• Books

    The Strange Sensation of Being a Book Star for an Hour

    Karen Hugg Book Reading, The Strange Sensation of Being a Book Star for an Hour, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2019/07/14/book-reading/ #KarenHugg #book #reading #TheForgettingFlower #Paris #fiction #literary #thrillers #Seattle #ThirdPlaceBooks

    A few weeks ago, I debuted as an author. Just me, no one else. I’d read in public many times, but I had always read alongside other fellow writers, never on my own. This was the first time I would give a talk and read from The Forgetting Flower, solo. People were coming, if any came at all, to see me and no one else. I was the sole entertainment for about an hour. And it scared the sh*t out of me. Don’t Panic, Yes, Panic To stave off the…

  • Books,  Writing

    How an Odd Stain on a Sidewalk in Russia Inspired My Novel

    St. Petersburg, Russia, How an Odd Stain on a Russian Sidewalk Inspired My Novel, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2019/06/18/sidewalk-russia/ #Russia #StPetersburg #crime #blood #fiction #sidewalk #books #novels

    It was late afternoon in St. Petersburg, Russia. A cloudy day but warm. I was walking back to the inn where I was staying for a writer’s workshop through the Summer Literary Seminars program. Soon, I came to a strange dried puddle on the sidewalk and almost stepped in it. I had to take a wide turn into the street to go around. Red and crusted, about a two-foot-wide blob, I thought it was paint. I looked up at the line of apartment windows, wondering where the scaffolding or ladders…

  • Books,  Paris & France

    Where in the World is The Forgetting Flower T-shirt? Paris!

    Pierre T-shirt Paris, Where in the World is The Forgetting Flower T-shirt? Paris! Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2019/06/17/t-shirt-paris/ #books #Paris #France #TheForgettingFlower #T-shirt #French #thrillers #literary #Pierre

    On the eve of The Forgetting Flower's book release, the TFF T-shirt is in Paris with my dear friend Pierre-Marie Dufour! When he isn't taking photos in front of flower shops and being a part-time model, he manages a magazine and travels the world. We talked about his first impressions of Paris, his translation of Dan Savage's The Kid, a dreamy vacation home in Spain, and the secrets of the Vatican.

  • Books

    Where in the World is The Forgetting Flower T-shirt? England

    Natasha Oliver, Where in the World is The Forgetting Flower T-shirt? England, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2019/06/05/t-shirt-england #TheForgettingFlower #T-shirt #NatashaOliver #author #books #novels #scifi #England

    Today, The Forgetting Flower T-shirt is in near Reading, England with author Natasha Oliver. Natasha talks about moving to England after living in Singapore, her love of Brené Brown, and her new book The Evolved Ones, Awakening. Check out our talk. Who are you and what do you do for fun (either in your job or outside of your job)? My name is Natasha Oliver and I’m a wife, a mom, and a writer. The order depends on the time of day. For fun, I like a variety of things. I like…