A point of consternation for readers in Karin’s home town of Sacramento is their inability to find the KFC mentioned in Paperback Romance. Karin admits, “I made it up. That’s my job.”
Trivia – Touchwood
Karin’s iconic Oakland-San Francisco urban location book Touchwood, was originally set in a small, fictional California coastal town.
Trivia: What’s in a Title? Inspiration, That’s What
Karin has named several books after songs, including Substitute for Love (Madonna), Stepping Stone (Duffy), Unforgettable (Nat King Cole), Wild Things (Cris Williamson) and The Kiss that Counted (Catie Curtis).
Trivia – Lesbian Romance Writer Living Large
Karin’s first few novels were typed on a Macintosh Plus and printed via dot matrix. Plus it had dueling double density disk drives. Good times.
Trivia – In Every Port
The Queen of Cups Bookstore (In Every Port) is entirely fictional. The experience of a young closeted woman visiting an out and proud women’s bookstore for the first time – not quite so fictional.