Scary good book talk in October
Want to join in some fall book talk? Here are three chances to join me this month for scary stories, [...]
Strong Women in History: The Sacramento Book Festival
One of the best parts of the writing life is the chance to talk to other writers and readers about [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
Two last chances to join in the launch
Come join me in one of the two final launch events for An Unlikely Prospect. Saturday, Sept. 13, 2–3:30 pm [...]
Fact, meet fiction
A few weeks ago I spoke with my audiobook narrator, April Doty, who asked to hear audio clips of An [...]
What happened?
My toddler grandson has a favorite question. He asks it about nearly everything: “What happened?” While I was visiting recently [...]
Art Behind the Art–Ryan Coogler Style
From Austin Kleon's book, Show Your Work. There's a moment in creative work when the process can seem as compelling [...]
It’s a two-festival weekend!
We are warming up to book festival season. Next week will be a two-festival weekend for me. Saturday, May 31, [...]