I’m Still Here!

Friends! Hello from Birmingham! It’s been a minute since I’ve posted here on the blog, and I’m sorry for that. **I’m going to take a quick minute to suggest you follow me on either Instagram or Facebook—I update those much more regularly than this blog, although I do want to keep you updated here as…

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*GIVEAWAY ALERT!* My Favorite Christmassy Things!

********Giveaway of GLORY ROAD advance copy is CLOSED—the WINNER is Erin, who was the very last to comment! Erin, please send your mailing address to Lauren(at)LaurenKDenton.com. Congrats!! And thank you to all those who left comments—boy, some of you have had some wild Christmas experiences! Thank you for sharing such sweet and funny stories. Merry…

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Return to Regular Programming

There’s well over a month left of summer, but for those of us with small kids, specifically in Homewood, Alabama, summer ends this week. Though it’s still steamy hot outside, the minute all our kids begin the trek to the little red brick building, the lazy, carefree days of summer are over. (That cacophony you…

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Contest ends Tuesday March 6!

Hi friends,  I just wanted to remind you the drawing to win the advance copy of HURRICANE SEASON ends Tuesday evening at 7pm CST! If you haven’t entered, all you have to do is sign up to receive my newsletter! (By doing this, you’ll also get a notice when I update this blog, which I…

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Hi friends!  Lots of things are happening these days in my book/writing world, so I thought I’d give a little update. The Hideaway This continues to be the little book that could! Bookpage called it a “word-of-mouth surprise hit,” which means so much to me because it shows people are continuing to read it and…

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Happy Thanksgiving week!

Hi friends! It has been a while! What’s taking up my time these days, you ask? Here’s a quick visual. Sela and Kate on Hero day at school. Kate’s 8th birthday party! Sela at Christmas/Frozen/Cinderella madness at the mall. But what’s been taking up my free time the most?  This friendly little chart is keeping…

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Back to School (aka the most bittersweet day of the year)

Hi friends! It’s been a while. First, a little housekeeping: It feels pretty self-serving to direct you to my Facebook page, but since you’re here to see what’s going on in my world, I guess it’s not too much of a stretch to think you might be interested to know I post more frequently (but…

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Catching up…

I’ve received my first award for The Hideaway. My seven-year-old Kate brought this to me a couple days after the book came out.   Naturally, it’s the best kind of prize. Done novel. Check.  In case you missed it, I posted photos of the book release party on Facebook–you can find them here. It was…

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Bookish People: Joy Callaway

I’m so excited to be back with my next installment of the Bookish People interviews! This month, it’s Joy Callaway, author of The Fifth Avenue Artists Society (available here!). The story follows a family of sisters during the Gilded Age of New York City. It’s a love story combined with tragedy and heartbreak, and the…

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