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

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Can’t think of a better way to spend our 37th wedding anniversary than standing together for what matters. #blacklivesmatter #kansascityprotest #justiceforgeorge

I am listening. #blackouttuesday

Tonight’s walk through the neighborhood. #KansasCityProtest #GeorgeFloyd #JusticeForGeorge #BlackLivesMatter #kcmo

I spy another @yellowribbonbox with a copy of Since You Went Away in it. Thanks @kacireneejones for supporting military spouses and including my book in your awesome care packages. ❤️🤍💙 📦📘 #milspouse #vetspouse #warfiction #epistolarynovel #lovetowrite #sinceyouwentaway #yellowribbonbox #bookstagram #booksofinstagram

Not only am I late to the party but I also had mixed feelings on this book. It was an easy, fun read that immediately drew me in and pulled me along. I really wanted to know how the plot was going to unfold and I also wanted to know what happened in the past that shaped each character. I enjoyed the details about Shaker Heights and I really related to the theme of living in a suburban neighborhood that values conformity over authenticity. That said, too many plot points seemed implausible to me. The story lagged in the middle and a lot of details were needlessly repeated. I’m all for shifts in viewpoint but the inconsistent hopping around didn’t work for me. Obviously a LOT of people loved this book—there are SEVEN pages of glowing reviews at the front of the paperback edition. And as a writer myself I’m always hesitant to criticize another writer’s work. And geez this is one helluva commercially successful book so props to the author on that. But I’m also a reader and readers have feelings too. 🤷🏼‍♀️ And yet again on the upside, I’m now curious to read Ng’s first book, Everything I Never Told You, which many have said is better. I’m also looking forward to watching the Hulu version of this book b/c I love Reese Witherspoon and I’m betting she did a fabulous job translating this story to film. #celesteng #littlefireseverywhere #booktofilm #reesesbookclub #hellosunshine #lovetoread #bookstagram #booksofinstagram

Is your flag flying this weekend? 🇺🇸 #memorialday2020 #rememberthefallen

Last night’s walk with my love. #pandemicdatenight #kansascity #kcmo #neighborhoodwalk

In other words, please go somewhere else 🤔 #onmywalk #LoosePark #covid19 #kcmo #kansascity

The author of “Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder and Chaos” says it’s not enough to be resilient in times like these; we must be antifragile. Those who are resilient merely resist the shock and stay the same. Those who are antifragile grow and get better and actually thrive when exposed to volatility and stress. My younger son recommended this book to me, saying it’s particularly applicable to living through a pandemic. And he’s right. It’s not enough to merely survive such frightening times. We must get better. We must *be* better. People who are antifragile view mistakes and errors as information, and use that information to improve. I learn a lot from my sons. They are both the very definition of antifragile. #currentlyreading #Antifragile #NassimNicholasTaleb #nonfiction #pandemic #covid19 #coronavirus

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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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