I just updated my events page with tour dates for GOODNIGHT JUNE and others. I hope to meet as many readers as possible this year! HOUSTON: Tuesday, May 27, 6:30 PM, Murder by the Book PORTLAND, OR: Monday, June 2, 7 PM, Powell's (Cedar Hills store) SEATTLE: Saturday,

Lovely readers: Would you like a SIGNED and PERSONALIZED first edition copy of Goodnight June, mailed to your door the week of publication (or even a little before!)? I'm signing hundreds of copies of Goodnight June at the fab Seattle bookstore, Third Place Books, and

I am so completely excited to share that Goodnight June, my sixth novel (out on May 27 in bookstores everywhere) was chosen as an IndieNext Pick for June (the web site is not currently featuring June titles; but you'll see my book there soon!). This

I recently got all glammed up and walked around Seattle's gorgeous Queen Anne neighborhood while the amazingly talented photographer, and dear friend, Wendi Parierra, worked her magic. Which shot should I use for the book jacket of THE LOOK OF LOVE?

I love getting surprises in the mail. Today, I received a package from my publisher, Penguin/Plume, with a hot-off-the-press copy of their fall 2014 catalog. And guess whose novel makes an exciting appearance on the cover, with a two-page spread inside? Yep---THE LOOK OF LOVE,

I'm so excited to share the cover for THE LOOK OF LOVE, my fall 2014 novel with Penguin. This is, without a doubt, my favorite novel and cover to date, and I can't wait to share the story with the world. For now, here's a

Here I am, rocking the "O" and the "K" at the King County Library's Literary Lions Gala last weekend, along with a bunch of my author friends who clearly loved to ham it up in front of the camera (I'm talking about you, Cat Patrick,

I have no idea why it took me seven years into motherhood to take my boys to Baskin-Robbins (bad mom! And yes, I'm a bit of a health nut) but I did over the weekend and the result was total bliss. Hello pink bubble gum,

I was so honored to be invited to be a guest author last weekend at the King County Library's Literary Lions Gala in Bellevue. The event raised more than $250,000 for literacy programs, and I had the chance to mingle with some amazing authors, including

A friend recently shared this lovely little video documentary about 20 strangers sharing a first kiss. It's funny, sweet, awkward (can you even imagine being paired up with someone from the street and agreeing to kiss them? Eek!) and oddly touching---some of these couples have