch Category: Adult Fiction 18 yrs +, 316 pages Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Lamina Press Release date: October, 2026 Format available for review: print - softback (USA only) and ebook (EPUB, PDF, MOBI for Kindle) internationally Content Rating: PG: No profanity. Occasional mentions of sex but nothing explicit. Book Description: When a sacred journey is corrupted by ambition, a quest for unity becomes a struggle for control Seeking wisdom and communion with their god, a fellowship of wizards and wanderers sets out in search of the legendary Golden Tree. But as hardship, ambition, and doubt settle in, the group fractures—letting the wizard Thurmore violently seize control, transforming his fellow wizards into mindless servants and corrupting their search for wisdom into a pursuit of power. Elsewhere, Alitheia—the Wanderer and one of the few to have found the Golden Tree—returns to the Silver Forest, only to discover another tree rising from a desolate plain. Joined by Rogi, a former wizard searching for meaning beyond power, she follows a path not toward dominion but understanding. As Thurmore's influence spreads, two competing visions of the future emerge: one built on obedience and fear, the other on compassion and connection. The fate of the wandering stars—and all who follow them—hangs in the balance. Philosophical and character-driven, The Wandering Stars is an epic fantasy adventure exploring ambition, redemption, and the enduring search for meaning.  Meet the Author: JODY “J. D.” RASCH is a writer, artist, social activist, and author. His debut fantasy series, The Wanderer, incorporates social issues including politics, religion, science, and how we are influenced in our lives. Jody is also a painter whose art explores the mysteries of our world. He worked in finance for many years but managed to use it for good by helping banks that give loans to the poor. Jody currently serves on not-for-profit boards that seek to make the world a better place. A native New Yorker who was forced to move to the burbs, Jody now lives just outside New York City. Connect with the author: website ~ instagram ~ goodreads TOUR SCHEDULE:
Oct 6 - Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight Oct 6 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review Oct 7 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review Oct 7 – Books1987 – book spotlight Oct 8 – @Leannebookstagram – book review Oct 8 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight Oct 9 - @reader_ceygo * - book spotlight Oct 12 - @readsandmusic * - book review Oct 12 – @bookishbyleila * - book review Oct 13 - Sarandipity's – book spotlight Oct 13 – Country Mamas With Kids – book review Oct 14 – @michellegodardricher * - book review Oct 14 – Deal Sharing Aunt – book review Oct 15 – @yourfavbookishgirl * – book review Oct 15 - @therearenobadbooks * - book review Oct 16 – @this.human.reads * - book review Oct 19 – FUONLYKNEW – book spotlight Oct 20 – Books R Us – book spotlight Oct 20 - Book Corner News and Reviews – book review Oct 21 – @thepageladies – book review Oct 21 - @onemorechap * - book review Oct 22 – @simpsonsparadox * - book review Oct 22 - FUNDINMENTAL - book spotlight Oct 23 – Ilovebooksandstuffblog – book spotlight Oct 26 - Teatime and Books – book spotlight Oct 26 - @lizzies.reading.recs * - book review Oct 26 - @adriftinfctionalworld – book review Oct 26 – @arientrehistorias * - book review   Join us for this tour from Sep 29 to Oct 19, 2026! Book Details: Book Title: Soldier's Joy: Book II of The Sentinel Heart Trilogy by M.F. Jones Category: Adult Fiction (18 yrs +) Genre: Romance: historical, supernatural, military Publisher: Fieldwood Books Release date: Sep 28, 2026 Format available for review: softback-paperback (USA only) and ebook (GIFTED KINDLE, EPUB, PDF, NetGalley download) internationally. Will send print books out: USA only Tour dates: Sep 29 to Oct 19, 2026 Content Rating: PG-13 + M: Soldier's Joy contains wartime violence, the suicide of a minor character, two slightly explicit sex scenes though without gratuitous detail, and profanities like s**t, a**hole, and God damn it, though no f-words. Book Description: Avery Gowan is barely home from Iraq when a ghost appears to him—one that looks disturbingly like him. The apparition says that Jessie Gibbs, a woman he’s just met, can help him escape the guilt of the mission that killed three of his friends and maimed another. A few days earlier, at a service honoring his family’s Civil War relative, Lemuel Sanders, Avery was drawn to Jessie’s quiet strength and calm presence. Jessie, a musician, had been camping with her Civil War-style band the previous year when she discovered Lemuel’s unmarked woodland grave, leading to his identification and proper burial after 145 years. Jessie and Avery begin a relationship, but his anger, recklessness, and self-doubt threaten to tear them apart. When the ghost saves him from a deadly motorcycle crash, Avery hides the truth about his spectral guardian, afraid Jessie will see him as broken beyond repair. But Jessie is hiding something too—a secret about her true connection to Lemuel Sanders that may cost her Avery’s love. The sequel to the award-winning Stones River, Soldier’s Joy nonetheless stands alone as a haunting, emotionally charged story about how the past refuses to stay buried, how healing demands facing it, and how love gives the courage to do so.  Meet the author: M. F. JONES is a former editor for Viking Press book publishers, and Redbook, Family Circle, and Reader’s Digest magazines. When not writing, she can be found reading, knitting (while listening to audiobooks), singing in a choir, or hiking in the beautiful Tennessee woods near the home she shares with her husband, composer Douglas Hedwig. Connect with the author: Website ~ facebook ~ goodreads Tour Schedule:
Sep 29 – Ilovebooksandstuffblog – book spotlight Sep 29 – GetUrBook – book review Sep 29 – GetUrBook – book spotlight / guest post Sep 29 -- Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post Sep 29 – @anjiscape * - book review Sep 30 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight Sep 30 - @onemorechap * - book review Oct 1 – Books1987 – book spotlight Oct 1 - @thefrugalfreelancer – book spotlight Oct 2 - fundinmental - book spotlight Oct 5 - Book Corner News and Reviews – book review Oct 6 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / guest post Oct 7 - My Reading Journeys 2 – book spotlight / guest post Oct 7 – @kitabon_ka_ishq * – book review Oct 7 - @therearenobadbooks * - book review Oct 8 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / guest post Oct 12 – @reader_ceygo * - book review Oct 12 - StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / author interview Oct 13 – Book Hoarders Book Talks – book review Oct 13 – FUONLYKNEW – book spotlight / author interview Oct 14 – @Leannebookstagram – book review Oct 14 – @michellegodardricher * - book review Oct 14 - @this.human.reads * - book review Oct 16 – @thepageladies – book review Oct 16 - @nessasbookreviews * - book review Oct 19 - @lizzies.reading.recs * - book review Oct 19 - Teatime and Books – book spotlight Oct 19 - @readsandmusic * - book review Oct 19 – @bookscape__ * - book review   Join us for this tour from Sep 29 to Nov 9, 2026! Book Details: Book Title: Candidate for Murder by Lauren Carr Series: A Mac Faraday Mystery (Volume 12) Category: Adult fiction (18+), 410 pages Genre: Murder Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: June 16, 2016 Format available for review: print-softback (USA only), ebook: (BookFunnel download), audiobook (Audible download) Tour dates: Sep 29, to Oct 9, 2026 Content Rating: PG-13 (Lauren Carr's books are murder mysteries, so there are murders involved. Occasionally, a murder will happen on stage. There is sexual content, but always behind closed doors. Some mild swearing (a hell or a damn few and far between). No F-bombs! "OMG! Carr is over the top and giving us an easy "10" with her latest, Candidate for Murder!...Don't just sit there thinking that this might be the book to try for Lauren Carr! I'm telling you right now it's a must-read for daring, adventure, crime-busting, high-level government criminal elimination." - reviewer by Glenda Bixler, Book Readers Heaven "OMG!!! The best Mac Faraday...yet. Lauren Carr is a master storyteller who combines the humor of Janet Evanovich and the investigative skills of Patricia Cornwell. She is always at the top of my reading list." - review by Sherry Fundin, Fundinmental, As Eye See It Book Description: When the candidate is a dog, the election gets deadly. It’s election time in Spencer, Maryland, and the race for mayor is anything but civil. When the two major parties offer up a pair of thoroughly unpleasant candidates, Police Chief David O’Callaghan decides to make a statement — by nominating Gnarly, Mac Faraday’s brilliant and mischievous German Shepherd, to run for mayor. What begins as a hilarious joke quickly turns deadly serious when Gnarly becomes the front-runner overnight. Suddenly, the campaign gets ugly. One of the human candidates ends up murdered, and all signs point to the canine contender. With the entire town watching and political enemies circling, Mac Faraday and the gang must dive headfirst into a dirty election filled with long-buried secrets, dirty tricks, and at least one very determined killer. Can they clear Gnarly’s name before the votes are counted — or will this be one election that ends in murder? A witty, fast-paced Mac Faraday Mystery packed with small-town charm, sharp humor, and a German Shepherd who just might be smarter than the voters.  Meet the Author: Lauren Carr is the author of over thirty acclaimed mystery novels, with more than half a million copies sold worldwide. Her fast-paced series—the Mac Faraday Mysteries, Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries, and more—blend twists, suspense, humor, and unforgettable characters (including clever German shepherds!). It's Murder, My Son organically hit #1 in Mystery on Amazon, and her books consistently rank in the Top 20 Police Procedurals in the US and international markets. A popular speaker and publishing consultant, Lauren lives on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV, with her husband and three spoiled rotten German shepherds. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ X/twitter ~ pinterest ~ goodreads Tour Schedule:
Sep 29 - Faith and Books – audiobook review Sep 30 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / guest post Oct 1 - Books1987 - book spotlight Oct 5 – CRYSTAL AND DAISY MAE'S PHOTO-BLOGGING SITE – book review Oct 6 – Books R US – book spotlight / guest post Oct 6 – @adriftinfctionalworld – book review Oct 7 – FUONLYKNEW – book review / guest post Oct 8 – Bigreadersite – book review Oct 9 – @wifetoalineman– book review Oct 13 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post Oct 14 – Olio by Marilyn – book review Oct 15 - My Reading Journeys 2 - audiobook review / guest post Oct 20 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / guest post Oct 27 – Deal Sharing Aunt – book review / author interview Oct 28 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / author interview Oct 29 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight Nov 3 – @Leannebookstagram – book review Nov 4 – Sarandipity's – book spotlight Nov 9 – Ilovebooksandstuffblog – book spotlight TBD – Novels Alive – book review   Join Us For This Tour From Sep 8 to Oct 5, 2026 Book Details: Book Title: Delaware Keepers / Life at the Edge of the Sea by Dave Tabler Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 224 pages Genre: History Publisher: Dave Tabler Publication Date: June 1, 2026 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA only), ebook (EPUB and PDF) internationally, and audiobook (Audible Download Code). Tour dates: Sep 8 to Oct 5, 2026 Content Rating: G: no bad language, no sex scenes Book Description: Delaware Keepers is a bottom-up social history of the men and women who tended Delaware's lighthouses from the colonial beacon at Cape Henlopen in 1769 through the automation era of the 1940s. Its central argument is a deliberate inversion of a familiar image. The popular lighthouse keeper—the bearded hermit slowly losing his sanity in storm-battered isolation—is, in Tabler's words, "dead wrong." Drawing on newspaper archives, government and inspection records, and family papers, the book reconstructs keeping not as a story of madness and solitude but of community, family life, civic engagement, and quiet professionalism. The book opens on its thesis in miniature: keeper George W. Duncan celebrating his 37th wedding anniversary at the Port Penn Range Light in 1907, surrounded by forty guests and a brass band—a federal employee at the center of community life rather than its lonely edge. Delaware's compact geography makes the case plausible: short coastline, numerous inland waterways, and stations often within walking distance of town, with even offshore posts like Fourteen Foot Bank deliberately crewed by three men to forestall the very isolation the myth romanticizes. Tabler doesn't flatten the picture, though—remote, icebound posts like Mahon's Light and Reedy Island could genuinely isolate, and the work carried real risk from storms, wrecks, and accidents. Across sixteen chapters organized into five chronological parts, the narrative traces keeping as it emerged as an occupation, matured into a respected federal career, and then vanished under automation:
The human thread runs throughout: Hannah Hill dragging a boat across broken ice to fetch a doctor for her ailing husband; Irvin and Janie Lynch raising eight children at Mahon's Light; the Spencer children at Liston Range, for whom a station with no plumbing or central heat was simply home. The closing chapters turn to memory itself—how granddaughter Penny Czerwinski turns Dorothy Lynch Morris's recollections into classroom presentations (complete with Toby, the coal-chute-riding pig), and how preservation has shifted from maintaining structures to transmitting living culture. Beyond maritime history, the book frames larger questions: how skilled occupations earn legitimacy and respect, what happens to experienced workers when technology renders them "unnecessary," how communities lose institutional memory when federal employees vanish from daily life, and why we mythologize obsolete professions while forgetting the people who actually performed them. It positions itself not as a technical catalog of lighthouses—those exist—but as a recovery of the keepers as real, embedded, civic human beings.  Meet the Author: Ten year old Dave Tabler decided he was going to read the 'R' volume from the family's World Book Encyclopedia set over summer vacation. He never made it from beginning to end. He did, however, become interested in Norman Rockwell, rare-earth elements, and Run for the Roses. Tabler's father encouraged him to try his hand at taking pictures with the family camera. With visions of Rockwell dancing in his head, Tabler press-ganged his younger brother into wearing a straw hat and sitting next to a stream barefoot with a homemade fishing pole in his hand. The resulting image was terrible. Dave Tabler went on to earn degrees in art history and photojournalism despite being told he needed a 'Plan B.' Fresh out of college, Tabler contributed the photography for "The Illustrated History of American Civil War Relics," which taught him how to work with museum curators, collectors, and white cotton gloves. He met a man in the Shenandoah Valley who played the musical saw, a Knoxville fellow who specialized in collecting barbed wire, and Tom Dickey, brother of the man who wrote 'Deliverance.' In 2006 Tabler circled back to these earlier encounters with Appalachian culture as an idea for a blog. AppalachianHistory.net today reaches 375,000 readers a year. Dave Tabler moved to Delaware in 2010 and became smitten with its rich past. He no longer copies Norman Rockwell, but his experience working with curators and collectors came in handy when he got the urge to photograph a love letter to Delaware's early heritage. It turned out to be the start of something. Tabler has since written Delaware Before the Railroads, Delaware from Railways to Freeways, Delaware from Freeways to E-Ways, Delaware at Christmas, Delaware Behaving Badly, and Delaware Keepers. connect with the author: website ~ X ~ facebook ~ pinterest ~ instagram ~ goodreads Tour Schedule:
Sep 8 - Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / guest post Sep 8 - @ablueboxfullofbooks * - book review Sep 9 – Novels Alive – book review Sep 9 - Books1987 - book spotlight Sep 9 - @subconscious_shelf * - book mail Sep 10 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight Sep 10 – @bearyintobooks * - book review Sep 10 – @readwithinsoul * - book review Sep 10 – @onemorechap * - book review Sep 11 – @bookscape__ * - book review Sep 15 – FUONLYKNEW – book spotlight / author interview Sep 15 - @tia.reads * - book review Sep 15 - @artxsouls * - book review Sep 16 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review Sep 17 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review Sep 17– @this.human.reads * - book review Sep 21 – @khushi_reads1 * - book review Sep 21 - @anjiscape * - book review Sep 21 – @readsandmusic * - book review Sep 22 – Library lady's Kid Lit – book review Sep 22 – @arientrehistorias * - book review Sep 23 - Lisa's Reading - book spotlight Sep 24 – Deal Sharing Aunt – book review / author interview Sep 29 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post Sep 29 - @reader_ceygo * - audiobook review Oct 1 – Sarandipity– book spotlight Oct 2 - @respecka * - book review Oct 2 - @my_fair_fiction * - book review Oct 5 - Teatime and Books – book spotlight Oct 5 - @bubbleswrapherbooks * - book review Oct 5 – @michellegodardricher * - book review Oct 5 - @subconscious_shelf * - book review Oct 6 - Faith And Books – audiobook review TBD - @lizzies.reading.recs * - book review TBD– @draculise_ * - book review |
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