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
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
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
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 …
Booksignings and Giveaways
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
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! …
A Tour of London and Bath Bookstores & Giveaway
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
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. …
Booksignings and Giveaway
Tomorrow my family flies back from England where we’ve been for the last two and a half weeks for study abroad. It’s been a great time of working and exploring. One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to explore bookshops. There are so many amazing ones all over London, Oxford, and Bath. We literally had to buy …
Book Talk: Gabrielle Meyer
Book Talk: Gabrielle Meyer Listen to the episode with Gabrielle Meyer Some authors are simply a delight to talk with, and Gabrielle Meyers is one of those. The fact she made time to chat in the middle of a week with a book launch, edits, book deadline, and proposal? I get tired just typing all that up! For a Lifetime …