Hello everyone! We are so excited to announce the tour schedule for The Ginghams by T.C. Kemper.
July 20th
Bookcrushin – Review
Lin’s Perspective – Review
Twirling Book Princess – Promotional Post
July 21st
The Brave Bookshelf – Review, Tik Tok
Boys’ Mom Reads! – Promotional Post
July 22nd
The violet west – Promotional Post
thebookdutchesses – Promotional Post
July 23rd
unconventionalquirkybibliophile – Top 5 Reasons to Read The Ginghams
July 24th
Confessions of a YA Reader – Promotional Post
July 25th
Lia Anshar’s Honest Pages – Review
July 26th
the nutty bookworm reads alot – Review
July 20th
diamondxgirl – Review
onemused – Promotional Post
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July 21st
kimbartosch – Review, Tik Tok
nissa_the.bookworm – Promotional Post
ninebookishlives – Promotional Post
July 22nd
therearenobadbooks – Promotional Post
thebookdutchesses – Promotional Post
bookdemonio – Promotional Post
July 23rd
quirkybibliophile – Top 5 Reasons to Read The Ginghams
deasbookshelf – Top 5 Reasons to Read The Ginghams
thecleverreader – Promotional Post
July 24th
toft_literary_society – Review
avainbookland – Review
July 25th
lia.anshar – Review
rickys_radical_reads – Promotional Post
July 26th
enthuse_reader – Review
ashton_reads – Mood Board
Genre: Middle Grade, Graphic Novel
Publishing date: July 28, 2026
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Synopsis:
An eerie middle grade mystery debut that follows a young girl who returns home to find the people of her little town, including her best friend, chillingly changed after the arrival of the prim and proper Gingham family.
“A rip-roaring adventure, but more importantly, a kids’ power ballad to the importance of being yourself.” —New York Times-bestselling author Gordon Korman
When 12-year-old Joni Bird returns home from summer camp, it’s clear something strange is afoot in Olive Springs. May, her usually head-banging best friend, now wears her hair in a tight bun and calls playing the drums “unladylike.” The ice cream shop only serves vanilla ice cream. The women and girls of the neighborhood all sport big pearl earrings and crisp cotton dresses.
At the heart of it all? The creepy new family in the neighborhood with their soulless, carnival smiles and retro fashion sense: the Ginghams. Everyone they invite to their Thursday night book club re-emerges as dead-eyed, smiling, Gingham-approved “model citizens,” all thanks to Mr. Gingham’s lifestyle guide, The Pillars of Perfection—and something even more sinister hidden behind his basement door.
Through quick thinking and cunning, Joni and her friend Tyler set out to fight not only to get their friend May back, but to save their whole town from forever falling under the Ginghams’ control.
T.C. Kemper is an American author of sparky kidlit and speculative fiction. When she’s not sipping peppermint tea sweetened with local honey or hiking woodland trails with her family and rescue pup, she’s likely lost in a beautifully crafted story.
Upcoming release: THE GINGHAMS (Henry Holt BFYR/Macmillan Children’s): a fresh, middle grade twist on THE STEPFORD WIVES, with book banners as villains, A.I.-powered mind control, and a friendship breakup. This spooky sci-fi is full of spine-tingling surprises!
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