BAND OF SISTERS Kindle Daily Deal!
The title pretty much says it all! My latest book, Band of Sisters, is today’s Kindle Daily Deal— which almost never happens this soon after publication! Barnes & Noble has matched the price, so whether you prefer Kindle or Nook, snatch it up while it’s cheap! It makes an excellent instant Mother’s Day gift zapped…
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Happy Friday, all! It’s been zigzagging between April showers and August weather in New York, but I’ve been happily frolicking in medieval Wales with Brother Cadfael in the first Cadfael book, A Morbid Taste for Bones. The last time I picked up an Ellis Peters book was a good twenty years ago (it may even…
Read MoreEMERALD RING Zoom and 2021 Pinkorama!
This is a killing two birds with one stone sort of post. I am sure Letty from Emerald Ring would approve of the thrifty approach, don’t you agree? Bird the first: tomorrow is our Deception of the Emerald Ring Zoom meeting with super special guest host Eloisa James! If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s…
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Happy Friday, all! It’s been the strangest week in New York, zigzagging between summer and winter (with the occasional nod to spring). Just when you put the winter coat away…. In the meantime, I finally read Tana French’s latest, The Searcher, a stand alone about a Chicago cop who moves to rural Ireland and finds…
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Happy Friday, all! I’ve been jumping down all sorts of research rabbit holes this week, from Sophia Schliemann’s role in excavating Tory to exactly where various trains of Rough Riders were on the evening of June 2, 1898 (the answer is on the one rail line leading to Tampa– but where exactly on that line? …
Read MoreSpecial Vassar Event this Saturday!
If you’re a Vassar alumna/alumnus– or related to a Vassar alum– I hope you can join me this Saturday for a one of a kind presentation about Band of Sisters, the Smith College Relief Unit, and the little known Vassar College Relief Unit. Did you know that nearly two hundred Vassar women served in France…
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Happy Friday, all! This week, I continued my Chronicles of St. Mary’s readathon with Book 6: What Could Possibly Go Wrong. (Answer: so much.) I was tempted to plunge right into Book 7 (because once you’re on a roll with a good series…) but I’ve been promising myself for ages that I would start the…
Read MoreEvent Recordings
One of the upsides of our strange new world? If you weren’t able to attend an event, you can still see it after! I did a rather dizzying number of events and book talks for Band of Sisters last month, some by myself, some in conversation with wonderful librarians and booksellers, and some with fabulous…
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Even though the Band of Sisters tour is officially over, you can still find me flitting around here and there through the Zoomiverse. Below are a few upcoming events– including a special Mother’s Day bash with Team W! Saturday, April 10, 5pm Facebook Live with Global Girls Online Book Club To attend, join the Global Girls…
Read MorePink Carnation Read Along: Month 3
Thanks so much to everyone who joined in to discuss The Masque of the Black Tulip last week! I’m a bit behind with kicking off the next book (so many apologies!), but I’m thrilled to announce that it’s time for Book III: The Deception of the Emerald Ring! This book is so dear to me…
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