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July 11, 2019

Friends, I just heard!!!

“Book Excellence Award Finalist Book Title: The Reversible Mask: An Elizabethan Spy Novel Category: Historical (From) hundreds of entries from around the world (and) your book was selected for its high-quality writing, design and market appeal.” Related Posts Welcome to my new website Hello everyone! My wonderful publisher, MadeGlobal Publishing, is working on getting my …

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July 8, 2019July 2, 2019

Thrilling HNSNA 2019 Conference June 20-22

Three days of revelatory seminar sessions, meeting friends and colleagues, good food and an Olympic length swimming pool in the gorgeous Gaylord Conference Center in Maryland, overlooking the Chesapeake Bay. For me the most enlightening workshops were by Alma Katsu: Upping the Ante: Creating and sustaining conflict. A former intelligence analyst, she posited four kinds …

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July 2, 2019

Lovely review from my latest Netgalley reviewer!

Maria Martignetti (Librarian) has just reviewed The Reversible Mask: Is your library likely to purchase this title? Yes Will you recommend this title through Readers’ Advisory, book clubs, events, etc? Yes Rating: 4/5 This was a complimentary copy from netgalley – many thanks I love historical fiction and this was a real treat I have …

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June 20, 2019

SPECIAL PROMOTION

5-day Kindle sale 99c/99p, Thursday 6/20 to Monday 6/24! http://getbook.at/reversiblemask Fun introductory video with period sound effects and visuals, professional actor reading, at the Anne Boleyn Files, June 20th. Related Posts Welcome to my new website Hello everyone! My wonderful publisher, MadeGlobal Publishing, is working on getting my site to look perfect for me … …

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June 13, 2019June 11, 2019

IN THE NEWS: A SUNSHINE WEEK TO SAVOR AND BOTTLE:

June 4: My first PEN WOMEN of AMERICA annual branch lunch. Fourteen awesomely talented artists and writers attended. From left: Christina Britton Conroy, award-winning author, actress and musician; me; Joan O’Sullivan Lengyel, researcher and illustrator of old movie theaters; Michele Bonelli, painter of large scale non-representational canvases. The tiramisu is Christina’s, not mine. To those …

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June 11, 2019June 3, 2019

THE GROUPMUSE EVENT, April 27

A shout out of thanks to Sean Poage, author of an Arthurian series, who introduced me to artist Maria Gandolfo, who created this fantastic fantasy map for my book launch. Here it is projected against the wall of virtuoso pianist Huizi Zhang’s Brooklyn loft. We did a joint program of live music and book talk. …

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June 6, 2019June 10, 2019

Book Launch Blog Tour Interview with: JEANNE MACKIN

Hello, Jeanne. It’s an honor to welcome you to my blog. What is your new novel The Last Collection about? Thank you, Loretta! The Last Collection reveals the rivalry between two titans of women’s fashion, Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli. From their 1930s Paris establishments, they battle for the most prestigious customers and the title …

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June 1, 2019May 28, 2019

New Reviews!

A great big thank you to Christine Childs at HNS, and to Aimee Ann at Red Headed Book Lover! A big thank you to both reviewers for digging into my themes so carefully. Related Posts Welcome to my new website Hello everyone! My wonderful publisher, MadeGlobal Publishing, is working on getting my site to look …

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May 28, 2019

REPEAT PERFORMANCE, R. J. Julia

I had fun at Wesleyan R. J. Julia on May 13, talking to an astute audience with three other local authors. The technology—gorgeous huge flat screen—didn’t work, so had to rely on my laptop for visuals and lots of hand gestures, normal book tour stuff, one of my co-panelists assured me. To tell you the …

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May 16, 2019May 16, 2019

UPCOMING EVENT: JUNE 6TH

Thursday, June 6th, 7pm- 8pm at Shakespeare & Co Booksellers 2020 Broadway, (between 69th and 70th Streets) New York, NY, 10023 I’m excited to present The Reversible Mask, supported by Doug Shapiro, actor, at this lovely bookstore, on the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Please come and support me and the re-opened independent bookstore! Two Raffles: …

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