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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world,” James Baldwin reflected, “but then you read.”

I love this quote. (Marginalian, Maria Popova.) Falling in love and heartbreak are so universal and yet each of us experiences it as unique and brand new. Reading has given me glimpses into others hearts and minds.

I’m a writer and psychotherapist, living and working in Boston, MA. When not writing, I am often reading, sharing books, drinking coffee, and sharing stories.

I’m the author of the novel, As If Women Mattered. The story was inspired by my own experiences with feminism and I wanted to share the exhilaration of those times. My memoir, If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets is currently available for pre ...more

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Riverrun Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH, hosted the winners of the Piscataqua Press 2014 novel contest. The room was crowded, the air conditioning struggled – but everyone was so excited, the atmosphere crackled with energy. My cowinners, Catherine Geiger who read from her book The Witch Market and Ben Schwartz who read from his book The Drift of Things, rocked the house. And their books are wonde

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I'm getting the feeling you really like Barbara Kingsolver. My wife also really likes her. I haven't read any of her books yet but would like to. Which do you think was her best. Aslo what were your two or three favorite books that you read in the last year?

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