I’ve been reading a lot of books about death lately. I don’t know why. I’ve always been a bit maudlin, which I think is part of my...

Little house in the big woods. We’re taking down our Christmas decorations today. It’s especially bittersweet this year. McIrish and I...

Happy Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanzaa a little early, my friends! Starting December 12thand going through New Year’s Day, I’ll be taking...

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...

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...

In the past three years, sixteen couples in my friend group have gotten a divorce. Sixteen! Granted, I know many people, but that does...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

They trick you with their cuteness. Tess Finlay is possibly my favorite character in LIFE AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES. She’s three years old...

There’s a special house in LIFE AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES…Sheerwater, Genevieve London’s expansive, tasteful home in the fictional town of...

In LIFE AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES, sixteen-year-old Riley abruptly finds herself outside of the circle of friends she’s had since third...

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...

Genevieve London, one of the protagonists of LIFE AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES, is not a warm and cuddly grandmother to Emma, her only...

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...

My family has a tradition: whenever possible, scare the bejesus out of someone. One of my earliest memories is my dear old dad, banging...

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...