Jennie's Blog

• The Age of Desire Paperback Tour!

      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 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 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 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 — 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 More →