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A real life person signs my books as his fictional self, which sounds weird and is admittedly a little weird.

I have a habit of including real people in my fictional stories. If you’ve read Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, you might know that Mrs. Gosk is a real person. She was my colleague for 18 years until last year when she terribly, tragically retired. If you have the audio version of that book, you…

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Review of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend (and my name change)

It’s always interesting to listen to people discuss your novel and the choices you made (including why I am published in the UK under the name Matthew Green). This video review for Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend was both positive and fascinating to lis The real reason for the name change in the UK was…

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Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend is a Nutmeg nominee!

Thrilled and honored to have Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend nominated for a Nutmeg Award. After 18 years of reading and recommending Nutmeg nominees to my students, seeing my novel on the list is indescribable.

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A very special chair and a recommendation to librarians everywhere

I visited the Townsend Library in Massachusetts this week. I spoke to some lovely people about my path to becoming a writer, ordered them to go home and write, answered some interesting questions about my books, teaching, and the writing process, and then listened in as a book club discussed The Perfect Comeback of Caroline…

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Connor the Unicorn is missing. It’s freakin’ annoying.

My daughter has a whole host of imaginary friends, who she calls “pretend friends.” We hear about them a lot less than we did a couple years ago, but they are still around, and from time to time, we will hear her talking to them.  Audrey. Elizabeth. Anna. The list goes on and on.  Most…

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Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend: Fan art

There are few things more exciting than discovery a bit of fan art inspired by one of your books. This was sent to me via Twitter and is entitled ‘Budo.”  I just love the thought that something I create inspires another human being to also create.

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Today I feel like a real author – which doesn’t happen often – and not for any reason that you might imagine.

I’m not sure if other authors feel this way, but most days, I don’t feel like a real author. Its ridiculous but true. I’ve published three novels – two with Doubleday and one with St. Martin’s Press – and I have a fourth publishing in September. My last book was translated into more than 25…

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In the words of Budo…

A screen shot of a highlighted section of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, posted by a reader. Seriously, there are no better people in the world than readers. And especially readers who highlight sections of the text that meant so much to me while writing the book. 

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Love my readers

A reader from overseas sent me this collage my the covers of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, including two that I had never seen before.

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Just when I start to become a cynical, entitled, unappreciative jerk face, Jenny Slate comes along and sets me straight.

My heart still skips a beat every time I see one of my novels on a shelf in a bookstore or a library. I’m so glad.   Never take good fortune for granted. Never allow something that once thrilled you to become commonplace. Remember your roots. If only I could take my own advice. I…

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