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Letting Go
Essays, NewsLast week, my girl graduated from college and headed for a big city, where she’s about to start her first grown-up job.
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Ideas, observations and essays -- mostly about books and writing.
Back from Sicily, a Draft Delivered, and What’s Blooming Next 🌷
Essays, News
Postcards from Sicily I’ve been a little quiet on the posting front lately — that’s because I’ve been tucked away on a beautiful, sun-soaked island, chasing inspiration and eating my ... Read more
Off to Sicily!
Essays, News
I don’t know about you, but I’ve hit that part of winter where my fingers are permanently frozen and I need a bit of sunshine, some sea breezes, and the ... Read more
Introducing Twix the Rat!
Essays, News
I ❤️ rats! I love them so much, I’m writing a story about one, to be published by HarperCollins. His name is Twix, and he lives in a townhouse in ... Read more
Remembering Grace Brown in the North Woods
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Thank you, Forever Wild, SUNY Cortland’s summer enrichment program for K-12 teachers, for inviting me to Camp Huntington on Raquette Lake to talk about my novel, A Northern Light. I ... Read more
All The Fairy Tale Girls Are Liars
Essays, News
You learn something writing books. In retelling three classic stories over the past six years, I learned something important: the fairy tale girls – the ones we all think we ... Read more
Why I Love Independent Bookstores
EssaysA little love letter to my indie bookstore friends
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I Know This Man
Essays
I know this man now. He told me his story yesterday when I visited the Roman ruins under Barcelona’s Royal Palace, part of MUHBA, Barcelona’s Museum of History. He was ... Read more
New Inspiration in an Old City
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🎊🎉 Happy New Year!! 🎉🎊 It’s always a little sad to let go of the year that’s been, but I’m also super-excited because I’m about to set off on an ... Read more
Happy Birthday, Molly’s Letter!
Essays, News
My new Tea Rose story is released today (here’s how to get it)! Molly’s Letter is here, and I can’t tell you how excited I am to share it with ... Read more