Fun stuff coming up...

Welp, "What She's Having" has been out nearly a month. I celebrated the day by going out to lunch with my son and visiting Tropes & Trifles bookshop in Minneapolis. Some of my favorite people are there and I always leave with good books! Now I'm looking ahead to when "Hard to Get" (book 3, Andi's story) comes out in March. Between now and then, though, a couple of fun things:

1) On Wednesday 9/25/2024 (6 pm CT) I'll be doing a Zoom interview with Heather Brown, the director of the Women's Center at St. Cloud State University. We'll be talking about Fat Romance. She sent me a list of possible questions and they're great ones and we will have our work cut out for us to cover them all. Meanwhile, in preparation for the event, I have been putting out feelers on social media and in my groups to get people's favorite recommendations for romance novels in which at least one main character is fat. If you'd like to suggest some--or if you're interested in attending the event--check out my Instagram or Facebook author page for more info.

2) In October--6 pm CT on 10/17/2024, if all goes as planned--I'll get to join the wonderful romance book club from The Bookstore at Fitger's. This too will be a virtual event, which I prefer, but now I know what I'm missing, having visited Fitger's Inn in Duluth in person in August and having a lovely time there. Oh well; I'll just have to visit Duluth again in the future!

Suzanne Brockmann and the people of the Fated Mates podcast have me almost convinced to join them for phone-banking for the upcoming elections. I care deeply about the issues and the future and, therefore, all the races, but I'm DEEPLY introverted and DO NOT LIKE talking on the phone. The idea of cold-calling people nearly makes me nauseous. So it's been a hard sell...but I'm almost there, god help me. You can join them [me?] too! Today's Fated Mates podcast (the beginning) tells you about some different ways you can help.

How's your fall shaping up? Were you ready for summer to end? Are you well-stocked with good books? I am currently reading Anita Farleigh Unpacks by Laurie Woodford (just read a chapter about a nightmarish-but-hilarious first-and-only-date) as well as a couple of other books. I'm looking forward to the publication of Julie Anne Long's next historical romance in her Palace of Rogues series; JAL is a must-read for me. Her writing is exquisite and she always makes me laugh and, usually, cry. 

I hope you have something to look forward to as well!