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I blame my wife.

My home is slightly disorganized and cluttered, but my kids are incredibly happy and love books and music and libraries and museums. Both are my wife’s fault.

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How to Age Gracefully

It’s a good video full of excellent advice. My favorite bit of advice from the video – and one that I am constantly telling people  – is the advice of the 47 year old. 

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Audio excerpt of The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs

As an avid audiobook listener, it was thrilled to receive the audio excerpt from my upcoming novel, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs. I had no say in the choice of narrator, but once again, the producers have done a fantastic job.  I actually think the book sounds better in Cynthia Hopkins’ voice than it…

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Booklist, Kirkus, and Library Journal review The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs

BooklistDicks (Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, 2012) knows high-school bullying firsthand, and his story rings true. But the strength of this novel is its well-rounded characters, notably children and teens, as they deal with life in general. Polly particularly shines in this sometimes quirky story with special appeal to all who struggled during their difficult…

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My book launch party: Who’s coming?

The sign says “Reading/Signing” but it really should read: Storytelling/Hilarious Student Readers/Giveaways/Question-and-Answers/Laughs/Signing/Pretty Wife. You should come. 

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I am not talented. I am only tenacious.

Every month for the last five years, I have been posting my yearly goals and the progress (or lack thereof) that I have made. It’s been an outstanding way of holding myself accountable to the goals set at the beginning of each year and has served as an excellent source of motivation for me as well.…

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