Things have calmed down a little, as Sharmini and I are in Hobart, working on Miss Bingley’s further adventures. We are grateful to the Salamanca Arts Centre for hosting us in the gorgeous cottage set aside for artist residencies, and we’ve been working hard, and plotting even harder. It’s the perfect place to think Regency, surrounded by Georgian buildings and exploring museum collections of the era. But more of that another time.

It’s not all long days bent over the desk. We’re appearing at Dymock’s Hobart on 11 June at 6pm, to talk about Miss Bingley, crime in the Regency era, and writing historical fiction. It’d be lovely to see some Tasmanian crime and/or historical novel readers there. Details and bookings here.

After we return to Melbourne, Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Investigator will be published in North America – on July 6.

Then the events in Australia continue with an afternoon tea at Antipodes Books in Sorrento on 30 July. Bookings are essential for this one, and we anticipate delicious morsels! Find out more and book here.

After that, we have writers’ festivals and events lined up – I’ll let you know as they arise, but in the meantime, book ahead for the Historical Novel Society of Australasia’s History Unbound festival in Parramatta in November. Sharmini, Alison Goodman, and I will all be on a panel together, hosted by the magnificent Pamela Hart. Now, THAT’S Regency.

And if you haven’t seen it, here’s the stunning US cover.