I’m not usually big on email forwards, but I got this one from my grandfather and I loved it. The Q&A below is why I love language so much…it’s so slippery and inexact. The particular challenge of being a writer is saying what you mean (or at least, what you think you mean). And certainly [...]

Happy New year! First of all, thanks to everyone who shared their favorite books of 2011 with me! Particular thanks to those of you who listed my 2011 release, Slow Dancing on Price’s Pier, on your faves list. That made my day! Lotsa winners in this post! The winner of Sarah Blake’s The Postmistress, one [...]

What were your favorite books that you read this year? I’m giving away a copy of one of mine: Sarah Blake’s The Postmistress (US readers only). Yes, this is a bald bribe to get you to tell me what books you loved over the last twelve months (it’s okay if the pub date wasn’t in [...]

Here’s to a warm, safe, happy, and healthy season filled with every good blessing. And peace on earth to people of all faiths, in all the far corners of the world. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! from Lisa, Matt, and Cleopatra Let Christmas not become a thing Merely of merchant’s trafficking, Of tinsel, bell and [...]

Earlier this month, before life got crazy, I posted a picture of my Christmas tree on Facebook. (Note, the picture above is not my tree. In case you were thinking it was.) We bought it for $30 on sale five years ago; it’s so thin you can see through it. It’s probably  a fire hazard. [...]