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A Playlist for The Necklace
I can’t listen to music while I write, but I find myself listening to songs over and over again in the car, in the kitchen and will suddenly realize they’re about what I’m working on. Nothing is ever directly one-for-one … Continue reading
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The Necklace
Coming July 4. If you’d like more info, click here The Necklace
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Coming to a bookstore near you
So thrilled that Touchstone/Simon&Schuster will be publishing my second novel, The Necklace, out next summer 2017. Could not be happier to be working with them again.
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Reading at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s house in Lenox
Reading at the Mount was beyond all dreams! I’m so honored to have been invited to speak and read from Gilded Age in Edith Wharton’s home. The house is elegant and the grounds lush and groomed, but I think I … Continue reading
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Paperback is here!
The paperback edition of Gilded Age has arrived, and she is a beauty. Check it out! Still available from all the usual suspects.
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Welcome
I’ve been out on the road these past weeks meeting with book clubs and with readers at bookstores. It’s been wonderful and surreal. If your book club is interested in having me drop by, send me an email. If I … Continue reading
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