now we’re moving to England

Mieka Smiles, writer for the British paper The Journal, just gave the UK edition of Bright Side a terrific review! She writes: “Another chick lit book?  Well, the answer is yes and no. The Bright Side of Disaster certainly nestles very well into that genre.  But but rather than being just another one of a plethora […]

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great review from 101 books in 1001 days

Katie in Florida gives Everyone is Beautiful a great review!  She writes: “I loved this book. (Maybe even better than her first book, The Bright Side of Disaster, which I reviewed here.) I felt like I was there with Lanie, watching her just move through each day until she found her own passion again. Then it was […]

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super sweet

Kristjana, at the the Mommy Blog, just posted the sweetest blog entry about Everyone Is Beautiful.  After writing about how she’s not posting as much since her new baby (look at that handome face!) came last summer, she said this: Fortunately, inspiration comes in unlikely packages.  Though I have begged off the most recent slew […]

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I want to marry BOOKLIST!

Just got word of a terrific review for Everyone Is Beautiful from Booklist, which calls it a “superbly written novel filled with unique and resonant characters.”  Please see the whole delicious concluding sentence below: “Center takes a woman at her most vulnerable time and sets her on a journey to find herself without losing what […]

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Love. Marriage. Chocolate cake.

Here’s the cover for the British edition of Everyone Is Beautiful! I’m fascinated by the tag line on the front.  I think if I were writing a tag line for Everyone Is Beautiful, it would go something like:  “Love.  Marriage.  Chocolate cake.”

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great review for Bright Side at Planet Mom!

Melinda over at Planet Mom has just posted a glowing review of Bright Side! (And added it to Kirtsy!)  She worries that she waited too long after getting her book to post about it, but I say it’s never too late for a great review. Here’s what Planet Mom has to say: “It is a […]

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essay in upcoming anthology: Because I Love Her

I’m all excited about the essay I have coming out in April in the anthology Because I Love Her: 34 Women Writers Reflect on the Mother-Daughter Bond. The book is edited by Andrea N. Richesin, who also did The May Queen, and it features Karen Joy Fowler, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Joyce Maynard, and one of my very favorite writers, […]

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great review at BOOKFINDS

Bookfinds just gave The Bright Side of Disaster a fantastic review! Here’s an excerpt: “Often, I find myself leaving books half-finished, growing weary with stilted prose or predictable plots. But there are those rare moments when I find a book that really speaks to me. A book that makes me fall in love with both […]

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great review for EVERYONE IS BEAUTIFUL!

The first blog review for Everyone Is Beautiful is in, and it’s great.  Marcia at The Printed Page, starts her review like this: “This book is LOL funny in parts and tackles serious subject matter with a light hand and wisdom in others. The first 5 chapters had my spouse yelling down from upstairs for […]

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great review for BRIGHT SIDE!

A feisty UK website for women readers, Trashionista, just gave Bright Side a great review! The review says: “I mentioned the other day that I loved Katherine Center’s The Bright Side of Disaster and I really did. It’s been a couple of days since I finished reading it and I wish I hadn’t. I miss […]

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