Pinkorama #1: The Lost Summers of Newpeep
It is with the greatest of pleasure that I bring you… the 2023 Pinkoramae! Every year, I think these can’t possibly live up to the standards of last year’s peeptastic creations— and every year I’m blown away by your sugary ingenuity. I’ll be posting a Pinkorama a day and then opening it up for voting. …
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Happy Friday, all! The tulips are blooming on Park Avenue, trees are casually flinging showers of pink petals across the street, and I’ve been trying to settle down and get to work on my very neglected next book. After bouncing hard off a recent thriller (WHY are all the characters so unpleasant?), I abandoned my…
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Happy Friday, all! These past few weeks have been a crazy whirl of planes, trains, and bookstores, but I’m finally back at my computer and back to our regularly scheduled Weekly Reading Round-Ups (and the book I’m meant to be writing!). Thank you so much to everyone who celebrated the launch of Two Wars and…
Read MoreWednesday in Rhode Island!
It’s my last event of book tour– and the first event of Ocean House’s 2023 Summer Author Series! Please help me end book tour in grand style by joining me tomorrow night (Wednesday, April 12th) at 5pm at the legendary Ocean House, Rhode Island for the inaugural event of the 2023 Author Series hosted by…
Read MoreHello, Boston!
I’m heading along the old familiar Northeast Corridor to Boston tomorrow! Come join me at Book Ends at 7pm on Tuesday night (April 11) in Winchester, MA, where I’ll be in conversation with the wonderful Serena Burdick. The event is free, in person, and open to anyone. If you can’t make it, but would like…
Read MoreNew England in April!
Hi, all! As I enter the last week of the Two Wars tour, I’m headed to New England! Come join me in Massachusetts on Tuesday and Rhode Island on Wednesday…. On Tuesday, I’ll be in conversation with the wonderful Serena Burdick at Book Ends Winchester (right outside of Boston). The event is free and open…
Read MoreSee you in Albany on April 4th!
Upstate New York, I’m heading your way! Come join me on the campus of beautiful Siena College in Loudonville, NY, where I’ll be speaking at the Yates Gallery of Standish Library in discussion with Professor Stacey Dearing at 6pm on Tuesday night. The event is in person, free, and open to the public. Books will…
Read MoreTonight! Georgia with Piper Huguley!
I am so thrilled to get to chat tonight with the brilliant Piper Huguley about the forgotten women of history in one of my favorite places, FoxTale Book Shoppe! When: Tonight! Thursday, March 23, 6:30pm Where: FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E Main Street, Woodstock, GA The event is free and in person! I hope to…
Read MoreTonight! NYC with Lynda Loigman!
Join me at tonight at Shakespeare & Co UWS as I get to chat with one of my favorite people, the witty, warm, and wonderful Lynda Loigman! When: Tonight, March 22, 6:30pm Where: Shakespeare & Co UWS, 2020 Broadway The event is free but you can let the store know you’re coming by clicking here…
Read MoreTWO WARS AND A WEDDING Is Here!
Today is pub day for my latest book, Two Wars and a Wedding! You can read an excerpt here! There really are two wars in this book, but they’re not the two wars anyone expects. (No one expects the Spanish-American War?) They’re the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and the Spanish-American War of 1898. While I’d…
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