TABLE MANNERS in Bookstores TODAY!
The dining room is a theater … the table is a stage.
Chatillon-Plessis
What a perfect quote to announce the official release of TABLE MANNERS, my third novel published by Berkley Books/Penguin USA! Today is the day, and I’m thrilled to be in sunny northern California for its release.
I have a contest going on in celebration: I [...]
Almost There …
We’re only a few days away from the official release of TABLE MANNERS and I gotta tell you—I can’t wait!
I’m in rural Washington right now, looking at the gorgeous lakes and trees and mountain that inspired GOOD THINGS and its sequel. The trip from Hawaii to Washington was … well, let’s just say that I [...]
Good Things in the Mail…
Or the sequel to Good Things, to be exact! (Which, by the way, is on sale at Amazon.com this week for less than $5!)
My publisher, Berkley/Penguin, just sent me an early copy of Table Manners. I love getting packages but of course this was especially exciting. I’ve been working on the book for over a [...]
First Review for Table Manners: Four Stars, Romantic Times
Here we go, the first review for Table Manners:
“In this the follow-up to Good Things, Deidre McIntosh must figure out the right ingredients to make the recipe for her life work. As she does this, King provides a feast for the imagination, since much of the plot revolves around food. There’s no real doubt that [...]
Charlotte’s Web, A New Book, What Remains, and a Little Maneki Neko For the Road
I know this is terribly random but I love Wilbur from Charlotte’s Web (I also love Fiver from Watership Down). After having been in a bit of the doldums last month, my high spirits have returned, thanks in no small part to all of the wonderful comments everybody left! What a fabulous group of readers [...]
Writing the Memoir
I just finished teaching another two-week memoir intensive. My students were fabulous and I was amazed by the amount of wonderful writing that came from it!
I’ve had a few requests to talk a little more about memoir writing and why I teach it with such a passion when I am a fiction writer. Well, for [...]
Book Club Buzz
OK, so Table Manners is still a few weeks away from its release date of August 4 (a Tuesday, in case you were wondering), but in the publishing world that is only a nanosecond away (I guess if we want to get all metaphysical about things, EVERYTHING is really only a nanosecond away, but we’ll [...]
June Newsletter!
My June newsletter is out! If you’re on my mailing list, a copy is waiting for you in your inbox.
In This Issue:
Mia Gets a Time Out!
Book Club Hurrah!
A Contest!
Write Your Memoir!
Mia on the Road!
Recipe: Pan Seared Rainbow Trout with Warm Summer Tomato-Olive-Caper Salad!
Click on this link to view as a PDF: Mia’s June Newsletter. [...]
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