I have been very busy over the past few months, juggling the publication of 2 books and the celebration of Charlotte Brontë's bicentenary. Instead of describing it all in words, I'm posting some pictures - worth their thousand, you know!

First, the LAUNCH party for At the Edge of the Orchard

There was lots of SIGNING.

MEDIA.

I got to meet Diane Rehm (NPR) and Graham Norton (BBC)

Didn't Bernard Lehut at French RTL make me look chic!

My sister said she could tell from the shape of my mouth
that I was speaking French to these bloggers!

Wall Street Journal DID manage to make me look chic.
At least the furnishings were...



I was also involved with all things CHARLOTTE BRONTË.

 Talking about Charlotte, a lot.

Laying a wreath on the doorstep of her house on her birthday

Debating over her novels with a smart bunch of writers

And QUILTS! Somehow I managed to sneak those in too.

So. What next? SHAKESPEARE.

I am working on a retelling of OTHELLO, set on an American school playground, circa 1974.

HAPPY SUMMER!