This coming Saturday, April 27th, is @indiebound / @americanbooksellers Association’s Independent Bookstore Day! I’m hitting the road with my author pal @wandamowrites to pop in at as many local ATL-area indies as we can all day long. Will we see you out there? Which indie bookstores will you be supporting this Saturday?
#ShopSmall #shoplocal #IndieBookstoreDay
It’s a grocery store hydrangea in a chipped estate sale antique canton-ware bowl, but glancing over to see it in the dappled late-afternoon sunlight on my kitchen counter just gave me an electric jolt of joy. If I could paint, I would paint this. Beauty is everywhere this time of spring. #blueandwhiteforever #hydrangealove #squirrelhollow #kitchencounterstilllife #springinatlanta
Look what I just got! Advance reader’s copy of @kristywharvey A Happier Life. Out June 6. You better believe my weekend is booked! #ahappierlifenovel #beachbooks #summerreading
Oh, lookie here! @stmartinspress has ten copies of #summersatthesaint up for grabs over on @goodreads! Pop over there and try your luck. This giveaway is open now through April 30th. Goodreads link in bio!
OK, it`s getting real, y`all! TWO WEEKS to go until #summersatthesaint is in stores everywhere! It`s out May 7 from @stmartinspress!
I hope to see you when I`m out on book tour! I have so many great events planned throughout the month of May!
Book tour deets & pre-order info at the links in my bio!
#aboutlastnight We hosted a book club party for an amazing group of women who were top bidders at our @shamrockshenaniganskta scholarship fundraiser. We had a fabulous night of food, wine, conversation, and fun. They all left with a swag bag including a signed finished copy of my novel Summers at the Saint (in stores May 7th from @stmartinspress )Thanks to Katherine, Dana, Kathy, Jill L., Lisa, Shannon, Isabel, Jill H., Jacqui, Connie and Kayc for an unforgettable evening. Cheers 🥂
#shamrockshenanigans #bookclubparty #teamkatie #bookpeoplearethebestpeople #summersatthessint #buymybookdammit
Pub Day is coming right up! As with every author a couple weeks out from their on-sale date, I`ve got all the usual stress and panic. So, here`s a helpful Public Service Announcement with a short list of ways you can help me off the ledge.
We have excellent pre-order deals going with both @eagleeyebooks in Decatur (signed, personalized book plus exclusive #summersatthesaint tote bag!) AND we have the @friendsandfiction Subscription Box with @oxfordexchange @oebookstore where you`ll get signed copies of my book (see them all there on my dining room table?!) plus @kristywharvey`s #ahappierlife along with an adorable exclusive F&F canvas zipper pouch.
I`ve got lots and lots of events happening on my big-azz book tour including kicking off with two amazing launches. The first is on Sat 5/4 in Atlanta at @huffharrington with tix available from @foxtale_book_shoppe. There will be food, and adult bevvies, and shopping, and swag bags, oh my. Next up on Cinco de Mayo (Sunday Funday 5/5) is the F&F LIVE event with @bookmarkbythesea in Neptune Beach FL where my F&F sisters (KWH, @pattichenry & @kristinharmel) will be there with me to launch this book in grand style.
There are loads more events, too, from New Jersey to Dallas, Alabama and the Carolinas to St. Louis, Cleveland & Boston.
Know what makes a great MOTHER`S DAY gift? Signed books with fun swag! Tickets to one of my events and a day/night out with the girls!
Get in it to win it, people! Links to pre-order and to book tour deets in my bio.
#publicserviceannouncement #nervousauthor #mothersday #summerbeginswithmka #buymybookdammit @stmartinspress
Here’s the other view of the living room at Squirrel Hollow, all ready for the book club party we hosted last night for an amazing group of women who were top bidders at our scholarship fundraiser. And yes, @claysniderinteriors zhushed everything and moved the pillows around to suit himself. Which is why he’s the designer and I’m the novelist…#squirrelhollow #hoarderissues #designonadime #blueandwhite #stripesandchintz
Psst? Do y’all know about this @bookbub deal for The Newcomer? $1.99 on all digital platforms. Tell your friends! #thenewcomernovel #buymybookdammit #beachbooks #summerreads #floridareads
The @conyersbookfestival was so much fun! Tamara and Amber of @thebookcellaratl were so warm and welcoming. Great crowd, nice folks & then Cedric, one of the owners of the newly opened @knock_out_bbq treated me to a great lunch. If you’re near Old Towne Conyers, check out @thebookcellaratl and @knock_out_bbq! @bookfestivals @springinthesouth #authorlife #buymybookdammit
Tonight I had the pleasure of introducing @kennedyryan1 at her book signing event at @eagleeyebooks in Atlanta. Kennedy is so lovely and I’m happy I met her in person. Her latest novel This Could Be Us is in bookstores so #buyherbookdammit 🙂
#authorssupportingauthors #kennedyryan #eagleeyebooks #beforeiletgo #thiscouldbeus #romancebooks #bookstagram
As a palate refresher from the relentless promotion of Sunmers At The Saint (out May 7) I present my newly slip covered sofa which was delivered today. Squee! I bought this sofa at an estate sale 14 years ago, had it recovered in my fave cotton duck. But with 3 English setters lounging around it had gotten kinda grimy. About 5 years ago, I bought a bolt-end of a discontinued Rose Cumming chintz from a now-defunct online shop. 36 yards for less than $100. It sat in a closet because I thought chintz had gone out of style. But a month ago I decided to embrace my inner meemaw and have the sofa slipcovered. And I love it! Especially with the Chang Mai pillows I bought from a great Etsy shop called @pillowtimegirls (And the velvet pillows I picked up at an estate sale week before last.) Stay tuned to see how it looks with my also newly slipcovered blue and white ticking sofas. What do you think? Is too much pattern too much? (Update: my interior designer/enabler @claysniderinteriors says too much with the Chang Mai.) Okay, back to our regularly-scheduled drum-beating for Summers At The Saint. #grandmillennialstyle #chintzisback #maximalistinteriors #blueandwhiteforever #estatesalefinds #coastalgrandmother #squirrelhollow #buymybookdammit
Announcing an EXCLUSIVE pre-order deal with @eagleeyebooks in Decatur, GA! One of my local indies is offering these adorable #summersatthesaint jute totebags. They’re the only account that has these up for grabs! Just click through and place your order for my new book with Eagle Eye before the May 7 on-sale date and you will automatically be sent one of these beachy totes packed up nice with a signed (and even personalized if you like!) copy of my new book!
All the details at the link in my bio.
Score 25% off #summersatthesaint for three days only — Wed 4/17 - Fri 4/19 — at @barnesandnoble! They’re having a sale on ALL PRE-ORDERS for their Rewards and Premium members. Get on over to BN.com and put my forthcoming book (out 5/7 from @stmartinspress) in your cart. Just use code PREORDER25 at checkout!
Starting today @barnesandnoble rewards and premium members can pre-order Summers at the Saint for 25% off with code PREORDER25 🎉 This offer is only good until April 19th so hurry up and #buymybookdammit 😊
#barnesandnoble #25percentoff #preordernow #summersatthesaint #summerbeginswithmka #beachreads #bookstagram #stmartinspress
Summers At The Saint has been named a Library Reads pick for May! So many thanks to librarians who’ve supported my books all these years. AND, since this is the third time I’ve received this honor, I’m now officially in the Library Reads Hall of Fame. I’m told I’ll be getting a green jacket, plus they’re going to retire my jersey number right after the big ticker tape parade. Have you preordered my book yet? HAVE YOU? #summersatthesaint #beachreads #summerbooks #sunmerreads #buymybookdammit
Last chance to enter, #booklovers!
Copy/paste this url or follow the link in my bio! bit.ly/happybooksgiveaway
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PRIZE PACKAGE includes my forthcoming #summersatthesaint PLUS all these fabulous books:
It Started with a Dog by @julia_f_london
The Summer Escape by @jillshalvis
Summer Reading by @mckinlayjenn
Must Love Flowers by @debbiemacomber
Maverick`s Surprise Son by @christinerimmerauthor
A Daughter of Fair Verona by @christinadoddbooks
Café at Beach End by @raeannethayne
The Head that Wears the Crown by @mariah_stewart_books
The Whole Time by @catherinebybee
Love on the Brain by @alihazelwood
The Happiness Plan by @susanmallery
Simply the Best by @sepauthor
The Little Flower Shop by @lorilfoster
A Happier Life by @kristywharvey
Note: We will never ask you for your credit card information in order to claim a prize. Don’t fall for scams.
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Happy #unboxing day to all who celebrate! I`m at the top of the list of celebrants, and I hope you all are, too! #summersatthesaint will be in stores everywhere just THREE WEEKS from tomorrow—it`s out May 7th from @stmartinspress! We all know #summerbeginswithmka ..so, now is the perfect time to get those pre-orders in! Say it with me: #buymybookdammit!
Pre-order links and book tour deets at the links in my bio!
If ya gotta work on a gorgeous spring Saturday in Atlanta, , the sunroom at Squirrel Hollow is a good place to do it. We took the drapes to the cleaners, gave the room a good scrub, and had ALL the windows in the house washed. The sun is shining and I’m loving it. #authorsofinstagram #writinglife #sunroom #blueandwhiteforever #buymybookdammit
Hip-Hip-Hooray! The second annual @conyersbookfestival is back! Meet me there NEXT WEEKEND for better-than-ever, fun-filled, family-oriented food, music, guest speakers, and plenty of entertainment!
The Mary Kay Andrews Signing Event will take place at @thebookcellaratl at 951 Railroad St NW in Conyers, GA on Saturday,
April 20th from 12:00pm - 2:00pm.
I’ll be talking all about my upcoming release, #summersatthesaint, and my writing career. Purchase of a book is required to attend. Register now to secure your spot. To register, select which book(s) you would like to purchase to be signed as your ticket. Books will be ready for pickup at check-in (excludes preorder of Summer at the Saint).
Sign up here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/phwtyk7/lp/de673734-f12c-40bd-921a-4d20dff8fe3f