I kind of want to pour myself a gin and tonic and call it a day.

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Thank you to George Bozeman for this very kind review of Summertime Guests. forumhome.org/george-bozeman…

Huge thanks to Dr. Nancy Harris and her "Book Smart" column for including Summertime Guests in her 5 recs for summer reads! "A smart, suspenseful, and superbly satisfying summer read." 🥰🥰🤸‍♀️#beachreads #summerreads @Bookclubbish

Oops I Dropped It #FreeBritney

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I am so looking forward to speaking with virginiahume this Wednesday at Ocean House! In her debut novel, Haven Point, she chronicles a DC family who summers in Maine. The perfect book to carry you into August. #SummerReads St. Martin's Press Watch: instagram.com/tv/CR9RYCdligf…

After a weekend of battening down the hatches for #HurricaneHenri, I’m sure many of us will be ready for an evening out & Robin Kall, Reading With Robin is terrific! It is my honor to join her to talk about Ruby Falls. Join us this Wednesday- 5pm at @oceanhouseri For tickets oceanhouseevents.com/events/event/s…

OMG! What a great giveaway!

My 8th grader came home from orientation yesterday and said they got to meet all the staff. "Did you know there's even a Dean of Student Life Support?" he asked. I couldn't stop laughing. . .but maybe not so far off for middle school?

Book Smart: Dean Koontz and other picks for your Halloween reading list. So why do we humans enjoy a good scare??? patriotledger.com/story/entertai… via @patriotledger

Pictionary. Beat the Parents. Trivial Pursuit. In bed by 11:30. My kind of New Year's Eve. Happy New Year, friends!

Cannot wait for this book to come into the world. #thebrightspotsof2022

As long as no one changes their clothes this week, I'm all caught up on laundry.

There’s one more day to enter the #goodreadsgiveaway and win an advanced copy of The Matchmaker’s Gift! Good luck all! goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…

My 13-year-old was asked what he liked/disliked about Kipling's poem "If." He said that he disliked the repetition of the word "If" because it made him lose interest in the poem.😂Take that, Kipling.

Saw a bumper sticker that said, "MEDIOCRE FOR ALL," which somehow seemed right. Then I pulled up closer and realized it actually read, "MEDICARE FOR ALL."

SCANDAL, SOCIETY, A SCORCHING FIRE AND SUMMER IN HULL - my column in The Patriot Ledger/ USA Today network ⁦Alice Hoffman⁩ ⁦wendy francis⁩ ⁦Julie Gerstenblatt⁩ …cypatriotledger-ma-app.newsmemory.com/?publink=08208…