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The Oliviary: upcoming events and a cover reveal!

A lot of news today — first some free events coming up soon, and then a stunning book cover for Nobody’s Baby, aka the second Dorothy Gentleman mystery!...

The Oliviary: this is your brain on glass

First up this month: an event! Murder by Memory is out in a few short weeks (have you preordered yet?) and on March 25th I’ll be signing in-person at the...

The Oliviary: There are good things in this email.

January 30, 2025

This month has been years long. The cruelest ones are setting the world on fire, and sometimes when surrounded by flames all we can do is find beauty in the...

Tree law, Trinity, and a Cartier brooch: the Oliviary for December 2024

December 19, 2024

It’s been so long since I had a book out that the whole process feels new again — did you know publishers actually send out early copies of one’s sapphic...

Re: correction to correction

November 15, 2024

Actual date is: Sunday, November 24. SUNDAY NOVEMBER THE 24TH Apologies for the apologies for the error.

Re: online panel date correction

November 15, 2024

And of course, that date should have read Saturday, November 23. Apologies for the error!

Join us for an online panel with new romance bookstore Lovestruck Books!

November 15, 2024

It’s an event! Join me online with Lovestruck Books on Saturday, November 24 at 3 p.m. Eastern for a panel full of paranormal, fantasy, and witchy romance!...

Glass portraits and bee shamanism: your October Oliviary

October 28, 2024

Autumn again! The rain! The tea! The sweaters! Who among us is not ready to celebrate warmth and beauty and the general sense of a longed-for harvest — even...

An auction, a pomegranate, and art on the moon: the latest Oliviary

First, the big fun news in an otherwise bleak news landscape: the auction for Romancing the Vote is now live, and you can bid on all the things! Like this...

Apple trees, boats, and button-up shirts: the Oliviary

Our first spring in the big new garden, and so far it’s everything we dreamed. A robin is nesting right outside one of the windows, careless of our...

Endings and beginnings and travels in space: your latest Oliviary

Thirteen years ago, in the span of six months, three things happened in quick succession: one, I got married; two, I sold my first manuscript; and three, we...

Your Decemeber Oliviary: undersea volcanoes and heritage apples

December 20, 2023

Just enough time left in December to squeak in one last newsletter! The coming year is going to be a doozy, so let’s all grab some rest and relaxation while...

Water writing and stardust in art — the latest issue of the Oliviary

October 26, 2023

Hello from a shiny new newsletter! I’ve finally made the leap away from TinyLetter (RIP, you were great until you weren’t) and onto Buttondown. There may be...