Inspired by the Peeps diorama contests held by the Washington Post and the ABA Journal, I’m launching a new challenge here on the website: the Pinkorama! The rules are simple: construct your Pink Carnation diorama (check out Peeps in the Law and the Washington Post Peeporama for inspiration) using our delicious marshmallowy friends and email [...]

How do you get a Bonaparte who’s twice a Bonaparte but not a Bonaparte? That about sums up my favorite Bonaparte, Hortense de Beauharnais– who also happens to be best friends with the heroine of Pink IX, Emma Morris Delagardie.

Like the White Rabbit, I’m late, I’m late. Apologies! Blame it on the rain (or, more accurately, the flu). Thanks so much to everyone for the quotations for the Masque of the Black Tulip page in the Pink Carnation Quotation Compendium. The winner of the Black Tulip mug, chosen entirely at random, is… Beth G. [...]

This summer, my little sister is going on World Tour with her singing group. Being a devotee of the theme reading concept, she’s looking for a romance novel set in each place they visit. England and France were easy enough, but Denmark is proving elusive. As is Japan. And a few other places. I appeal [...]

This week, I was fortunate enough to get to see one of my favorite authors, Jasper Fforde, speak. So it should come as little surprise that I’m catching up on the Thursday Next books. Right now, I’m up to First Among Sequels, with the new one, One of Our Thursdays Is Missing, up next. New [...]

It’s March Madness time over at Dear Author! Instead of basketball teams, however, the DA BWAHA is played with books. The organizers have chosen seven books in each category– but it’s up to readers to nominate an eighth. If you’d like to nominate The Betrayal of the Blood Lily or The Mischief of the Mistletoe [...]

Some of you may have noticed that, in the modern Selwick Family Tree, Mrs. Selwick-Alderly’s grandson is listed as James (b. 1968). In the books, however, we’ve met him (and, oh, how we’ve met him!) as Jeremy.

The Pink Quotation Compendium continues! This week, I’m collecting quotes from The Masque of the Black Tulip. What are your favorite Black Tulip lines? As a thank you, one person will be chosen at random to receive a Black Tulip mug.

Thanks so much to everyone who suggested bits for the Pink I quotation page! The randomly chosen winner of the Pink Carnation comic scene is… Vanessa! (Of Comment #12.) Congrats, Vanessa! Just email me letting me know which of the three comic scenes you’d like and where to send it. If you have more quotation [...]

I’ve been on something of a Roaring Twenties kick. – Kate Morton, The House at Riverton A graceful and elegant book that sways gently between the 1910′s and 20′s and the 1990′s. It reminded me, in the best of all possible ways, of “Upstairs, Downstairs” and “Remains of the Day”. – Nancy Mitford, Wigs on [...]