Book Talk: Janine Rosche, Janyre Tromp, and Susan Tuttle Listen to the episode with Janine Rosche, Janyre Tromp, and Susan Tuttle Today I have the fun of bringing together three of my writing friends for a conversation where we talk about our books, how we research, and whether our genres chose us or we chose them. Janine Rosche writes contemporary …
I’m days, maybe hours, from starting the writing of book three in my current series. I’ve had the fun of brainstorming how the crimes all happened. I’m excited to dig into the plot, because it feels like there will be so many twists maybe the most that I’ve ever written. I’ve spent the last week digging into the research on …
I am delighted to be the first stop on the book tour for my friend Jen Turano’s latest novel, Meeting Her Match. If you’ve been by my blog before, you know that Jen’s book often make me laugh out loud, to the point she has a reputation with my husband. There’s something about her Gilded Age romances that have a …
Book Talk: Rachel Hauck Listen to the episode with Rachel Hauck Rachel Hauck is one of my dearest writing friends so it is always a treat to have her on Book Talk. I had such fun talking to her about her newest book Meet Me at the Starlight. We got all nostalgic about rollerskating and the place rollerskating rinks played …
Book Talk: Jen Turano Listen to the episode with Jen Turano Jen Turano is one of my favorite authors of the Gilded Age rom-com. She starts with a bang and romps through to the end, usually with a swirl of mystery and fun. Meeting Her Match is no different, so it is a delight to have Jen back on Book …
Book Talk: Nicole Miller Listen to the episode with Nicole Miller There is something so fun and sweet about introducing you to debut authors. That first book is such a precious and risky gift to the world. Today Nicole Miller is joining me on this episode of Book Talk. It was such fun to talk about her novel Until Our …
The last few weeks have been so fun. In addition to our trip to London for study abroad, I’ve had a couple booksignings. It’s been so much fun to connect with readers I’ve known via social media for awhile — there’s something about meeting in person that’s so fun! On Saturday I was at one of my favorite independent bookstores …
Book Talk: Jenny Erlingsson Listen to the episode with Jenny Erlingsson One of my favorite things to do on Book Talk is introduce you to debut authors, and that’s exactly what I get to do today. Jenny Erlingsson’s debut book Her Part to Play is releasing, and I had such a good time connecting with Jenny from Iceland. Iceland, y’all! …
Monday I returned from a trip to London — Eric, two of our kids, and I spent 2.5 weeks there with 16 students on study abroad. It was a great time to explore — and for me to teach in a compressed timeframe, but what I wanted to share with you today is some of the delightful bookshops we explored …
Book Talk: Misty Beller Listen to the episode with Misty Beller Today, it’s a delight to have Misty Beller on Book Talk. A busy mother of five, we were having a good conversation about the need to edit our lives when we remembered to hit record. Don’t worry, we made sure to go back and include that for you, too. …