Arizona: This Weekend!
I’m thrilled to be a part of the Tucson Festival of Books, which takes place on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson this weekend. You can find the full scoop on authors and events here. The best part? Most of the events (including all of my panels) are free and open to the public–…
Read MorePinkorama!
It’s that time of year again…. Can’t you just smell the sugar and the marshmallow? Yes, you guessed right: it’s time for the Second Annual Pinkorama! (That’s really short for Pink Carnation Peep Diorama, but if I had to write that out each time, these would become very long posts.) The rules are simple: using…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Whither Pink?
Now that I’m (momentarily) home from book tour, this seemed like a good time to unveil my Grand Plan for the rest of the series. As many of you know, the initial plan for the next book, Pink X, involved Tommy Fluellen (Robert’s best friend from The Temptation of the Night Jasmine), Kat Reid (Alex…
Read MoreIf You Like….
Last week’s debate about whether one could include Elizabeth Peters as a Mary Stewart read-alike got me thinking about another favorite subgenre of mine: the humorous mystery novel. If you like mysteries with rollicking, laugh out loud humor, you’ll probably like: — Most Elizabeth Peters novels, with special attention to her early stand-alones, like The…
Read MoreWebsite Contest Winner!
Thanks so much to everyone who weighed in with amusing Pink/Austen combos. Among my favorites were: — Lady Catherine de Burgh duking it out with the Dowager Duchess of Dovedale; — Charlotte Lucas and Laura Grey putting their shadowy heads together; — Bingley and Miles as BFFs (can’t you just see that?); — likewise, “Mr.…
Read MoreCalling All Questions!
Hi, all! I’m just about to start on the Readers’ Guide for the paperback edition of The Garden Intrigue— and I need your help. What questions would you like to have answered about The Garden Intrigue, the history behind it, or the series as a whole? I’ll use your questions to write my Q&A. And,…
Read MoreMea Culpa– and Weekly Reading
Many apologies! While I’ve been hunkered down over the 1920’s book revisions, many things that were meant to occur on the website this week didn’t. Coming soon will be: the belated announcement of the latest website contest winner; the Pinkorama contest (get your Peeps ready!); a book tour recap; and, in a special Teaser Tuesday,…
Read MoreLive Chat Tonight!
Hi, all! Sorry for the short notice (revision brain!), but I’ll be on Romance Reviews Today chatting live from 9:00-10:00 PM EST tonight. Just go to the Mo’s Book Buzz chat room, where I can answer all your questions in real time!
Read MoreAuthor Tour
Revisions on the Kenya book have been keeping me from doing my full book tour write-up (next week!), but, in the meantime, here’s an incredibly kind account of last week’s Ann Arbor reading from AAR’s Linnie Gayl, including a write up of the most crucial Q&A….
Read MoreTucson Festival of Books
If you will be in Tucson or thereabouts the weekend of March 10-11, come join me for the Tucson Festival of Books! The Festival is held on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson. I’ll be speaking on a number of panels (all free and open to the public) with some wonderful authors. On Saturday,…
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