Weekly Roundup: March 5, 2021

Quote of the week:
“Literary novelists are slightly defensive about being repetitive. I think it is perfectly justified: you keep doing it until it comes closer and closer to what you want to say each time.” — Kazuo Ishiguro (this quote helped me understand why I  continue to explore grief in my novels)

What I’m reading:
This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith

What I’m listening to:
Vox by Christina Dalcher — about to finish this; so good
The Blonde Files Podcast: Emily Fitz Randolph–Transcendental Meditation and Its Effects on Mind, Body, Anxiety, and Aging

What I’m watching:
Doctor Foster — about to finish Season 2

Writing news:

All the Love: Healing Your Heart and Finding Meaning After Pregnancy Loss will be released THIS MONTH (on March 23). We are doing an online launch event on that date–register here (it’s free!)People Who Knew Me will be re-released on May 11 No Hiding in Boise will release on June 15. Goodreads is doing a giveaway now (ends March 15)

What I’m talking about:

Voter suppression and the Republican party’s complete lack of shame about itAndrew Cuomo. Gross.The good vaccine news–most of us should be able to get vaccinated by May!Jackson, Mississippi–they still have no running water and NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS

Weirdest thing I googled this week:
Anemia symptoms. (Can you tell I have a touch of medical anxiety?)

What I’m grateful for:
A getaway. I’ve stayed close to home for the past year, so it was really nice to go to the mountains with my great friend for a couple days (she’s fully vaccinated and I get tested regularly, FYI). We did yoga and read and made use of the hot tub at our Airbnb. It was so rejuvenating. 

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