I adore Lyn Liao Butler. We share a connection to a special place in New York State, and I've loved getting to know her on social media and watching her path to publication. Her debut novel, THE TIGER MOM'S TALE is coming July 6, 2021 from Berkley/Penguin Random House, and I'm thrilled to be part of her big cover reveal day! First a little about Lyn's novel! Lexa Thomas has never quite fit in. Having grown up in a family of blondes while more closely resembling Constance Wu, she’s neither white enough nor Asian enough. Visiting her father in Taiwan as a child, Lexa thought … [Read more...]
Daughter of Black Lake by Cathy Marie Buchanan
So excited for Cathy Marie Buchanan's new novel, DAUGHTER OF BLACK LAKE, out today! Here's the description: It’s the season of Fallow, in the first century A.D. In a northern misty bog surrounded by woodlands and wheat fields, a settlement lies far beyond the reach of the Romans invading hundreds of miles to the southeast. Here, life is simple–or so it seems to the tightly knit community. Sow. Reap. Honor Mother Earth, who will provide at harvest time. A girl named Devout comes of age, sweetly flirting with the young man she’s tilled alongside all her life, and envisions a future … [Read more...]
My New Book is Out Today!!!
My new novel, SWIMMING FOR SUNLIGHT, published by Atria, is in stores today! I'm so excited to share this book with you! These characters mean the world to me and I hope you enjoy spending time with them. If you're in the Bay Area, come say hi! I have a bunch of events scheduled for the coming week. I'll also be in Los Angeles on June 5th at Chevalier's Books (in conversation with Julie Buxbaum!!!). You can learn more abou SWIMMING FOR SUNLIGHT here. "Larkin enthralls with a revealing view of one woman’s life as she moves on after a painful divorce. . . . Emotional … [Read more...]
My Next Book!
I'm so excited to share the cover for my next book, SWIMMING FOR SUNLIGHT, out in April from Touchstone Books! These characters are so near and dear to my heart and I can't wait for you to meet them. Here's a description: Aspiring costume designer Katie gave up everything in her divorce to gain custody of her fearful, faithful rescue dog, Barkimedes. While she figures out what to do next, she heads back to Florida to live with her grandmother, Nan. But Katie quickly learns there’s a lot she doesn’t know about Nan—like the fact that in her youth Nan was a mermaid performer in … [Read more...]
THE MOON SISTERS Audiobook Giveaway!
Two of my favorite people made an audiobook together! THE MOON SISTERS by Therese Walsh is out in paperback and audio this week and Julia Whelan (who's the narrator for STAY and WHY CAN'T I BE YOU) is the narrator! I'm so excited about this beautiful combination! And I have an audiobook code for a one-time listen from Downpour to give away to one lucky person! CONTEST CLOSED "Walsh has written a beautiful, lush novel fueled by a fairy-tale journey of grief, love, and will-o’-the-wisps. Fans of coming-of-age novels will be drawn in and may never want to … [Read more...]
3Ws – Kaira Rouda
What do you create? I create piles. Creative piles, mostly. My husband and I have been married for 27 years. My warning to him when we married: Love me love my piles. For me the creative process is messy, but fun. That sort of describes me, too. Why do you create? Because I must create. Here’s the thing. If you know you want to write, have dreamed of doing so, and you’re not: it’s time. I waited a long time to actually pursue my writing career. It’s ok, because it happened. I would be inconsolable if it never happened. Please, if you’re reading this … [Read more...]
3Ws – Linda Stasi
What do you create? Every day as a newspaper columnist, I get to create an alternate spin on a news story that’s real and often unbelievable—the who, the what, the-what-the-hell of it. Some true stories though, are so inexplicable that if I wrote them as fiction, I’d be drummed out of the business. Ah, but then in my other life, the novelist one, I get to create stories about a newspaper columnist based on the mystical research I’ve done. Hopefully, I create compelling and believable stories—not ones that will make readers ask, “What the hell?” When I’m not typing, I’m … [Read more...]
3Ws – Christina Julian
What do you create? Chaos! At least that’s what my family likes to tell me. But seriously, I create stories. Some are real and others are versions of lives I wished I lived filled with people I hope to one day meet, going to places I’ve only dreamt about. The kind of stuff that wakes me up in the middle of the night and forces me to tap out notes into my phone so I remember what to write about the next day. As a wine and food columnist I like to say that I recreate slices of wine country life. People enjoy sipping and swirling and learning about this grape varietal and that. And … [Read more...]
3Ws – Laurel Saville
What do you create? 1. Stories that explore some of the ways we get thing wrong in relationships by allowing the limits of our own perception to circumscribe our full awareness of of other people. Hopefully, these stories also offer some observations on how to get things a little more right, as well. 2. Better behaved dogs and better informed dog guardians who are able to have a more fun and fulfilling relationship together. Yup, I'm a dog trainer as well as a writer. 3. Well-worn hiking boots, a dusty, dirty truck, a worn out dog, and lots of visual memories of beautiful … [Read more...]
3Ws – David Bell
What do you create? I write suspense novels about ordinary people in extraordinary situations. My goal is to write one of those books that the reader devours late into the night saying, "Even though I have to get up early and go to work, I'm going to read one more chapter." I'd take it as a huge compliment if my books contributed to reduced productivity in the American workforce. Why do you create? A lot of reasons. Because I like to do it mainly. I have a low tolerance for doing things I don't like, so if I didn't really like to write I wouldn't. I enjoy the … [Read more...]
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