John was back (with guitar) for the party. We miss him!
Mary and Shannon
Rita, Mary Bess, and Will
Doug, Rick, and me
Author extraordinaire River Jordan has invited me to be her guest on her radio show ClearStory Radio. The show is aired on Wed. 1-2, 107.1 fm and 103.7 fm and you can go to the website www.riverjordan.life/on-air.html to join the stream. She tells me we will be talking about writing and Thanksgiving. Whatever River wants to talk about will be sure to be entertaining and fun.
I was on the Misadventures in Mystery Writing Panel. I wanted to run out and get all the books I heard about from Lisa, Kelly, and Karen. The four of us on the panel had no problem finding things to talk about. It was fun to be on the panel with these accomplished writers. Yes, the full house was great, especially with 9 other sessions going on at that time. A very good day!!
Alana White and I will be on “Today in Nashville,” WSMV Channel 4, sometime during the 11-12 a.m. show on October 3, talking about the Southern Festival of Books. It’s the 30th anniversary of the Festival, and Alana has never missed! I’ve missed only a couple of years. We’re excited to share our experiences as writers who have attended – and benefitted from – the Festival, and we will probably get a chance to show our books! Tune in!
Alana and Phyllis –
Alana and Phyllis –
Writers group buddies – Ed, me, and Shannon – at KN
Panel on Cozies
Panel on Setting
Bookstore
Check out Chapter 16. https://chapter16.org
There’s a feature article by my friend Carolyn Wilson (who is a friend to many Nashville writers and readers) on Women in the Literary Landscape, the book published for the WNBA Centennial.
Thanks also to Margaret Renkl for giving Treachery in Tuscany a “Briefly Noted” mention. https://chapter16.org/briefly-noted
What a delightful evening at the home of Ansley Wells, who hosted the West Meade Book Club ladies. My former student, Flora Murray, asked me to meet with them to discuss Pursuit in Provence, and I happened to mention the other two books in the series, as well. 🙂 These ladies are serious readers! I loved the questions, comments, and enthusiasm.
And I can’t say enough about the Mediterranean dinner that got us started thinking about Provence! What a gracious group. Thank you!
What a warm welcome I received from the Centennial Club on Friday. Thanks to all who made the event happen, to the women attended, and to those who bought books. I reconnected with many friends!
Photos from Parnassus – What a great time Alana and I had! Thanks to all who came to support us. I hope you had as much fun as we did.
