Powerful, painful, thoughtful work from Carol Smith. The lies resonated with me. For a decade after my dad died, I let people think he was alive. No adult asking, "what about your dad?" wants to be met with, "he's dead and it's destroyed us." I wasn't ready to face it, either.

“You have to look at the truth with clear eyes and courage to make this kind of writing work”

Aching, beautiful, and so on point. I love what Carol Smith shares about the grieving process. This is a #mustread for anyone who's experienced a tender, complicated loss. buff.ly/38opjt1 #grief #loss The Washington Post

CROSSING THE RIVER author Carol Smith's thoughtful essay on prolonged grief disorder was published in The Washington Post. Give it a read here: wapo.st/3llzJwk

Screen Time and Kids’ Mental Health This week, we consider the new JAMA Psychiatry paper on screen time & behavioural problems in children. Rachel Eirich and her co-authors find a connection. Also, Carol Smith on her grief (The Washington Post). #psychtwitter davidgratzer.com

J.Z. York 🇺🇦 Quenby Olson I loved the Gensokai series by Virginia McClain and the memoir "Crossing the river: Seven stories that saved my life" by Carol Smith was 👌🏽 (full review here sradjyauthor.wordpress.com/2022/04/07/boo…)

A beautiful and profoundly moving book, an unforgettable journey through grief toward hope, and a valuable, illuminating read for anyone coping with loss, CROSSING THE RIVER by Carol Smith is now available in paperback. bit.ly/3LXY2Lr

Living With Prolonged Grief Disorder | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/writin…

“When the public mourning period ends, the private one is just beginning” #psychtwitter #bereavedparents #griefawareness #grief #grievjng #complicatedgrief #memoir #trauma

Congrats to Elsa Sjunneson, an Actual Bat Carol Smith @anneliukellor Jennifer Berney 🌈, the 4 finalists in the biography/memoir category! (It's one of my fave genres.)

Thrilled for Crossing the River to be a finalist in such excellent company! ⁦ABRAMS Books⁩ ⁦@EditorStoltz⁩ ⁦Jennifer Herrera⁩ Congratulations to the 2022 Washington State Book Award Finalists | Shelf Talk shelftalkblog.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/fin…

Can’t wait for this from the formidable Margaret Juhae Lee 이주혜 Was lucky to see some early chapters. It’s going to be wonderful!

Incredible news! CROSSING THE RIVER by Carol Smith has been selected as a FINALIST for the 2022 Washington State Book Award in the Biography/Memoir category! The The Seattle Times shared the full list of finalists. Winners will be announced 9/13! bit.ly/3Ti3MES

Thank you Kim Malcolm - loved our conversation!

Flashbulb Memories: What the Queen's Death and 9/11 Tells Us About Each Other | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/writin… #neuroscience #memory #QueenElizabeth #brain #memoir #

smart insight from Lisa Cooper Ellison - and thanks for the mention of Crossing the River!

Can’t wait to read The Hunter! Congratulations Jennifer Herrera

Congratulations Jennifer Herrera on a riveting debut. Gorgeous writing! I can’t put G. P. Putnam's Sons The Hunter down!

“Violence against women in American crime fiction is as old as the genre itself …” a smart and thought-provoking take on why from Jennifer Herrera, author of The Hunter

Tonight I'll be in conversation with the wonderful Carol Smith, my The Writer's Hotel buddy, EagleHarborBook on beautiful Bainbridge Island. Come join us if you are in the area! Melville House