It’s about six months until publication of The Paris Hours, which means that things are beginning to crank up around here. The lovely people at Flatiron Books have developed an impressive marketing plan which they will be rolling out and implementing over the months ahead. Look out for multiple galley giveaways on Goodreads, social media posts, various pre-publication trips to exotic places like, er, Baltimore, and all sorts of good stuff. I, of course, will be toiling away over here, writing things that I hope might be of passing interest.

I’m also planning to start writing a monthly newsletter, because apparently I wasn’t busy enough already. This will be fun, though – just some gentle musings about the literary life as I juggle my author/bookseller/lit festival director hats. And probably some photos of my dog, like this one.

So obviously all very professional and not at all silly.

Anyway, if you would like to sign up for the newsletter, that would be completely awesome, and I would be forever grateful. I promise not to fill up your inbox with too much stuff. I’m way too busy to generate enough stuff to piss anyone off, I assure you.

Thanks, and a happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

PS: While you’re at it, will you please follow me on Instagram, too? I shall be stepping up my game there, also. In theory.