As many of you know, Andrea DaRif (aka Cara Elliott) and I are teaching a seminar together at Yale this term, on the origins and development of the Regency romance novel from its inception in Austen to the more outre offshoots of the genre today. We are having an absolute ball. For those who are [...]

It’s time to celebrate five years of Pink Carnation! Yes, for almost five years the Pink Carnation has been foiling those dastardly French plots. Napoleon never had it so bad. In honor of Pink’s fifth birthday on February 7th, I’m holding a five day countdown, with a mini-contest every day. Winners of the mini-contests will [...]

I’ll be reading and signing at Lady Jane’s Salon tonight at Madame X (94 W Houston Street) in New York. If you missed last Tuesday’s Borders reading (or even if you didn’t), please do stop by. Sara Linsday will also be reading from her new book, Promise Me Tonight, while our emcee, author of the [...]