Live today is my latest blog post for The Lipstick Chronicles. This month, I write about the housing market in Salem, the superstitious implications of traditions, and my familial background and influence on "magic." For a direct link to the entry, click here.
Book Club Girl Blog Post
Live today is my new blog post for Book Club Girl. The blog is "dedicated to sharing great books, news and tips with book club girls everywhere." Hear, hear! I was invited to write for Book Club Girl's Holiday Open House, and am thrilled to take part. I wrote about Christmases from my childhood, always a fun string of memories to write about. Many thanks to Jennifer Hart, who writes the blog! Here's a link to the blog and my post.
Rescheduled Event at Agawam tomorrow
Tomorrow, December 15, I'll be at the Agawam Public Library in Agawam, Massachusetts. The event will take place at 7:00 p.m. My thanks to Agawam for being flexible and rescheduling this event when I was sick. Looking forward to meeting them (and I hope I see you there)!
Two new blog posts this week!
Holy moly, it's getting cold out. I returned from Italy this week after a wonderful time there. It's awfully shivery here in Salem. I hope everyone's Thanksgiving and Hanukkah filled them with warmth and love. For those of you celebrating Christmas, doesn't it always sneak up on you? Though I've been away, I've still been writing, and this week I have two new blog posts out. Tomorrow, December 9, my new post for Writer Unboxed will go up. Then, on Saturday, December 11, check into The Lipstick Chronicles for my new post there. I hope you are all well, and find some time within these next few weeks to be present, and enjoy your time with loved ones.
New Post for The Lipstick Chronicles!
Just posted today is one of my contributions to The Lipstick Chronicles, a blog I write for along with fantastic writers Hank Phillippi Ryan, Nancy Pickard, Elaine Viets, and others. This week my post is entitled "Writing the Bad Boy," where I speak of writing male villainous characters. Hope you enjoy!
New Post for Writer Unboxed Blog
Today I posted a new piece for Writer Unboxed. I must say, if you have ever visited, heard of, talked about, sent love to, bought from, chuckled with, or generally appreciated Cornerstone Books in Salem, Massachusetts, or interacted with any of your local bookstores in this manner, please continue to support them. Local bookstores can be the lifeblood of many communities, the place where thinkers and speakers and listeners can come together to share, explore, and discover things they never knew before. As I say in the post, How would you revamp a struggling local bookstore, what would make you and the rest of your community go there to shop? What do we have to do to keep these local treasures alive and thriving?
Here's a direct link to the post I wrote for Writer Unboxed, though you should really spend some time poking around the blog if you haven't already. They do some great stuff. Remember to support your local independent bookstores!
With thanks,
Brunonia
Event this weekend in Dover, NH
This Saturday, November 13, I'll be heading north to Dover, New Hampshire to be one of the featured authors at the Dover Community Senior Center's "Festival of Authors." The event will be from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There will be a book signing, a signed book raffle, and an art exhibit by the Dover Senior Artists. Click this link for a little more information on the event. This is a great way to support the community of Dover! Hope you come out to see us.
Events this weekend, including Concord Festival of Authors TOMORROW AND SUNDAY!
Gish Jen, me, and Jon Katz will speak at the annual Breakfast with the Authors tomorrow (November 6) morning, part of the Concord Festival of the Authors in Concord, Massachusetts. Tickets are $20, and Suzanne Koven will be our moderator. At 8:00 a.m. you can catch this event at Concord's Colonial Inn. Three cheers for coffee! Then, tomorrow evening, I'll be joining Elyssa East, Katherine Howe, and Kathleen Kent in Salem for a Witch Trial Reunion. It will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the First Church of Salem. It will be a moderated panel, with each author speaking and followed by a general discussion and questions.
Also, don't forget Daylight Saving Time on Sunday! That's always a tricky one to forget.
Examiner's review of Lace Reader
Crystal Falconer reviewed The Lace Reader and you can read it <here>.
Salem, MA on Saturday @ 7:30PM
I'll be doing a reading and signing for The Map of True Places this Saturday @ 7:30PM at Artemisia Botanicals in Salem, MA. The address is 102 Wharf Street and it is in the Pickering Wharf area. A Google map of the store location with contact info is <here>. Love to see you if you can make it.
Peabody, MA on Thursday Oct.21 @ 7PM
On Thursday, Oct. 21st, I'll at the Borders bookstore in Peabody, MA at 7pm. I'll be doing a reading and signing for my new book The Map of True Places. If you're in the area, please stop by. You can get maps and more event details <here>.
Self-Publishing Workshop in Newburyport @ 7PM tonight
Tonight Tuesday October 19th, I'll be at Newburyport High School as part of a workshop on how you can self-publish books. There is an admission fee and you can get all of the details <here>. Hope to see you there.
Events for the week of October 18, 2010
On October 19, 2010, at 7PM I'll be visiting Newburyport High School. I'll be on a self-publishing panel along with my husband Gary and others. Click here for more information! October 21 at the Borders in Peabody, MA at 7PM. Come hear me talk about my book The Map of True Places!
And last but certainly not least, October 23 I'll be at the Artemisia Botanicals in Salem at 7:30PM.
New Writer Unboxed Post!
Hey, remember that really awesome blog I keep telling you about? I wrote a blog post for them! This time I write about truth versus non-truth, and the writing elements which come into play when balancing the two. Hope you take some time to check it out! Read my Writer Unboxed blog post here!
Three events this week!
Hello friends! This week is a busier one for me. Tomorrow, October 13, I'm speaking on a panel about self-publishing along with my husband, Gary. The Lace Reader started off as a self-published book, plus we own an independent software publishing company. Looking forward to having our brains picked! October 14 I'll be in Andover at the Andover Bookstore. I'll be speaking about The Map of True Places. You get more information about this event here.
And finally, on October 16, I'll be in Boston for the Boston Book Festival, which is held on Copley Square. My event will be taking place at 4:30PM in Rabb Lecture Hall, which is in the Johnson Building of the Boston Public Library. I'll be joining Joanna Smith Rakoff and Ann Hood to talk about the webs of relationships in our books. Henriette Lazaridis Power will host. The BBF is the largest literary festival in New England! If you can make it to the Boston area to join in on this event, you won't regret it!
Arlington, MA tonight at 7PM
I'm doing a reading and signing tonight at Sarah's Circle Book Club at the Park Avenue Congregational Church in Arlington, MA at 7PM. This is a free public event but any donation that you make goes to support the Boston Women's Lunch Place. For more details, click <here>.
The Lace Reader makes the bestseller list!
Check out the INDIE mystery bestseller list! <View the list>
Two public events this week!
Two events are coming up this week -- I'd love to have you attend! October 6, 2010: 7 PM, Friends of Cheshire Performing Arts Benefit, Cheshire, CT
October 7, 2010: 7 PM, Sarah's Circle Book Club, Park Avenue Congregation Church, Arlington, MA
An event on September 25 in Marshfield Hills, MA
On Saturday from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm the North River Arts Society Writers Workshop will be hosting me in their Writer Series. I'll give a reading, and discuss my writing process as well as my books. It's going to be a fantastic time and I'd love to have you there to join me! The event open to the public and will be held in G.A.R. Hall at 157 Old Main Street in Marshfield Hills. If you can't make it, be sure to get out and enjoy this glorious weekend!
A very busy weekend full of Mockingbird madness!
Dear friends, Is it officially fall yet? The trees are beginning to turn colors in Salem. I love it here this time of season. I have a mighty busy weekend ahead of me which I'd like to share with you, since all of things are carrying fair amounts of fabulousness.
The Salem Literary Festival will be taking place this weekend, September 17-19, 2010 in Salem, MA. On Friday night (tonight) at 7pm I'll be hosting the Opening Night Celebration with Lily King. I'll announce the winner of the First Salem Literary Festival Writing Contest, which you don't want to miss. On Sunday the 20th from 10am-6pm in Derby Square there will be Mockingbird Marathon, which I'll be hosting. Grab a coffee at Jaho and come listen! Or participate! I have some friends of mine coming from Manhattan to join me. I'd love to have you there.
On Saturday, September 18th, the Boston Public Library will be doing an Author Talk and Movie: 50th Anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird. Katherine Hall Page and I will be chatting about how the book impacted our lives (and writing lives). After we talk there will be a brief break and signing, and then the movie will be shown. The whole thing begins at 1pm and goes on until 4:30pm. Should be a blast!
Sincerely,
Brunonia