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Stoop sitting at the New York Botanical Garden's annual Orchid Show. Photo by Raj Moorjani; all other photos by Yours Truly.
Hi Friends,
April here on the east coast saw winter holding on with a vengeance though we did have one week of beautiful, sunshiny reprieve during which the Hubs and I seized our chance to check out the annual orchid show at the New York Botanical Garden. This year's program was Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle — installation art with flowers, mainly orchids, as the medium. Immersive and breathtaking, clever and whimsical, the show was a love note to New York City and the Queens neighborhood where the anonymous creator, who styles himself Mr. Flower Fantastic, grew up. Alas, the show wrapped April 26th. If you didn't have the chance to go, I hope you enjoy these pictures.
The humble laundromat gets a makeover.
Za! A New York pizza shop, one of several iconic city scenes in this year's orchid show.
I also learned "stuff" like there are nearly 30,000 species of orchids, some of which do not look very... orchid-like.
When I wasn't outside soaking up every drop of available sunshine, I was at my desk dutifully writing. This month, I was super honored to be asked to guest blog on the Historical Novel Society of North America's website.
My post, "Writing the Historical Saga" is condensed from my presentation at HNS's national conference last summer in Las Vegas. If you're interested in writing a saga, or historical fiction of any kind, give it a read.
Win the IRISH EYES Audiobook
Hard to believe, but it's one month since the IRISH EYES audiobook launched! To keep the party going, I'm giving away three copies on Spotify. To be entered to win, hop on over to Substack and sign up for my History With Hope newsletter -- it's free and about one email a month. Contest closes 12 midnight EDT tonight (5/1), so don't delay!
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10th and books make great gifts! Below is the shortlist of where to get mine, including signed copies.
STARDUST is available wherever books are sold, including:
Hope C. Tarr, Author of the American Songbook Series: IRISH EYES and STARDUST.
Welcome to my monthly author newsletter. Subscribing is a great way to stay in touch with all my news, including giveaways, publisher flash sales and in-person and online events.
What's On... View this newsletter in your browser. Hi Friends, Today is the audio book birthday for IRISH EYES! Narrated by Galway born Jade Yourell, the audiobook is available for purchase on Apple, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Google, Libro.fm and Spotify. For the full list of buy links, click here. Book Club Love One of the adorable rescue cats available for adoption at Catsbury Park in Asbury, NJ. When you bring book lovers and cat lovers together in the same room, it's bound to be a...
What's On... View this newsletter in your browser. Happy March! March being the host month for Saint Patrick's Day (aka my second Christmas), it's one of my favorite times of year. Shamrock Shakes, corned beef and cabbage, creamy pints o' Guinness, re-watching "Leap Year" -- what's not to love?! Not surprisingly, I have lots of fun doings this month but first... Mark your calendars! The IRISH EYES audiobook releases on March 31st!!! Galway native, Jade Yourell, doesn't only voice Rose, she...
What's On... View this newsletter in your browser. Hi Again Friends, As you long-term subscribers know, this is a monthly newsletter. But when there's SO MUCH goodness going on in a single month, and that month happens to include Valentine's Day, sometimes I can't help myself. First off, my publisher surprised me with a flash sale for IRISH EYES! For a limited time, you can get the IRISH EYES ebook on Kindle for just 99 cents. Then, this happened... The book is an Amazon bestseller, ranked...
