Moms (and dads!), how are you holding up this summer? We're keeping busy with pool time, adventures, and assorted shenanigans here in Seattle. Today we went out to the boys' favorite restaurant for lunch after a morning at the pool, came home for an epic

I recently got to meet my new niece, Havilah Esther, and it was an awesome life moment. I have so many wishes for her: that she will face the world bravely and unafraid; that she will pick herself up when she falls, and own her

My boys and my brother, Josh, on Sandy Hook, along the beach where I grew up--- the inspiration for The Violets of March. For me, it doesn't get much better than this.

It's been more than a month since GOODNIGHT JUNE was published and I've LOVED hearing from readers all over the US and Canada. Thank you to everyone who pre-0rdered, read, and shared this book! I've been so overjoyed to read your emails, tweets and Facebook