I’m writing a book! The book will investigate our relationship with newness, how to push back against powerful forces working against us, and how to reshape our relationship with the new and novel to save our time, money, and attention. From Hachette Go.

I'm pretty sure paperback copies are in for BRAVE THE WILD RIVER, Melissa Sevigny's wonderful book about the pioneering Grand Canyon botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter. Some strong evidence out there...
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Excited to be speaking today about women & wilderness at LA Times Festival of Books! W. W. Norton & Company Laurie Abkemeier

CHAMBER DIVERS UNBOXING VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today, toddlers finally get to share their best life lessons with the world through my new book, Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas: Secrets from the Science of Toddlers for a Happier, More Successful Way of Life.

This is a project I started three years ago and would not

🎉 An instant NYT bestseller! 🎉

Check out the book that’s changing the way we think about getting things done - available now!

Book reveal - toddler edition 😊

Arya and I got a special surprise in the mail today!

'Is it for me?'

Absolutely, sweetie. This book is dedicated to you and all of the toddlers I have learned so much from over the last 14 years. It's time to share their best lessons for

My review of a new book on Michelangelo's dome of St. Peter's and how it was saved from collapse (gift link) wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

It’s official! Slow Productivity goes straight into the Sunday Times bestseller list this weekend at #10 on the paperback chart.
Huge congratulations to Cal Newport, agent Laurie Abkemeier and the brilliant Penguin teams on both sides of the Atlantic!
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Giveaway!! @underwaterlance’s new book CHAMBER DIVERS tells the fascinating story of one group of scientific researches who exposed themselves to extraordinary risks to make D-Day a success. We’re giving away 10 early copies on Goodreads! Enter here: bit.ly/3vspfn8

Hooray, BRAVE THE WILD RIVER is on The New Yorker's Best Books of the Year list (and I spy fellow W. W. Norton & Company author Ben Goldfarb there too - congrats!) 🎉

My book! Top of the list!!!

I’m happy to announce that Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas will be published on March 5, 2024!

Toddlers hold the secrets to happiness and success, and they have a lot to teach us.

Available now for pre-order:

USA: simonandschuster.com/books/Sleep-We…

Canada:

Congrats to Melissa Sevigny, winner of the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award in History/Biography.
'In this brilliantly told story you are given a seat in the boat along with Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter for a bit of canyon botany―and the ride of your life.'
―JUDGES' CITATION

We're so excited to reveal the 2024 #ALA_Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction TOMORROW (11/14)! Until then, be sure to revisit the longlist to read more about these incredible books and authors: bit.ly/3QJxSlz

Off to the Texas Book Festival, see you there!

These are challenging times and it feels weird to tweet about a book. But if you want to learn how to respond instead of react, develop tragic optimism, and use your core values to navigate disorder you should read Master of Change. I'm confident it will help.

Can't get enough #DDay #history ? Bananas for underwater science, diving, or mini-subs? Like free stuff?

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