Lots of lovely literary people at last week’s annual event for The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame.

Next month, the Great Chicago Books Club will be discussing Great Disasters by Grady Chambers.

March 27th, I will be hosting at my home in Streeterville. The registration fee is $40 and includes a copy of the book as well as drinks and appetizers.

Register here!
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Last day to grab the ebook of The Fourteenth of September for only 2.99!

For this week only, readers can snag the ebook of THE FOURTEENTH OF SEPTEMBER for just 2.99. Head on over to Amazon and download it on your Kindle today! #ebookdeals #bookclubfiction

My novel offers an ageless inquiry into the domestic politics of protest when the world stops making sense and even though it was set decades ago, much of the sentiment rings true today--- around we go on the hamster wheel of history. #audiobookrecs #historicalfiction #audiobookmonth

I saw Dave Barry at a festival and told him how I used to read his Sunday column outloud to my husband and we'd laugh until we couldn't breathe. I cracked open his book and to my surprise, he signed it "To Rita, a goddess." What a thrill! (though it's possible I called him a comedy god.)

At the CWA conference I was honored to appear on the "From Life to Fiction" panel with Samantha Hoffman, Jeremy T. Wilson and Randy Richardson. We had a lively discussion about the challenges and creative processes behind fiction writing. #amwriting #writingconferences

Every March I reflect on the brave women who stood up for what they believed in and joined the anti-war movement. In The Fourteenth of September I highlight the stories of women in war. Pictured here is my mother, a combat nurse in WWII who saw more action than my father did.”

The record crowd was dressed for the 40's as they toasted Nelson Algren at the Third Annual Literary Cocktail benefit on Saturday.

l loved Nancy Johnson's The Kindest Lie. Can’t wait to read this one which is on-sale now!