Take a Bath with me

Okay ... the title of this post was intended to be provocative to catch your attention. I received very exciting news last week. I've been tapped to lead a tour in the spring of 2006 of Jane Austen's Bath -- and other locations where Austen lived and/or visited. My novel BY A LADY, which is set primarily in Bath, and which features Jane Austen as a major secondary character, got me the job. It's hard to imagine anything more delightful than spending a week in one of my favorite places in the world, and a wonderful opportunity for me to be able to tie in the timing of the tour with the release of BY A LADY, which is set to hit the bookstores in March. If you're interested in booking the tour, visit www.pausesinc.com to learn more about it, and watch that site for itinerary details.

How do you say "PLAY DATES" in Italian?

I had a rather exhilirating 48 hours. First I learn that PLAY DATES, my January '05 release from Avon Trade, was excerpted in the New York Times and then I hear that the Italian language rights to PLAY DATES were sold. I can't wait to see it in translation! This is actually my second foreign rights sale. The Russian rights to REALITY CHECK were sold last fall. Hmmm... maybe a book tour to visit my little "foreign exhange students" might be in order.