Black women are 3x times as likely to die because of pregnancy-related complications than their white counterparts.

As we begin Black Maternal Health Week, we must ensure Black women get the care they deserve throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum.

Some personal news, as they say ❤️

Every book I’ve written has been a #1 New York Times Bestseller

Obligatory dog for golf compensation. Olive doing tail percussion and Mabel doing… Well, I’m not sure what.

Brotherless Night will be published in Ukrainian, by Knigolove. It's astonishing to think of people there reading it. Honored to be working with them and grateful for my wonderful agents Susanna Lea Associates #brotherlessnight #ukraine

Happy #FridayReads ! What are YOU reading right now?

Me: THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY by Claire Messud, which is atmospheric, mysterious, elegant, and relevant.

This beauty first arrived in the world 25 years ago (clearly I must have written it as a child) and I'm delighted to announce that it's being launched back into the modern world on May 23rd in this stunning new jacket and with a brand new foreword from me! Pre order links in bio!

“Criticism & misunderstanding of Yang's decision to leave the Hmong-only phrases in her book, The Rock in My Throat, spotlights the problem of the English-dominant literary landscape in a country where residents speak hundreds of languages...”
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The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is happy to reveal and celebrate its second annual Shortlist of five fiction writers from Canada and the United States: Eleanor Catton, Claudia Dey, Kim Coleman Foote, V. V. Ganeshananthan, and Janika Oza. Learn more: bit.ly/3UddL0Q

HAPPY 100th Simon & Schuster! What a gathering! Judy Blume! Hillary Clinton! @DrSanjaygupta! Susan Orlean! Anthony Doerr! Jerry Seinfeld! John Irving! Fredrik Backman! Jeannette Walls! Bob Woodward! Colm Tóibín! DKGoodwin! Jason Reynolds! Jennifer Egan! Charlamagne Tha God!.... Inspiring.

'A wilderness camp experience goes from therapeutic to terrifying in this remarkable work of young adult fiction.' - Pamela Klinger-Horn, Founder of of LITERATURE LOVERS' NIGHT OUT
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Pamela Klinger-Horn Benjamin Ludwig - Author

The Last Murder at the End of the World is out today! It took me three years to write. I tossed away 111k words that weren’t working, and I’m so proud of it. I hope you enjoy it. I hope it keeps you up past your bedtime. I hope it transports you. Let me know. I’ll be here.

Officially an international bestseller… the storm we made is a bestseller in 4 countries hehe

Representing neuroatypical characters in my work is important to me, in part because my big sister Gina had autism.

Today is World #DownSyndrome Day. Would you join me in sharing your favorite book that features a character with Down syndrome?

An isolated country house in the Berkshires? A suspicious team of doctors? Rule-breaking women? SIGN US UP. 🌸🌺💐

Learn more about Clare Beams new novel THE GARDEN, on sale April 9th!

I spoke last night at a beautiful church in Pittsburgh. And I want to take a moment to thank booksellers. No one becomes a bookseller to get rich. And the team from Riverstone Books (pictured here) handled it with such kindness and efficiency. I thank them all. Doubleday

Ah, cute fan mail! Such a joy!

Hi. I love your series on Ava and Pip. I am currently reading Ava and Pip, I have read Ava and Taco cat, and I have Ava XOX on my nightstand. They are fun and entertaining. They make me want to read more. Thanks for reading my message! Bye.

The great thing about them is that they don’t care how your day has gone - just that you’ve come back.

I had the great pleasure of reviewing Kao Kalia Yang 's new memoir, WHERE RIVERS PART, for the San Francisco Chronicle. A stunning, moving book, the story of her mother's life, filled with grief and displacement but also love. datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/review-r…

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