The Race for Paris is the recipient of the David J. Langum, Sr. Prize for American Historical Fiction, Honorary Mention. It’s also a national bestseller, a BBC’s 10 Best summer reads of 2015, a Glamour Magazine recommended read, and an Indie Next Great Read — a list of favorite handsells recommended by booksellers across the country.
The Wednesday Sisters was named one of “25 Essential Best Friend Novels”—along with the likes of The Three Musketeers, Harry Potter, Michael Chabon’s The Mysteries of Pittsburg, Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, and Mary McCarthy’s The Group—in Entertainment Weekly.
Meet Meg in Person (or see her again) at …
Books Inc. Palo Alto, CA
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 5 p.m.
Join me and Margie Scott Tucker, half of the amazing Michael and Margie duo who own and run the 10-store Books Inc. chain, Publisher’s Weekly Bookstore of the Year last year, for wine and conversation. We’ll be celebrating National Bookstore Day and the rerelease of My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 5 p.m.
A Paris All Your Own: Bestselling Women Writers on the City of Light
July 4, 2017
I’m delighted to be a part of this collection of essays by bestselling writers about one of my favorite cities, Paris! Stay tuned for a July event in the works to celebrate.
I’m otherwise focused on writing at the moment, trying to finish a draft of a new novel, but I spend enough time in my local bookstores (Books Inc. Palo Alto and Kepler’s Books) that you can usually get signed copies of my novels from them.
photo by Slade Kemmet, compliments of ClubBook.org
Some of the Past Events for The Race for Paris
CAP RADIO READS, Sacramento, CA
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Please see the CapRadio website for details
MEET THE COMMUNITY, Sacramento, CA
Feb 04, 2016 7:00 PM
Please see the link for details on this fundraiser I’m doing with Natalie Baszile, Frances Dinkelspiel, Marian Palaia, and Josh Weil, supporting the Squaw Valley Community of Writers
BOOKMANIA, Stuart, FL
March 5, 2016
Please see the Martin County Library Association website for details
LAGUNA BEACH LITERARY LUNCHEON, Laguna Beach, CA
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Please see the Laguna Beach AAUW website for details about this fundraiser to support women’s education
CALM CELEBRITY AUTHOR’S LUNCHEON, Santa Barbara, CA
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Please see the CALM website for details about this fundraiser for CALM, which fights child abuse by providing prevention and treatment services
GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL, Gaithersburg, MD
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Please see the festival website for details
DECATUR BOOK FESTIVAL, Atlanta, GA
Saturday, September 5, 2015 from 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Daring Female Photographers Panel
Location: City Hall Stage
Please check the festival website for details.
CLOSE THE GAP LITERATURE, LEADERSHIP, AND LUNCH, Palo Alto, CA
Friday, November 13, 2015 from noon – 1:30 p.m.
I’m delighted to be involved in the Close the Gap Literature, Leadership and Lunch, helping to recruit talented women to run for public office. Tickets required.
CLUB BOOK at the CHANHASSEN PUBLIC LIBRARY, Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
7711 Kerber Blvd, Chanhassen, MN 55317
KEPLER’S BOOKS, Menlo Park, CA
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025
I’ll be in conversation with the amazing Ellen Sussman to celebrate the launch of The Race for Paris
(This is a ticketed premium event; the “with book” tickets are about the cost of the book; all tickets can be purchased at the store or online.)
MRS. DALLOWAY’S, Berkeley, CA
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
2904 College Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705
BOOKS INC., San Francisco, CA
Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 7 p.m.
601 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102
TOWNE CENTER BOOKS, Pleasanton, CA
Friday, August 14, 2015 at noon
555 Main Street, Pleasanton, CA 94566
This is a “read it and eat” event, with Towne Center serving a lunch based on a meal in the book! Hard tack and floury Hershey’s bars? This will be fun!
VROMAN’S BOOKSTORE Pasadena, CA
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 7 p.m.
695 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
WARWICK’S La Jolla, CA
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla, CA 92037
LAGUNA BEACH BOOKS, Laguna Beach, CA
Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 6 p.m.
1200 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
PAGES BOOKSTORE, Manhattan Beach, CA
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 7 p.m.
904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
CHAUCER’S BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 7 p.m.
3321 State Street, Santa Barbara CA 93105
BOOK PASSAGE, Corte Madera, CA
Friday, August 28, 2015 at 7 p.m.
51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925
VERNON AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY,
Lincolnshire, IL
Friday, September 18, 2015 at 1 p.m.
300 Olde Half Day Rd., Lincolnshire, IL 60069
No ticket required, but registration required — which you can do through that link
MONTAVLO ARTS CENTER, Saratoga, CA
Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 11:30 a.m.
Tickets for a lovely luncheon available on the website.
COPPERFIELD’S BOOKS, Healdsburg, CA
Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 7 p.m.
106 Matheson St., Healdsburg, CA 95448
This will be a very special evening of books and wine! Please check with Copperfield’s for details.
BOOKSHOP WEST PORTAL, San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 7 p.m.
80 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127
FOXTALE BOOK SHOPPE, Woodstock, GA
Friday, October, 9, 2015 at noon
105 East Main Street #138, Woodstock, GA 30188
This is a ticketed luncheon. Please check with FoxTale for details.
THE SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS, Nashville, TN
Weekend of October 9-11, 2015
Please check the festival website for details.
LITQUAKE: CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE PAST: A Night of Historical Fiction, San Francisco, CA
Thursday, October 15 at 7
Z Below, 470 Florida St., San Francisco, CA
An evening of short readings with my friends Lalita Tademy, Liz Rosner, Carolina de Robertis, and others — 9 authors, all historical. Tickets required.
NATIONAL READING GROUP MONTH CELEBRATION at DIESEL, Santa Monica, CA
Thursday, October 22, 2015 from 6:30 – 8 p.m.
225 26th St., Santa Monica, CA
The Women’s National Book Associations of Los Angeles is hosting a celebration of the joy of reading and the power of book groups and book clubs. I’ll be speaking and reading along with Aline Ohanesian and Rachel Howzell Hall at this wonderful bookstore in my old neighborhood.
ALACHUA COUNTY LIBRARY, Gainesville, FL
March 6, 2016 at 2:30
401 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
Please see the library website for details