The Toledo Lucas Coun ty Public Library welcomes Wade Rouse to Toledo!
\nABOUT THE BOOK:
\nA young romance writer makes a discovery that throws her elitist family into chaos in this sharp\, wit ty and entirely delightful family drama for fans of Elinor Lipman and Jenn ifer Weiner.
\nEmma Page grew up the black sheep in a bookish househ old\, raised to believe that fine literature is the only worthy type of fi ction. Her parents\, self-proclaimed &ldquo\;serious&rdquo\; authors who r un their own vanity press\, The Mighty Pages\, mingle in highbrow social c ircles that look down on anything too popular or mainstream\, while her si ster\, Jess\, is a powerful social media influencer whose stylish reviews can make or break a novel.
\nHiding her own romance manuscript from her disapproving parents\, Emma finds inspiration at the family cottage am ong the &ldquo\;fluff&rdquo\; they despise: the juicy summer romances that belonged to her late grandmother. But a chance discovery unearthed from h er Gigi&rsquo\;s belongings reveals a secret that has the power to ruin he r parents&rsquo\; business and destroy their reputation in the industry&md ash\;a secret that has already fallen into the hands of an unscrupulous pu blishing insider with a grudge to settle. Now Emma must decide&mdash\;as m uch as she&rsquo\;s dreamed of the day when her parents are forced to conf ront their own egos\, can she really just sit back and watch The Mighty Pa ges be exposed and their legacy destroyed?
\nWhisking you from the w ealthy enclaves of the Hamptons to the sparkling shores of Lake Michigan\, The Page Turner is a delectable glimpse inside the world of publishing an d Viola Shipman&rsquo\;s most glittering achievement yet!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
\nWADE ROUSE is the inter nationally bestselling author of nine books\, which have been translated i nto nearly 20 languages. Wade chose his grandmother&rsquo\;s name\, Viola Shipman\, as a pen name to honor the woman whose heirlooms and family stor ies inspire his fiction.
\nWade&rsquo\;s novels include The Charm Br acelet\, a 2017 Michigan Notable Book of the Year\; The Hope Chest\; and T he Recipe Box. NYT bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank says of Wade a nd his latest novel\, The Summer Cottage: &ldquo\;Every now and then a new voice in fiction arrives to completely charm\, entertain and remind us wh at matters. Viola Shipman is that voice and The Summer Cottage is that nov el.&rdquo\;
\nLibrary Journal writes that Wade has &ldquo\;hit upon the perfect formula to tell heartwarming\, inter-generational family stori es by weaving together the lives\, loves and history of family through che rished heirlooms.&rdquo\; He recently signed a three-book book deal with H arperCollins. His next novel\, The Heirloom Garden\, will publish in April 2020.
\nWade&rsquo\;s books have been selected multiple times as Mu st-Reads by NBC&rsquo\;s Today Show\, featured in the Washington Post\, US A Today and on Chelsea Lately and have also been chosen three times as Ind ie Next Picks by the nation&rsquo\;s independent booksellers.
\nHis writing has appeared in a diverse range of publications and media\, includ ing Coastal Living\, Time\, All Things Considered\, People\, Good Housekee ping\, Salon\, Forbes\, Taste of Home\, Country Woman\, Writer&rsquo\;s Di gest and Publisher&rsquo\;s Weekly.
\nAlso a noted humorist of four memoirs\, Wade was a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards in Humor (he lost to Tina Fey) and was named by Writer&rsquo\;s Digest as &ldquo\;The #2 Writer\, Dead or Alive\, We&rsquo\;d Like to Have Drinks With&rdquo\; ( Wade was sandwiched between Ernest Hemingway and Hunter Thompson).
\nWade earned his B.A. from Drury University and his master&rsquo\;s in jou rnalism from Northwestern University. He divides his time between Saugatuc k\, Michigan\, and Palm Springs\, California\, and is also an acclaimed wr iting teacher who has mentored numerous students to become published autho rs
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\nTHE STORY OF VIOLA SHIPMAN
\nMy novels are a tribute to my Ozarks grandma\, Viola Shipman. The jangling of her charm bracelet was as ever-present as the call of the whippoorwill\, the scent of her hope chest as vivid as cedars after a spring rain\, and h er burnished wood recipe box stuffed with family recipes that still make m y mouth water.
\nHer heirlooms\, life\, lessons and love not only in spire my fiction but also inspired me to become a writer and\, I hope\, th e person I am today. She taught me that the simplest things in life &ndash \; family\, friends\, faith\, fun\, love\, and a passion for what you do & ndash\; are truly the grandest gifts. My fiction is meant to honor the eld ers in our lives whose sacrifices and journeys helped make us who we are t oday. I couldn&rsquo\;t be prouder of my novels\, which I hope reconnect y ou to your own family&rsquo\;s stories\, heirlooms\, histories and traditi ons.
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