Books

This blog celebrates National Day on Writing on October 20 by exploring M. G. Lorraine’s seven published books and the announced Dorchester Sisters work in progress, Sequins. It introduces the Dorchester Sisters mysteries and Dexter & Dixie Grandparent Adventure series, connects reading with family storytelling, and encourages readers to begin their own stories through accessible writing prompts and the #WhyIWrite celebration. Every story starts somewhere so find a place to w

In Monday Moments #37, M. G. shares big news: Sequins, the third and final book in the Dorchester Sisters trilogy, is finished. She also looks ahead to what’s next, including the first two books in a new tween series for readers ages 12 to 14, written with her teenage girl co-authors, followed by five more kids’ books and the Dorchester Family Legacy series. The post ends with a fun peek out the windows of #TeamMGL, whose five members saw five very different kinds of weather

Monday Moments with M. G. explores the connections among history, place, storytelling, and the writer’s craft. Through reflections on public memory and excerpts from M. G.’s fiction, each post invites readers to consider how perspective shapes the stories we inherit, tell, and choose to revisit. We hope you have enjoyed the Antiquities A Dorchester Sisters Novel excerpt and the blog overall. Have a great Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day! From M. G.

This blog celebrates Universal Children’s Week by highlighting children’s rights, the importance of listening to young voices, and the everyday actions adults can take to help children thrive. It also encourages children to explore storytelling and creative writing, with the Dexter & Dixie kids series serving as a springboard for imagination, confidence, and self-expression. We hope all our children grow up to do amazing things no matter what and we hope they get ideas from t

For National Great American Pot Pie Day, M. G. Lorraine compares writing a book to baking a pot pie, showing how stories are built with structure, patience, revision, and heart. M. G. loves to write and share her works with everyone but sometimes you have to step back and look at how similar and different writing a book is to cooking or baking. In some ways you have a clear path to follow and sometimes you end up improvising your masterpiece. I hope you enjoyed this blog and

Monday Moments with M. G. is a behind-the-scenes look at the stories, books, creative projects, and community growing around M. G. L. Each installment shares publishing news, new releases, works in progress, reader resources, event opportunities, and milestones from the writing journey. Whether you are a reader, parent, educator, librarian, homeschool family, or fellow book lover, this blog is a place to stay connected and celebrate each new chapter with us. Be safe and have

This Monday Moments post shares the latest news from M. G. L. and gives readers a quick look at several exciting updates happening at once. It highlights the launch of the kids’ website, the opening of the Shopify store, the near completion of Sequins: A Dorchester Sisters Novel, current book availability, and the creative projects coming next. The post is written for readers, families, educators, librarians, and supporters who want to stay connected with the books, upcoming

National Grandparents Day is a special time to celebrate the love, stories, traditions, and memories shared between grandparents and grandchildren. From school visits to cozy reading time with Dexter & Dixie, there are many meaningful ways to honor the special older adults in a child’s life. Make sure you are creating wonderful memories for both the grandparents and the grandkids this year. Have fun and enjoy a great day full of love, laughter, and stories! Make sure to check

In this Monday Moments with M. G. update, M. G. Lorraine shares the latest publishing news, including kids’ books becoming available on Lulu and Amazon, Antiquities: A Dorchester Sisters Novel beginning to go live on Amazon, progress on Sequins, upcoming tween mystery projects, and future community events for readers, families, educators, librarians, and bookstores. Come see us in person at Fiction Fest next month. As always have fun, stay safe, and enjoy a great book by M. G

Join M. G. Lorraine for this week’s Monday Moments as she shares exciting publishing updates, including the first five kids’ books now live on Lulu and beginning to appear on Amazon, back-to-school gift ideas for young readers, the ongoing rollout of Antiquities: A Dorchester Sisters Novel, progress on Sequins, and a look ahead at tween mysteries, new chapter books, reader events, school visits, bookstore opportunities, and the growing #TeamMGL community. Until Next Week stay

This week’s Monday Moments with M. G. shares exciting updates from #TeamMGL, including children’s book availability, upcoming writing projects, event opportunities, and the beginning rollout of Antiquities across platforms. We are very excited that you are still here and all the books that have been coming out. We hope you love them all no matter what book age group your read from. As always let us know what you think and let us know where you want to see us. Have a great wee

In this edition of Monday Moments with M. G., M. G. shares a heartfelt behind-the-scenes update on the exciting work happening with #TeamMGL. From children’s book releases and author copy updates to the growing kids’ website, upcoming merch store, and new books on the horizon, this post gives readers a closer look at the publishing journey in progress. M. G. also shares what’s coming next, including Antiquities, future kids’ chapter books, the tween mystery series, and more!

Catch up with M. G. Lorraine in this week’s Monday Moments blog, featuring behind-the-scenes updates, upcoming books, children’s releases, events, merch, podcasts, and what is next for #TeamMGL. Children's books are going live and Antiquities will be live soon. After these are live Sequins will soon follow. M. G. will then start the first two tween mystery series books and work on the next five kids books. We hope you enjoy all that is coming out. Stay safe and have a great w

This blog gives you the reader an update on where M. G. and the rest of her team will be appearing during the second half of the year. M. G. highlights upcoming events, possible festival appearances, podcast plans, live opportunities to connect with readers, and invites fans to share where they would like to see M. G. visit next. So if you would like to give advice, ask a certain question, or make suggestions reach out to M. G. or a team member and let us know what it is so

This blog celebrates America’s 250th birthday by reflecting on freedom, opportunity, hard work, and the legacy left by the founding fathers. It also shares my personal gratitude for the chances I have had to build a career, pursue writing, and connect with readers through the Dorchester Sisters novels, children’s books, and future stories still to come. I hope you take the time today to celebrate with friends and family. Enjoy some fireworks and maybe watch a parade. I am pro

M. G. Lorraine shares exciting updates about Antiquities: A Dorchester Sisters Novel, an upcoming mystery adventure featuring Jennifer Dorchester, a Denver antiquities lawyer drawn into the disappearance of a rare shabti in Luxor, Egypt. This blog post also highlights new family-friendly projects from M. G. Lorraine Kids and M. G. Lorraine Teens, including the Dexter & Dixie Grandparent Adventure chapter book series and an upcoming tween and teen horse mystery series. Everyon

This week on Monday Moments with M. G. she talks about the second book in the Dorchester Sisters Series Antiquities A Dorchester Sisters Novel author copies arriving at her house. She also recieved the author copies for all five of the childrens books in the Dexter and Dixies Grandparent Adventures. M. G. Lorraine loves how all the books and the author copies have turned out and can't wait to have them all go live and you start to order them. Keep an eye out for them and the

Hello everyone! I hope you have had a great week and I hope that this week is amazing for you. As we go into this week This week the first five books of the children's books which is the A Dexter & Dixie's Grandparent Adventures Series will be going live so make sure you check them out. Also on the adult side Antiquities A Dorchester Sisters Novel will start to go live. Sequins the third book is being written and I will soon start the writing on my tween/teen mystery series s

Good morning on this weeks edition of Monday Moments with M. G. we have some big news. We have started getting approval notices for Book Events to attend. We will currently be at Fiction Fest and Books and Chocolate in Hershey this year and for next year we will be attending Getting Withcy With It, Dreaming Dirty in Michigan, and The Muses of Boundless Pages. We hope you can all come out to see us because I would love to connect with you in person. Also Antiquites is just abo

I really hope this week or last week were amazing for you! The past week and continuing into this week have been exciting and full of great things. We have gotten Fossils A Dorchester Sisters Novel into all of The Last Bookstores locations, Antiquities A Dorchester Sisters Novel will be out this week. At the same time we are getting the first five Dexter and Dixie's Grandparent Adventure series through the formatting stage, They should be ready to find and buy in the next few