Say It With Books this Mother’s Day!

Mother’s Day is coming up… and what better gift for a mom than a book?  (And the time to read it!) I’m teaming up with Shakespeare & Co Lexington Avenue to offer personalized books for the moms (or sisters or grandmothers or amazing friends) in your life this Mother’s Day! When you order a copy…

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Hello, Tucson!!

There’s nothing like the joy of mingling with fellow authors and readers at a big, bustling book festival! I’m so happy to be here in Tucson for the Tucson Festival of Books! You can find me tomorrow, Saturday, March 4th at 11:30am, with the other two thirds of Team W, Karen White and Beatriz Williams,…

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BAND OF SISTERS: $1.99 today!

What a fun surprise to learn that Band of Sisters, my lightly fictionalized story about the women of the Smith College Relief Unit, is on sale across e-book platforms today for $1.99! It was just about four years ago that I stumbled on the story of a group of amazing Smith College alumnae who went…

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Holiday Giving Made Simple!

As the holiday gift shopping panic ramps up and I scramble to figure out what to get the non-children people in my life (fruitcake, anyone?), I am delighted to announce that I’ve teamed up with Shakespeare & Co Lexington Avenue to make signed and personalized copies of Band of Sisters available to the historical fiction…

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BAND OF SISTERS on sale for $1.99!

A bit of brightness on a grey day: Band of Sisters is on sale for $1.99 today! You can find it on sale for Kindle, Nook, and wherever else e-books are sold. Here’s the official description: A group of young women from Smith College risk their lives in France at the height of World War…

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Book Releases, Sales, and Events, Oh My!

It’s been a busy week or so, and I’ve completely dropped the ball on posting about everything, so… here’s a compendium of this and that. — Band of Sisters came out in paperback March 1st!  I’m thrilled to announce that it’s an Indie Next pick– and a Costco pick!  So head over to your favorite…

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That Demmed Elusive… Band of Sisters?

Happy holidays, all!  And happy almost New Year!  Here’s hoping 2022 will be a healthy and happy one. In the meantime, Band of Sisters seems to have gone full Pimpernel– you have to seek it here and seek it there to find the hardcover or pre-order the paperback!  The hardcover IS still sold out at…

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The 2021 Pinkorama Round-Up

Calling all 2021 Pinkorama participants to take a bow!  Or curtsy.  Or, like my first grader, a twirl followed by a full split.  (I have no idea how she does that.) After several days of superlative sugary creations, it’s time for the 2020 Pinkorama Round Up!  This year, we’ve got secret meetings in bookshops, Colin as…

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Book Club Bundle!

Who wants to be the book club hostess with the mostest? I’m thrilled to announce that Red Jacket Books is offering a Band of Sisters book club bundle!  Everyone who orders between three and six copies for their book club (or just for themselves, I suppose?), gets a 15% discount on their order, a set…

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Pinkorama #4: “The Peepwedding of Emmie and Captain DeWitt”

For our fourth and final Pinkorama of 2021, Debbi Olson brings us… “The Peepwedding of Emmie and Captain DeWitt” from Band of Sisters! WARNING: IF YOU HAVE NOT READ BAND OF SISTERS YET, STOP HERE!  SPOILERS AHEAD! (Unless you’re one of those people who likes to flip to the end of the book, in which…

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