There are new reading recs by yours truly up today on The Shepherd! This list is for all you parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles and caregivers who need to have hard conversations with little ones about pets dying.
I am thrilled to share I have a new essay published in Off Assignment as part of their Letter to a Stranger series. Read "To the Iditarod Man" here, and also check out my "Behind the Essay" interview for the
Today marks ONE MONTH that Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter has been out in the world! I can't believe it has been a month. It both flew by and also felt like the longest month of my life. More below
FUN FACT 1: In middle school, I had a book-themed party for my 13th birthday where we hung out at the Burlington, Massachusetts Barnes & Noble. FUN FACT 2: Today through 4/22 on the Barnes & Noble website you can
I'm delighted to have a micro-essay (prose poem???) in the summer 2021 issue of Thimble Literary Magazine. Thank you to the editors for giving my and Richie's dead dogs a home in Vol. 4, No. 1. You can read
For the full interview, see it on Chicago Review of Books.Published on March 9, 2021. — I had the best time talking with Forsyth Harmon about her cats (living and dead), writing vs. drawing, 90s aesthetics, and her new illustrated novel Justine! The
It's official!!! On January 30, I sold my book Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter, to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt! My editor is the wonderful Naomi Gibbs, known for editing many incredible books, including some of my favorites from the past
Are you in New York and looking for an activity this Thursday night? I've got you covered: Columbia Selects: MFA Readings at the KGB Bar Thursday, March 1, 2018, 7pm, 85 E 4th Street, New York, NY 10003 Curated by Bryan VanDyke and Emily Austin. What is Columbia Selects? The
As you may know, I've become a bit of a regular reader at the Mortified show at Oberon, thanks to the best-ever Mortified producer, Sara Faith Alterman. But now I'm super excited to share that you don't have to be in the Cambridge area
For the full essay, see it on The Toast. Originally published on December 3, 2014. -- In fourth grade, I was the new student in school. While I liked many of my classmates, I felt shy when it came to having people over