Once Upon a Wardrobe + The Christmas in Peachtree Bluff Tour Has BEGUN!

October 19, 2021

ONCE UPON A WARDROBE, the new book by Patti Callahan is in stores everywhere TODAY!

My dear friend and Friends & Fiction co-founder and co-host, Patti Callahan, has a new book out TODAY! ONCE UPON A WARDROBE is in stores everywhere Tuesday, October 19th!

Where did Narnia come from? The answer will change everything.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis comes another tenderly imagined and enchanting story that pulls back the curtain on the early life of C. S. Lewis.

George Devonshire is fatally ill and enthralled with the just-released book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. His older sister Megs, who is brilliant with numbers and equations, is on a scholarship at Oxford, where author C.S. Lewis teaches. To satisfy George’s dying wish, Megs befriends the author to find the answers to her brother’s quest. The result is a heartwarming tale that celebrates the power of story and our need for imagination and hope.

Once Upon a Wardrobe is for all of us who love stories, and books, and the world they create for us. For those of us who have wondered where our very favorite tales began. That very love and wonder was the origin of Patti’s new novel—and it shines through on every page of this magnificent novel.

An Indie Next Pick for November, Once Upon a Wardrobe has already been met with wall-to-wall early raves in the publishing trades. Called a “powerful, enchanting tale for all ages” by Marie Benedict, “perfect and timely and beautiful and poignant [and] everything the world needs right now” by Ariel Lawhon, and “storytelling at its finest, deepest, and most profound” by Lisa Wingate, this is a book you simply cannot miss this fall.

Order copies and read an excerpt HERE.

See Patti’s book tour HERE.

Watch the book trailer HERE.

Add Once Upon a Wardrobe to your GoodReads shelf HERE.

Join us at The Paris Market in Savannah TONIGHT

From The Paris Market: We have the honor of hosting NYT bestselling authors Patti Callahan Henry, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Mary Kay Andrews to celebrate the launch of their Holiday fiction books! Join us as we ring in the season with book signings, refreshments, and plenty of festive fun… 🎄✨🥂 Tuesday, October 19th | 5:30pm

E. Shaver will be our bookseller–and will have signed copies on hand for shipping!

I’m on Tour NOW!

The FIRST WEEK of the CHRISTMAS IN Peachtree Bluff tour is underway–with many, many more events to go. My first event at South Main Book Co in Salisbury was last night and it was totally amazing. If you need a signed copy, they have plenty–and get a cute goody bag too while supplies last! Call (704) 630-9788 to order. I would love to see you at one of my thirty-ish more tour events. Check out the full tour schedule here!

A BIG Goodreads Giveaway!

My amazing publisher is the BEST for running this huge giveaway! If you want to read CHRISTMAS before you can buy it, enter on Goodreads. While you’re there, would you consider adding it to your To Be Read shelf? And, don’t forget, reviews help authors so much!

Season’s Readings

The Friends & Fiction ladies and I have partnered with Oxford Exchange to bring you the ultimate holiday gift for yourself or someone else! Get all three of our fall releases–Mary Kay Andrews’ The Santa Suit, Patti Callahan’s Once Upon a Wardrobe and my Christmas in Peachtree Bluff–with the option to add Kristin Harmel’s The Forest of Vanishing Stars along with a free Season’s Readings Ornament. You can also add Friends & Fiction swag, extra books or anything else from Oxford Exchange’s beautiful store to personalize your bundle! All books will be signed on October 24 at our Oxford Exchange event and shipped out in the following days. Get your holiday bundle today! (The 650 Winter Subscriptions with Nantucket Books sold out in a hot minute, so don’t wait!)