Happy August!
Do you also feel as though the summer has flown by? I keep reminding myself that there's a whole month left, more or less, and that I need to stop and enjoy it. We've been harvesting blueberries here, trying to keep up with the weeds in the vegetable garden, and moving our sheep around to new pastures so they can fill their bellies with sweet summer grass. I've also had some really fun book events this month and send thanks to everyone who attended virtually or in person!
As I write this, my husband and I are convalescing with Covid. We dropped all of the kids off at camp and were looking forward to our first real stretch of child-free time in seventeen years and then . . . Covid got us. But, we're lucky to be vaccinated and to have come through it relatively easily. While we've rested, we've loved watching the series The Bear, about a chef who returns home to Chicago to run his family's sandwich shop. Highly recommended. I've also done a lot of reading and will recommend some titles below.
Looking ahead to the fall, I'm gearing up for Bouchercon, the world mystery convention, in Minnneapolis, and the Green Mountain Book Festival here in Vermont, both in September, as well as to Crimebake, the New England mystery convention, which will be held in Dedham, Massachusetts in November. Fingers crossed all of these events will happen safely and successfully.
I'm working on a new writing project and waiting for my editor's feedback on Maggie #4. Once I get that, I'll jump back into the manuscript for a fairly substantial revision. I've liked having some time away from the book to work on other things and to think about the characters and plot some more. I can't wait to share the title, the cover, and more details with you this fall.
Enjoy these fleeting days of summer and make sure to make time for reading.
All best,
Sarah