Six books and a baby-blue Vespa
my latest reads and a surprise birthday present
Work in Progress
I am a writer, scientist, mother of two, wife, daughter of Alzheimer’s, and classic middle child. I'm writing a memoir (set in Florence, Italy) about love and ambition and the choices women make that define their lives.
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Endless summer days
on reading and not writing, for now
how I'm not the same at all
on birthdays and versions of me
A dozen books for your summer reading list
Summer reading is my jam
the liminal library
how love for story trumps memory loss
Three things I learned from my live agent pitch
on pitching memoir and getting that one yes
Do the thing that scares you
On pitching agents and diving in
the beach at sunrise
on living in the moment with aging parents and teens (and what I'm reading next)
Why this memoir made me give my husband the side eye
on the universal and the specific in memoir (no spoilers)
My Winter Reading Mojo
on books, escapism, and what to read next