Quote of the week:
“I would beg to disagree, but begging disagrees with me” –Fiona Apple (this line from her latest album keeps going through my head as I run into political disagreements)
What I’m reading:
A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
Some good essays/articles:
“The Problem with Vegetarianism” — read this; it’s not what you think
“Why did hundreds of thousands of women drop out of the work force?” — long, heavy sigh
“Parenting was never meant to be this isolating” — another sigh
“Mothers are the ‘shock absorbers’ of our society” — yep
What I’m listening to:
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
What I’m watching:
“Catastrophe” (Amazon Prime)–finished Season 1; cute
“The Way I See It” (MSNBC) — documentary about White House photographer Pete Souza; I cried multiple times
Writing news:
- All the Acorns on the Forest Floor is OUT!
- All the Love: Healing Your Heart and Finding Meaning After Pregnancy Loss will be out on March 23. We are super active on Twitter and Instagram so follow us there (@allthelovetalk)
- People Who Knew Me will be re-released on May 12 (new cover reveal coming soon!)
- My next novel has a release date–June 15! I just saw the final cover and I love it. Will share soon
What I’m talking about:
- Jeffrey Toobin masturbating on a Zoom call (read here)–COME ON, DUDE
- Amy Coney Barrett and why Trump is so obsessed with getting her on the Supreme Court (this article might be on to something)
- Pandemic mental health–a recent study showed that depression rates spiked 3x higher during the pandemic, and the CDC says 40% of American adults reported problems with anxiety, depression, or substance abuse in late June
- Feeling disillusioned with my country. Even if Biden wins, it is so upsetting to see the civil unrest. So many of us are so far apart on many issues
Weirdest thing I googled this week:
“Transporting pets to New Zealand.” Let’s just say I have a contingency plan.
What I’m grateful for:
The reader love for All the Acorns on the Forest Floor. I do read the reviews, and I’m so touched that people are connecting with this book.
