“Vivid and Sweeping…a Gripping, Entertaining, and Ultimately Transporting Novel”

A beautiful new endorsement of THE LAST GRAND TOUR by Chelsea Bieker, author of the new breakout bestseller MADWOMAN.

“[Bieker’s] writing is raw, breathlessly confessional, brilliant in its depiction of the long shadows cast by domestic violence, the constant tension carried by survivors.”

– The New York Times Book Review

You can pre-order my novel by clicking here:

https://bookshop.org/a/84534/9781957024103

And order Chelsea’s wonderful book by clicking here:

https://bookshop.org/a/84534/9780316573290

Or ask for these books at your favorite independent bookstore!

Book Launch for THE LAST GRAND TOUR at Powell’s Books on January 28!

The publication-day launch for The Last Grand Tour is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Powell’s Books in downtown Portland!

I hope you’ll be there!

If you can’t come, you can pre-order the book from Powell’s and they’ll send you a signed copy right after the event. Just click here.

I’m delighted to have documentary filmmaker Brian Lindstrom interviewing me that night. A few months ago, I attended a pre-release showing of Brian’s latest film, Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill, and was blown away. It’s a thoroughly fascinating look at the difficult times of a terrifically talented singer-songwriter whose name and songs might have become as common as those of Joni Mitchell or James Taylor if her life had gone differently.

Lost Angel is available on Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime. And Brian’s earlier documentary, Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse, is available on Kanopy. He is currently working on a documentary about the marathon program at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, OR, and a follow-up to his 2016 film Mothering Inside about the Family Preservation Project at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, OR.

I hope you’ll come out on January 28 to celebrate the release of The Last Grand Tour into the world!

“A Haunting Story About Love and Disillusion”

You can pre-order The Last Grand Tour by clicking on the name of one of these great independent bookstores hosting book-related events:

Powell’s Books, Portland, OR (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)

Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds, WA (Thursday, January 30)

Village Books, Bellingham, WA (Thursday, February 6)

Third Place Books Ravenna, Seattle, WA (Tuesday, February 11)

You can also pre-order from:

Bookshop.org

Amazon

Introducing the Cover for THE LAST GRAND TOUR–Coming January 28, 2025

Here’s the cover for my novel, THE LAST GRAND TOUR, coming from Korza Books on January 28, 2025.

Cover design by the wondeful Olivia Croom Hammerman at OCHbookdesign.com.