Inside the Pages Author Series: Lindsey Palmer & Nicola Kraus

Writer, educator, and Eastham resident Lindsey Palmer joins us to celebrate the launch of her newest novel, Reservations for Six. An entertaining and insightful page-turner about modern marriage and a tight-knit group of friends navigating their 30s and beyond, Reservations for Six follows three couples in western Massachusetts over the course of a year navigating the trials and tests of marriage. Palmer will read from the novel and be joined in conversation by Nicola Kraus, bestselling author of The Nanny Diaries and other novels, and co-founder of the creative consulting firm The Finished Thought.

About Reservations for Six
The novel “reveals the challenges of marriage as well as the rewards, and offers a shrewd but affectionate portrayal of marriage in middle age” (Publishers Weekly); it offers “a realistic portrayal of couples facing emotional crisis” (Kirkus Reviews). We invite you to “pull up a chair and watch the drama unfold as these six friends manage the roller coaster of midlife” (Library Journal). Through a series of crises that push their relationships to the brink, Palmer’s messy, acutely observed characters explore the phase of marriage when the fabric has started to fray, and reveal how couples cope, grow, and eventually thrive—together or apart.

About the authors
Lindsey J. Palmer is a writer, editor, and educator. She is the author of four novels, RESERVATIONS FOR SIX, OTHERWISE ENGAGED, IF WE LIVED HERE, and PRETTY IN INK. She worked in the magazine industry for many years, most recently as Features Editor at Self, and previously at Redbook and Glamour. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she earned a Master of Arts in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and taught A.P. Literature and Creative Writing at a Manhattan public school for several years. Nowadays she’s a senior editor at BrainPOP, an animated educational site for kids, which means she spends her days researching topics as diverse as Alan Turing, Juneteenth, and Mindfulness, then translating what she’s learned into an engaging, narrative format. Lindsey lives in Eastham with her husband and daughter. Visit her at lindseyjpalmer.com, https://www.instagram.com/lindseyjpalmer/, and www.facebook.com/lindseyjpalmerauthor.

Nicola Kraus
With over 6 million copies in print in 32 languages, The Nanny Diaries was an international #1 best-seller and the longest-running hardcover best seller of 2002. In 2007 the adaptation was released as a major motion picture starring Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney and Alicia Keys.

With Emma McLaughlin, Nicola was also the author of the bestselling Citizen Girl, Dedication, Nanny Returns, Between You & Me, The First Affair, How To Be A Grown-Up and So Close. Plus the YA novel, Over You, which was created in partnership with Teen Vogue and Estee Lauder, and The Real Real.

She has appeared numerous times on CNN, MSNBC, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight and The View. Their work and partnership have been covered in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, TIME, Elle, Town & Country and Harper’s Bazaar.

She has contributed to The London Times, The New York Times, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Town & Country and Maxim, as well as two short story collections to benefit The War Child Fund: Big Night Out and Girls’ Night Out.

In 2015 she co-founded the creative consulting firm The Finished Thought, which helps the next generation of aspiring authors find their voice and audience.