The Latecomers is out in Russian today
Thanks to Phantom Press for this lovely new cover!
Convent of the Sacred Heart Author Night
What fun and an honor to return to the school where I spent years dropping off daughters, to take part in their annual Author Night. Emmy Award-winning reporter and alum
The Latecomers in paperback!
Hey, bookclubbers waiting for the paperback to come out...it's heeeeeere! The Latecomers in softcover released today. Can I tell you how much I love this cover?
early chapter of The Latecomers on Lit Hub
Grateful to Literary Hub for publishing an excerpt a few days before The Latecomers is out.
meeting my book for the first time
There is something indescribably wonderful about holding your book for the first time--after all those versions, revisions, proofreads, passes, jacket designs...one day a bound book finds its way into
33 new books to read besides mine
Hooray! The Latecomers made Southern Living's "Fall 2018 Releases We're Excited to Read." I'm especially grateful because this list curated by Caroline Rogers includes novels from a few of my favorite authors:
ARCs are in!
Advanced Readers Copies are manuscripts bound with the cover image. An ARC is the first version of the novel--before it's copyedited, designed and produced. THE LATECOMERS isn't due out until
meeting the team at Little, Brown
When I published my first book, I was surprised to learn that making a book involved so much more than writing it. Of course, writing a book isn't nothing--no book
how to sell a book before it is published
My book isn't out until January, but generous friends hosted a party for it this weekend after I mentioned to them a few months ago (trying to sound casual) how