For the Last Minute Gifter….
If you’re looking for a last minute gift for the historical fiction fan in your life, there’s still time to take advantage of the Band of Sisters holiday package from FoxTale Book Shoppe! Pre-order Band of Sisters from FoxTale Book Shoppe between now and January and your chosen recipient will receive a personalized card and…
Read MoreHappiness for BAND OF SISTERS!
Waiting for the reviews from the big trade publications is always one of the scariest parts of the publishing process for authors– but Publishers Weekly has now spoken and I couldn’t be more thrilled! PW calls Band of Sisters a “seamless, well-plotted tale. This will entice readers from the very first page.” Thank you, PW!!…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
There are times when you just need to go back to an old favorite book, and this was one of them. This week, I cozied up with Trisha Ashley’s Twelve Days of Christmas, in which a house-sitting chef winds up snowed in at a Lancashire manor house presiding over a large house party. (There is…
Read MoreBAND OF SISTERS Sweepstakes!
Do you want to cozy up with a copy of Band of Sisters over the holidays? HarperCollins has a hundred copies up for grabs! Here’s the official rundown: Enter for your chance to win 1 of 100 Advance Reader’s Editions of Band of Sisters by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig! On sale March 2nd, Band of Sisters is a…
Read MoreGive the Gift of BAND OF SISTERS!
Do you need a gift for the historical fiction fan in your life? (Which might be you!) If you pre-order Band of Sisters from FoxTale Book Shoppe between now and the end of the month, your chosen recipient will receive a handwritten card from the author and a set of Band of Sisters coasters now…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
I’m a little late with the round-up today because there isn’t much to round up. I could blame it on working on the latest Team W chapter (did I mention that Team W is hard at work on our latest collaboration?), or on the kids going on bedtime strike, but it’s really less any of…
Read MoreHistorical Fiction Panel– Tuesday, December 1st
Ring in the new month with a spirited discussion of the past! I’ll be joining Fiona Davis, Jane Healey, Ariel Lawhon, and Joy Jordan-Lake tomorrow (Tuesday) night at seven o’clock to dish on historical inspiration, where we get our ideas, how we do our research, and pretty much anything else you’d like us to talk…
Read MoreJoin Me in Barbados (Virtually!) with Wilsons in Wanderland!
Come join me tomorrow night at the Wilsons in Wanderland November book club meeting to discuss all things Summer Country! You can find scrumptious recipes for rum cake and cocktails and other fun things over on the Wilsons in Wanderland website. Check out their website, and sign up for their newsletter or follow them on…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Is it embarrassing to admit that I don’t remember what I’ve been reading this week? I know I read one of Margery Allingham’s Campion books, Dancers in Mourning, in which Campion is drawn into the tangled lives of a theatrical troupe, but beyond that it’s all rather a blur of Thanksgiving prep. Right now, I’ve…
Read MoreThanksgiving in the Somme
As I get out the rolling pin and the pumpkin puree to make the pie for a Thanksgiving dinner that’s going to be somewhat (read: very much) smaller than usual, I’ve been thinking of other unusual Thanksgivings in unusual times– like the Smith College Relief Unit’s Thanksgiving dinner in the Somme in 1917. By November…
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