The International Edgar Allan Poe Festival is returning to Baltimore next weekend. It is held the weekend before the anniversary of his death (October 7) right outside the house where he launched his career as the master of the macabre. It’s remarkable, really, that the streets around this tiny five-room house close down for two…
Dear Kindle readers, I am happy to report that the Kindle edition of my new Christmas novella, LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD, is now available on Amazon.com. It took some doing but I’ve cut through the red tape, tamed the giant stack of paperwork to make sure Kindle fans could get a copy for their e-readers,…
A delightful romance! Tilghman skillfully captures the essence of young love and warm Christmas traditions in this holiday novella. – E. Elizabeth Watson author of Westward Bound and The Ladies of Scotland series This is the lovely blurb that appears on the top of my new novella, LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD, my Christmas story set in Annapolis…
After I signed books at the Greyhound, an indie bookstore in Berlin, Md., —and sold out— the owner asked me to bring extra copies to put on her shelves. I took them to the shop this past weekend and now I’m honored to say, you can find DIVIDED LOYALTIES and LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD on…
This summer I’ve gobbled up so many beautiful books: Here’s a list, probably not complete, though these have had a profound effect on me as a human being and as a writer. ON THE COME UP, by Angie Thomas. I listened to this one, just as I listened to her audiobook of THE HATE U…
It’s book release day for LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD. Christmas comes early for me as I’m proud to introduce you to LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD, my Christmas novella set in 1831 Annapolis. I first met Patricia and Angela when I wrote DIVIDED LOYALTIES. Maureen and her friends Eliza and Amy were searching the battlefield at…
To celebrate the publication of my new Christmas novella, LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD, I’m giving the e-book away. It’s a special promotion, for Christmas in July only! Only through July 31, you can snag your own e-copy. Go here and pick up my book or one of the other 29 sweet, clean Christmas-themed books for sale…
Introducing the cover of LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD. Due to be released July 25 (Christmas in July!) LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD recalls the romances of two sisters living in 1831 Annapolis. Patsy burns with love for Vincent, until he goes away for the Christmas season. Her still-unmarried older sister, Angela, is devoted to helping her…
The Historical Novel Society came to town for its bi-annual conference and I was there. HNS2019 met in National Harbor, on the shores of the Potomac, June 20-22, bringing together historical writers of all stripes — Biblical, Civil War, ancient Rome, 1960s. We talked about everything from marketing to dancing a reel.The wonderful Dolen Perkins-Valdez …
Divided Loyalties, my Civil War-era saga of an Irish teen who volunteers to serve the men wounded after the Battle of Antietam, will be officially re-released in paperback July 1 with a brand new cover. I am delighted to introduce it now. It is very different from the original cover, darker but softer, I think.…
Mary K. Tilghman, writer 