My box of finished copies of The Bungalow arrived today (which means they'll be on their way to bookstores soon---on shelves December 27!). They're so pretty and the colors are gorgeous---brightened up this gray fall day in Seattle! I remember all the years before this

Hi everyone! I'm excited to introduce a new series on my blog called "Behind the Scenes" where I'll be sharing conversations with several of the folks at Penguin and elsewhere who have been instrumental in making my novels successes, and I am ever grateful to

In a little over two months, my second novel, The Bungalow, will be released! It's so fun to see it in book form, because I still remember the very moment when I got the idea for the story. I was sitting in bed late at

Exciting news! Woman's Day magazine chose The Violets of March as a "must read" book for fall! I'm so honored to be in the company of all these other tremendous books and authors. You can read about all eleven of their book picks here.