Coming right up and coming to a city near you! If you live nearby these cities, or know people who do, I hope you'll let them know about my readings. I'd love to meet all of you! TUES MAY 28TH – 7:30-8:30 pm Cleveland, … [Read more...]
My Next Big Thing
My friend Kory Wells, an extraordinarily exquisite poet with her own Southern twang, tagged me to join the “Next Big Thing Blog Hop” and then I promptly forgot. That’s because I was embroiled in figuring out what my next big thing will be. I promised my editor I’d try to … [Read more...]
Thankful for Thanksgiving
It inevitably snowed on Halloween and we had to wear coats over our costumes and boots beneath our princess dresses. Christmas was fraught with pitfalls: My Jewish father wouldn’t let us have a Christmas tree. Would my mother think a fur beret was just the thing a four year old … [Read more...]
A Very Special Visit
Writing a novel about real people has an unexpected benefit: the characters may have living, breathing relatives you can actually meet. Anna Bahlmann -- Edith Wharton’s governess, then secretary -- was one of the two main characters in my novel, “The Age of Desire”. This week, I … [Read more...]
What I Learned on my Book Tour
I’ve just completed a wonderful trip across the U.S., sharing my new book, "The Age of Desire." As I traveled, I saw some of the most striking landscapes in the United States, from the sylvan beauty of Lenox, Massachusetts -- where I was so thrilled to read at Edith Wharton’s … [Read more...]