Monthly Archives: February 2013

Photos from the Wonderland Book Club

Oh, a good time was most certainly had by all! I had a great trip to Raleigh last Thursday-Friday, and a really lovely event with the Wonderland Book Club at the Center for Excellence. We talked Keowee Valley, history, the … Continue reading

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Show & Tell Friday

Hello from the Courtyard Marriott in Raleigh, North Carolina! In a couple of hours I’ll get to meet the readers and writers of the Wonderland Book Club, and I can’t wait! There was the threat of a little icy weather … Continue reading

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Katherine in Raleigh, Friday, Feb. 22nd

I’m excited about Friday’s event with the Wonderland Book Club in Raleigh, N.C.! Registration is still open–and FREE–to anyone who wants to come talk books, writing, history, Keowee Valley, and anything else under the sun. Triangle area folks, especially, I … Continue reading

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Can I Get a Witness?

Okay, so the Marvin Gaye song “Can I Get a Witness” really doesn’t have much to do with my post today, I just love Marvin Gaye. His music makes me want to jump up and dance. And anything that makes … Continue reading

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Keowee Valley $1.99 on NOOK

Happy Ash Wednesday–or, as some call it, pouting, the day AFTER Fat Tuesday. (I’m looking at my husband.) Just thought those of you out there who are NOOK fans should know that Keowee Valley is currently only $1.99 at the … Continue reading

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SIBA Book Award Nominations

I’m a proud member of SIBA: the Southern Independent Booksellers’ Alliance. Right now, SIBA is accepting nominations for the SIBA Book Award, their “best Southern book” of the past year. Books should be Southern in nature, or penned by a … Continue reading

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Shakespearian Insults (or, You Fusty Nut)

I have a mug problem. This may come as no surprise to you, since I also have a coffee problem. Lately my coffee has been half-decaf, but that’s another story. For Christmas this past year, my dear sister-in-law gave me … Continue reading

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Monday Morning Poem

After that tear-jerker of a Budweiser commerical last night–you all saw it, didn’t you? The man who raises the Clydesdale colt, only to see it leave for the big time?–I thought this poem was appropriate. First, the link to the Budweiser commercial: … Continue reading

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Book Trailer for Keowee Valley

My publisher, Bell Bridge Books, just published the book trailer for Keowee Valley. Here it is on YouTube, short and sweet: Book Trailer for Keowee Valley Happy Friday, all!  

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