Journal Writing Workshop
I’m excited to be teaching a new workshop about journal writing at the Writer’s League of Texas on Saturday. This subject is very close to my heart—I’ve been keeping a journal since I was ten years...
View ArticleI’ve joined Twitter! I’m at @MargoRabb. I’m aiming to tweet regularly, which is hopefully easier than keeping up a blog. (My friend Mark pointed out that tweeting once a year is really not quite...
View ArticleGeorge Saunders interview outtakes
I have a new essay in The New York Times Book Review this Sunday. I really enjoyed writing this one. Thank you to Justin Torres, Jennifer Haigh, Laurie Halse Anderson, Justin Cronin, Elizabeth Gilbert,...
View ArticleNew novel and new website coming soon
My new novel, Kissing in America, will be published by HarperCollins on May 26th, 2015! Here’s the bound galley alongside the handwritten first draft. The official description: “In the two years since...
View ArticleWelcome!
Welcome, weary internet wanderer! Thank you for visiting my new website, featuring a self-portrait with cat fur, links to my essays and short stories, and ways to get in touch. My new novel, Kissing in...
View ArticleStarred Booklist review and Goodreads giveaway
I’m excited to share that Kissing in America has its second starred review, from Booklist! Here’s an excerpt–the full review will be posted April 1st: ★ “[A] rollicking, eye-opening cross-country bus...
View ArticleThree starred reviews, and a BookPeople contest
Calling all writers in need of some manuscript advice! BookPeople in Austin, TX is offering signed pre-orders of Kissing in America, and everyone who pre-orders will be entered into a raffle to win a...
View ArticleA Lifeline in Reading, and My First Real Copy
Sometimes a review comes in that makes the approximately 4 million years that you spent writing a book feel worth it. Here is an excerpt: “Kissing in America is about love and grief and friendship;...
View ArticleMother’s Day Essay, and an Audio Excerpt
I have an essay in Salon about Mother’s Day today—my 24th Mother’s Day since my mom died. Here we are at Jones Beach many years ago: I’m also excited to share that I have the first audio excerpt of...
View ArticleKissing in America Map & Contest!
Harper Audio has put together this amazing site–if you scroll down, you can click on the map and hear audio clips from every city that Eva and Annie visit. Then enter the contest to win prizes from all...
View ArticleTwo Months in the World
Kissing in America has been out for two months now, and after spending so many years writing it, I still can’t quite believe it’s out there in the world. May and June were a whirlwind of travel–I had a...
View ArticleFour Starred Reviews
Kissing in America received its fourth starred review, from the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books! Here’s an excerpt: “Exquisitely told. . . With poetry from Dylan Thomas, Elizabeth Bishop,...
View ArticleNew Year, New Novel
Happy 2016! I’m watching the snowy view out the window while I’m working on a new book. Here’s what our back porch looked like on Sunday after the blizzard: And a stream nearby: I can’t quite believe...
View ArticleCures for Heartbreak Cover Reveal
I’m thrilled to announce that my novel Cures for Heartbreak, which was originally published in 2007, will be released by HarperCollins on May 24, 2016 with a brand new cover! It was designed by the...
View ArticleOne Summer, One Book Tour
Kissing in America was chosen as the One Summer, One Book selection by the Montgomery County Public Libraries, and I’m thrilled to be visiting 18 public libraries this summer on the tour! There will be...
View ArticleNew novel!
Hello! I’ve been in hibernation, hard at work on a new novel, which will be out from HarperCollins in the summer of 2020. It’s finally nearly done—hurrah! It’s part coming of age story, part murder...
View ArticleMad Garden Love
I have a new essay in the New York Times today about 25-year-old grief and falling madly in love with Chanticleer Garden. When I started writing it, I was trying to figure out why I was so obsessed...
View ArticleLucy in the World!
My new novel, Lucy Clark Will Not Apologize, will be published on Tuesday, May 11th! (Photo by my very kind daughter.) The launch event will be a virtual one on Tuesday, May 11th at 7pm EST, hosted by...
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