Writers Gala in New York City (2016), The Audio Publishers Association Audies Gala (2014), and the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Awards. She is permanent host of the Erma Bombeck/Arizona Women's Board Annual Authors Luncheon that is committed to the prevention of kidney disease through awareness, education and research. Novels Big Stone Gap: a novel. New York: Random House, 2000. Big Cherry Holler: a Big Stone Gap novel. New York: Random House, 2001 Milk Glass Moon : a Big Stone Gap novel. New York: Random House, 2002. Lucia, Lucia: a novel. New York: Random House, 2004. Home to Big Stone Gap; a novel. New York: Random House, 2006. The Queen of the Big Time : a novel. New York: Random House, 2004. Rococo: a novel. New York: Random House, 2005. Very Valentine: a novel. New York: Random House, 2009. Viola in reel life. New York: Harper Teen, 2009. Brava, Valentine: a novel. Harper Collins Publishers, 2010 Viola In the Spotlight New York: Harper Teen, 2011. The Shoemaker's Wife: a novel.New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2012. The Supreme Macaroni Company : a novel. New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 2013. All The Stars in the Heavens : a novel. New York: Harper, Harper Collins Publishers, 2015. Kiss Carlo. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2017 Tony's Wife: a novel. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2018 The House of Love. 2021. The Good Left Undone. Dutton, 2022. Memoirs Cooking With My Sisters : One Hundred Years of Family Recipes from Bari to Big Stone Gap. New York: Random House, 2004. Don't Sing At The Table : Life Lessons From My Grandmothers New York : Harper, 2010. Professional recognition 1996: Audience Award, Queens of the Big Time. Hamptons International Film Festival & Palm Springs International Film Festival. 2003: The New York Times Bestsellers, Lucia, Lucia: a novel. 2004: The New York Times Bestsellers, The Queen of the Big Time: a novel. 2004: Best Read in England &Publishers Weekly Best Sellers, Lucia, Lucia: a novel. 2005: Publishers Weekly Fiction Award, finalist & New York Times Bestsellers, Rococo: a novel. 2006: Library of Virginia Annual Literary Awards, Big Stone Gap: a novel. 2006: People's Choice Award Finalist, Big Stone Gap. 2007: Library of Virginia Annual Literary Awards, Home to Big Stone Gap. 2008: Shepherd University Foundation, The West Virginia Humanities Council, and The West Virginia Center for the Book, Appalachian Heritage Writer's Award. 2009: The