A Great Gatsby Book Party

On Saturday, September 14, at 2:00 pm, I'll be participating in a panel discussion and celebration of all things 1920s at the indie bookstore A Children's Place in Portland, Oregon. Yes, In the Shadow of Blackbirds takes place in 1918, not the 1920s, but the roaring decade of jazz and booze was a direct result of the World War I era.

I'll be speaking with Rosanne Parry (Written in Stone), Teri Brown (Born of Illusion), Susan Hill Long (Whistle in the Dark), and Janet Fox (Sirens). We'll all be...