1. A true story about a stolen kiss…

  2. If you’re tackling the challenge of writing a memoir, whether it’s full length or just 750 words, you just have to first believe that you’re writing as honestly as you possibly can.

    — Claudia Sternbach, from an interview/review about her new memoir READING LIPS 

  3. A giveaway! Reading Group Choices and Unbridled Books are giving away copies of READING LIPS: A MEMOIR OF KISSES by Claudia Sternbach to celebrate its publication. Click here to enter the drawing.

  4. Out Now! READING LIPS: A Memoir of Kisses by Claudia Sternbach

     

    Yesterday was the publication day of READING LIPS: A MEMOIR OF KISSES by Claudia Sternbach. We’ll be posting reviews, event info, and other links of interest on the READING LIPS facebook page (so please go check it out), but here are a few excerpts from Claudia’s blog tour to whet your appetite:

    “In short, Sternbach left me wanting more. And wanting more is always a good thing.” —The Well-Read Wife

    “10 Questions for Author Claudia Sternbach!” over at the StyleSubstanceSoul blog

    “The stories that Sternbach tells about her life are charming and universal. She captures the feelings behind each of the moments very carefully and authentically and the manner in which she writes of these feelings invites the reader to relive his or her own small moments alongside the narrative.” —BookNAround

  5. It wasn’t that I sat down one day and decided to write a book about kisses. I am not that clever. But ever since my memoir “Reading Lips A Memoir of Kisses” sold to Unbridled Books people have said things to me like, “Brilliant!” Or, “Why didn’t I think of that?” As though I actually had made a plan and then stuck to it…

    — from One Kiss is Never Enough, an essay by Claudia Sternbach

  6. In celebration of Claudia Sternbach’s Reading Lips: A Memoir of Kisseswhich is being published next week, StyleSubstanceSoul wants you to share your memorable kisses! Just send a couple of sentences about a kiss that was meaningful to you, a kiss that you’re still longing for, your favorite quote or lyric about kissing – anything kiss-related! (Please, no photos of Gene Simmons, though.) They’ll pick a few, and send out some great prizes… Leave a comment on their site or write to info@stylesubstancesoul.com.