En français!
Calling all francophiles and francophones: there are now two editions of La mystérieuse histoire de l’Œillet Rose! (Aka The Secret History of the Pink Carnation.) If you’re in France, keep an eye out for the brand new French edition at your local librarie on April 14th! The Masque of the Black Tulip should be following…
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Are you ready for the 7th Annual Pink Carnation Peep Diorama Contest? It’s spring, which means… it’s Pinkorama time! The rules are simple: using those sugary, marshmallowy goodies (Peeps), recreate your favorite scene from any one of my books, novellas, or short stories. There are the Pink books, for Napoleonic Peeps; The Ashford Affair, just…
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This week, I’ve been on a binge of Elly Griffith’s Ruth Galloway series, about a forensic archaeologist who finds herself drawn into police investigations. (Many thanks to my best friend for the recommendation! And to my husband for making a large pile of the books magically appear.) It’s a little bit like reading a DCI…
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It’s a funny thing. When I get down to the writing stage of a new book, I need new books to read. Not old comfort reads, but brand-new-to-me books, preferably a series, if one can be had. Laurie King’s Kate Martinelli mysteries got me through the end of That Summer, Laura Resnick’s Esther Diamond novels…
Read MoreGOODNIGHT FROM LONDON Winner
The winner of the advance copy of Jennifer Robson’s Goodnight from London is… …Karen Townsend! Congrats, Karen! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll pop your book in the mail to you. Congrats, and happy reading!
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This week, I was lucky enough to get my hands on an early copy of Jennifer Robson’s latest, Goodnight from London. Unlike her earlier books, this one moves forward to World War II, when an American journalist takes a job with a paper in London, covering the Blitz (and living through it). In the best…
Read MoreTHE ENGLISH WIFE: Official Release Date!
This just in: The English Wife, aka the next stand alone novel, aka the Gilded Age Book, has an official release date! You can find The English Wife on shelves on January 9, 2018. Just to give you a glimpse, here are the final proofs (plus tea and biscuits): Cover, excerpts, buy links, and all…
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So many thanks to Carly for mentioning The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope in the Facebook comments on last week’s Weekly Reading Round-Up! Where has this book been all my life? Short answer: on my bookshelf. A friend gave it to me years ago, but it languished with the other “I’ll get to this…
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First off, so many thanks to everyone who came out to the Boston Public Library on Tuesday night! It is always a joy to talk books in such great company. The other great thing about heading out to Boston? Reading time on the train. (I wasn’t meant to be reading. I was meant to be…
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If you’re in Boston, come join Eloisa James, Caroline Linden, and me tonight at 6:30 at the Boston Public Library for a discussion of romance, history, and fiction– not necessarily in that order. When: Tuesday, 2/28, 6:30-8:00 (aka tonight!) Where: Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Commonwealth Salon What: Panel discussion with Eloisa James and Caroline…
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