News
Penitence named as an Apple Books Staff Pick for February 2025 (hardcover and audio Must Listen)
Penitence included as a Pick for the Book of the Month Club for February 2025
Penitence included in the Best Books of the Week by People Magazine February 10, 2025
Penitence named a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick for February 2025
Penitence named an Indie Next for February 2025
Penitence included on the Goodreads list of Readers’ Most Anticipated Books of January 2025
Penitence included on the Goodreads list of the Hottest Debuts of 2025
Penitence included in Buzz Books 2024: Fall/Winter — a sampler series that presents an insider’s look at the buzziest books of the upcoming season. A free copy can be downloaded here OR Buzz Publishers Marketplace.
Events
Upcoming Events
September 14, Water Street Bookstore, Exeter, NH, with Kerry Nichols, 3:00pm followed by wine/treats! No ticket/registration required but please email me if you’re coming so I can look forward to seeing you!
September 15, Hummingbird Bookstore, Boston, MA, with Kerry Nichols, 7:00pm. Ticket required but includes purchase of either Penitence (Koval) or Puppy Brain (Nichols). Link for tickets here.
September 18, Bedford Bookstore, Bedford, NY, with Kerry Nichols. Followed by wine/treats! Ticket required but can be used toward the purchase of Penitence or Puppy Brain. Link for tickets here.
September 21, Berthoud Literary Festival, Berthoud, CO at 6:00pm. Tickets required and can be purchased here (either alone or as part of a pack for all three keynote speakers).
September 27, Jackson Hole Literary Festival, Jackson Hole, WY. Free event but please register here.
September 28, Aspen Literary Festival, Aspen, CO. Free event but please register here.
October 19, Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, TN, at 11:00am. Free event and I will update with registration information when available.
November 13, Elliott Bay Bookstore, Seattle, WA, 7:00pm. Free event and I will update with registration information when available.
Press, Interviews, and Podcasts
Podcast (July 21) with Mitzi Rapkin from First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing. Listen here and watch here.
June 6, Colorado Public Radio interview, Turn the Page with Ryan Warner. Listen here.
Podcast (January 28) with Brett Benner from Behind the Stack. Listen here and watch here.
Interview (January 31) in BookTrib, Murder, Secrets, and the Long Road Back in Snowy Legal Novel.
Review in The Washington Post (February 2, 2025), Nicole Chung
Starred Review in Shelf Awareness (February 2, 2025)
KGNU Radio Book Club with Arsen Kashkashian and Maeve Conran in Boulder, CO (February 27, 2025)
Past Events
August 13, Fort Morgan Library, Fall into Winter Author Series, 5:30pm
May 28, 6:30pm Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO
May 13, 6:30pm TACAW in Basalt, CO: First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing with Mitzi Rapkin
April 29, 7:00pm, Booked Author Series, Providence, RI
April 13, 4:00pm, Big Red Books, 120 Main Street, Nyack, NY, in conversation with Mary Beth Keane
April 10, 7:00pm, Wonderland Bookstore, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD
March 15, Thrills and Chills Fest, Craft Class (Clocks and Characters) and lunchtime panel (On Violence)
January 28, 6:00pm Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, CO, in conversation with Erika Krouse
January 31, 5:30pm Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 3844 York St., Denver, CO, in conversation with Dino Enrique Piacentini
February 3, 6:00pm West Side Books, 3434 W 32nd Ave., Denver CO, joint event with Erika Krouse
February 13, 6:30pm Barnes & Noble, 1678 Redstone Center Drive, Park City, Utah, joint event with Tracey Lange
February 27, 7:00pm Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway, NY, NY, in conversation with Lynn Steger Strong
Publisher’s Lunch Buzz Books Editors and Authors panel, virtual event, May 16, 2024. Click here to watch.