Radio Shows and Ballrooms, Oh My!
Today is a multi-media day for me. I’ll be airing on Literary New England tonight at eight o’clock (or thereabouts) to discuss the Pink books, why I respect romance fiction, and many other rambling sorts of things. Amended to add: it’s a multi-author program, so I probably won’t be on until nine or a little…
Read MoreIf You Like….
At Angel B’s suggestion, in honor of the Hunger Games, this week’s If You Like post will be about favorite books of our tween years. I don’t know about you, but I had plenty of guilty pleasure reads in those teen years, including: — Lois Duncan’s teen suspense novels (my favorite was Down a Dark…
Read MorePinkorama!
Just a reminder that this year’s Pinkorama is still open for entries…. I’ll be accepting entries until Wednesday, April 11th. Just click here for the rules. And if you need inspiration, you can find last year’s Pinkoramas here, in the new Pinkorama Gallery! I have been asked whether it’s legit to illustrate a scene that…
Read MoreCharlottesville, VA– Today!
If you’re in town, come join me, Joanna Bourne, Cathy Maxwell and Deanna Raybourn at the Barnes & Noble at 1035A Emmet Street at noon today. We’ll be chatting about Pistols, Petticoats and Poison— or something like that. Sometimes, we go off on tangents….
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
This week’s reading round up is a tale of the bad and the good. The bad? One of the Elsie Lees from the roommate care package, Star of Danger. I’ve noticed in the past that when Elsie Lee is good, she’s very very good. Then there are the other books. My college roommate and I…
Read MoreApril Give Aways!
I am thrilled to announce that we’ll have three guest give aways here on the site in April. Cara Elliot has generously provided an advance copy of her April release, Too Tempting to Resist, the second book in her Lords of Midnight series. I also have in my clutches not one but two– two!– copies…
Read MoreCharlottesville on Saturday
Come join me in Charlottesville, VA this Saturday for the Virginia Festival of the Book! I have the great privilege to be speaking on a panel with Deanna Raybourn, Joanna Bourne, and Cathy Maxwell. We’ll be talking Pistols, Petticoats and Poisons: Researching History and Writing Fiction at noon at the Barnes & Noble at 1035A…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: ASHFORD PARK
The 1920s book has a name! It is now officially Ashford Park. Or, as my little sister likes to put it, “Julian Fellowes wants his title back”. Goodness only knows, I tried to find other things to call the book. I toyed with deep titles, simple titles, clever titles, long titles. No matter what, all…
Read MoreIf You Like….
… and news! I have been inveigled into Lady Beaufeatherstone’s ballroom with promises of parrots and lobster patties. (Stiles is tremendously jealous that Lady B has a real parrot rather than a stuffed one.) You can now find me at the Ballroom Blog every fourth Monday and for select Saturday salons. In honor of the…
Read More"Imperial Scandal" Winner
The winner of an advance copy of Tracy Grant’s Imperial Scandal is… … Jodi K, of Comment #11! Congrats, Jodi! If you email me with your snail mail address, I’ll pop the ARC in the mail to you. And, as an added bonus, I’m seeing Tracy today, so I can have her autograph it to…
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