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- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
No desk? No problem.
As I get ready to launch my first book, I wanted to offer up the fact that I have neither an office nor a desk to my name. I wrote 90% of...
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- Feb 7, 2022
- 1 min
The Best Novels for Girls Who Love the Outdoors
Crossing the Pressure Line celebrates a sense of wonder and reverence for the natural world, which I believe is essential in these times...
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- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
Middle Grade Magic
Why would an adult want to read a kid’s book? People sometimes ask me this question, which I love because it gives me the chance to...
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- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
The Whale Song
I have a very sweet bookish friend who lives in Italy. Angela recently emailed to tell me about the bitterly cold rain that had fallen on...
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- Dec 7, 2021
- 2 min
On Buying (Too Many) Books
I was at one of Madison’s fantastic independent bookstores last week, and the moment I started poking around the shelves “just to take a...