Travel and Leisure – In the Key of Life

My sixteen year love affair with the Florida Keys (and my husband) in the January 2016 issue of TRAVEL AND LEISURE magazine!  Pick up a copy in stores today! The first word my husband ever said to me was yum. We were on the dance floor of Sloppy Joe’s, the wild watering hole (and Ernest…

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Judy Blume and Lisa Unger, In Conversation

Woo-hoo! I am over the moon, thrilled, and BEYOND excited to announce that I will be interviewing the incomparable Judy Blume on stage at the Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading next month on Saturday, October 24th! I am a lifelong fan, so this is huge honor. I can’t wait and I hope you can…

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New York City Lights to Florida's Sugar Sand for Love

The first place I ever loved was New York City. I had a very glamorous aunt who lived a fabulous life in a Park Avenue apartment, and from my very first visit, everything about the place—the buildings, the people, the noise, the smells—mesmerized me. As soon as I was old enough to know what I…

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Key West Literary Seminar

The Key West Literary Seminar is a special gathering in a special place. Great to see old friends, make new ones, and deliver a talk about my journey from aspiring to published writer in the place where it all began for me! “The Dark Side: Mystery, Crime & the Literary Thriller” Full list of Presenters…

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