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    Harvesting the Sky Hits Shelves in September!

    Harvesting the Sky cover

    Hey everyone, Just a quick note to let you know my new novel Harvesting the Sky has a cover! Here it is above. I’m very excited. The talented Jessica Dionne, who created The Forgetting Flower, also designed this one. It’s ominous and threatening and mysterious and I love it. Here’s the jacket copy: Botanist Andre Damazy lands on the opportunity of a lifetime when he discovers a rare medicinal apple in Kazakhstan and brings back tree cuttings to his hidden greenhouse in Paris. Growing the cuttings into trees is personal…

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    News About My New Novel, Harvesting the Sky

    Apple in Leaves (by Janos Patrik), News About My New Novel, Harvesting the Sky, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2020/12/20/harvesting-the-sky/ #books #fiction #KarenHugg #HarvestingtheSky #Paris #thriller #mystery #crimefiction #author #novel

    Hi everyone, I’m excited to tell you my new novel, Harvesting the Sky, will be published in fall, 2021! This book holds a special place in my heart for a few reasons. The First Novel That Melded my Plant Passion With Fiction Some of you know that I resisted focusing on plants in my fiction for years. I saw plants as soothing and beautiful, which they are, and so I struggled to find the darkness. Then I reworked the novel that was my MFA thesis with a botanist at the…

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    Lisa Barr Brings Energy and Sex to her New Novel

    Lisa Barr, Lisa Barr Brings Energy and Sex to her New Novel, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2019/08/06/lisa-barr/ #LisaBarr #TheUnbreakables #books #novels #Paris #France #Provence #LisaBarrInterview

    Lisa Barr is, in short, a pretty amazing author. She writes books packed with energetic intrigue and her productivity is off the charts. Starting her career as a reporter and editor for various periodicals, Lisa has transitioned to full-time fiction writer. Since then, she’s written a vivid historical fiction novel, Fugitive Colors, and now The Unbreakables, a women’s fiction novel packed with emotion and sex and art. It’s a novel for those who like stories about women breaking out onto their own and discovering the truth about who they really…

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    Enter for a Free Copy of The Forgetting Flower Today!

    The Forgetting Flower Book, Enter for a Free Copy of The Forgetting Flower Today! Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2019/07/30/free-copy-of-the-forgetting-flower #books #novels #literarythriller #Paris #TheForgettingFlower #France #debutauthors2019

    Hi all, I wanted to share a surprising experience I recently had, but before I do, I’ll let you know that the happy result means I’m celebrating by offering a free copy of The Forgetting Flower to readers! Taking a Risk Several weeks ago, I sent off the book for review to Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus has a reputation for being pretty harsh in their book reviews so I debated whether or not to submit it at all. But I thought, you never know until you try, so I submitted it…

  • Plants & Gardening

    How a Mild Obsession With African Violets Led to the Fantastic

    Pink African Violet, How a Mild Obsession With African Violets Led to the Fantastic, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2019/07/15/african-violets/ #AfricanViolets #houseplants #plants #gardening #indoorplants #pinkAfricanViolet #books #bookssetinParis #Paris #flowers #TheForgettingFlower

    I’ve grown African violets as houseplants for years. I love them because they like indirect light and don’t mind drying out between waterings. They bloom in lovely little pops of color and aren’t fussy about soil (lighter is better). So, it’s not too much of a surprise that as growers have diversified the plants via its flowers, I’ve acquired those new introductions. As a plant geek, you have to have all of the cultivars, you don’t know why. And you don’t question it. It just is. The good news though…