Cathy Marie Buchanan

Cathy Marie Buchanan Appears on CBC News

cmb — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:45:46 +0000

CBC News asks about The Painted Girls!

Lucky Magazine shares fashion inspired by The Painted Girls

cmb — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:44:56 +0000

Lucky Magazine shares fashion inspired by the “Best New Girl Power Books,” including dance-inspired gear for The Painted Girls.

Check out the fashion!

Cathy Marie Buchanan Appears on AM Buffalo

cmb — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:31:56 +0000

AM Buffalo’s Linda Pellegrino interviews Cathy Marie Buchanan. Watch the segment to learn about the inspiration for The Painted Girls, the life of Marie van Goethem and the link between Edgar Degas’s sculpture “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” and his pastel “Criminal Physiognomies.”

The Aspen Daily News Recommends The Painted Girls

cmb — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:00:22 +0000

So lovely to see The Painted Girls as a The Aspen Daily News‘s Booksellers Staff Pick!

“A fascinating and historically intriguing account of the lives of two young women and aspiring ballerinas in Belle Epoque Paris.” —The Aspen Daily News

Full review

The Painted Girls Hits the New York Times E-Book Bestsellers List

cmb — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:38:55 +0000

The Painted Girls hits the New York Times e-book bestsellers list at #18.

The snippet description that appeared in the newspaper: Two sisters in belle époque Paris must choose between careers in the arts and the more lucrative demimonde. Full list

San Francisco Chronicle Recommends The Painted Girls

cmb — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:27:22 +0000

Wonderful to see The Painted Girls included in the San Francisco Chronicle‘s book recommendations: A novel set in Paris loosely inspired by the true story of the van Goethem sisters of Montmartre, one of whom was the model for “Little Dancer Age 14″ by Edgar Degas.

Such lovely company, too.See recommendations

The Painted Girls Hits #1 in Amazon’s Kindle Store

cmb — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:06:03 +0000

Amazon selects The Painted Girls for its Kindle Daily Deal, and the novel hits #1 in Amazon’s Kindle Store!

Good Morning Texas Recommends The Painted Girls for Fans of Les Mis

cmb — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:58:52 +0000

In the wake of the Oscars, Good Morning Texas pairs books with movies. If you loved Les Mis, the show advises, you must read The Painted Girls!

Other pairing include Lincoln with Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, Silver Linings Playbook with The Whole Stupid Way We Are, Zero Dark Thirty with Circle of Deception, Argo with Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild with Come Hell or High Water.

Watch Good Morning Texas’s Buy the Book segment.

CS Monitor Includes The Painted Girls In Its Historical Fiction Picks

cmb — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:37:33 +0000

CS Monitor includes The Painted Girls in its historical fiction roundup: Three Smart New Historical Fiction Novels and says “Fans of Susan Vreeland (“Clara and Mr. Tiffany”) and Tracy Chevalier (“Girl With a Pearl Earring”) should enjoy this Belle Epoque tale inspired by Degas’ most famous sculpture.” Full review

The Painted Girls A Launch Title For Little Brown UK’s New Digital Literary Imprint

cmb — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:33:20 +0000

So excited The Painted Girls will be a launch title for Little Brown UK’s new digital literary imprint, BlackFriars. Blackfriars is a unique venture, the first of its kind in the UK. The list will launch in June 2013 with titles including The Family Thief by Annabel Dilke, Too Good to be True: A Memoir by Benjamin Anastas and The Painted Girls. More about Blackfriars