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Katherine’s 2018 Year in Books
Take a look at Katherine’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
400 books
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384 friends
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624 friends
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4,218 friends
440 books
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195 friends
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281 friends
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1,487 friends
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Katherine Center
Goodreads Author
Born
The United States
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February 2009
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How to Walk Away
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2018
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29 editions
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Things You Save in a Fire
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2019
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10 editions
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Happiness for Beginners
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2015
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12 editions
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The Lost Husband
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2013
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10 editions
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Everyone is Beautiful
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2009
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14 editions
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The Bright Side Of Disaster
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2006
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11 editions
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Get Lucky
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2010
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8 editions
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The Girl in the Plane: A Short Story
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How to Walk Away: Chapter Sampler
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What You Wish For
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expected publication
2020
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4 editions
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BOOK TOUR for Things You Save in a Fire!
Things You Save in a Fire goes on sale Tuesday, August 13, 2019—and I’ll be touring Texas and the south for two weeks to celebrate!!
Here’s the current book tour schedule! Please come see me—or send your friends who live in or near these towns!
Things You Save in a Fire book tour!
WEEK 1
MONDAY, AUGUST 12 – LAUNCH: HOUSTON, TX
Brazos Bo...
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GET THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!! Loved, loved, loved it. So much wisdom here about how to bring joy into your life. This is one of those non-fiction reads that I will re-read over and over to try to absorb its wisdom. SO grateful I found this book. RUN to grab
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"This is such an amazing book! How one woman’s tragedy becomes a positive. Family struggle and a lot of healing. Katherine Center is my new favorite author!"
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"Very strong 4.5 read for me! I devoured this, so much so that I actually had to go buy a second book for my weekend beach trip because I read this so fast (though buying books is my favorite thing, so I count that as a win!). The only suggestion I..."
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"Great book, definitely recommend it! Loved all the characters, especially Kitty, always made me laugh. "
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Katherine Center
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How to Walk Away
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Katherine Center (Goodreads Author)
Nobody spoke, and for the first time ever—maybe in my entire life—that was okay. We listened to the wind, and the muted traffic ten stories below, and the crunch of cookies as we chewed. We watched the sky darken as the sun sank out of view. So much of life is just grinding through. So many moments just exist to deliver you to the ones that follow. But this moment was a destination in itself.
That quality Maggie has of being incredibly uncomfortable with silence? That’s me. I cribbed that straight from my own life. I can’t be anywhere—a cab, a doctor’s office, a waiting room—and be in the presence of other people without feeling an overwhelming urge to fill all cracks in the conversation. I like silence fine when I’m alone—but if there’s a person anywhere nearby, I have to talk. And I’ll say anything! I’ll grasp at any conversational straw—blurt out whatever comes to mind, overshare like a nut. I love the way that quality in Maggie totally crashed head-on into Ian’s brooding
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Katherine Center
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Things You Save in a Fire
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Best Romance
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Final Round
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2019 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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Katherine Center
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How to Walk Away
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Katherine Center (Goodreads Author)
Lady firefighters probably had the deck stacked against them anyway.
When I decided to make the firefighter who pulled Maggie from the plane “a lady,” I had no idea that she would turn out to be the main character of my next book. I just did it for fun. Just for a little surprise. Just to make the scene a little bit unusual. But then—and this is how things go in fiction writing—suddenly, with that little change, the scene had a whole new level of depth. They were suddenly more than just victim and rescuer. They suddenly knew each other, and had things in common in a new way—both women who had faced, and would keep facing, hard things. When I’m writing
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“I feel there is something unexplored about woman that only a woman can explore.”
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“It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.”
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“When you don't know what to do for yourself, do something for somebody else.”
― How to Walk Away
― How to Walk Away
“Nobody was perfect. Not even close. And everybody had wrinkles from smiling and squinting and craining their necks. Everybody has marks on their bodies from years of living- a trail of life left on them. Evidence of all the adventures and sleepless nights and practical jokes and heartbreaks that had made them who they are.”
― Everyone is Beautiful
― Everyone is Beautiful
“There is no better people-watching than at the airport: the whole world packed into such a tight space, moving fast with all their essentials in their rolling bags. And what caught my attention, as I took a few breaths and lay my eyes on the crowds, were all the imperfections. Everybody had them. Every single person that walked past me had some kind of flaw. Bushy eyebrows, moles, flared nostrils, crooked teeth, crows'-feet, hunched backs, dowagers' humps, double chins, floppy earlobes, nose hairs, potbellies, scars, nicotine stains, upper arm fat, trick knees, saddlebags, collapsed arches, bruises, warts, puffy eyes, pimples. Nobody was perfect. Not even close. And everybody had wrinkles from smiling and squinting and craning their necks. Everybody had marks on their bodies from years of living - a trail of life left on them, evidence of all the adventures and sleepless nights and practical jokes and heartbreaks that had made them who they were.
In that moment, I suddenly loved us all the more for our flaws, for being broken and human, for being embarrassed and lonely, for being hopeful or tired or disappointed or sick or brave or angry. For being who we were, for making the world interesting. It was a good reminder that the human condition is imperfection. And that's how it's supposed to be.”
― Everyone is Beautiful
In that moment, I suddenly loved us all the more for our flaws, for being broken and human, for being embarrassed and lonely, for being hopeful or tired or disappointed or sick or brave or angry. For being who we were, for making the world interesting. It was a good reminder that the human condition is imperfection. And that's how it's supposed to be.”
― Everyone is Beautiful
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So help us pick November BOTM and stock up on books! :)
So help us pick November BOTM and stock up on books! :)
Young adult fantasy
Sabriel by Garth Nix
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Storm Glass by Jeff Wheeler
Sabriel by Garth Nix
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Storm Glass by Jeff Wheeler
Contemporary
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Historical Fiction
On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell
Dragon Springs Road by Janie Chang
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell
Dragon Springs Road by Janie Chang
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Science Fiction
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
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“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
― Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
― Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
“The things we remember are what we hold on to. And what we hold on to becomes the story of our lives.”
― Happiness for Beginners
― Happiness for Beginners
“Barni loved talking about the dresses. "Aren't they huge? I've just always been this way," she said, twirling a little. "Just born healthy, I guess."
Oh, God. I hated her so much.”
― Get Lucky
Oh, God. I hated her so much.”
― Get Lucky
“Courage is contagious. My friend Katherine Center says, "You have to be brave with your life so that others can be brave with theirs.”
― The Gifts of Imperfection
― The Gifts of Imperfection
“Nobody was perfect. Not even close. And everybody had wrinkles from smiling and squinting and craining their necks. Everybody has marks on their bodies from years of living- a trail of life left on them. Evidence of all the adventures and sleepless nights and practical jokes and heartbreaks that had made them who they are.”
― Everyone is Beautiful
― Everyone is Beautiful
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Hi Katherine,Thanks for befriending this fellow Goodreads author!
