My new novel HER DAUGHTER is officially launched w/ help from #carolineleavitt (the NYTimes best-selling author, not the Trump flunky) who spoke w/ me at the event & the Hudson Park library branch of the #nypl that hosted us. #booksky #fiction #mothers #parental-alienation

Fascinating talk at @nyhistory.bsky.social by #LouisMasur of #Rutgers: "Hamilton" the musical tells only part of the #history! It was Burr vs #Hamilton/ Hamilton vs Jefferson/ Jefferson vs Adams...Yeah but it still looks like a minuet compared w/ today. At least the dueling Founders wanted #NoKings

Who loves #LilyKing's novels? Is "Heart the Lover" significantly better than her others? I just read "Father of the Rain," which was ok, but than again, I think it's one of her earliest, so should I another? #booksky

I had a great time on a self-guided Literary Tour of New England (the homes of Twain, Alcott, Wharton, the other Hawthorne, plus Thoreau's spot at Walden Pond)--and now I wrote about it for #StoryCircleNetwork. #booksky What should be my my next tour? storycirclenetwork.substack.com/p/inspired-b...

My novel HER DAUGHTER is now available at BookBub's New Releases for Less! Read a book, save money & w/ the $$ you save buy some cookies to eat while you read... or donate to an #environmental cause (like my MC Alice works for) #booksky www.bookbub.com/books/her-da...

If you're anywhere near #NYC I hope you can join me at the BOOK LAUNCH for my new novel HER DAUGHTER-- 6 pm FEB 5 at the Hudson Park #library branch of the #NYPL #booksky

Thank you to @deborahkalb.bsky.social for including me & my new novel HER DAUGHTER in her writers Q&A. Good questions--such as: What is the dynamic between Alice & Dan? How did Alice create herself? deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com. #booksky

Goodreads GIVEAWAY of HER DAUGHTER -- in print --begins today. Why not enter & win a FREE autographed copy? Thanks! #booksky

My 3d novel HER DAUGHTER is OFFICIALLY PUBLISHED TODAY! Please check out my website hawthornewriter.com for details about events, reviews, the story, where to buy it --oh yeah, and about me. Thanks. #BlackRoseWriting #parental-alienation #divorce #booksky #veterinarians #bakery #environmental

Wow, my #bookclub had such a range of opinions--from 2.5 to 5 stars! -- about "Absolution" by #AliceMcDermott. I loved the book for its portrayal of a world we rarely see, the lives of US wives in #Vietnam before the war exploded. #booksky #reading #fiction

Just **ONE WEEK** from today my newest novel HER DAUGHTER will be officially published!! #booksky

At #NewYorkHistorical museum, #DavidNasaw talked about his fascinating new book "The Wounded Generation"--the cheating, PTSD, lost jobs & rough relationships between returning WWII vets & the kids they didn't know (Dads had to "be a man" & hit their "misbehaving" kids, for instance.) #booksky

A great time talking w/ @sallywienergrotta.bsky.social on her Judith podcast, from researching Boston cream doughnuts for my new novel HER DAUGHTER (really) to trying to portray characters w/ no hints of ethnicity, religion...https://bsky.app/profile/sallywienergrotta.bsky.social/post/3mcde3cgxpk2v

Congratulations to my friend #ZeevaBukai. Her wonderful debut novel "The Anatomy of Exile" is now out in paperback. Beautifully written--thought-provoking--& timely #booksky

Reading Sara Glass's memoir "Kissing Girls on Shabbat" spurred a strong discussion at my #bookclub about the impact of a rigid upbringing: How much can we sympathize w/ the author's wild reaction before we worry about that reaction's impact on her kids? #booksky

I had fun writing my short essay about adverbs & #journalism-- "What Newspapers Taught Me about Writing Fiction"--for the blog "WOW! Women on Writing." I hope you enjoy it (& maybe learn some workarounds?) #booksky muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/2026/01/friday-speak-out-what-newspapers-taught.html

My 1st #bookclub all loved the rich world-descriptions of "The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny" by #KiranDesai but as we kept talking, other aspects nagged at us. Did the plot meander? #booksky

A good #teacher makes all the difference, right? I just heard a fascinating lecture by #StanfordUniv prof Caroline Winterer comparing US & Rome as empires, thru a speakers series at @nyhistory.bsky.social (Written before the US invasion of #Venezuela, but only more timely now) #history #booksky

So far, 2026 hasn't been too bad. I started the #NewYear --as I always do--by buying #carbonoffsets for my anticipated house & travel energy usage, via #carbonfund.org (PS of course I'm looking forward to that travel, including #book-signings & conferences in #Baltimore, #Nashville & #CA) #booksky

#Driving lesson today! My 1st time driving in 7 1/2 yrs (b/c I'll need to drive to some #booktalks & #bookfestivals in 2026) Yeah the instincts came back just like w/ a bike but I still prefer #walking. #booksky

The #Goodreads #Giveaway for my new novel HER DAUGHTER has launched! It ends Jan. 22. Please enter--You've got nothing to lose & a free copy to gain! #booksky www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Saw the #movie #SentimentalValue yesterday & I'm sorry to say I was disappointed. After a while, it was too obviously gunning for awards: Too many long holds on anguished faces, too many dramatic, abrupt cuts. There are lessons here for writing my novels! #booksky

Just saw the movie of #Hamnet--& it's so much better than the book! As a novelist myself, I hate to admit that sometimes a (moving) picture is more powerful than 1000 words. Also more subtle #booksky

After you've finished reading a novel, do you find yourself writing an alternate ending in your mind? Or a sequel? (I did that with the final #HarryPotter book & also with "Cradles of the Reich" by #JenniferCoburn.) #BookSky

#Reading dilemma: I'm halfway thru #RobertCaro's "The Path to Power" (Volume 1 of the LBJ series). Do I finish the remaining 400 pp? Or do I read 2 novels in the time those pp would take?#BookSky

For #GivingTuesday today, please think about: --Giving to a #library or #literacy project --Giving by volunteering at a #school --Giving a #book to--well, to anyone! To a book drive. To a friend. To a Little Free Library --Giving a book PLUS whatever else you were planning to give #BookSky

Thx to #LucindaSage-Midgorden for inviting me to her podcast #StoryPower to discuss my new novel "Her Daughter." Lucinda pinpoints the dad/husband's #gaslighting; yet he can't be 100% villain or it's a cartoon not a novel #BookSky #writingcommunity #fiction #families sagewoman.life/2025/11/23/s...

#BookSky A #book about 1 sentence? Well, #walteri.bksky spoke tonite @ the #NYHistorical & his newest has a lot to say re: the 1st sentence of the Dec of Independence (Example: Jefferson wrote "sacred," Franklin edited it to "self-evident") But I still don't forgive #Isaacson fawning over #ElonMusk

For #WorldChildren'sDay today, please remember 1 of the less-known forms of child abuse--#ParentalAlienation when 1 parent gaslights the child/children against the other parent. It's painful, too widespread & the focus of my newest novel HER DAUGHTER #BookSky #families #writingcommunity

For #WorldChildren'sDay today, please remember 1 of the less-known forms of child abuse--#ParentalAlienation, when 1 parent gaslights the child/children against the other parent. It's painful, too widespread & the focus of my newest novel HER DAUGHTER #BookSky #families #writingcommunity

Here's how I juggle #bookstores: Today I bought a #book ("Good Hair Days" by #GraceHelenaWalz ) at my #local #indie #communitybookstore.bsky.social & I also celebrated the reopening of the local #barnesandnoble.com by buying a desk calendar there (which Community Bookstore doesn't sell) #BookSky

So the 1995 #film version of #SenseandSensibility is being re-released, w/ #EmmaThompson #KateWinslet #AlanRIckman & #HughGrant. If only #JaneAusten were alive so we could ask her what she thinks of it! (I suppose she'd hate the idea of a movie... but who knows?) #BookSky #writingcommunity

Just saw the movie #Nuremberg. Excellent acting & important themes but the problem w/ fictionalized #history is that you don't know which parts to believe. I think I'll stick w/ documentaries from now on #BookSky #writingcommunity

Why is today #ILoveToWriteDay ? Every day is I Love To Write Day--except when I'm working on a 1st draft & staring at a blank screen, in which case it's This Is Hopeless Day #BookSky #writingcommunity

A suggestion: As you plan your #holiday shopping, give people the gifts they want--and then add a #book you think they'd like! #BookSky

A fascinating tour behind-the-scenes at #LincolnCenter in #NYC today. Here's one sample, backstage at Alice Tully Hall. I'll post more on Instagram next week #hawthornewriter. #BookSky I love oddball cultural tours. What are your favorites?

#local #indie #bookstores are my 1st choice but of course I'm gonna applaud that the #barnesandnoble.com near me has reopened. The more (nonAmazon) places to buy #books, the better! (Also, indie bookstore mgrs have told me they see BN as an ally against Amazon) #BookSky What do you say?

My #bookclub split between liking & LOVING "Trust" by #HernanDiaz. Some were put off the finance jargon; some focused on the role of women. Me? Put me in the LOVING column for the incredible layering of narratives #booksky

My #bookclub split between liking & LOVING "Trust" by #HernanDiaz. Some were put off the finance jargon; some focused on the role of women. Me? Put me in the LOVING column for the incredible layering of narratives

If you like novels like "The Good Mother" by #SueMiller, check out my list on #shepherdbooks.bsky.social for my own upcoming novel HER DAUGHTER! #booksky

Please check out FRAN HAWTHORNE (me) on #Shepherd.com Shepherd finds new ways to connect #books & #readers. Like connecting my new novel HER DAUGHTER w/ novels by #JoyceMaynard #SueMiller #JessamineChan #LynnStegerStrong & #HilaBlum-- on the theme of #mothers who may lose their daughters #Booksky

Please check out FRAN HAWTHORNE (me) on #Shepherd.com Shepherd finds new & intricate ways to connect #books & #readers. Like connecting my new novel HER DAUGHTER w/ novels by #JoyceMaynard #JessamineChan #SueMiller #HilaBlum & #LynnStegerStrong -- on the theme of mothers who may lose their daughter

For a post on #shepherd.com I calculated that I read 75 #books in the past year. (average length probably 325 pp) I don't usually calculate those kinds of things, so what should I think of this number? #booksky

I'm thrilled at the review of my new novel "Her Daughter" from #KirkusReviews! #booksky #fiction #families #divorce #motherhood #parental_alienation

Going to #Spain for 10 days on Sunday & so far I'm packing 3 books to read. Is that enough? PS It's actually a trip w/ one of my #writing groups & we'll be spending an hour every day doing writing prompts together! #booksky

Congratulations to my friend #MaryAnnMcGuigan on her wonderful new collection "That Very Place"--beautiful, powerful, understated. #booksky #fiction.

Walked along the #HudsonRiver 3.5 mi from the #Verrazano Bridge to Owl's Head Park & now that I've read both "The Island at the Center of the World" & "Taking Manhattan" by #RussellShorto, I can picture Henry Hudson & also Richard Nicolls sailing up the river toward #Manhattan #booksky #history #nyc

The other night I dreamed a sentence that could become my 5th #novel (but I have to finish Novel #4 first)

What a day! Advance copies of my new novel HER DAUGHTER arrived & my revamped website is live www.hawthornewriter.com & my freebie book-postcards are ready...So I guess MY NEW NOVEL IS ACTUALLY GETTING PUBLISHED!! January 22

Thrilled that #inksweatandtears.co.uk just published my story "Gold Medal"--it's my 1st-ever CNF (creative nonfiction) AND my 1st "Flash" of any kind. (It's 200 words vs my new novel HER DAUGHTER at approx 93,000 words)