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BOOK TOUR: Liesl's Ocean Rescue by Barbara Krasner, illustrated by Avi Katz (Dec 1 to 12)10/30/2014  Join us for this educational children's title on tour from Dec 1 to 12! If you're interested in this tour, and you are not part of my host team, leave a comment or contact us. Book Details: Book Title: Liesl's Ocean Rescue by Barbara Krasner Illustrator: Avi Katz Category: Children's Fiction, 32 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Gihon River Press Published: Dec 5, 2014 Available in: Print only Will send books to: USA only Tour dates: Dec 1 to 12, 2014 Content Rating: G Book Description: Lisel’s Ocean Rescue by noted children’s author Barbara Krasner, recounts the story of Liesl Joseph, a 10-year-old girl aboard the ill-fated MS St. Louis. On May 13, 1939, together with her parents and 900 other Jewish refugees they left Germany on the MS. St Louis attempting to seek temporary asylum in Cuba. Watch the trailer:  Meet the Author: Barbara Krasner is a historian and professor of creative writing. She publishes the popular blog, The Whole Megillah: The Writer’s Resource for Jewish-Themed Story. She runs workshops and conferences for Jewish writers at the Highlights Foundation and in conjunction with the Association of Jewish Libraries. Barbara has a B.A. in German from Douglass College, an M.B.A. in Marketing from the Rutgers Business School and an M.F.A. in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a candidate for the M.A. in Applied Historical Studies at William Paterson University. Connect with Barbara: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Blog Meet the Illustrator:  Illustrator Avi Katz was born in Philadelphia where he studied in the Schechter and Akiba schools as well as the Fleischer Art Memorial. After three years at U.C. Berkeley he moved to Israel at age 20, where he graduated in Fine Arts from the Bezalel Art Academy. He was the staff artist of the Jerusalem Report Magazine from its first issue in 1990 until 2012, and is active in the international Cartooning for Peace program. He has illustrated over 160 books in Israel and the U.S. including the National Jewish Book Award winning JPS Illustrated Children’s Bible. His books have also won the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Honors four times and Israel’s Ze’ev Prize six times. His art has been exhibited in Israel, America and Europe.
Connect with Avi: Website Tour Schedule: Dec 1 - Life as Leels - review / guest post / giveaway Dec 1 - Counter Culture Critic - review / author interview Dec 2 - Reading Authors - review / giveaway Dec 2 - Bound 4 Escape - review Dec 3 - Library of Clean Reads - review / giveaway Dec 3 - By the Book - review Dec 3 - Christy's Cozy Corners - review / giveaway Dec 4 - The Cheshire Cat's Looking Glass - review / author interview / giveaway Dec 4 - Rockin' Book Reviews - review / giveaway Dec 5 - Impressions in Ink - review Dec 5 - Suko's Notebook - review / guest post Dec 8 - Brooke Blogs - review / author interview / giveaway Dec 8 - Deal Sharing Aunt - review / giveaway Dec 9 - Life with Katie - review / giveaway Dec 10 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review / giveaway Dec 11 - Posting for Now - review Dec 12 - View From the Birdhouse - review / giveaway Dec 12 - Green and Glassie - author interview Dec 18 - Green and Glassie - review Enter the Giveaway! You may win a signed copy of Liesl's Ocean Rescue or a $50 Amazon Gift Card!
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 I'm excited to announce that Laura Morelli will be accepting the Silver IPPY Award for Best Adult Fiction Ebook at BEA this year! But this is not be the only award this talented art historian will be accepting. Here are a few others:
Eric Hoffer Award Category Finalist Shortlisted for the da Vinci Eye Prize Finalist for the Indie Excellence Award Way to go for Indie publishing! As a mater of fact, Publishers Weekly decided to interview Laura Morelli about her experience as a self-published author. Morelli who has also published three nonfiction books, Made In Italy, Made In France, and Made In the Southwest for Universe, an imprint of Rizzoli Publications, decided to self-publish her first novel The Gondola Maker which received a starred review from PW Select. The Gondola Maker is currently on tour with iRead. You can follow the tour here and read what book bloggers are saying about this atmospheric novel rich in art history. Visit Laura Morelli's website, subscribe to her email newsletter, and get her booklet How to Go Shopping on Vacation Without Getting Ripped Off.  "The heir to a gondola empire rejects his birthright but comes full circle in this fascinating glimpse into late-Renaissance Venice by art historian–turned-novelist Morelli." - Kirkus Reviews Join us for this historical fiction book tour from April 28 to May 23! If you're interested in this tour leave a comment or contact us. Book Details: Book Title: The Gondola Maker by Laura Morelli Category: Adult fiction Genre: historical fiction Publisher: Self-published Published: March 3, 2014 Available in: Print and e-book formats Will send books: Internationally Tour dates: April 28 to May 23, 2014 Content Rating: PG-13 Book Synopsis: From the author of Made in Italy comes a tale of artisanal tradition and family bonds set in one of the world's most magnificent settings: Renaissance Venice. When Luca Vianello, the heir to a renowned gondola-making enterprise, experiences an unexpected tragedy in the boatyard, he believes that his destiny lies elsewhere. Soon he finds himself drawn to restore an antique gondola with the dream of taking a girl for a ride. Lovers of historical fiction will appreciate the authentic details of gondola craftsmanship, along with an intimate first-person narrative set against the richly textured backdrop of 16th-century Venice. Praise for The Gondola Maker: "I'm a big fan of Venice, so I appreciate Laura Morelli's special knowledge of the city, the period, and the process of gondola-making. An especially compelling story." --Frances Mayes, author, Under the Tuscan Sun "Laura Morelli has done her research, or perhaps she was an Italian carpenter in another life. One can literally smell and feel the grain of finely turned wood in her hands." --Pamela Sheldon Johns, author, Italian Food Artisans "While a wealth of period lore and beautifully rendered setting—the city’s unique sounds, smells, and heritage—dominate her novel, Morelli creates poignantly convincing characters in this handsome coming-of-age novel about adoration, pain, and destiny." - Publishers Weekly  Meet the Author:
Laura Morelli earned a Ph.D. in art history from Yale University, where she was a Bass Writing Fellow and an Andrew W. Mellon Doctoral Fellow. She has taught college art history in the U.S. and at Trinity College in Rome. She is the creator of the authentic guidebook series that includes Made in Italy, Made in France, and Made in the Southwest, published by Rizzoli. Laura is a frequent contributor to National Geographic Traveler and other national magazines and newspapers. A native of coastal Georgia, she is married and is busy raising four children. The Gondola Maker is her first work of fiction. Connect with Laura here: www.lauramorelli.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauramorelliphd Twitter: https://twitter.com/lauramorelliphd about.me/lauramorelliphd Book Tour Schedule This tour is fully booked April 28 - Chronicles - review April 30 - The YA Lit Chick - review May 1 - Pix Me! Photography - review May 5 - Reading, Writing, Working, Playing - review / giveaway May 6 - View From the Birdhouse - review / giveaway May 7 - Peeking Between the Pages - review / giveaway May 7 - Paulette's Papers - book spotlight May 8 - She Reads Novels - review May 9 - Book Dilettante - review / interview May 12 - Savings in Seconds - review / giveaway May 13 - Library of Clean Reads - review / author interview May 13 - Historical Tapestry - book spotlight / guest post May 14 - The 1000th Voice - review May 14 - Bless Their Hearts Mom - book spotlight / giveaway May 15 - All Things Bookie - review May 16 - Based on a True Story... - review / giveaway May 19 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - review / spotlight May 20 - FLY HIGH! - guest post / giveaway May 20 - Views From the Countryside - review May 21 - Tales of the Marvelous - review May 22 - Musings from Sri Lanka - review May 23 - In This World of Books - review May 23 - Griperang's Bookmarks - review May 26 - Every Free Chance Reader - book spotlight / giveaway May 28 - Ivory Owl Reviews - review / author interview May 28 - Black'n Gold Girl's Book Spot - review June 2 - Essentially Italian... author and book spotlight June 5 - Historical Fiction Connection - book spotlight and giveaway June 6 - 2 Kids and Tired Books - review |
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