Save the Date for a Monster Celebration
For the release of my third novel!
I have a little countdown clock on my Notion dashboard, which tells me that, as I’m typing this, there are 48 days until the launch of In The Garden of Monsters. By the time this lands in your inbox, there will be only 46. It’s wild to think that in just a few weeks, my latest labor of love will be out in the world.
I’ll be hanging with Mark Cecil, the host of the excellent Thoughtful Bro podcast, part of the Mighty Blaze Network. If you love books, you should subscribe ASAP because he interviews some really fascinating people. It’s one of the reasons why I asked if he would be in conversation with me at my launch. The other reason is because he’s someone who knows how to take a familiar myth and flip it on its head. In his case, he drew upon the American folktales of Paul Bunyan and John Henry and turned them into a fantastic adventure tale that you won’t want to put down.
If you’re in the Boston area, stop in and see us at Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge’s Harvard Square on September 24th at 7 PM. In addition to the conversation with Mark, I’ll also show scenes of the Sacro Bosco garden in Bomarzo and some of the ways it influenced the painter Salvador Dalí. And, of course, I’ll be signing books!
WHAT’S BRINGING ME JOY
Debbie Harry on the Muppets.
Audrey Hepburn Shopping With Her Pet Deer, Pippin, In Beverly Hills, 1958.
Andy Warhol Shopping at Gristede’s on Second Avenue, New York City (1965), photo by Bob Adelman
If you love food and love Italy, and haven’t read THE CHEF’S SECRET or FEAST OF SORROW, click the links to learn where to buy your copy! 🍒🍗🍷 And now you can pre-order IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS!
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On my calendar!!
Very excited about this Crystal!