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Tour Diary (Part 3): The Pacific Northwest
On this last stretch of (this part of) book tour, I had the surreal and new-to-me experience of being on not one but two morning talk shows—one in…
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Tour Diary (Part 2): San Francisco
I always feel uneasy in San Francisco. No, more than that. I feel… bereaved. And the beauty of the city just makes it worse—like someone smiling sweetly…
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Tour Diary (Part 1?): Los Angeles
Honestly, I like LA. I feel like maybe I’m not supposed to say that as a New Yorker—the two cities positioned as opposite poles, coastal metropolis…
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First Love is here!
Today’s the day! First Love: Essays on Friendship is officially available wherever books are sold.
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April 2024

Spoilers from 1878: On Anna Karenina and Inevitable Endings
Instead of wishing I didn’t know how it was going to end, I spent a lot of time paying attention to how knowing the ending impacted my experience of the…
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Museum Pages: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Guide to Revision
The word that echoed in my mind as I looked at these watercolors was “refinement.” The final piece was so satisfying—it felt clean, sure of itself.
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The number one best way to support a new book
Preorders count toward a book’s first week of sales, which means they’re a new book’s best shot at becoming a bestseller (barring acts of Oprah).
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