Teatime in Scottsdale– Today!

It’s teatime in Scottsdale, AZ! I’m so pleased to be joining Jennifer Ashley and Kate Carlisle for tea and skullduggery at the legendary Poisoned Pen Bookstore.  Find us– and tea– at the Pen as Jennifer talks Death in Kew Gardens, Kate talks The Book Supremacy, I talk The Summer Country– and we all talk about all…

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Hi, there, Chicago!

If you haven’t been to 57th Street Books before, now’s the time! Come join me tonight at 6:00 at the iconic bookstore in Hyde Park to talk all things Barbados– and anything else you want me to talk about. Hope to see you there! If you’d like a signed copy, but can’t make it to…

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Hello, Milwaukee!

It’s goodbye to Georgia and hello to Wisconsin! I’ll be speaking tonight at the gorgeous Lynden Sculpture Garden as part of their marvelous women’s speaker series.  Come for the wine and cheese, stay for the beautiful sculptures– and, oh yes, intrigue and drama in colonial Barbados! The ticket price of $31 dollars ($26 for members)…

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Hello, Georgia!

I’m so thrilled to be launching The Summer Country at one of my very favorite bookstores, FoxTale Book Shoppe, with one of my very favorite people, Karen White! Come find us tonight at FoxTale Book Shoppe in Woodstock to raise a glass to The Summer Country and discuss all things Barbados and Team W!  And…

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Chatting about THE SUMMER COUNTRY

With only one week to go until The Summer Country appears in stores (how are we down to one week?!?), I’ve been bouncing about the aether, chatting about The Summer Country. You can find me on Red Carpet Crash and on BTR Today talking about Barbados, slavery, books, writing, Team W, and Dr. Who (one…

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Providence, RI– Saturday, 4/27

I’m so delighted to be part of the first ever Providence Book Festival next Saturday, April 27th! There’s a jam-packed schedule of author events and talks, featuring everything from the illustrator of the Paddington Bear books to authors dishing on which books/poetry by other people they wish they’d written. From 1:15 to 2:00, I’ll be…

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THE SUMMER COUNTRY Tour!

Mark your calendars for The Summer Country Tour! I’ll be trotting around from place to place this summer to celebrate the release of The Summer Country (and doing some Skype-Ins to book clubs!  There’s a sweepstakes going right now where you can win copies for your book club and an author Skype-In). This list is…

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Historical Fiction Live Chat: 12:30 Today!

Join me and my editor today at Book Studio 16 (on Facebook) for the third and final installment of our Historical Fiction Fan Fest! We’ll be discussing the latest trends in historical fiction, the books we’re reading and loving right now, and what we’d personally like to see next.  Pop in and let us know…

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Cold Spring, NY– this Saturday!

Come join me in the Hudson Valley to celebrate the paperback of The English Wife! I’ll be speaking this Saturday, 3/9, at Split Rock Books in Cold Spring, NY (where, incidentally, a chunk of The English Wife takes place).  Hope to see you there! Note: this is Cold Spring in Putnam County, NOT Cold Spring…

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Women’s History Month Extravaganza

In which Beatriz Williams and I take over the Romance of Reading Facebook page!   We’ll be talking women, history, women in history, fiction, and women in historical fiction.  (You may notice some overlaps here….)  Come join us in discussing your favorite historical women and historical fiction!  We’ve got give aways and goodies galore. Beatriz…

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