Queen’s Cakes, Blackberry Tarts, & Amazing Company!
It’s been way too long since I’ve posted here! But boy, have things been happening! I’ve met so many incredibly nice readers since I talked to you last. In fact, I was a speaker at the Antiquity Book Club in Cornelius, North Carolina. My mother-in-law, Dorothy, and my sister-in-law, Kathy, are members and invited me up to meet the more-than-a-dozen ladies who’ve become their go-to gals for all things bookish! Everyone was so welcoming and put together such an incredible meal to celebrate When Harry Met Molly‘s launch! Not only were book club members present but my husband’s Aunt Patti and Grand-Aunt Bobbie Lee, the hippest aunts in North Carolina, without a doubt–and Dawn and Kathryn (pictured above), Kathy’s BFF’s and the most awesome girls around!! I’m claiming them as my dear friends, too–they both drove for hours to get there.
The quiche and salads were fabulous, the Antiquity ladies were so fun, and I couldn’t have had a better time (the men were smart and cleared out of the house so the women could chat about the book and the publishing business without distraction).
I was especially touched that my mother-in-law went to the trouble to find an original recipe from 1806 for the Queen’s cakes, which were featured in When Harry Met Molly. They were scrumptious!!! I also loved that Kathy made it a point to serve the most delicious blackberry tarts. Everyone who’s read the book knows how Molly loves to make a good berry tart and that she and Harry got up to some mischief picking those blackberries….
So here’s to the Antiquity Book Club. Thank you so much for taking such a friendly interest in my writing. It was a happy afternoon that I’ll always look back at with fondness–my first-ever book club luncheon!
How about you, dear reader? Are you in a book club? If so and you want to discuss one of my books, I’ll be happy to Skype you or phone you during your meeting. Just contact me and I’ll get it on the calendar.
