You CAN write a book! · Jul 22, 2026

The Gift She Gave First

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A librarian mother, a lake town with no TV, and the books that became my whole world.

My mother died last week.

I write about publishing and books and writing on this Substack. My mother was a librarian for her entire career, first for elementary kids and then for high schoolers, and everything I think about books, I think about because of her. So this feels like the right place for this post.

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