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Hi, folks! A few updates– PAM KOWOLSKI IS A MONSTER! is up on Netgalley and GoodReads and people seem to like it. If you put Mona Awad’s BUNNY in a blender with Ari Aster, you’d get my novella, about a woman coming of age, and learning to accept the person she has become. My novelette…

Hi, folks! It’s been a minute. I hope you’re all in good shape. I know for many of you, these are unusual times. A few announcements — all of them good. 1) A Better World is out in paperback! Spanking new font! 2) TRAD WIFE, my next novel, is coming out in 2026, via Atria…

Hi, folks! The last few weeks have been terrific. The family and I spent a wonderful week at the beach with relatives. We moved to Los Angeles eight years ago. The move was great for our work and for the kids’ school. But we very much miss family. So it’s warming to see everyone together…

Hi, folks! Much has happened since I last wrote, and I am tired but delighted. Most importantly: stuffies! I’ve randomly picked two more winners, and I’ll announce their names next week, once they give me the go-ahead. JT and I did a stuffy photo shoot (as couples do). We made a calendar! April’s is below.…

There’s so much to say this week! First, the stuffy caladrius winner for last week was Kristin Peterson of Puerto Rico, Kristin– I hope you got it by now! 🙂 A Better World officially comes out today — Tuesday, April 9! But because traffic in LA is nuts and events on weekends are more accessible,…

It’s me! I’m back! Or else in your spam. Happy Easter. I hope you and yours are all excellent. At this very moment, my husband and eldest are boxing with some director friends in Echo Park and my youngest is sleeping. A great time to write a newsletter. Stuffies! I’m using a random number generator…

It’s the fifth installment of this newsletter!  Good news — so far two winners have been drawn. Jim Freund, of Brooklyn New York and Erik Ferguson (who writes as Keech Ballard), of Roswell, Georgia should by now have received their stuffies. Next drawing is next week.  A Better World comes out soon! A reminder on…

Hi, folks!  Good news! I’ve drawn two winners for Caladrius stuffies. As soon as I get their okays, I’ll announce their names in the next newsletter. I’ll keep drawing emails until publication day, April 9.  Below is Holly the Rabbit, under attack! Never bring pets to Plymouth Valley! The tour is shaping up– Saturday, April…

Hi folks! Lots of things happened in the last two weeks. I went to Nashville to meet up with an old college friend. Two highlights were The Time Jumpers at 3rd and Lindsley (great band!) and a bar on the East Side called Dee’s. Apropos of the era in which we live, there was also…

Hi, folks! This one’ll be quick. First– friends, family, and fans– thank you for signing up. I appreciate it. I’m glad you’re here.  I just finished reading Isabel Allende’s HOUSE OF SPIRITS. It’s great, and reminded me a lot of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s 100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE. I bookmarked a passage I thought was brilliant and had…