The covers of the Pink books have all been based off existing paintings. For those who have been curious about the artwork, here is a complete list of the paintings and painters from Pink Carnation through Mistletoe.

“‘So Emma,’ said he, ‘you are quite the stranger at home. It must seem odd enough for you to be here. A pretty piece of work your Aunt Turner has made of it! By heaven!… What a blow it must have been upon you! To find yourself, instead of heiress of [...]

Lady Jane’s Salon, New York’s only romance novel reading series, has assembled a wonderful line-up of writers for tonight’s salon. Come join us for Sarah MacLean (you can read her Nine Things to Know About Lady Jane’s here), Miranda Neville, Kate Noble, and N.K. Jemisin.
As always, the Salon will convene at 7:00 at Madame [...]

Hi, all! As you may have figured out by now, I’m pretty technologically hopeless. Ebooks are about as familiar to me as, well, Ewoks.
For those of you more technologically savvy than I, the folks at Diesel eBook Store just brought to my attention that all of the Pink books are currently [...]

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 [...]

New York’s only romance reading series is now one year old! To be honest, I never thought it would take– but it did, and in a big and wonderful way. I’ve written a piece about the first year of Lady Jane here, on Lady Jane’s website.
On Monday, as part of Lady Jane’s birthday [...]

Yesterday, Cara Elliott and I conducted a class on Austen’s Northanger Abbey as part of the seminar on the Regency Romance Novel we’re teaching together this spring. Re-reading the book in preparation for the class reminded me of how many of my favorite lines are crammed into that one little book.
You have Austen on [...]

Jessica just totally made my weekend with this picture from the Champaign Borders:

No one expects the Pink Invasion….

Wishing you all a happy, hearty (and heartburn-free) Thanksgiving!

For you aspiring writers out there, Writer’s Digest has posted its annual round-up of the 101 best internet resources for writers, broken up into Agent Blogs, Writing Communities, Publishing Resources, Jobs and Markets, Creativity and Challenges, Genres/Niches, General Resources, and Fun for Writers.
Happy writing!