Desire is messy, raw, and irrational as illustrated in this collection of 33 essays that examine wants and needs from a woman’s perspective. A thought-provoking collection, perfect for book groups! ow.ly/ioSH50N6I3w kellymcmasters

"Our desires can be entangled with or completely separate from [our children]. It’s important for our kids to understand where, in the solar system, their star lives." ~ kellymcmasters, interviewed with Margot Kahn by Jenny Bartoy: buff.ly/40Dylso Catapult

For new/about-to graduates: An amazing opportunity to work with an incredible editor…check it out below!!!

Riverhead Books @YaddoToday @davidhajdu_ John Carey Columbia University Press George Chauncey Hugh Ryan PublicAffairs Raquel Willis (BACKUP) Miriam Datskovsky @caseyplett Arsenal Pulp Press Jeanne Thornton Wednesday, May 10th, 7PM Aaron Hamburger 🇺🇦 & kellymcmasters present HOTEL CUBA (Harper Perennial) & THE LEAVING SEASON (W. W. Norton & Company)! RSVP & preorder signed books: buff.ly/3ADgpSB

.Zibby Owens recommends THE LEAVING SEASON, "one of the most beautifully written books I've ever read," via Good Morning America. This new memoir in essays by Kelly McMasters hits stores on 5/9. goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/1…

Wow, here’s some beautiful breaking news…Zibby Owens chose The Leaving Season for her September Book Club and just recommended the book on Good Morning America !

"Wong’s portrait of her postal worker mother is blazingly beautiful." Love seeing ✨ Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane Wong in Electric Literature Reading list by kellymcmasters about the Lives of Single Mothers! buff.ly/3BlPdbu

Check out this list from kellymcmasters, and pick up THE LEAVING SEASON, her memoir in intimate essays navigating marriage and motherhood, art and ambition, grief and nostalgia, and the elusive concept of home. wwnorton.com/books/The-Leav…

bookreporter.com/reviews/the-le… I'll be spending my Saturday with this collection of essays by kellymcmasters. Thanks for the review, Harvey Freedenberg!

"We are constantly reinventing what it means to be a mother in this country, constantly revising what it means to honor one. I love being a mother. But I didn’t always," kellymcmasters writes. on.theatln.tc/hax4Xrm

Thanks to Oprah Daily and W. W. Norton & Company for publishing my essay Invisible Friend! oprahdaily.com/entertainment/… #longreads #oprahdaily #essay

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I dare you to get through this one without tearing up. romper.com/entertainment/… kellymcmasters Romper

Such a dream when a favorite writer loves your book. Thank you!!!! @joannarakoff

See you Tuesday 5/23 at 7pm for a reading and discussion about The Leaving Season at the newly revived Half King Reading Series with @glennrwordman at the glorious Salmagundi Club club! My tastebuds are already puckering at the thought of my first gimlet. PageTurners Reading Series W. W. Norton & Company

I have a student looking to place a startlingly gorgeous and experimental essay. What are the best places publishing longform creative nonfiction that are open to/ amplifying folks just breaking in right now (no prior pubs)? TIA!

Still Life 3: The Suburbs thecommononline.org/still-life-3-t… via The Common

Very excited for my first audiobook! Coming soon… May 25!

A powerful essay by kellymcmasters on writing and motherhood. Her new book, The Leaving Season, is also wonderful. Ethics of Writing Hard Things in Family Memoir lithub.com/the-ethics-of-… via Literary Hub

“Let’s use our words as the shield instead of silence.” This piece by kellymcmasters for Literary Hub is a must read and one I’m so honored to be included in. lithub.com/the-ethics-of-…