Do you want to learn how your favorite authors craft the first page of a novel to hook their readers? Award-winning author and writing coach Holly Payne explores this and so much more on her Page One Podcast! I love … Continued
Cheers to Elaine Luxton, photographer and wine expert/writer on a beautiful blog post featuring THE VINTNER’S DAUGHTER and an interview with yours truly! Special thanks also to Cuvaison Winery in Napa for the wine pairing suggestions and to Jill’s Gourmet … Continued
I hope this latest blog post finds you and your family happy and healthy and learning to cope with our “new normal” in the midst of a global pandemic. If you are searching for a fresh read, I am thrilled … Continued
The French Language edition of THE VINTNER’S DAUGHTER, entitled LA FILLE DU MAÎTRE DE CHAI, is now available at French bookstores and on Amazon France! Thank you so much to Éditions L’Archipel, my French publisher, and to Gregory Messina of … Continued
It’s official! The German version of THE CALIFORNIA WIFE, entitled DIE ZEIT DER WINZERIN (or The Time of the Vintner) was released by Amazon Germany today! Thanks to my agents, April Eberhardt and Gregory Messina, and to my translator, Marion … Continued
Here’s my latest Writer’s Digest interview with Peter Golden, author of Wherever There Is Light! Peter Golden is an award-winning journalist, novelist, biographer, and historian and the author of Comeback Love.
Thank you, HarperCollins Canada, for this lovely shout-out. To be in the company of these fine authors? That’s the icing on the cake!
I love connecting with my readers and I was so tickled to receive an email from one of my Canadian readers this morning with this photo of The Globe and Mail‘s review of The California Wife! Blogger Lydia Kardum of The … Continued
I’m excited to announce that I’m now a contributor to Brian Klems’ Writer’s Digest Blog entitled “The Writer’s Dig.” In my interviews, I pose five questions to publishing industry pros–including authors, screenwriters, editors, audio book voice actors, book mavens, etc. The goal … Continued
I am honored and thrilled that The Vintner’s Daughter has been awarded the bronze medal for Historical Fiction in the Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Contest! The winners were announced on September 1, 2015. Click here to see the complete list of … Continued