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Anyone for Crumb Cake?
I'm occasionally invited to local bookclubs when they're discussing one of my books, and I always go if I can fit it into my schedule. I love meeting new readers and it's fun hearing what they think about a book I've written. Every once in a while, though, a visit to a book club comes with a big bonus. One such visit occurred a few weeks ago, when I met with a bookclub at the home of a woman named Karen.
Karen had read my book, The Bay at Midnight, which is set in Bay Head Shores at the New Jersey Shore. Karen grew up as I did, spending summers "down the shore," and she still has a strong attachment to the area. When I arrived for the bookclub, she'd decorated with sea glass and other beachy items, but told me the one thing she'd really wanted to have for me she'd been unable to get: crumb cake from Mueller's Bakery in Bay Head. I'd mentioned Mueller's in The Bay at Midnight, so Karen knew I was a fan. During my childhood summers, my family would stop at Mueller's after church each Sunday for rolls and their famous crumb cake (which they ship, by the way). Mueller's was closed for the season when Karen contacted them, but she wasn't deterred! She and her husband, Bill, were in Bay Head last weekend, and this evening she stopped by my house with a box of crumb cake. What a treat! It's so yummy and brings back wonderful memories of childhood summers. I have the most amazing fans. Thank you, Karen!
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Karen had read my book, The Bay at Midnight, which is set in Bay Head Shores at the New Jersey Shore. Karen grew up as I did, spending summers "down the shore," and she still has a strong attachment to the area. When I arrived for the bookclub, she'd decorated with sea glass and other beachy items, but told me the one thing she'd really wanted to have for me she'd been unable to get: crumb cake from Mueller's Bakery in Bay Head. I'd mentioned Mueller's in The Bay at Midnight, so Karen knew I was a fan. During my childhood summers, my family would stop at Mueller's after church each Sunday for rolls and their famous crumb cake (which they ship, by the way). Mueller's was closed for the season when Karen contacted them, but she wasn't deterred! She and her husband, Bill, were in Bay Head last weekend, and this evening she stopped by my house with a box of crumb cake. What a treat! It's so yummy and brings back wonderful memories of childhood summers. I have the most amazing fans. Thank you, Karen!
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...
Podcast, Newsletters, Kindle and Song
I played around with this title until I liked the rhythm of it. A more apt subject heading might be "miscellany", but that doesn't have much of a ring to it. So here we go!
•Podcast: One of my neighbors, high-schooler Kelly Williamson, had to create a podcast for a school assignment and she asked if I'd agree to be interviewed. She was a delightful interviewer full of great questions, and the podcast of the interview can be heard here.
•Kindle: Do you have one? Some of my older (as well as my newer) books are available in Kindle format. You can find the following books at Amazon's Kindle Store: Before the Storm, The Courage Tree, The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes, Summer's Child, Kiss River, Her Mother's Shadow, The Bay at Midnight, and Cypress Point.
•Newsletters: My latest e-newsletter will be sent out on May 26th. It's so pretty! If you haven't signed up to receive my e-newsletters, you can do so here.
•Song: I joined a choir at the church I recently started attending. I used to sing with an interfaith gospel-ly type choir in Northern Virginia and I adored it, but we didn't use music (needed our hands free to clap, you know). I know how to read music, sort of, in that I know an A from a G (I'm slightly embarrassed to admit I played the accordian as a wee tot), but I simply do not understand how people can look at those notes and sing them without hearing them played first. I'm in awe! I'm also determined to learn how to do this. All advice is welcome!
•Bonus: This just in! A new review of Secrets She Left Behind. "(Chamberlain) explores the psychological complexity of a family pushed to its limits. . . the alternating narratives allow plenty of insights into the characters' motives while creating intrigue and suspense." I love it! Secrets She Left Behind will be released on May 26th, just a few days away, but it's available for preorder everywhere.
•Podcast: One of my neighbors, high-schooler Kelly Williamson, had to create a podcast for a school assignment and she asked if I'd agree to be interviewed. She was a delightful interviewer full of great questions, and the podcast of the interview can be heard here.
•Kindle: Do you have one? Some of my older (as well as my newer) books are available in Kindle format. You can find the following books at Amazon's Kindle Store: Before the Storm, The Courage Tree, The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes, Summer's Child, Kiss River, Her Mother's Shadow, The Bay at Midnight, and Cypress Point.
•Newsletters: My latest e-newsletter will be sent out on May 26th. It's so pretty! If you haven't signed up to receive my e-newsletters, you can do so here.
•Song: I joined a choir at the church I recently started attending. I used to sing with an interfaith gospel-ly type choir in Northern Virginia and I adored it, but we didn't use music (needed our hands free to clap, you know). I know how to read music, sort of, in that I know an A from a G (I'm slightly embarrassed to admit I played the accordian as a wee tot), but I simply do not understand how people can look at those notes and sing them without hearing them played first. I'm in awe! I'm also determined to learn how to do this. All advice is welcome!
•Bonus: This just in! A new review of Secrets She Left Behind. "(Chamberlain) explores the psychological complexity of a family pushed to its limits. . . the alternating narratives allow plenty of insights into the characters' motives while creating intrigue and suspense." I love it! Secrets She Left Behind will be released on May 26th, just a few days away, but it's available for preorder everywhere.
The Bay in the UK
The Bay at Midnight just came out in the UK. I love the cover they gave it, even though it doesn’t quite fit the book. The youngest child in Bay is Julie, who’s 12, and this little girl looks younger, but I think the innocence portrayed on the cover does fit the story. Julie is so young and naive, and it’s that naivete that leads to the tragedy of her sister’s murder. Although all of my books have an element of mystery, The Bay at Midnight is a bona fide who-dunnit in addition to a family drama.
I’ve been interviewed by some of the media in the UK about this book and I love thinking about the story again. Since the setting for Bay is the summer bungalow of my childhood, it’s fun getting to talk about it one more time.
This is my second novel to be published in the UK. The first was The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes under the title The Lost Daughter. I heard from so many readers who loved that book, and I hope they find The Bay at Midnight equally as intriguing. I hope, too, that it will be under a bunch of Christmas trees in England this year!
http://www.dianechamberlain.com/blog/...
I’ve been interviewed by some of the media in the UK about this book and I love thinking about the story again. Since the setting for Bay is the summer bungalow of my childhood, it’s fun getting to talk about it one more time.
This is my second novel to be published in the UK. The first was The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes under the title The Lost Daughter. I heard from so many readers who loved that book, and I hope they find The Bay at Midnight equally as intriguing. I hope, too, that it will be under a bunch of Christmas trees in England this year!
http://www.dianechamberlain.com/blog/...
