Women’s Book Awards (Sarton) Finalist!
I woke to the lovely news that An Unlikely Prospect has been shortlisted at the Sarton/Women's Book Awards for historical [...]
History of California and An Unlikely Prospect
I recently joined historian Jordan Mattox on the History of California Podcast to talk about the real archival research and [...]
An outsider/imposter loves her interview
I was a little verklempt when I got the print edition of the San Francisco Chronicle and found Allison Arieff's [...]
NPR Interview with Suzanne Lang–A Novel Idea
What a deep pleasure it was to talk to Suzanne Lang about An Unlikely Prospect on her NPR show, A [...]
Talking with Vicki Gonzalez on Insight, on Capitol Public Radio
I had a lovely time this afternoon on Insight with Vicki Gonzalez at Capitol Public Radio. She asks just the [...]
Fan-girling the SF Chronicle
I've always had the San Francisco Chronicle on my mind as I've written my four books. In my fictional world, [...]
Binge time for Jane Benjamin Audios
To celebrate the launch of An Unlikely Prospect, we're putting all three of the Jane Benjamin audiobooks on sale for $4.99 [...]
Women Who Make Good Trouble
My first novel, Copy Boy, published five years ago, into the pandemic. Every planned event was canceled and then reimagined [...]
History and mystery, like peanut butter and chocolate
I've always thought history and mystery go very naturally together. When I read them both, I'm always after revelation. That's [...]
A few spots left
"With the tinkle of glasses and murmur of conversation a comforting backdrop all around them, Jane raised her Manhattan in [...]
You’re invited–Launch Events!
We're looking forward to a number of events to welcome An Unlikely Prospect to the shelves. I hope you can [...]
Women who make good trouble, August 20
I’ll be talking to the talented writers and close friends in my critique group—Ashley Sweeney, Gretchen Cherington, and Debra Thomas—on [...]