paperback writer (three upcoming releases)

On this day, ahead of a predicted storm, I'm happy to share these three images—snapshots of books living forward.

Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir will be released in a month or so by Avery—its fourth printing—with a newly crafted afterword (featuring some of the newly read memoirs and evolving memoir theories I've had since Handling was first released in August 2013).

Going Over will be released by Chronicle as a paperback in November, following a happy run as a hardback (thank you, kind librarians, teachers, readers).

Small Damages has just been released by Speak (Penguin Random House) in its second edition paperback—slightly different packaging, same story, and much gratitude to those who found and read the book either as a Philomel hardback or a first-edition Speak paperback.

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snow haiku, on behalf of Penguin Random House and City Harvest

Tree nooks like baskets.

Snow in the hushing halfway.

White held in suspense.

Today I'm participating in the Penguin Random House #HolidayHaiku Tweet, which is on behalf of a wonderful cause—a $1 donation per tweet (up to $2,000) to City Harvest, which helps feed hungry New Yorkers during the holidays.

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