catch the replay of Murder at the Library!

I had an utterly fabulous time being interviewed by LibraryReads director Rebecca Vnuk for the Murder at the Library series — and it ended up being the biggest book event I’ve ever done, online or off. Amazing!

If you weren’t there to catch it live, good news! You can watch the replay here.

It’s a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from my fourth-grade college prep program to what five genres I’m currently reading to why everybody cares so much about cannibalism. I had a hoot and I think you’ll be able to tell when you watch. Plus there are a couple of super-quick rounds of “Fast and Furious” Arctic trivia.

Enjoy!

catch the Virtual Happy Hour replay!

It’s a beautiful, sunny Saturday morning and I’m still smiling from the fun of Virtual Happy Hour with Garden District Book Shop last night!

If you missed the fun, you can catch the hour-long replay on either Facebook or YouTube! Both links here.

Discussion topics include:

• how I ended up writing historical fiction in the first place

• pandemic hair experiments

• the weather (why not?)

• just how bad I am at stage magic

• the TV adaptation of Woman 99

• much, much more

Check it out!

hear me talk about THE ARCTIC FURY at Top Shelf!

Hope your holidays are going great! If you need something to listen to while running errands, shopping (online or off), wrapping presents, or just relaxing in the evening with a glass of wine or hot cocoa (boy could we all use some relaxing,) I love how this podcast interview turned out for Top Shelf with Merrick Library.

Carol Ann and I talked about everything from epigraphs, to what I call the “flattening” of history, to women mountaineers, to my next project, The Five Queendoms — and much, much more. It’s a jam-packed half-hour!

Listen here.

today's the day: THE ARCTIC FURY is out!

*deep breath* YAAAAAAAAY!

Yes, today’s the day, THE ARCTIC FURY is now available at a bookstore near you! Or a bookstore not at all near you that you choose to order from online! (I have some recommendations.)

And, while I suspect I’m going to be doing a whole heck of a lot of posting this week, today I’m just going to post this one link.

Jen Cox asked me so many great questions for the Chicago Review of Books! If you want to know what I think is most meaningful and important about THE ARCTIC FURY, this is the interview you need to read.

More soon! Thank you, readers! Let’s all have a fabulous day.

CHIRB interview with Christina Baker Kline!

Not only did I get to read an early copy of Christina Baker Kline’s new book THE EXILES (it’s soooo good!), I also got to interview Christina for the Chicago Review of Books.

I talked with Christina about inspiration decades in the making, the responsibility she felt toward those who lived the history she fictionalizes, and the upsides of swapping a virtual book tour for the traditional traveling version. “I will miss meeting people on the road and hearing their reactions to a novel I’ve spent years writing in solitude. Those interactions are the best part of being on tour. (Snarfing cold breakfast sandwiches in airports, not so much!)”

Read the interview here.

7 answers with Kim Taylor Blakemore

I love being interviewed by other authors, and I recently had the opportunity to answer seven questions from Kim Taylor Blakemore, author of THE COMPANION, as part of her “7 Authors 7 Questions 7 Days” series. In the process, I talked about my writing process, the themes I find myself revisiting (“Power, love, ambition, regret. You know, the fun stuff.”) and the theme songs I crank up to pump myself up for a writing session.

Click here to read it all!