Slow down time, it's not Christmam yet
On tour, typos and UK events!
I returned home to the UK from the West Coast thinking I was going ahead eight hours in time, but apparently I jumped straight into December? Sweater season is in full force and there’s no lack of pumpkin spice to be found; but it’s only October for heaven’s sake. There’s still Halloween, birthdays, anniversaries, Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday and more to deal with (and more tour! Keep reading!), I do not have time to correct the typos on your Christmas chocolates already. Save that for December 1!
As much as I love leaning into the season, there’s a part of me that wishes I was back taking a late afternoon dip in the Pacific. The West Coast leg of my tour was chock full of highlights: Someone’s Gotta Give landed a fourth week on the USA Today bestseller list, I met a long-lost cousin in LA, kayaked next to a bald eagle in Seattle, was interviewed by my brother in San Fran and even managed to catch Ragtime at Lincoln Center on the way home.
Most of me though is very happy to be back home with my family with a little bit of time for writing new stuff and a lot of time for four exciting UK events in the next few weeks.
November 3 at Fettes College in Edinburgh at 6pm
November 5 at Bicester Village in Bicester at 9:45am (this one includes shopping, I’m not mad about it)
November 21 lunchtime with the Harvard Club of the UK in London.
November 24 for Clean Money, an ethical fundraising debate in London at 9am.
American friends, fear not. Like Arnold before me, I’ll be back. I’ve got a super special surprise event in Tampa on January 7 (with my favorite romance author!) and am already cooking up some exciting stops in Texas, California and more for 2026. Watch this space! Soon they’ll have to invent a new tier of airline miles for me because I will have amassed so many!
Wishing you well as you embark on the next few months of wonderful madness. There’s a reason I fondly refer to this crazy, hazy, busy-busy-busy time of year as my personal, annual Mommaggedon. I’d love to hear about your adventures too. But please, spellcheck first.
Happy Christmam Halloween and more -
Alisha