We are in need of 7 bookstagrammers to help us promote The Last Cruise by Kate Christensen. The tour will run from July 8-14 and there will be one stop each day.  Your job will be to take an original photo that clearly promotes The Last Cruise. A copy of the book will be provided. We will send information for your captions closer to the tour dates. If you’d like to be considered to be a stop on this tour, please first sign up as a tour host and then fill out the sign-up form then fill this out [gravityform id="367" title="true" description="true"]

**Signups will close on June 3rd at 11pm MST***

Please note that signing up for a tour does not guarantee a spot on the tour.  We will choose the hosts within a few days and we will email all the chosen hosts. You will be required to reply to the email confirming that you are still interested in the tour with in 24 hours. If you don’t reply we will pick another host.  After everything is finalized we will post the tour schedule here and on our social media so you can follow along.

About the Book:

Title: The Last Cruise

Author: Kate Christensen

Publisher: Doubleday From the acclaimed PEN-Faulkner Award-winning author of The Great Man comes a riveting high-seas adventure that combines Christensen’s signature wit, irony, and humanity to create a striking and unforgettable vision of our times. The 1950s vintage ocean liner Queen Isabella is making her final voyage before heading to the scrapyard. For the guests on board, among them Christine Thorne, a former journalist turned Maine farmer, it’s a chance to experience the bygone mid-20th century era of decadent luxury cruising, complete with fine dining, classic highballs, string quartets, and sophisticated jazz. Smoking is allowed but not cell phones–or children, for that matter. The Isabella sets sail from Long Beach, CA into calm seas on a two-week retro cruise to Hawaii and back. But this is the second decade of an uncertain new millennium, not the sunny, heedless fifties, and certain disquieting signs of strife and malfunction above and below decks intrude on the festivities. Down in the main galley, Mick Szabo, a battle-weary Hungarian executive sous-chef, watches escalating tensions among the crew. Meanwhile, Miriam Koslow, an elderly Israeli violinist with the Sabra Quartet, becomes increasingly aware of the age-related vulnerabilities of the ship herself and the cynical corners cut by the cruise ship company, Cabaret. When a time of crisis begins, Christine, Mick, and Miriam find themselves facing the unknown together in an unexpected and startling test of their characters.