Maytime 2014 is a time to celebrate! Join us at the launch party for the new edition of Sweethearts! Saturday, May 3, Time: 1-4 pm Location: Riverhead Library 330 Court Street Riverhead, NY 11901 (631)727-3228 ext.100 http://www.riverheadlibrary.org Admission: free. Light refreshments served. The afternoon will include the book signing, a talk and film clips shown. Come celebrate with us! You…
Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy mini marathon on TCM May 1st
For those of you who need to refresh your memories of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, you may want to check out TCM’s mini-marathon on May 1st. They will be showing Sweethearts and Maytime, two of the films that have a lot of action going on behind the scenes that isn’t in the scripts! For example, in Maytime see a…
“Sweethearts” updated 20th anniversary coming soon!
News alert! The revised and updated edition of Sweethearts will be published on May 1st – Maytime, appropriately! More information is available here.
Join me in LA on Sunday, December 8!
The Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy annual holiday luncheon will on Sunday, December 8 at 12 noon at the Sportsmans Lodge Restaurant, at the corner of Ventura Blvd and Coldwater Canyon in Studio City. (Coldwater Canyon exit on the 101 Freeway.) $45/person admission includes luncheon and program and is payable at the door. Meeting runs from 12-4 pm. I will…
Do you have a Jeanette MacDonald or Nelson Eddy story to share? Now’s the time!
Calling all sources!! I’m in the final weeks of making updates to my Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy biography, Sweethearts, for the new 20th anniversary edition. If you have some information you’d like to share, either on the record or anonymously, now’s the time to come forward. I’m adding some new information, more photos and making a few corrections or…
A “Sweethearts” Reader Review
Sharon – I am re-reading the 2001 version of Sweethearts and am, again, amazed and captivated by your superb use of language! Somehow you draw me into the story until I become a participant and find myself living rather than just reading it! The principals are described in terms that make them come alive! and, thus, your readers can become…
Find my latest book signing events and more on new Jeanette MacDonald – Nelson Eddy Facebook group
For those of you who are fans, a new Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy Facebook group has been set up this week. All events and book signings that I attend will be posted there as events as well as on this website and the regular maceddy.com website.
A reader review…
A recent email I received: Hi Sharon Wow… I just finished your book, finally, word for word. I loved it. Read it at my Mom’s breakfast table every morning while visiting her the last 3 weeks in Nashville. The story is not only about their romance, but about your 40 years of research. Not many people could have done all that…
A fan letter…
I am so grateful for your support and also glad to new people are introduced to the fascinating story of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. From a recent email: Sharon — I am re-reading the 2001 version of Sweethearts and am, again, amazed and captivated by your superb use of language! Somehow you draw me into the story until I…
Nelson Eddy: The Opera Years released on Kindle…and soars up Best Seller lists!
Nelson Eddy: The Opera Years is currently #3 on Amazon’s Kindle Hot New Titles best seller list! And it’s #20 on the Kindle Non-Fiction Music books: We’re celebrating here! Nelson Eddy: The Opera Years was just released this week as my first ebook. Today it shot up onto two of Amazon’s Best Seller lists! It’s on sale this weekend at…