Cheers to the lovely and talented Frances Mayes, whose A PLACE IN THE WORLD is out in paperback today! A PLACE IN THE WORLD explores Frances Mayes’s passion for houses and the objects that inhabit them—books, rich food, gardens, beloved friends, and transportive art. Read on!

SATURDAY! I'll be at the beautiful new Barnes & Noble in Cary, North Carolina. Come say hello and get your books signed! RSVP by emailing [email protected]. Hope to see you there! Saturday, 8/26 Noon to 2pm Barnes & Noble 1311 Kildaire Farm Rd Cary, North Carolina 27511

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My super fantastic August reads❣️ can’t go wrong with any of these—5 historical fictions, 3 fiction, and one non-fiction. Well done Aimie K. Runyan-Vetter Madeline Martin 👩🏻‍💻 Laura Morelli 🥳

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Throwback Thursday Harbor of Napoli, aboard the ferry to Capri. Maybe 1987? I was "so mature"--LOL. Wish I could go back now and tell that girl a thing or two. 😜 #tbt #napoli

Dorothée Lefering Julie Caplin I am devouring Laura Morelli ‘s gorgeously written The Last Masterpiece. Her last few books have dealt with the Nazi art theft in WWII. This one deals with it through the eyes of two women in war torn Florence. As usual for Dr Morelli, Its fantastic! #verbatimjourney

Dorothée Lefering Julie Caplin Laura Morelli This book is fascinating because it examines how one can think they are helping but if they aren’t getting the right information… but I’m only half way through so I’m sure I’m going to learn even more. So good!

Attention Byzantinists: you might want to follow Laura Morelli (Art History) and sign up for her emails. You'll get have the opportunity to attend her lectures. I just watched her talk on Ravenna's mosaics - one of my favorites! lauramorelli.com/learn/

I just signed the The Authors Guild's Open Letter to Generative AI Leaders calling on them to compensate writers fairly for the use of copyrighted materials in their AI programs. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/auth…

Dorothée Lefering 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩Fiction 📚🧳 #travelbybook Kemi Mad Hatters NYC Linda Charles McCool ✈️ Bio-HistoricalFiction Roaming Historian Sonja Holverson Dawn Jorgensen | The Incidental Tourist You picked the best week for this title because I just finished Laura Morelli ‘s latest - the Last Masterpiece- it’s fantastic… maybe her best yet? (I don’t know — I love all her work). This looks at the fight to prevent the massive art theft by the Nazis #verbatimjourney

I pressed SEND this morning! My next historical novel is in my editor's hands--hooray! There will be much more revising in the months ahead, but for the moment, I'm dooooonnnne with this book and it feels so good! 🎉 📚 😀 #historicalfiction

Happy Halloween! 🎃 In the spirit of the season, I've dusted off an oldie but goodie: the homemade, 15th-century gondolier costume that won me a prize at the 2016 Historical Novel Society conference in Oxford, England. ​ Can you see the resemblance? #arthistorynerd #carpaccio

Many thanks to Grace Sammon at The Storytellers podcast / radio show for hosting me to talk about all things historical fiction! Tune in here: youtube.com/watch?v=ua-xi7… @gracesammonwrites

#BookTalk The Last Masterpiece by Laura Morelli Laura Morelli Inspired by the incredible true story of the Monuments Women, the Fifth Army WACs, and the looted Florentine art collections during WWII. Masterpiece, indeed: amzn.to/3u8TVJr

Come hang out with me over at lauramorelli.com. This place is not the same and I’m rarely here anymore…

How do you hear your historical characters' voices?  We love this advice from Laura Morelli from our top tips from 64 successful historical novelists: thehistoryquill.com/top-tips-on-wr…

When you record a podcast interview in the driveway because of the chaos unfolding in the house. 😂 P.S. Thanks to @drawdyatelier and @warfareofartandlawpodcast #familylife #authorlife

Throwback Thursday! Is it my imagination or would these giant headphones be considered cool right now? (I am the parent of teenagers so clearly I know NOTHING!) All I know is that it was either the Jackson 5 or the Bee Gees in my ears. #tbt #froback

I really can't explain what's happened to my family's fashion sense over the last few decades... Somehow we hit an epic high point of cool in 1977, and it's just gone downhill since then. #siblings