LOST SUMMERS OF NEWPORT– Now in Paperback!
I’ve been so busy with Hamilton and Burr and the Manhattan Well Murder that I nearly forgot– the most recent Team W book, The Lost Summers of Newport, is out in paperback today! As a mansion makeover show peels away the layers of a decaying Newport mansion, generations of secrets emerge…. You can learn more…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Happy Friday, all! Over the course of the week, we hopped from winter straight into summer in NYC, with no spring in between. During the colder part of the week, I read two atmospheric new books, both of which were wins: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries and The Secrets of Hartwood Hall. I adored Emily…
Read MoreThe Winner of the 13th Annual Pinkorama Contest Is….
So many thanks to this year’s Pinkorama participants! It’s always like Christmas crossed with a birthday when your entries arrive in my inbox: the surprise of seeing what you’ve picked to depict this year and the sheer joy of seeing the beauty you’ve made. I am, as always, in utter awe of your peep-craft. This…
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Happy Friday, all! You’d think I should know by now that when Karen White tells me I have to read something that I should listen…. But, no. I waited months and months before picking up The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone, and I’m so glad I did (pick it up, that is, not the waiting…
Read MoreSay It With Books this Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day is coming up… and what better gift for a mom than a book? (And the time to read it!) I’m teaming up with Shakespeare & Co Lexington Avenue to offer personalized books for the moms (or sisters or grandmothers or amazing friends) in your life this Mother’s Day! When you order a copy…
Read MoreThe 2023 Pinkorama Round-Up
Calling all 2023 Pinkorama participants to take a bow! It’s time for the 2023 Pinkorama Round Up! This year, we’ve got an Italian count and his art collection, Teddy Roosepeep and his Rough Peepers, Eloise hard at work in the library at Selpeep Hall, love among the weeds in 1805 Hyderabad, three generations of Peeps…
Read MorePinkorama #6: Team W Peep
For our very last Pinkorama of 2023, we have a special bonus Pinkorama: Team W Peep! When she sent in her Two Peeps and a Wedding Pinkorama, Rachel added, “PS: just for fun, a Peep version of the WWWs. Pearls and prosecco included!” I know it was just for fun, but I love it so…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Happy Friday, all! There’s been so much going on this week that’s it all a bit of a blur– working on my new book! Pinkorama! one kid home from school sick! the joy of the New York Library Lunch with marvelous author friends! two kids home from school sick! more Pinkorama! sick kids getting me…
Read MorePinkorama #5: Stolen Peep Moments in THE FORGOTTEN ROOM
For our penultimate Pinkorama of 2023, returning Pinkorama champions Candace and Cassandra bring us… Stolen Peep Moments in The Forgotten Room! The very first Team W collaboration, The Forgotten Room follows the stories of three women– Olive, Lucy, and Kate– all connected by the same Upper East Side Gilded Age mansion as that mansion changes along…
Read MorePinkorama #4: “In the Weeds” from “The Betrayal of the Peep Lily”
For our fourth Pinkorama of 2023, returning Pinkorama champions Carrie and Laura bring us… “In the Weeds” from The Betrayal of the Blood Lily! (If you haven’t read Blood Lily yet and intend to, this scene is a bit of a spoiler, so you might want to move on. If you have read Blood Lily—…
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