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author of Since You Went Away, Chat, Connect, Crash, & Live ’Til I Die

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I was planning to head upstairs to my office but I guess the pets wanted me to stay put. #workingfromhome #petsofinstagram #livingtheirbestlives #saturdayquarantine

“When things go wrong don’t go with them.” —Elvis Presley Came across this little gem when I was dropping off books in Little Free Libraries last weekend. I wasn’t planning on picking up any books for myself, but if you know me you know I can’t resist anything Elvis-related. And did you know Elvis was a huge book nerd? He often brought as many as 300 books on the road with him so he always had something to read. (And I feel weird bringing more than two books on vacation.) After his mom died in 1958 Elvis sought solace in Poems that Touch the Heart, a book I inherited from my own mom and a personal favorite. He kept Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power of Positive Thinking on his nightstand—another book I own given to me by my mom. He was also a huge fan of Mad magazine which I read voraciously as a kid. No offense to my hubs but I really think Elvis should have married me instead of Priscilla. I was just born a few decades too late. #Elvisreads #ElvisPresley #Elvisquotes #lovetoread #bookstagram #quarantinereading

And now for some very important messages from your local sidewalk artists. #staystrongkc #onmywalk #kcneighborhood #neededthistoday

If you live in south Kansas City you might find one of my books in a Little Free Library near you. This afternoon my hubs drove me all over town so I could drop a book in every Little Free Library we could find. Stay well and remember: Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are. #quarantinereading #stayhome #LittleFreeLibrary #KansasCityreads #lovetoread #lovetowrite

Starlings settling down for the night in the bamboo across the street. volume🆙 #springtime #kcmo #citylivin #urbanwildlife

Well that’s a damn good first page. Even Martini likes it. #readinginbed #catsandbooks #truecrime #TheManFromTheTrain #quarantinereading

Planning to stick close to home the next few weeks? Looking for something fun to read? Take your mind off current events with a trip back in time to the early days of the Internet. The story of Bev & Max—two strangers who meet online—is more timely than ever, reminding us that in a world driven by technology, our hearts & souls remain our eternal operating system. 📚 link in bio 💫 #quarantinereading #bytesizebooks

New print editions of Chat, Connect, & Crash celebrate the 25th anniversary of Chat. Hard to believe it’s been 25 years since that little black book was first published in 1995. Take a trip back in time to the early days of the Internet with Bev & Max, two strangers who meet online. Featuring the original, never-before-published ending to Crash. ✨ special thanks to cover designer David High @highdzn for his eye-popping new covers and to production wiz Kevin Callahan @kevpcal for his brilliant work on the interiors 💫 link in bio #ChatConnectCrash #25thanniversary #epistolarynovels #earlyInternetfiction #quarantinereading #NanMcCarthy

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New print editions celebrate the 25th anniversary of Chat

It’s been 25 years since I published the first edition of Chat in 1995. What better way to celebrate than by releasing print versions of the latest editions…

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