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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it’s official: the audiobook

Random House has chosen an actress to read (perform?) the audiobook version of Everyone Is Beautiful, and she’s adorable!  Kirsten Potter–you may have seen her guest spots in Medium or Judging Amy–will record the book in January.  (The audiobook goes on sale the same day as the hardcover—Feb. 17, 2009!) Look at that great smile! […]

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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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new book tour stop: Dallas!

Looks like I’ll be headed to Dallas on March 5, 2009 for a reading for Everyone Is Beautiful at Legacy Books. From what I can find online, Legacy books looks enormous and swanky and gorgeous.  Can’t wait.

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book tour for Everyone Is Beautiful!

The dates are confirmed for my book tour for Everyone Is Beautiful!  There are still some unconfirmed events, and not all the times are set, so I’ll update this page as I can. Send your friends!  Send your family!  Or, heck–just buy a plane ticket and meet me there! Tuesday, FEBRUARY 17 Everyone Is Beautiful […]

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the new author photo

I always find myself flipping back the the author photos on the jackets of books I’m reading, just curious about the authors and trying to get to know them a little by studying their faces.  And if I’m reading a second book by an author I’ve read before, I’m always bummed when they re-use the […]

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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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