July Magic!
Oh, July… I couldn’t love you any more! We had the most amazing Fourth of July celebrating on the boat and the beach with this patriotic pup with his fresh new haircut and lots and lots of friends! (I worked a little from my “office” AKA the boat on my Spring 2026 novel, which I will share more about next week!) July feels, to me, like summer has finally hit its stride, and I sort of start to sink into the magic of it all, separate a little from the hustle and bustle of the real world—even if it’s only in my mind. Next week is a big week because… I turn 40! I know. I can hardly believe it because, truly, if you ask me how old I am, my mind still thinks twenty-three. But I’m so grateful to be here, to be entering a new decade full of promise and possibility and watching some of my big dreams come true with each of you. Thanks for being a part of these past four decades!
Beach House Rules Playlist!
What’s more fun than getting a new book in your hands? Listening to a curated playlist while you’re reading! I’m so excited to introduce Charlotte, Alice, Iris, all the ladies and kids of “the mommune” within our beach house, and, of course, maybe most important, @junipershoressocialite, the snarky gossipgrammer who dishes the scoop about all the town’s residents—especially the badly behaved ones! I could have chosen dozens of songs for you to listen to as you read along, but these are my top-five favorites for getting you in the BEACH HOUSE RULES mood. I hope my brand-new novel gives you the feeling of, well, a day on the beach!
Check out the playlist on Fresh Fiction!
Join me for a book signing event this week in Morehead City, NC!
Join me for a special book signing at Dee Gee’s Books and Gifts in Morehead City THIS THURSDAY! I will be giving away mass market copies of The Summer of Songbirds with each purchase of Beach House Rules (while supplies last)!!
All My Books Are on SALE!
All my books—including Beach House Rules!—are part of Target’s Buy 2, Get One Free sale on books! What a great way to stock up on summer reading!
This Week on Friends & Fiction:
Join us Wednesday, July 9th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as Kristin Harmel & Patti Callahan Henry welcome NYT-bestselling author Meg Waite Clayton to discuss her new dual-timeline historical novel, Typewriter Beach, the unforgettable story of the unlikely friendship between an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock’s new star.
xoxo Kristy
