The Violets of March hit Target stores this week, and look, there's just one copy left at the Seattle Target store where I shop (and where I frequently spend way too much money---do you also have this problem at Target?!). Have you seen Violets at your

Hello all! I want to tell you about a beautiful new novel, published by my dear friend Camille Noe Pagán. The Art of Forgetting, out on June 9 from Penguin (Dutton), is a gorgeous story about friendship, and how one friend's brain injury changes the

How fun is this?!

Hello lovelies! Thanks for all the lovely entries in my giveaway. I loved all of your comments so much that I've decided to give away TWO copies. And I'll be picking winners at random this weekend! For now, I wanted to share the story of the

**Update! Two winners have been chosen! Thank you for playing. So sorry if you didn't win, but check back for more giveaways this summer! Hello lovelies! It's been such a fun weekend: Mother's Day and a really great book signing at Costco in Seattle---yay! So, I'm

You know what's a little surreal? Seeing your book on a table at Costco. (!) My mother-in-law just sent me this photo snapped at an Oregon Costco store, and I was so excited. There I am, right next to James Patterson! I wonder who will

I grew up in Poulsbo, Washington, the town just off the bridge from Bainbridge Island, where The Violets of March is set. The lovely book store there, Liberty Bay Books (just down the hill from the church I was married in!) has a nice display

We popped in to book stores to check on The Violets of March, and of course, the boys had fun! Here is Colby, age 12 weeks, holding his mama's novel, above. And the older boys thought it was pretty cool, albeit a little weird, to

The lovely book buyers at Costco picked The Violets of March as a favorite fiction pick for the month of May, which appeared in the Costco Connection magazine. Major ohmygosh moment over here. I am so flattered, honored, and excited that Costco shoppers will get

Hello everyone! Today is the birthday of my first novel, The Violets of March! I hope you'll have a chance to read it and tell me what you think! Please look for it at your favorite local bookstore or order your copy online! xoxo