what does beautiful look like to you?

Over at the amazing photography site Shutter Sisters, there’s a project going on.  It’s called the One Word Project.  Every month, they choose a new word and then folks post photos of their interpretations of that word. This month, to celebrate the release of Everyone Is Beautiful, the One Word is “Beautiful.”  And Ballantine Books […]

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first week roundup!

Emails and responses are starting to roll in for Everyone Is Beautiful, and I thought it would be fun to share some of the things people are saying: I just read Everyone Is Beautiful and it was such pure joy!  I was so tired and ready for a nap but picked it up to read […]

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beautiful

Just blowing a kiss to Mary Swenson, who posted this lovely image of Everyone Is Beautiful’s cover on her gorgeous blog, It’s Pretty Good. Don’t you wish keyboards had a heart key so we could all use hearts as verbs??

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reading tonight at Brazos Bookstore in H-town!

Remember last week when I went to Borders and got yelled-at for taking a photo of my book on display?? I posted about it on Facebook.  And within about five minutes, Sally, who works at Brazos and is a Facebook buddy of mine, wrote to let me know that I should have come to Brazos. […]

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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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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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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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everyone is beautiful

My new book, Everyone Is Beautiful, comes out February 17, 2009. Here’s the flap copy: From the author of The Bright Side of Disaster, the entertaining and ultimately poignant story of what happens after happily ever after: how a mother of three recaptures her sense of self and falls in love with her husband all […]

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