So this is happening. #wonderstanding

For years I read books while walking to & from my office. People would often ask me in the elevator: "Good book?" My standard reply: "All books are good." As a technology, books are hard to beat. #novel #beneaththesameheaven

What a cute couple. I hear they sporulate together. #mushroomsofminnesota

Enjoying a fantastic week here in LA & a whirlwind #book tour! Thank you again to friends & colleagues (& even a few strangers) who have come out to readings, bought books, & reconnected. Loved reading in the Central Library, my favorite building in LA. #books #beneaththesameheaven

Small or common puffball mushrooms. They start out solid and then their insides turn to powdery spores and a hole opens in the top. When you press on them, a plume of brown spores puffs out. I remember these being endlessly fun when I was a kid. #mushroomsofminnesota

How does a family react to a tragedy? In this excerpt from #BENEATHTHESAMEHEAVEN Kathryn's brother and mother start to think about picking up the pieces after a bombing. Central Library #laplcentral #bookreading

Thank you to the #readers who continue to share reactions on #Amazon, #Goodreads, and #Librarything. People read #books based on reader #reviews and word of mouth. And you make the years I spent writing this book all worthwhile. #beneaththesameheaven #terrorism #author

After yesterday's phallic sprouting acorn, here is something a little more feminine... #mushroomsofminnesota #wonderstanding

2 fab friends from high school, Danielle Fagre Arlowe & Amy Schachtman Zaroff produce Hyperbole:The Best Podcast Ever! Seriously, it is. And they invited me to join them for this week's episode, "Best Yurt Ever" (Find my segment at 19:45) #hyperbole itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hyp…

#Sundays

I am a sucker for tiny ghostly white mushrooms. Are you? #mushroomsofminnesota #wonderstanding

I tried to understand both of my main characters w/ empathy and examine how each would view revenge. I realized that Americans take revenge too, but mostly outsource it to the courts or to our military. Rashid & Kathryn explore this idea in this passage from #BENEATHTHESAMEHEAVEN

Huge thanks to Lone Star Literary for featuring CCB's Mark Falkin on the front page! Happy book birthday to THE LATE BLOOMER! lonestarliterary.com/mark-falkin_10… indiebound.org/book/978194785…

Fifty Shades of Blue. 'Beneath the Same Heaven' as spotted at the bookstore in the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. #BENEATHTHESAMEHEAVEN #NOVEL #WORLDPEACE #TERRORIST #LITERARYFICTION #BETSELLER

After nine days of rain, this glimpse of the golden hour was most welcome. #wonderstanding #perpetualgratitude #naturenerd

Maple seeds are called samaras. The wings, which help them helicopter away from their mother trees, remind me of dragonfly wings. And the seeds are edible. Yup, I ate them today and even… instagram.com/p/BpTdgS7hNvF/…

So excited that yesterday the Pioneer Press featured Beneath the Same Heaven as a great gift! You can order signed copies from me and I can ship to your recipients. #beneaththesameheaven… instagram.com/p/Bq8YpOch_iQ/…

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Polar vortex golden hour. To say I have been under the weather is a bit of a double entendre. Haven't been outdoors in two days, but the world still offers a wonder or two. #naturenerd… instagram.com/p/BtRt6YpBnzq/…

Thrilled that Nautilus selected Beneath the Same Heaven as one of their "books for a better tomorrow". I am in some amazing company with Anne Lamott and the Dalai Lama. #beneaththesameheaven #openbooks #annemarieruff instagram.com/p/BxlPmecAXp0/…