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(Swipe for all the bookish goodness!). One of my f

(Swipe for all the bookish goodness!). One of my favorite things to do is to spot friends’ books out in the wild. @danaleman @asjouhanneau @beckyalbertalli and @ginafrangello I found yours and they all had such pride of place @bnhackensack I just had to snap them. Signed copies of LOVE IN ENGLISH there too, local folk.

The U.S. flag was adopted on June 14, 1777. I love

The U.S. flag was adopted on June 14, 1777. I love Flag Day for many reasons. 1) it’s one of those “off the beaten path” holidays. 2) it doesn’t change dates to always stay on a specific day of the week. It’s always on the 14th. 3) it’s my birthday. When I was undocumented and wondering if I’d be able to stay in the U.S., I liked to hold on to the coincidence like a glimmer of prophecy. If it was, it worked, because here I am. Happy Flag Day.

Congrats to Pia S. from Germany for winning my lat

Congrats to Pia S. from Germany for winning my latest giveaway. Your book and $50 gift card are on the way!
If you didn’t win, no worries. There is plenty of fun stuff on the horizon. Be the first to know about giveaways, events and more. Link in bio! #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #giveaway

How did it take me until now to discover rolled ic

How did it take me until now to discover rolled ice cream? Swipe to watch the cool (see what I did there?) process.

Birthday weekend with the fam! Tenement Museum blo

Birthday weekend with the fam! Tenement Museum block party, oysters, rolled ice cream @minuscelsiusicecream... just perfect.

It’s always a special day when I get to be on a

It’s always a special day when I get to be on a panel with these fine folks. Such an engaging conversation with some of my favorite writers at #YASummit2021 at #UNLV. Moderated expertly by @ksluiter and pulled together by @sbickmore55 @SarahJDonovan9 @GHRumohr and team. Honored to be a part of it.

A rainy day walk to #vote in the NJ primaries. Che

A rainy day walk to #vote in the NJ primaries. Cherishing democracy a little more each day. #VOTENJ

When they held the kid lottery, I somehow won. Fig

When they held the kid lottery, I somehow won. Figured I’d celebrate that, just because it’s Tuesday. The one where they’re full-sized is a couple of years ago at my daughter’s college. The one where they’re mini is about ten years ago in front of the White House.

Not quite ready for the dye job, so TikTok filters

Not quite ready for the dye job, so TikTok filters for the win. Mermaid or rainbow? #haircolor

Okay, one more because I’m just so darn happy to

Okay, one more because I’m just so darn happy to have a new, post-scary-times photo with this gem of a human. @yvonneventresca and I were seated next to each other at a book festival in the spring of 2014. (I turned around, and, being a fan of post-apocalyptic fiction, saw her debut YA novel was called Pandemic and I was intrigued). In the years since, our friendship has grown to be one of my most important relationships, encompassing sharing of deep grief and joy, thorny story development problems, laughing at silly jokes and everything that’s wonderful about feeling truly seen by another human being. We used to hang out at least once a month, but I hadn’t seen her since the start of 2020. I was sure I’d sob when I saw her again (I cried every time I thought about how long it had been), but I didn’t. In some ways it was like we’d just seen each other a month ago (it might have been those hundreds of hours of phone time). I’m so grateful in so many ways today. This photo is pure joy.

And just like that, a whole pandemic’s worth of

And just like that, a whole pandemic’s worth of hair is gone. #firsthaircut Swipe for before and after. 😊 ✂️

This clematis is one of my favorite “life finds

This clematis is one of my favorite “life finds a way” stories. When my daughter was first allowed to walk home from school, she showed up with what she called “the prettiest flower” for me, a purple clematis on a stem too stumpy to put in water. (I sort of floated it). Since I wanted to encourage her love of plants, I bought a plant of our own. But I can be forgetful and it withered and died before I could put it in the ground. #parentingfail. I gently tossed it off the porch it in a spot I’d “get to eventually,” by the side of the front stairs, hidden by a small ornamental pine. I promptly forgot all about it. The next year a vine popped up but didn’t flower, and I wasn’t sure it could be the neglected clematis. It was. I put it in the dirt properly. Every year its blooms get showier and prettier. Another reminder to grow where you’re planted.

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