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If You Like….
To make up for not doing an If You Like yesterday, I am shamelessly piggybacking off Shelf Awareness, which just posted a list of novels in which Napoleon makes a cameo appearance– including our own The Garden Intrigue. For today’s Shelf Awareness recommendations, click here. For a much longer list of Napoleonic-set novels (including Pink…
Read MoreShare the Pink!
As part of their “sharing the love” promotion, my UK publisher is offering the e-version of the original Pink Carnation for 99p. (Seeing that 99p price sticker brings up such fond memories of my time in London– mostly attached to large blocks of Cadbury.) The Secret History of the Pink Carnation will be available to…
Read More"Pure Regency delight…"
Pink I got a shout-out in the “Great Reads” section of today’s Shelf Awareness! Shelf Awareness calls The Secret History of the Pink Carnation “pure Regency delight”. Thank you!!
Read MoreTurnip in the Ballroom
Come visit the party at the Ballroom Blog, where Turnip has unexpectedly blundered in… much to the indignation of his hostess and Miss Gwen!
Read MoreRead Pink!
Tomorrow, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation comes out in a special Read Pink edition for the benefit of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. So, instead of our usual Monday “if you like”, I thought it might be appropriate to list our favorite pink (and Pink) items. Here are some of mine: — pink…
Read MorePink Pandemonium
With so many books out over the next few months, I keep forgetting what’s happening when. Here’s a little Pink publication refresher for me and for you: — September 27: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, special “Read Pink” edition in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. — October 11: “A Night at…
Read MoreGarden Intrigue: ARC Contest
Thanks so much to everyone for all the Garden Intrigue contest ideas! I only wish I had more ARCs to give away, now that I have so many creative ways to do it. We will quite definitely be having a second contest in which there will be poetry involved. (Given Augustus, how could there not…
Read MoreSix Months of Pink
Between August 29th and February 16th, we have Pink-mania, Pink, Pink and more Pink, as far as the bookshelf can stretch. Here’s the Pink publication schedule for the next few months: — August 29: The Temptation of the Night Jasmine, UK edition. — September 27: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, special “Read Pink”…
Read MoreThe Friendship Fix
I am thrilled to announce a very special guest appearance. Dr. Andrea Bonior, author of the recent book, The Friendship Fix, and the wildly popular Washington Post column, “Baggage Check“, will be here on the site next week. Ever wondered whether Charlotte and Penelope have a destructive relationship? Or why Richard can’t just get over…
Read MorePink Comic Winner
Thanks so much to everyone who suggested bits for the Pink I quotation page! The randomly chosen winner of the Pink Carnation comic scene is… Vanessa! (Of Comment #12.) Congrats, Vanessa! Just email me letting me know which of the three comic scenes you’d like and where to send it. If you have more quotation…
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