Greene County Libraries has selected Fates and Traitors for Greene County Reads 2017. On Thursday, April 20 2017, I'll be joining the discussion via Skype at three locations: 9:00 AM — Churdan Public Library 414 Sand St Churdan, IA 50050 2:00 PM — Rippey Public Library 306 Main Rippey, IA ... Read more »
Jennifer’s Blog
Job’s Tears
One winter in the early 1850's, while the Booth family was living at Tudor Hall, Asia pieced a Job's Tears quilt for her brother John Wilkes. Years later, she recorded his reaction in her memoir: "Oh, take away that sorrowful canopy," he said, pretending to shiver. "I shall always see old Job at the ... Read more »
An Interview with Central Ohio Public Radio
Recently I chatted about Fates and Traitors and my upcoming appearance at the Ohioana Book Festival with Doug Dangler, host of Craft on WCBE 90.5 FM, central Ohio's NPR station. You can stream the interview online here. ... Read more »
Coming December 5, 2017: Enchantress of Numbers
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini illuminates the fascinating life of Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace—Lord Byron’s daughter, the world’s first computer programmer, and a woman whose exceptional contributions to science and technology have been too long unsung. The only ... Read more »
Happy April Fool’s Day!
For the past few years, I've been surprising my boys with a silly supper of foods disguised as other foods. Our tradition began in 2013, when I baked a meatloaf in two round cake pans and frosted them with mashed potatoes to make a layer cake. (Sadly, I forgot to take a photo.) Later I presented ... Read more »
Short Stories Now Available As PDFs
Want to read "The Fabric Diary & The Runner's Quilt" and "The Quilter's Ghost," but don't have an e-reader? Good news! Both eBooks are now available for purchase in my website shop as PDFs so you can read them on your computer or print them out to read on actual paper. "The Quilter's Ghost" ... Read more »