PAST EVENTS
Episode 36: The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
Bestselling author, podcast creator and award-winning journalist, Jo Piazza joins us to discuss her latest book. The Sicilian Inheritance is a multigenerational mystery and adventure about a woman who returns to Sicily to claim her family’s land and is threatened by the same forces that murdered her greta grandmother a hundred years earlier. It is an adventure filled with food, wine, gorgeous landscapes and just the right amount of kicking the patriarchy’s ass.
Episode 30: A Beautiful Rival, Gill Paul
In this stunning new novel, bestselling author Gill Paul reveals the unknown history of cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein and their infamous rivalry that spanned not only decades, but also broken marriages, personal tragedies, and a world that was changing dramatically for women—perfect for fans of Fiona Davis, Marie Benedict, and Beatriz Williams.
Episode 29: The Frozen River, Ariel Lawson
From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
WWII From Different Perspectives with William Martin Sweetser Lecture Series.
Tickets $15. “Goodnight from Paris: An Historical Novel Inspired by a True Story” and “December ’41: FDR, Churchill, and the Fearful Days After Pearl Harbor”
Join me at Ashland Public Library
Episode 29: The Spectacular, Fiona Davis
From the New York Times Bestselling Author of The Magnolia Palace: A thrilling story about love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams, set amidst the glamour and glitz of Radio City Music Hall in its mid-century heyday.
In Conversation with Author Emily Franklin About Her Novel The Lioness of Boston. Open to public, registration required
Episode 27: A Bakery in Paris, Aimee K. Runway
From the author of The School for German Brides, this captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century and post–World War II Paris follows two fierce women of the same family, generations apart, who find that their futures lie in the four walls of a simple bakery in a tiny corner of Montmartre.
Episode 26: California Golden, Melanie Benjamin
Melanie Benjamin is a New York Times bestselling author. Her latest novel California Golden, tells the story of two sisters navigating the thrilling, euphoric early days of California surf culture in a dazzling saga of ambition, sacrifice, and the tangled ties between mothers and daughters.
I’m honored and thrilled to be returning to the Mandel JCC Jewish Book Festival in Palm Beach, Florida this year! I’ll be speaking about the history behind The Secret Stealers on Dec. 1st at 10AM EST at Mandel JCC, Palm Beach Gardens and Dec. 2nd at 10AM EST at Mandel JCC, Boynton Beach.
