Wendy Tokunaga, wowed us at our LCW Literary Salon with her powerful and witty story of beating the odds and realizing her dream with the publication of Midori by Moonlight (St. Martin’s Griffin, September, 2007). Now, she’s hit Japan with a great interview and review in “The Japan Times,” “Midori by Moonlight” sure to raise a smile. Click here to read the article…and congratulations, Wendy!

Take a look at Wendy Merrill’s excellent website for her new book, “Falling Into Manholes” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, March, 2008). It’s informative, fun and witty, written in the style of the book, and it’s filled with great news and feedback from the likes of Anne Lamott. And while you’re at it, come to Book Passage event (Corte Madera) on March 29th at 7pm.

Gail Tsukiyama
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
ISBN#: 0312316089
Price:
PB/HC: PB
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Tess Uriza Holthe
Publisher: Penguin Group(PB)/ Crow/Random House (HC)
ISBN#: 0142002887
Price: $14.00
PB/HC: PB/HC
Distribution: Penguin Group
A short blurb: Once in a great while comes a storyteller who can illuminate worlds large and small, magical and true to life. When the Elephants Dance introduces us to the incandescent voice of Tess Uriza Holthe, who sets her remarkable first novel in the waning days of World War II, as the Japanese and the Americans engage in a fierce battle for possession of the Philippine Islands. The Karangalan family and their neighbors huddle for survival in the cellar of a house a few miles from Manila. Outside the safety of their little refuge the war rages on—fiery bombs torch the beautiful Filipino countryside, Japanese soldiers round up and interrogate innocent people, and from the hills guerillas wage a desperate campaign against the enemy. Inside the cellar, these men, women, and children put their hopes and dreams on hold as they wait out the war, only emerging to look for food, water, and medicine.

Firoozeh Dumas
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN#: 0812968379
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PB/HC: PB
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A short blurb: In 1972, when she was seven, Firoozeh Dumas and her family moved from Iran to Southern California, arriving with no firsthand knowledge of this country beyond her father’s glowing memories of his graduate school years here. More family soon followed, and the clan has been here ever since.

Author Name: Jane Strauss
Cover Art: Yes
Book Title(s): Enough is Enough! Stop Enduring and Start Living Your Extraordinary Life
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN#: 0787979880
Price: $22.95
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Distribution: amazon.com, Barnes & Nobles
A short blurb: Are you hindered by fearful, limiting thoughts?: I’m not smart enough . . . It’s too late for me . . . I can’t do this alone. Do you long for more joy, challenge, or fulfillment? Does life just feel too difficult? When you merely endure life, you are surviving, not thriving. You feel resigned rather than inspired. And chances are you know something is missing . . . but you don’t know what to do about it.