Had a lovely chat with Hallie Ephron for the blog Jungle Red. “Writing well is the best revenge” — I couldn’t agree more! Here’s a direct link to my interview. My gratitude goes out to them for including me! Hope you enjoy.

I am delighted that Authors Examiner just picked The Map of True Places as their Book of the Week Pick.  With over 6 million visitors a month,  this site is very influential and I’m very grateful they chose my book. You can read what they had to say about Map here.

If you’re attending Book Expo America (BEA) in NYC this week, please stop by my signing on Thursday, May 26th from 11 to 11:30 AM. I’ll be signing at Table #9. I hope to see you there.

I’ll be doing a reading of The Map of True Places and signing books at the Salem Athenaeum on Saturday, May 21st at 2PM. The address is 337 Essex St. in Salem, MA. Hope to see you there.

I have two new posts up right now. One, if you get a chance, check out my post at Writer Unboxed. It’s called “Staying out of the Story.” And two, my new post “Bringing Rudeness and Sarcasm to a Grateful World” came out in the Lipstick Chronicles.

What are you doing this weekend? No plans yet? Close to the North Shore? You should check out the Newburyport Literary Festival in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It kicks off this Friday, April 29 and goes through Saturday evening, April 30. I’ll be presenting on Saturday at 9am. They’ve got a stellar line-up (just like always). And, Newburyport is just the prettiest little town. Hope you can make it.

This Wednesday, April 20, at 7pm EST I’m joining Book Club Girl to chat about The Map of True Places. For information and directions on how to listen and how to call in, follow this link. You have to register on this site before the show so that you can participate in the chat session. Hope you’re free to tune in! It’s bound to be a blast and a half.

As of tomorrow, my new post for Writer Unboxed will be posted. Check my Facebook page tomorrow for a direct link to the new post. As some of you may know, I’ve been working on my third novel, and I contemplate my own writing process for this month’s post. The Mess in the Middle, the title of the post, and the problems I’ve been encountering in my writing, are always tricky to handle. I love a good challenge.

And I’m working on my next post for Lipstick Chronicles. Keep an eye out for that as well!

Reading Group Choices picked “The Map of True Places” as one of the top three books for book clubs for Mother’s Day. Thanks RGC!