Christmas at the Museum

The Wayne County Museum is one of Waynesboro’s best-kept little secrets! I was happy to be invited there on December 7, the day of the annual Christmas parade, billed as a “Small Town Christmas.” Vendors set up booths and tents on the square – all very festive – and inside the museum, I talked about my new book, Prodigal. The novel is about a young man trying to come home to the small town he left ten years earlier, and face his past. Thanks to all who came buy to visit and buy books!

BOOK RELEASE DAY!

Prodigal is a modern-day retelling of an age-old story, unique in the context of a Southern family.

“Gobbell’s writing style is familiar and cozy, like curling up on a couch with a warm beverage” – Chapter 16 and Nashville Scene

” . . . exquisite . . . poignant” – Southern Literary Review

” . . . themes of redemption and forgiveness” – Readers’ Favorite

“. . . doesn’t let you go until the very last page.” – Lily Shadowlyn, The Faerie Review


Southern Festival Time Again!

Book lovers, mark your calendar for October 26-27 for The Southern Festival of Books at the Bicentennial Mall! Go to sofestofbooks.org for the complete schedule. I’ll be talking about my latest mystery, Notorious in Nashville, Sunday, 12:30 p.m., at the Tennessee State Museum, Duck Room. Please join me!

Silver Falchion Award 2024

Exciting Announcement!

Killer Nashville gives a Silver Falchion Award in several categories. Notorious in Nashville is on the “Top Picks” list for the Best Cozy Award. There will be a list of “Finalists” before a winner is chosen. I’m keeping my fingers crossed! Treachery in Tuscany won this award previously.

“Wilma” Published in Well Read Magazine

Thanks to Well Read Magazine for including “Wilma” in the June issue. This is a family story that has lived in my mind for a long time, and only recently did I know what I wanted to say about it. You can check it out here:

https://issuu.com/wellreadmagazine/docs/2024_june_well_read_magazine/s/50671387

Treachery in Tuscany in Paperback

If you missed the hardback, Treachery in Tuscany is now in mass market paperback – and check out the price! If you can’t travel to Italy, be an armchair traveler and follow Jordan Mayfair as she solves another mystery, this time in a convent.

https://www.harlequin.com/search.html?w=Phyllis+Gobbell

Compulsive Reader Prints Review of Notorious in Nashville

Excited to see a reprint of Will Maguire’s review of Notorious in Nashville, first published in Well Read Magazine! Thank you, Maggie Ball and Mandy Haynes, editors of these literary magazines, and thank you, Will Maguire. https://compulsivereader.com/2024/02/03/a-review-of-notorious-in-nashville-by-phyllis-gobbel/

Will Maguire's Review of Notorious in Nashville in Compulsive Reader