Tomboys of the 1990s: a survey course

Girls in tee-shirts

Lois Chiles

Lois Chiles

Carroll Baker

Maybe my favorite actress.

Found a picture of this beautiful Russian socialite wearing my ideal outfit

Found a picture of this beautiful Russian socialite wearing my ideal outfit

This bag is shaped like a cartoon “one ton” weight. I want it with all of my soul.

#baggage

When the truth about her past is disclosed in the last few pages (without giving anything away, we discover it at the same time Zoe does), the effect works like gangbusters. 


Eeps! ZOE LETTING GO was reviewed in the New York TimesSo exciting!

The full review is here.



Want to learn my secret writing rituals (and see a giant picture of the best chocolate chip cookie on earth?)

You do? Fantastic!

Penguin Teen has launched an interview series, and guess who is the debut participant? (Spoiler alert: it is me.)

I answered a bunch of fun questions about my writing rituals and included some reflections on Beyoncé, for good measure.

Gratuitous photo of Charlotte Rampling, for no reason except that I spent all morning gazing at pictures of her on Google.

Gratuitous photo of Charlotte Rampling, for no reason except that I spent all morning gazing at pictures of her on Google.


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