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Harbor for the Nightingale cover is HERE!

Taa-daaah! The cover is here! And Harbor for the Nightingale will be coming out September 26, 2019. Pre-orders will be available soon.

I am so excited about this cover. It does a beautiful job of conveying the flavor of HARBOR FOR THE NIGHTINGALE and I love Maya’s pose in it. She’s so amazing. I hope you will fall in love with her as much as I have.

Oh how I wish I had her remarkable gift of hearing the world rather than simple seeing it. Writing from her perspective has been illuminating...

Harbor for the Nightingale, Book 4, Arriving Soon

So many of you have written to me, asking when Harbor for the Nightingale, book four will be coming out? Thank you!! Your kind words, your patience and your encouragement have been a Godsend. I wish I could hug each one of you and tell you how much your emails and notes have meant.

AND . . . I have good news for you, not only is the end is in sight, but we have finalized the cover!!

And it is gorgeous!

I can’t wait to show you. I will be sending it out to my newsletter subscribers in the...

Refuge for Masterminds wins Bookseller’s Best Award

Lady Jane Takes Home a Prize!

I’m pleased to announce Refuge for Masterminds won the 2018 Greater Detroit Booksellers’ Best Award in Young Adult literature.

Some of you may have seen this announcement on Twitter or Instagram right after I returned home from a research trip to England. But it’s official now! They sent me the badge and the award (see it in the photo) and I couldn’t be more pleased.

This award is voted on only by librarians and booksellers. Thank You Librarians and Booksellers...

Cut from the Same Cloth is FREE 09/05 – 09/09/2018

Grab the eBook now! Free for 5 days only.

Hi! Just letting you know Cut from the Same Cloth is FREE September 5, 2018 through Sept 9th! Then it goes back up to $3.99.

What if Scarlet O’Hara collided with Scarlet Pimpernel in Jane Austen’s England . . .
Meet Lord St. Evert. His outlandish wardrobe belies his powerful build and the unyielding lines of his jaw. The man is ruining Miss Hampton’s desperate scheme to secure a rich husband. It is terribly vexing to arrive at a fashionable soiree wea...

YASH Scavenger Hunt Spring 2018

 

Hi fellow book lovers!  Welcome to the Scavenger Hunt!

I’m Kathleen Baldwin, author of 9 books, including the award-winning Stranje House series. (Spy girls during the Napoleonic era.)

I love adventure in books, AND in real life. Taught rock climbing in the Rockies. Survival camped in the desert, was stalked by a mountain lion, lost an argument with a rattlesnake, spent way too long in college. Along the way, I fell in love at least a dozen times, and married my very own Scottish wa...

Welcome to Fall 2017 YASH Scavenger Hunt!

 

Heya fellow book lovers!  Welcome to the Scavenger Hunt!

I’m Kathleen Baldwin, author of 8 novels, including the award-winning, bestselling Stranje House series for teens.

Here’s the thing…

I love adventure in books, AND in real life. Taught rock climbing in the Rockies. Survival camped in the desert, was stalked by a mountain lion, lost an argument with a rattlesnake, spent way too long in college. Along the way, I fell in love at least a dozen times, and finally married my very own...

TOR BLOG-Feisty Females of Historical Fiction: Truth or Trope?

So this famous author I was on a panel with insisted feisty heroines are a figment of modern writers’ imaginations–a trope. I beg to differ. Come on over and weigh in on the debate on the TorForge blog: http://www.torforgeblog.com/2017/05/15/feisty-females-of-historical-fiction-truth-or-trope/

I’m willing to bet you can guess which side I take in this debate. Hey, I had feisty great great grandmothers. I’d love to hear your stories.

Dash over to Tor and read about one of my all time favorite...

Welcome to the YA Scavenger Hunt!

Hi there fellow book lovers! I’m Kathleen Baldwin, author of Alternative Historical YA, and I’m your hostess for this leg of the hunt.
Are you ready for some fun?

You are currently hunting on TEAM BLUE.

Look at all these great books!!

 Welcome to the Hunt!
YASH is one of my favorite online events. It tons of fun. It’s like an Easter Egg hunt but for books. What’s not to love??? Be sure to leave comments along the way. We are all here eagerly watching the game and love your feedback. This...

Check Out My Original Short Story on Tor.com!

Hi All!

I’m posting my latest newsletter today because I’m excited to show you my latest short story – it’s a featured original on Tor.com! I love the artwork they created for it.Hop on over to Tor.com and see what you think.

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Welcome to the 13th YA Scavenger Hunt!

Hi! I’m Kathleen Baldwin, author of the Stranje House novels, your hostess for this leg of the hunt.

I love adventure in books and in real life. Taught rock climbing in the Rockies. Survival camped in the desert. I was stalked by a mountain lion, lost an argument with a rattlesnake, spent way too long in college, fell in love at least a dozen times, and married my very own hero. (That’s him, being so patient with me while we’re navigatingthe Colorado.) We have four free-spirited adventurous...