Kathryn Mykel is the next author to join us at The Cozy 52! Read on to learn more about quilting, the Quilting Cozy Mysteries, the what three books she’d want with her on a deserted island.
Who or What is The Cozy 52? Each week I will be sharing an interview with someone involved with Cozy Mysteries – an author, blogger, Facebook Group host, podcaster, cover designer – so that we can showcase this amazing community! I hope you’ll discover some new authors, plus learn more about what goes on behind the scenes with the people who write, publish and promote cozy mysteries!
Intro
NAME: Kathryn Mykel
LIST ALL YOUR COZY MYSTERY SERIES:
- Quilting Cozy Mysteries, Book 1 Sewing Suspicion, Book 2 Quilting Calamity
- Anthologies: A Cauldron of Deceptions & A Campsite of Culprits
HOW ARE YOUR COZY MYSTERIES PUBLISHED? Self-published
The Q&A
TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF
Inspired by the laugh-out-loud and fanciful aspects of cozies, Kathryn Mykel aims to write lighthearted, humorous cozies surrounding her passion for the craft of quilting.
Kathryn is an avid quilter and owner of a successful retail quilting business.
She was born and raised in a small New England town. She enjoys writing cozy mysteries and short ‘mini mysteries’. You will find Kathryn likes to weave the plot through her characters and stitch together obscure clues and red herrings
LIST THREE FUN FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF THAT WE WOULDN’T READ IN YOUR ‘OFFICIAL’ BIO.
- I love to try new things
- I will also be writing a Mafia Romance in 2022
- I like to research genealogy and have been to Canada three times to meet new Canadian relatives
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO WRITE COZY MYSTERIES?
It’s the perfect place to share my love of quilting.
WHAT SUBGENRE(S) OR THEMES OF COZY MYSTERIES DO YOU WRITE?
Craft, specifically quilting & sewing
TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR COZY MYSTERY SERIES. WHAT INSPIRES YOUR SERIES?
I hope readers love the fanciful and fun aspects of cozy mysteries, as well as some laugh out loud fun.
Book Blurb:
Secrets and a patchwork of lies. Can Alex string together the truth before her life unravels?
Alex Bailey’s heart feels threadbare. Struggling with the dubious practices of her NYC law firm, she’s left her high-profile career and is eager to clear her conscience with a trip home to care for the woman who raised her. But when an ill fate befalls the quilting matriarch, the shocked lawyer suspects someone is covering up murder.
Unpicking the strands of her beloved grandmother’s life, Alex patches together clues that prove her loved one’s death was no accident. And when the practice’s stained history weaves into the culprit’s devious handiwork, she’ll need to stay alive long enough to expose a heartless killer.
Can Alex get to the bottom of a sinister pattern before she ends up buried in a flower garden?
WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE LOVE TO READ COZY MYSTERIES?
I think they enjoy learning fun activities, being whisked off to exciting locations and meeting new friends.
ASIDE FROM BEING AN AUTHOR, ARE YOU INVOLVED IN THE COZY COMMUNITY IN ANY OTHER WAY?
I do run a FB readers group, Books for Quilters and my Author Page, Author Kathryn Mykel
WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE WRITERS?
I read a little bit of everything.
IF YOU WERE MAROONED ON A DESERTED ISLAND, WHAT 3 BOOKS WOULD YOU WANT WITH YOU?
Outlander, Game of Thrones and Hunger Games
DO YOU HAVE ANY NEW OR UPCOMING WRITING PROJECTS THAT YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US?
I’m co-writing a historical British Trilogy with Author P.C. James starting with Book 1 – Royally Dispatched, coming summer of 2022. We’re also releasing 10 mini mysteries revolving around two of our series main characters: Nona and Miss Riddell.
The Quickie 5
- FAVOURITE FOOD: Tacos
- BEVERAGE OF CHOICE: Rootbeer
- MOST PRIZED POSSESSION: My quilts and my genealogy research books
- SUMMER OR WINTER? Tough choice, since I live in New England I prefer the Spring and the Fall 😉
- FAVOURITE VACATION SPOT? A quilting retreat (anywhere will do!) We enjoy vacationing in New Hampshire and Vermont
To keep up to date with Kathryn Mykel online:
WEBSITE | READER SITE | NEWSLETTER | PATREON
