Bittersweet memories
Little house in the big woods. We’re taking down our Christmas decorations today. It’s especially bittersweet this year. McIrish and I...
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KRISTAN HIGGINS
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
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Kristan Higgins
- Dec 11, 2019
Merry Merry and see you soon!
Happy Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanzaa a little early, my friends! Starting December 12thand going through New Year’s Day, I’ll be taking...
Kristan Higgins
- Dec 1, 2019
Being and doing
As has been well documented, I’m not a crafty person. I can bake really pretty things, but give me a pair of scissors, and injuries...
Kristan Higgins
- Nov 23, 2019
Prayer for Thanksgiving
Dear God, thank you for my family. Guideth my hand, Lord, as I roll out the dough to make some sexy-ass pies, and forgiveth me for using...
Kristan Higgins
- Nov 10, 2019
Stupid things ex-husbands say
In the past three years, sixteen couples in my friend group have gotten a divorce. Sixteen! Granted, I know many people, but that does...
Kristan Higgins
- Oct 25, 2019
The lies of HGTV
Good at buying stuff: check. McIrish, my sister and I have spent a lot of time at our little house on Cape Cod this past month, doing...
Kristan Higgins
- Oct 9, 2019
Country roads, take me home!
McIrish and I went away for the weekend. It was his birthday (happy birthday, honey!), and I had a lovely reader event in Maryland at the...
Kristan Higgins
- Sep 22, 2019
Little Friend
When I was a wee little kid, I made an imaginary friend for myself and my sister. Little Friend. Make your index and middle fingers walk...
Kristan Higgins
- Sep 8, 2019
Book recommendations
I’ve been reading a lot this summer, and I thought my recommendations with you… Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage. Gah! It’s terrifying in the...
Kristan Higgins
- Sep 1, 2019
Tales from book tour
I just finished up the tour for LIFE AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES and thought I’d tell you a little bit about it. First of all, if you came...
Kristan Higgins
- Aug 18, 2019
One sunny August afternoon…
Two of these things are not like the others. I was asked a question during this last book tour—where do I keep my awards? (I am a...
Kristan Higgins
- Aug 11, 2019
Great Moments in Toddlerhood
They trick you with their cuteness. Tess Finlay is possibly my favorite character in LIFE AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES. She’s three years old...
Kristan Higgins
- Aug 3, 2019
Luncheon at the estate
There’s a special house in LIFE AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES…Sheerwater, Genevieve London’s expansive, tasteful home in the fictional town of...
Kristan Higgins
- Jul 28, 2019
Mean girls
In LIFE AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES, sixteen-year-old Riley abruptly finds herself outside of the circle of friends she’s had since third...
Kristan Higgins
- Jul 22, 2019
Dorktastic
I’m leaving tomorrow for the Romance Writers of America conference, and I’m feeling like the dorky sixth grader I used to be. My clothes...
Kristan Higgins
- Jul 15, 2019
Crappy Grandmothers
Genevieve London, one of the protagonists of LIFE AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES, is not a warm and cuddly grandmother to Emma, her only...
Kristan Higgins
- Jul 3, 2019
Heart’s home
In LIFE AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES (August 6!), there’s a big old house on the water in Connecticut. It has a name—Sheerwater—and is based...
Kristan Higgins
- Jun 23, 2019
Live, love, laugh, scream.
My family has a tradition: whenever possible, scare the bejesus out of someone. One of my earliest memories is my dear old dad, banging...
Kristan Higgins
- Jun 10, 2019
The Quiet Place
A long time ago… For the first time ever, neither of my kids will be home for the summer. The Princess is in Boston at her graduate...
Kristan Higgins
- May 28, 2019
In my little town…
Yesterday, our town held its Memorial Day parade, as I imagine yours did, too. I love the parade. It’s almost exactly the same year after...
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