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Jessica Strawser

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JESSICA STRAWSER writes popular book club novels, including ALMOST MISSED YOU, NOT THAT I COULD TELL (a Book of the Month selection), FORGET YOU KNOW ME, A MILLION REASONS WHY, and THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, a People Magazine Pick (new in paperback spring 2023). Her sixth novel, THE LAST CARETAKER, is forthcoming in December 2023. She is Editor-at-Large for Writer’s Digest, a contributing editor for Career Authors, and a popular speaker at writing conferences, book clubs, and book fests.

Her work has appeared in The New York Times' Modern Love, Publishers Weekly, and other fine venues. She lives with her husband and two children in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was named the 2019 Writer-in-Residence for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hami ...more

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	Not That I Could Tell 3.52 avg rating — 19,053 ratings — published 2018 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Almost Missed You 3.57 avg rating — 8,677 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Million Reasons Why 3.79 avg rating — 4,929 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forget You Know Me 3.05 avg rating — 4,491 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Next Thing You Know 3.73 avg rating — 2,131 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Caretaker 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — expected publication 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winter 2017 St. Martin's First Sampler by Kathleen Rooney (Goodreads Author), Jay Baron Nicorvo (Goodreads Author), Jessica Strawser (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not That I Could Tell: A Novel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I'm happy to have a trend roundup on the Goodreads blog today, discussing the inspiration behind NOT THAT I COULD TELL and a wave of other new and forthcoming domestic suspense titles featuring moms in danger:

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“But still, I think it's important for you to know that you can be happy on your own.”
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“There was a fine line, it turned out, between being a dreamer and being a loner.”
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“Moms didn’t get much respect when they dedicated themselves full-time to doing it well, but if anything went wrong—even twenty-five, fifty years later—they were always the first ones blamed. Sometimes by the kids themselves.”
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