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THE BOARD is almost here!

I know we are supposed to be relishing the last of the summer, but school is starting and my newest book, a thrillerI am so excited to share with you, comes out on Sept. 9th! THE BOARD is coming from Blackstone Publishing very soon.

I’ve been busy planning lots of bookstore events so if you are a Vermonter, or want to come to Vermont, check these out! I would love to see you and talk thrillers, small town drama, fall in New England, and women upending systems of power!

There is still time to order a SIGNED copy from the beloved Bear Pond Books!

Hope to see you out there!

The Library Journal review!

Real Talk for New Teachers: Tools for a Sustainable Career OUT NOW

This is me as a new teacher (yes, we actually had chalk boards then!) back in 2000. I had a lot to learn about how to manage my life as a new public school educator.

Now, 25 years later, Penny Bishop and I have a book out today just for new and beginning teachers called Real Talk for New Teachers: Tools for a Sustainable Career (with Routledge). We deeply hope it helps educators build a humane and sustainable career in teaching. The book is loaded with advice from veteran teachers, new research on how to fight burnout, and opportunities for reflection and building your own personalized plan. I wish I had this book back then, would have saved me many a sleepless night and helped me to enjoy more of my life.


You can find it at your local indie, the publisher, or online retailer. We’d be so honored if you shared this with your educator circles, mentor program leaders, principals, and new teachers. Please reach out if you are interested in reviewing the book or want to review a copy for your course or school.

Happy summer, teachers, you did it!

PS- I am pretty sure I still have these pants. And they are back in style. 🙂

You Do You: a collection of essays about raising strong girls

It’s been a week that was many years long.

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One thing is clear. We have a lot of work to do to dismantle the culture of sexism that we are raising our kids in.  It’s each of our responsibilities to challenge the gender stereotypes, toxic masculinity, and rape culture that persists at the highest levels in our institutions. One way to do this is to provide our kids with books that showcase women and girls sharing their stories, perspectives, voices and experiences. Luckily, we now have a new book that does just THAT, across generations, out just this week. I’m proud to have a poem in this new anthology.

You Do You is the sixth book in the New York Times best selling I Just Want to Pee Alone series, which has tackled a variety of topics since 2012 – including parenthood, relationships, and the cult of female perfection – all with a broad range of voices, from the cynical, to the ugly-cry, to the outright hilarious. Continue reading →