Dear Friends,

Time alone, a fresh piece of stationery, the right pen, the chance to think deeply and let feelings flow. Before I wrote novels, I wrote letters. To friends, family, people I love, people I wanted to know better. Letters turn me inside out. I’ve written letters that are truer than true. I’ve told secrets in letters. I’ve mailed letters filled with emotions so raw, I’ve wanted to dive into the mailbox to get them back.

The Letters, a novel written with one of my oldest and dearest friends, Joe Monninger, is out this fall. It’s filled with real-live letters between characters we created. Writing them startled and thrilled me. I can’t wait for you to read them.

Two of my favorite novels of mine, Dream Country and Cloud Nine, are coming out in trade paperback. Daisy and Sarah have been with me a long time; they’re characters, but they feel like old friends. I’m so happy for the chance to reconnect with them.

Have an inspiring autumn…