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February 25, 2015
New WTFH Blurb by Gillian Flynn!
New blurb for Where They Found Her is in! And, in case you were wondering: Yes, I am getting it embroidered on a pillow so I can sleep with it. “McCreight doesn’t just give us an intense, interwoven, multigenerational, multi-household … Continue reading →
February 14, 2015
Kirkus Review
The first official pre-publication review for Where They Found Her is in and the Kirkus Review gave it a star! Couldn’t be more thrilled. “The discovery of an infant’s body rocks a seemingly idyllic New Jersey town in McCreight’s intense sophomore … Continue reading →
February 12, 2015
The Pingry School Event
Had a great time on Friday being a part of the 2015 Justin Society Creative Writing Festival at The Pingry School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. I was invited by Dr. Susan Dineen, one of my high school English teachers … Continue reading →
Jodi Picoult on WTFH
It’s an amazing day when one of your idols agrees to read your new book, but it’s a dream come true when they say this: “A roller-coaster of a novel, with finely drawn characters whose lives unravel when a dead … Continue reading →
WTFH Quotes
Where They Found Her is coming out just two months from now on April 14, 2015, and blurbs have been rolling in from incredible authors. I am so humbled! These are just a few: “Where They Found Her is the intensely … Continue reading →
Selma
A few weeks ago, I took my ten-year old daughter to see “Selma.” It was an incredible film and it was a remarkable experience to share with her. More than 275,000 middle school and high school students across the U.S. were … Continue reading →
Edina High School
I’m still thinking about my visit to Edina High School in Edina, Minnesota, back in January. Despite it being negative 10 degrees there (and that’s without wind chill folks), the students were all so cheerful and welcoming! I had a … Continue reading →
November 1, 2014
Writing Advice: Revising
Without question, the most important part of my writing process is revision. As I’ve written here before, my first drafts are wild, unstructured things. This is largely because I do not even look back at I have written until I … Continue reading →
October 31, 2014
A Win For Motherhood
Often I find the experience motherhood to be a study in failure–it being impossible for anyone to do perfectly or even mostly right a lot of the time. But then–very few and far between–there are days like today. This morning, … Continue reading →
October 23, 2014
Event At The Strand
Had such a great time last night at the fabulous Strand bookstore talking writing with the wonderful and wildly talented Jean Hanff Korelitz (my husband caught the edge of her all the way left), Susan Reiger (on my right), Lucy … Continue reading →
