On Tour 07/18/25-08/15/25 “Tiny Vices” by Linda Dahl

Release Date: July 22, 2025

About The Book:

Mid-life: Its obligations and demands, its petty foibles and evasions. And sometimes, its crises. Dreams are deferred, shortcomings rationalized. Like favorite old clothes, petty misdemeanors may feel comfortable, but they’re not a good look.

The Talley siblings are planning a family beach vacation—all four of them together for the first time in years. They suspect it will be their last. And God knows they all need a vacation. But wait, is it really such a good idea? Corina, with her recently diagnosed Alzheimer’s, can hardly manage to get through a day without a debacle. Pete is a just-barely-walking catalog of medical calamities stemming from his longtime addictions. Becca is reeling from her teenage son’s latest misadventure. And then there is Kathy, the eldest. After firmly avoiding going back to Rincón Bay, the beach town just a few hours south of the Arizona–Mexico border that has haunted her since a college spring break trip three decades ago, she’s determined to go back and face her ghosts—though she might be better off facing the fact that her marriage is in serious trouble.

When the Talley siblings and their entourage (two spouses, added on at the last minute, and Corina’s Mexican housekeeper/caregiver) finally land in Rincón Bay, they all encounter unexpected consequences from the wounds inflicted by careless loving—but maybe, too, the seeds of healing and hope.

About The Author:

Linda Dahl began her career as a travel journalist and college teacher before turning to writing full time. An award-winning author, she has written groundbreaking books about women in jazz and women’s needs in recovery from addiction, as well as six works of fiction.

She has been widely interviewed in print, at conferences, and on many NPR and BBC programs and other radio stations (including a 2023 3-hour presentation on WKCR about women in jazz.) She has also co-produced several New York jazz concerts. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Jazz Studies. Soul on Soul, her screenplay about legendary pianist Mary Lou Williams, was a finalist for the Sundance Episodic Lab in 2020.

Her upcoming novel, Tiny Vices, will be available Summer 2025 from She Writes Press. She lives in New York City. https://www.lindadahlbooks.com/

Bloggers On Tour:

July 18th- Books and Coffee MX https://instagram.com/booksandcoffeemx

July 20th- Cassie’s Book Reviews https://instagram.com/cassies_books_reviews

July 31st- Reading Is My Remedy https://instagram.com/reading_is_my_remedy

Aug. 1st- Books Love And Understanding https://instagram.com/booksloveandunderstanding

Aug. 1st- Subakka Bookstuff https://instagram.com/subakka.bookstuff

Aug. 1st- CMT Loves Wine and Books https://instagram.com/cmtloveswineandbooks

Aug. 3th- Plains Reading https://instagram.com/plains_reading

Aug. 4th- Sarahs Bookstack https://instagram.com/sarahs.bookstack

Aug. 7th- Rozier Reads and Wine https://instagram.com/rozierreadsandwine

Aug. 7th- Jennifer Tar Heel Reader – https://instagram.com/tarheelreader