Hi, all! Sorry for being somewhat AWOL recently…. I’m in the final throes of writing Pink VII, so my brain has been elsewhere. Two hundred and six years elsewhere, for the most part. I have, however, finally totted up the votes for the multiplicity of title suggestions you so generously provided for Pink VII (which [...]

For the final stop on the Mischief of the Mistletoe book tour, I’m heading to Chicago. I’ll be speaking at the Newberry Library Bookstore at six o’clock on Tuesday, November 16th. See you there! The other stops on the Mistletoe tour are Ann Arbor, Houston and Dallas.

No one seems to know quite what to do with The Secret History of the Pink Carnation. Over the course of its relatively short life span, it’s been packaged as chick lit, as historical fiction, as suspense, and as romance– sometimes by the same publishers. With the advent of the new mass market cover, this [...]

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation is getting a makeover for fall. The mass market edition of Pink I comes out on October 5, sporting this new cover, designed by Alan Ayers of Lott Representatives. What do you think? (Just to clarify, this won’t be replacing the traditional Pink cover we all know and [...]

Now that all the title suggestions are in, here’s the big question: which do you think most screams Pink VII? Voting is now open for the second round of “Title that Book!” With so many great ideas (you can find them all here), I could use all the assistance I can get in weeding them [...]

Hi, all! Just a reminder that today is the last day to submit a potential flower/title for Pink VII, currently known as The Something of the Something Something. You can find the first chapter of Pink VII– and all the current submissions– here.

This time in New York’s Columbus Circle: (Photo courtesy of my friend Jonathan.)

Two more excellent reviews of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine popped up this morning! First Mate Keira gave Night Jasmine five treasure chests, saying, “The vivid imagery and adept storytelling woven by Lauren Willig will suck you in and not let you up for air until the very last punctuation mark. You will find [...]

… from the Serendipitous Reader. The review includes a video clip from last year’s reading at Lady Jane’s Salon, which I’ve re-pasted here below. Although it’s a bit of a side note to the rest of the story, this is my favorite snippet from The Temptation of the Night Jasmine: the ice cream flavor discussion.

Once again, I find myself at a botanical loss. Yes, folks, it’s time for a title for Pink VII. As a good friend of mine would say, I got nothin’. I fling myself on your ingenuity. Below, I’ve attached the first chapter of the as-yet-untitled Pink VII. From now until Monday the 22nd, I’ll be [...]