Last week Jenn McKinlay visited my library for an after-hours event and it was awesomesauce.
Her newest book Summer Share just came out:
Which I reviewed for Fresh Fiction
"The Perfect Summer Read"
Jenn and I had a conversation where we talked about:
The Bat Scene
How the setting was influenced by her childhood memories
How the grandfathers were influenced by her uncle
The Dude and how she comes up with all the mischievous and cute animals in her books.
Sadly, she does not have a cameo in the series
But she did talk about her visit to the set with her two sons
She shared how fast the timeline moved and how surprised she was having heard that Hollywood is VERY slow.
There's another work that has been optioned - this time by Acorn TV
The hat shop series starts with Cloche and Dagger. It's a seven-book series that takes place in England.
I loved this series
Jenn shared how the series idea struck her after watching William and Kate's wedding and seeing the hat Beatrice wore. I REALLY hope this happens.
We talked about her writing habits and how they changed over time (and a little influence from her husband).
We talked about switching genres (romance, cozies, romance, and fantasy)
We talked about the ending of series because of the end to printing mass market paperbacks (This is SO NOT FAIR! I want more cupcake bakery mystery series)
This ended on a cliffhanger of sorts and I want more.
Jenn signed books afterwards.
Here I am getting my book signed
All in all, it was a great night!
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