The incomparable @UzmaWrites stopped by to discuss DETECTIVE AUNTY which is great company at the beach, on a plane, or beside the pool. We talked about cozy mysteries, manuscript revision, & how to walk in the direction of your wildest dreams. Listen here:

Happy Pub Day, Melissa Febos! If you’re ankle-deep in your own memoir, consider Melissa’s body of work a master class. Take a breath & swim down into the silty bottom of your own lake. You may have to trick yourself. But that’s where the stories are. THE DRY SEASON is out today.

Feeling grateful for dozens of literary connections on this indie bookstore day, including @JenCramerMiller whose INCURABLE OPTIMIST will have you seeing all your blessings--water, avocados, pee!--in a different light. Grab her memoir at @TomboloBooks or a great indie near you.

Both @NancyJAuthor & I wish we’d recorded more of our parents' stories before it was too late. In PEOPLE OF MEANS, Nancy pays homage to her mom and dad's activism & to the good trouble of all those who fought for racial justice. Grab it today at an indie near you. @DaBookJoint

Here's to being weird & messy & clownish but getting our sh*t together when it comes to our art. LOVED this convo with America's favorite dad, @Kristen_Arnett Please grab her latest, STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE, at a library or indie shop near you. @TomboloBooks

Sometimes I want to read about how other parents have figured it out. But other times, I want to travel to another time & place. In CLEVER LITTLE THING, Helena Echlin writes about family challenges within a page-turning psychological thriller. Listen here:

Thank you so much @mvicw for this grand honor and congratulations to the other writers. I've never been to the Vineyard before, and I'm excited to pen new words along the shore.

Congratulations to @rebehuntman on her debut memoir MY MOTHER IN HAVANA. If you have a complicated relationship with your mama or if you long to travel, dance, and shine, grab Rebe's story from @GramercyBexley or an indie shop near you. Listen here:

Congrats @jetvgc winner of @center4fiction 1st Novel Prize. My own grandpa cleaned city buses. Grandma cooked in a school cafeteria. Here's to writing the full experience of our people. Listen to the full convo here: And grab Joseph's books today.

For anyone needing a moment of awesomeness right now, look no further than @malakagharib -- writer, cartoonist, and all-around delight. It's so easy to tailspin. There's so much to fight and fix. But Malaka's art gives me hope. She is my American Dream.

Whether you're drowning in debt, yearning for love, or curious about professional wrestling, MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES is exactly the book you need right now. @RufiThorpe is an author you wanna laugh & karaoke with. Buy the book @PagesMB and listen here:

Thanks, Jody! I feel so lucky to get to do what I do.

Lunches, field trip forms, crying into geometry--was back-to-school always this hard? If you've had a Calgon, take me away kind of week, check out @AnnGarvin_ one of my favorite self-proclaimed weirdos. Pick up BUMMER CAMP and listen to Ann's episode here:

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LIARS, the latest novel by Sarah Manguso, asks us to consider the ways in which larger forces can test even the most well-intended marriages. I caught up with Sarah recently to talk about the brilliance (and terror) of this story. Listen to our convo here:

We caught up w/ @RaBergstein to discuss ALL our taboo topics from childhood--periods! bras! masturbation!--and how @judyblume demystified all of them. Listen to our convo & grab a book at an indie shop near you. @mcnallyjackson

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